Durzark

Summary
Durzark was the leader of The Defilers and is the first recorded manipulator to found entire new races. He is arguably the strongest elixir manipulator ever to live. So powerful that he created a separate manipulator title: Doveek Maltice. He was a the first major threat to the people of Arranor. After his defeat in the First Age the Dark Leader retreated to the Forgotten Isles. There he grew in strength till he sent out envoys at the start of the Third Age to reclaim his Soulstone. A great prophesy given by the great Prophet Yurinla, describes Durzark would eventually reclaim it and there would be a final battle were he is struck down again and cast into a lake of flame.

Appearance
Durzark had the ability to appear as many things. However he is most well known for his form in the First Age as the leader of the Defilers 11.2 feet tall wearing a large suit of dark plate mail. His helmet adorned with two eye slits for his death filled eyes. The side of his helmet has two twisted ram horns flat against the side of the helmet. He wears spiked gauntlets and shoulder pads. He has a large longsword named The Devil's Tooth. It has a ebony handle and a pale white blade twisted with black shadows. In the Second Age he merely dwelt as a Spirit and only in the last century did he create a new construct for himself. A dark statue of stone similar in shape to his First Age appearance in the cavern of horror in the forgotten isles. Most notably of this was his demented form called Blagden which he scoured the land of Arranor, searching for his Soulstone in to regain his former power to create creatures.

Triva
Durzark is never fully confirmed as Human, which leads to many making theories regarding his origins true nature and whether he is even a man. Many believe he is a man due to a memory founded in the First Age before Duzark's defeat detailing a life on a farm with a boy called Duryark which then leads to a tragic end and Duryark's corruption and name change at the hands of the Red Devil. However other details lead to a theory of him being the Red Devil for example the story never discussing how he kept his spirit from leaving Durvenurth. Either way all the theories either lack enough evidence to be concrete answers to this debate or are contradicted by other details. It seems to be purely up to the reader to decide which to believe.