Rhaast

{{Background: Like the other Darkin, Rhaast was born a warrior in the ancient Shuriman empire, who underwent an Ascension ritual before the great Sun Disc to become a god-warrior. The Ascended were forced to fight the forces of the Void at Icathia, but when the emperor Azir was killed and Shurima fell, the Ascended were left without a master, and in the Great Darkin War, Rhaast sided with the corrupted Ascended who used the forbidden blood magic for world conquest. When the Darkin lost the war, Rhaast was sealed within his scythe and hidden for centuries in what would later become Noxus. During the invasion of Ionia, Rhaast was uncovered by the Noxians, who sought to weaponize the Darkin's power to aid their war effort. But Rhaast would not be wielded by the Noxians; his power would soon fall into the hands of the Order of Shadow, an elite group of assassins sworn to protect Ionia by any means necessary. The assassin sent to retrieve Rhaast was none other than Shieda Kayn, who was once a conscripted child soldier of Noxus before he was accepted under Master Zed's tutelage. Kayn was young and ambitious, someone who Rhaast saw as the perfect potential host. While Kayn had been sent to destroy the scythe, Rhaast manipulated the boy, using his arrogance to convince him to instead take the scythe and its power for himself. When Kayn picked up the scythe, however, Rhaast was surprised at the strength of Kayn's spirit. Where another could have been corrupted instantly, Kayn's powers were strong, holding back Rhaast's corruption as it made its way up his arm. As a result, Kayn and Rhaast are currently locked in an endless struggle for dominance, a symbiotic stalemate between weapon and wielder. Kayn returned to Ionia with the weapon, hoping to use it to fulfill his ambitions in the Order of Shadow. But meanwhile, Rhaast is always planning his next manipulation, hoping to one day fully possess his host and join together with the other Darkin so their reign of terror can continue once more.}}

{{Personality: Unlike the other Darkin, Rhaast is not presented as a tragic character doomed by his own ambition, instead taking almost childish joy in his quest for destruction and bloodshed. In his unleashed form, Rhaast is incredibly hammy and arrogant, reminiscent of a cartoon villain, maniacally laughing at his own evil deeds and appearing excited whenever he kills someone. Rhaast loves wisecracks almost as much as he hates humans, sarcastically joking that his dead victims should "walk it off" since he was hardly even trying. Despite this, Rhaast is capable of patience, as in his scythe form, Rhaast is able to tone back his bloodlust in favor of carefully manipulating Kayn over a long period of time. But Rhaast is always ready to murder, and will gladly tell Kayn to do so.}}

{{Abilties&Powers: Hemomancy: Rhaast, just like any Darkin, has blood magic abilities, able to use blood as a weapon as well as a tool. Body Manipulation: Rhaast can take over and change the form of the body of any mortal that wields Rhaast's scythe. In order to change the form of their body, however, Rhaast needs to kill others and use their flesh and blood to change his form. Ascension: Rhaast, just like any Darkin, started out as a Sunborn, which granted him immense physical abilities, gigantic size and access to celestial magics. Immortality: Rhaast is immortal. His consciousness is trapped within his weapon, and the weapon is indestructible. There is no known way to permanently kill Rhaast. Scythe Proficiency: Rhaast is trained in the use of his scythe, which is imbued with magic of the Ascended. He uses this in battle and killed the many with it. Shadow Magic: After absorbing Kayn, Rhaast gains access to Shadow Magic that greatly enhancing his abilities, and letting him control the shadows to his wishes. can turn his body into shadow, allowing him to pass through walls.}}