Ash Ta'Duss is a lithe lad with a longing look in his ice blue eyes; but don't be flattered, he's just hungry...

A strong cannibal with dark skin and bright eyes, his teeth and fingertips are more akin to fangs and claws. Don't let that fool you into thinking that this cannibal is simply after the thrills of rending flesh from your bones, though. He is the Elder Healer of the Cult of Sky-Blood, skilled with herbs, pomices, and brews of healing. Born on an island where your neighbor might eventually be on your dinner table, he has had much practice, and is possibly THE leading expert on bite wounds!

His healing prowess is not the only thing that makes him an asset to the Collective and the KOS, for his body is sculpted from rigorous exercise and battle on Rakmogak, as well as infused with the isolated occult of Skull Island. Through his blood churns the burning spirit of a slain, enraged tiger, which pulses through him at every moment. His heritage is of Knygathin Zhaum's bloodline, and even though the blood of this ancient, near-demonic ancestor has waned through the untold generations, one cannot deny that it shows when looking at his tongue.

He is the first cannibal to join the Kingdom of Skulls who spends more and more time in the Kingdom.


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Storytime!
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Origins of the Cannibal, thanks to O' Great Mouthful (AKA Black Fang):
Black Fang says �I studied under the shamen of Wiksik, Dalpok and Raktam. They shared some of their secret knowledge with me. Listen close and know your own history.”
Black Fang says “In the times of the ancients a man called Knygathin Zhaum made a pact with the Toad God, enemy of the people of Hyperborea. Some say that the Toad God was his father.”
Black Fang says “Knygathin Zhaum was no ordinary human. The Toad God imbued him with the essence of the Toad's own flesh. Beheaded in battle, Knygathin Zhaum could simply reattach his head and continue to fight.”
Black Fang says “This were not so bad but for the fact that Knygathin Zhaum was an outlaw who cared for nothing and no-one, killing even his own followers. He ate his own people and his enemies.”
Black Fang says “Such was the ancients' fear and hatred of him that they pronounced a ban on cannibalism, lest this practice become too common. And so those who ate flesh, but were not evil followers of the Toad God..”
Black Fang says “were persecuted unjustly. These prohibitions against flesh-eating remain, even though the ancients are long gone. When Rakmogak was in its infancy it was the custom for warriors to eat the hearts of”
Black Fang says “their enemies even though the elders forbade it. However, in Rakmogak a disease took hold of the people who ate parts of their enemies, causing them to froth in madness and bite all before them.”
Black Fang says “Rakmogak and Skull Island were declared cursed and the natives abandoned the village, withdrawing to the mainland. Those who showed evidence of the disease were put to death and buried here.”
Black Fang says “In recent times, those who were made outcast for eating human flesh have found their way here to hide and live out their lives. The shaman still fear that the disease lies dormant and...”
Black Fang says “the people also fear, unjustly, that cannibalism is bad.”
Black Fang says “I say it is time to disprove the idea that Rakmogak is cursed. I know that the people of this village are not slobbering idiots (with a few notable exceptions).”