User blog comment:Skeith9/Heroic Spirits Speculation/@comment-24754018-20140712180939

Just posting another one. It's a bit unpolished and I might want to redo it later, but I'll post this version here for feedback. It's mostly based on Zahāk in the Shāhnāma, but I took some aspects from Aži Dahāka in prior Zoroastrian literature.

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Name: Zahak, The three-headed son of Ahriman

Class: Caster

Alignment: Lawful Evil

Sex: Male

Armament: Staff

Str: D (C under MS)

End: D

Agi:  D

Mag: C

Lck: C

NP:  C

Class Skills:

Territory Creation, Rank A: Creation of a Temple is possible.

Item Creation, Rank D: Can create offensive and defensive charms.

Personal Skills:

Charisma, Rank B-: A ruler who usurped the rule of King Jamshid, but who's cruelty eventually caused his people to turn against him.

Monstrous Strength, Rank A: The ability possessed by monsters and beasts, temporary boost of the Strength parameter by a rank for a time determined by the ranking of this skill. The longer he is under this boost, the more he transforms into a the three-headed monster of Zoroastrian myth. In this state, his Noble Phantasm grows in size and sprouts a third head.

Familiar (Filth), Rank D: Can direct the curse's released by his body by thought.

Noble Phantasm:

Name: Azdahāg, Twin-Headed kiss of Ahriman

Rank: C

Type: Anti-Unit

Description: The curse bestowed upon Zahak by Ahriman. Demonic beasts in the form of Snakes sprouting from his shoulders, they are an embodiment of blood-lust. While a part of him, they are separate existences with a hunger all their own. They crave the brains and hearts of humans, and must feed on them (or similar meats) often.

They can be used in combat to limited extent, twisting at sharp angles extending to a range of roughly 2 meters. Upon latching onto a target they can drain Od from their body, quickly extinguishing their life-force. Against Servants, they can drain smaller amounts if they have low physical defence.

While their physical appearance can be suppressed easily, if they are not fed they will independently activate and consume their host.

As a secondary effect, upon receiving physical blows his body releases powerful curses from the point of contact, spraying the aggressor in foul mud. These curses are incredibly short lived but may be manipulated to pursue the target a short distance. These two aspects make close ranged confrontations disadvantageous for opponents. Upon being struck down, he will release a high quantity into the immediate vicinity.

It is unknown exactly how the connection between this noble phantasm and Angra Mainyu would affect it if summoned under the corrupted Fuyuki Grail.

It's not paticularly in-depth, but I just came across the character while browsing. I sort of picture the snakes looking somewhat like those things from The Darkness, lol.