Dark Deeds Character Teaser #2: The Butler
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Hi. Well... I suppose the only thing of interest I have for you is the fact that ROTR is pretty much done, so you can just go ahead and read on. 
Shifting focus from the antagonists of the last entry, I now give you a glimpse at one of the protagonist characters. This character is a Dark Hunter who has been permanently assigned to "informant"/"butler" duty, giving a run-through of the Dark Hunters' operations to new recruits as well as serving other, high ranking Hunters. As such, he has been assigned the codename "Server," though he would much rather you refer to him by his true name, Dothe.
Who is he? What are his powers?
Server is a Dark Hunter who originated from from the island of Tinar, acting as a servant to a powerful warlord. When that particular warlord ended up dead on an island to the west, Dothe was accused of giving away information regarding his master to the inhabitants of the island he was trying to conquer, effectively framing him for murder. He was forced to leave the island or risk execution, and with nowhere else to go, he was inducted into the Dark Hunters.
Originally, he assumed that his telepathic abilities and teleportation skills would be put to use on the field, though, much to his chagrin, he was once again assigned to butler duties. He has harbored an intense dislike of the Shadowed One ever since.
Dothe is a member of a Toa-like species, called Ryslin. He is unable to utilize mask powers, though wears a silver Kanohi Hau regardless, and he possesses powerful telepathic and teleportation powers. While resentful of the Shadowed One, he has no way of leaving the Dark Hunter organization at the current time, though if the chance presented itself, then he would gladly take it. Unlike most Dark Hunters, he is not absorbed in his own abilities, though he knows that he could easily hold his own against the likes of Summoner and Fragmenter, or possibly even the Shadowed One himself if he had to.
Who does he work with? Against?
Because of his position in the Dark Hunter organization, Dothe doesn't have any clear cut partners or enemies to begin with. However, he and Kovian become close accomplices fairly quickly, given their similar histories.
He has an intense dislike for braggarts, which is why he and Summoner have never gotten along. If nothing else, Dothe would at least like to knock Summoner's smirk off of his face in battle, even if it means execution at his leader's hands.
Final thoughts?
Overall, Dothe is easily one of my favorite planned characters. I think he should pair remarkably well with Kovian and several other characters, and there are a lot of other possible uses for him, a lot of them playing off of his dislike of the Shadowed One -- one in particular that I'm considering also ends very... interestingly.
And yes, I'm not going into remarkable detail about him for that reason.
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