ANGALOK

Angalok, born as Valuil, was an Amandir and regarded as Vulker's deadliest enforcer. Originally a maarda named Valuil, he was seduced by Vulker, who promised him greater power and renown. Under his new master, he was known as Angalok and fought under the powers of Chaos for hundreds of years until he was slain in battle by Lady Ariendel, the last descendant of Tyrin.

Beginnings and Corruption
Valuil was an Amandir created by Ankor to serve Tysterius. During the opening stages of Vulker's War of Fury, he descended upon Anim as a maarda, sworn by oath to protect the world against the presence of Chaos. But in his heart, he sought power, for he was one of the weaker maarda. As he fought against the evil forces from Yandirim, he began to envy his enemies' abilities and wished he himself possessed their power. Vulker used this to seduce him, sending his servant Virion to offer him a place of strength. Valuil accepted Vulker's proposition and traveled south to the dark land of Yandirim. There, he was tutored by King Ombara, a powerful sorcerer, and grew in his potency. Upon completing his training, he was called Angalok and became a slave to Vulker; he would even come to forget his own name.

As Angalok delved deeper into the dark arts, his body began to corrupt and his eyes burned with fire. Thus, he was given a hooded cloak to conceal his sickness. He then covered his sword with a lethal poison developed from his disease; if one was cut in the slightest by this blade, they would die within minutes. Angalok also learned many dark spells, of which even Hecivel would long to know. Eventually, he became so powerful that if one were to look upon him for too long, their soul would be ripped apart from their body. When this was first witnessed in battle, Angalok became known as the Life Destroyer and the Soul Taker.

Angalok's First Victories
By the time Angalok took part in the War of Fury, Vulker's conquest of Hal'hamoth had endured for more than a century. The dark lord had trouble overcoming the combined strength of the elves, dwarves, and maarda, for they were skilled warriors and their weapons cut through his orgoks with ease. Angalok was the champion Yandirim desperately needed and was thus put in the forefront of Vulker's armies. His first battle was against the elves of Galarad, who had sent out an expeditionary force to ensure the safety of their hidden city, Altara. The band was led by Lorelan, who was known as Galarad's best fighter. Angalok confronted and destroyed them, killing nearly one-hundred with his poisoned blade. Lorelan was one of them, crossing swords with the deadly warrior for only minutes before falling prey to his poisoned blade. Vulker rewarded Angalok with the fortress Mo'rang, located near the northern mountains of Yandirim.

Angalok was then tasked with taking the elven settlement Thirion, a white citadel that stood alone near Yandirim. No orgok army had yet succeeded in overcoming its defenses, for it was situated on a hill and defended by thousands of bowmen. Angalok heeded not the warnings of his orgok captains and marched his troops from Mo'rang to Thirion, commanding a siege that lasted three months. After breaking the citadel's gates, he stormed through and began slaughtering its defenders and civilians. Within a matter of days, Thirion fell.

The Taking of the Tystarii
To the north, Vulker had sent an orgok army to conquer the elven Kingdom of Luthryn. They failed miserably, however, and were driven back by an elf named Feranduil, who pressed on to the gates of Yandirim itself. Angalok and his forces rushed to intercept Feranduil's counter-attack and met him in battle. Though Angalok slew many, Feranduil was a valiant leader and routed thousands of orgoks, who fled and dispersed to the woods. With no army, Angalok returned to Mo'rang and awaited further orders. Feranduil would go on to sack the fortress Thangorim and take the Tystar Miz'daak.

Not long after, Eventar of Lindevell led a furious attack on Yandirim, seeking to avenge his father, Cairlas, who had been slain by orgoks. Wielding his magnificent orethinium blade, Elathor, he sacked the orgok city Kothorak, took the Tystar Ba'goroth, and defeated Vulker in single combat. As a result, Vulker's spirit was cast in Inanum and, with no Tystar in their possession, the fallen Amandiri began the slow process of death. Driven mad, Vulker's servant Malakor took control over Yandirim's armies and sent scouts to discover the whereabouts of Miz'daak and Ba'goroth. Upon learning they were in the possession of King Firgon the Just, Malakor and the other fallen Amandiri, including Angalok, began searching for his hidden city, Altara.

The War Against Galarad
For 20 years, the fallen Amandiri searched for Altara in vain, as it was concealed in an unknown caldera. Without Vulker or any spiritual powers to guide them, they were left to themselves to recover the Tystari, lest they die. Altara was concealed from even the other elven kings, but there were two who knew of its location: Feranduil of Luthryn, who had been brought there under trial for abusing a Tystar, and Queen Luminara, the wicked and powerful sorceress who once served under the Mavos Order. After failing to extract any information from Luminara, Malakor sent Angalok to torture Feranduil and learn of Altara's location from him. Angalok obeyed his new master and rode to the borders of Luthryn, where the aged Feranduil dwelt. After capturing the once-great hero, Angalok brought him to Mo'rang and tortured him for a week, offering him release in exchange for information regarding Altara. Clinging ever to life, Feranduil succumbed and revealed to his captor Altara's location. He returned home in shame and ended his own life.

Malakor then summoned the entire host of Yandirim, consisting of tens of thousands of orgoks, trolls, k'thutaki, and other fell creatures, and marched north to Altara. Seeking to save Galarad, the Nalori cast down an oracle foretelling Altara's doom and ordering the evacuation of the city. King Firgon the Just, however, defied them, confident in the walls of his city. Upon hearing of Firgon's decision to stay, his elven, dwarven, and maarda allies rushed to his aid, for they saw his kingdom as their greatest hope in defeating Vulker's armies. The Siege of Altara was the final battle of the great war, as well as its bloodiest. Malakor, occupied with the siege, entrusted Angalok with the task of killing King Firgon and recovering the Tystarii. When Yandirim's innumerable host finally overcame the city's defenses, Angalok rushed in like death, his eyes fixed on King Firgon. Upon entering the throne room, he challenged Firgon to single-combat and drove his blade through him. He then proceeded to murder the entire royal house, slaughtering even the children. After reclaiming both Miz'daak and Ba'goroth, he left to report his success to Malakor.

The armies of Yandirim suffered massive losses, however, and it was not until C'thokri leveled the entire city that Altara fell. Angalok was fortunate enough to have left the battle before C'thokri's fatal act, for though he destroyed the city, he also utterly obliterated Malakor's entire host. Those few who remained returned to Yandirim and burrowed deep underground in fear, anxiously awaiting the return of Vulker from Inanum. Nevertheless, in their possession were the two Tystarii they so greatly desired, and thus the fallen Amandiri remained alive in Yandirim for thousands of years.