Sorgev the Ugly

Sorgev's birthplace remains a mystery, but it is believed to be either Northern Sovrune or the Craglands, due to his activity as a cultist in that region.

Before coming to the Followers of the First, Sorgev was a high ranking member of The Reborn, a cult made of semi-autonomous chapters. Sorgev led one such chapter. Sorgev's chapter was much more secretive than others, who openly raided trading caravans and villages for the purposes of necromancy.

A failed raid by a neighbouring chapter led to Sovrune forces discovering a number of the cult chapters, including Sorgev's. As the forces closed in on his chapter, putting the cultists to the sword, Sorgev caught them in a trap. Behind false walls in his lair, Sorgev had stored a plethora of skeletons. As the Sovrune guards approached Sorgev  to apprehend him, he spoke a simple incantation and the walls moved and the skeletons raised, surrounding the guards and slaughtering them. Sorgev then fled, leaving his band of skeletons to terrorise the area, which made sure the guards were too busy to track Sorgev.

Eventually, Sorgev arrived in the Great Expanse and was recruited into the Followers of the First, who had been made aware of his presence by Wethzad via The Speaker. After this speaker died in a necrotic experiment gone wrong, Sorgev became The Speaker.

Though Sorgev is mortal, his grasp of necromancy, combined with the favour and tutoring of Wethzad have allowed him to greatly extend his lifespan. As a result, Sorgev has led the Followers of the First for over 130 years.