Elric
Elric is a comic book character that first appeared in The Savage Sword of Conan (UK Edition) #16
Elric fights in the side of Chaos, he roams the land wielding Stormbringer, The Black Blade, as his only true companion but little dose he know...
Elric belongs to a race of extradimensional elf like beings know as the Melniboneans. Unlike his people Elric feels remorse and is not it all delighted by their cruelty. This do to his tragic birth which lead to the death of his mother, which was his father's true love (a rare thing among Melniboneans). Because Elric was born as an albino his father believe it to be a cursed place upon them for not sacrifices any woman upon his birth as Melnibonean tradition call for. As Elric grew his father distance himself from him and he took shelter in books from which he learn of feelings and outward emotions. As his father passing Elric became the leader of his people, a thing he despise as he sees his kingdom as weak and dying. During the his reign Elric feel in love with Cymoril (who was also his cousin, something natural among his people) however Cymoril's brother had other ideas for his sister and the throne, those the birth of Elric's rival, Yrkoon.Battle for the Throne
It would not be long before Yrkoon unsatisfied with Elric ruling over their belong city, Imrryr. Those when several humans attack Imrryr Yrkoon, accompany Elric to the battle only to wait until his cousin had no more strength left and push him off the edge of the boat knowing the water with do their part. However Elric, survive by the ancient pack his people had with the Elemental Lords, particularly the lord of water who is very fond of Elric. Upon his return Elric, witness Yrkoon trying to take the throne, who was just surprise as anyone to see him alive.Powers
Do to his Melnibonean physiology Elric is has natural longevity, affinity for magic and is genetically pure. However do do his albinism his stamina is severely reduce and can't engage in long combat without succumbing to fatigue. Previously to obtaining Stormbringer, Elric use a combination of several spells and drugs to maintained his stamina. He once made use of an elixir with the same capabilities but he fear becoming addicted to it. Elric is also a skill magician as much as his people were in his prime but he has called upon several Elemental Lords to save his life and extradimensional beings. The stronger the spell the longest he most concentrate, however this powers are weaken if he travels to another dimension.After obtaining Stormbringer, Elric became one the most fear swordsmen of the world. He is capable of going face to face with some the most powerful demons, demigods and entities by relaying on the soul sucking sword which in turn feed him stolen energies. While one hit from Stormbringer is enough to kill a mortal a demon or any other higher entity requires more than that. However Elric also gains however power from them. The complications is that Elric is shown to been under possession by absorbing demonic energies.
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| Super Name: | Elric |
| Real Name: | Elric the VIII |
| Aliases: |
Elric of Melniboné The Albino The White Wolf Womanslayer Stealer of Souls Demon |
| Publisher: | Marvel Publishing |
| Gender: | Male |
| Character Type: | Other |
| 1st Appearance: | The Savage Sword of Conan (UK Edition) #16 |
| Appears in: | 50 issues |
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