The Fear (BBS)

A member of an elite, though defunct, covert mercenary unit, this deadly opponent now seeks an honorable death through battle. His brothers & sisters in arms have scattered since the end of a forgotten war, and now the Fear stalks the wandering forests of the Tselinoyarsk mountains, subsisting on the flora and fauna and waiting for worthy opponents to cross his path.

The forests around Tselinoyarsk were once the hiding place for magical and technological research during wartime as well as sites of countless bloody battles, but since war's end nature has reclaimed the area, burying the bones of fallen soldiers beneath its roots. But now set adrift in its own pocket dimension, this jaunting forest carries the Fear to locations across the plane, perhaps to aid in his search for a worthy end. The cause of the forest's magical roaming is unknown, though those who investigate deeply enough may discover records of an explosion that destroyed a magic research facility located deep within the forest.

The Fear carries his namesake onto the battlefield. He has through magical and surgical means permanently altered his appearance, giving him gold reptilian eyes, a long forked tongue, and double-jointed limbs, in order to more powerfully instill fear into his prey. He wields a terrifying agility that allows him to effortlessly leap from tree to tree and run atop water, as well as a pair of crossbows loaded with poison-tipped bolts. Lastly, he wears an experimental magical suit that allows him to become invisible at-will.