Murdock mac Leod
Murdock mac Leod
| Birth | 1 January 1700 |
| Ability | Fās Nefāstum |
| Spouse | Anna McLeod |
| Children | Tim McLeod |
| Known for | Betraying C.H.E.S. |
Murdock mac Leod, born at the dawn of the 18th century, is a C.H.E.S. founder member. He is the father of Tim McLeod and the grandfather of Marilyn McLeod.
Formerly a C.H.E.S. Grand Master, a dispute over who should lead the organisation ended with a duel between him and Nuck Chorris, which Murdock lost. Later, Murdock would found the Leafeaters as an organisation of Sterility users whose sole purpose was to bring about the downfall of C.H.E.S..
As a result of his betrayal, his entire branch of the McLeod clan was struck from the history books.
Ability
Fās Nefāstum (‘Profane Dictate’)
| Effect | Allows Murdock to cause something to happen simply by stating it should happen. |
| Power | 10/10 |
| Rarity | Only one user |
| Destructive Power | 11/10 |
Murdock’s ability, Fās Nefāstum, which he translates as ‘Profane Dictate’, [1] allows him to affect the physical word using his speech alone. For example, if Murdock points at or even just thinks about a house and says ‘crumble’, then that house will crumble.
This power has limitations in that affecting someone or something with e.g. high sterility requires a proportional amount of sterility. For example, Murdock can’t simply command a proficient sterility user to ‘die’, but he can toss them around or inflict grievous injuries by uttering so much as a single word.
Consequently, a being with equal or greater sterility than him, such as Nuck, would be able to resist his ability.
Notes
- ↑ The Latin word fās roughly means ‘divine will’ or ‘divine law’, and nefāstum is something that goes against it (ne ’not’ + fās). A literal translation would be closer to ‘profane divine will’.