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Legend says, the blood of a god provides new life. And I need them alive! Alive, under my spell, with all their POWER!
- The necromancer to Ereon

Hokan Ashir is a major antagonist in the SpellForce series. While aiding the Rune Warriors in Order of Dawn and in Breath of Winter, he is the main antagonist of the Shadow of the Phoenix expansion. He was one of the thirteen Circle mages and the most powerful necromancer ever known.

Background[]

Before the Circle[]

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Anktahr, former mentor of Hokan, turned into a rune warrior

The man known as Hokan Ashir was once a member of the magical order of Zerbites under the apprenticeship of one of their seven leaders Anktahr. The zerbites were responsible for protecting the border of Xu and researching the dangers of the Black Jungle.

Prophecy ?[]

One day Hokan had a dream where he saw an ancient evil race known as the Nameless invade Eo only to be defeated by the Shaikan. He shared this dream with his master who claimed that what Hokan saw was a vision of a possible future.

Dark Ascension[]

The bleeding eye

The Order of Zerbites

During an expedition into the black jungle the zerbites found the Bone Temple of Zarach. Exactly what occurred inside is unknown except to Hokan himself but it is said once inside every member of the expedition was killed except for Hokan whom the servant of Zarach, Belial took a liking and gifted him with his mask. Regardless of the truth when Hokan came back he was not the same man anymore, both mentally and magically. He turned on his former colleagues and almost wiped out the entire order on his own. He tried stealing their secrets as well and succeeded to a degree but before he could steal them all the zerbites filled their fortress with traps and puzzles, this act caused them to be trapped within their own fortress and starve to death but this was preferred over handing their secrets over. Hokan tried infiltrating their fortresses but was unsuccessful and gave up when he realized the ghosts of the zerbites were now haunting them. During one of these attempt he fought and defeated his former mentor but when he realized the duel was nothing more than a delaying tactic for the other zerbites to booby trap their fortress he decided to unleash his anger on the beaten zerbite and made him a Rune Warrior. In the following years he kept psychologically tormenting anktahr until he was turned from a wise man into a devious schemer.

Afterwards he realized his powers were uncontrollable and in need of proper training. He left xu and joined a famous college of mages, The Circle.

Time of the Circle[]

During his time as was one of the Circle mages Hokan became the most powerful necromancer to have ever lived. He created the Soulforger and the Blades as a fusion of black metal and dark arts. His relationship with the other circle mages is unknown but it is known that he had a fierce rivalry with Uram the Red and was friendly towards Raith the Black. He took Ismail as his apprentice and two warriors Korshar and a woman who would be known as the Shaper Conqueress as the commanders of his armies but the latter also became his bodyguard.

Becoming a Lord[]

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the daughter that he never cared about

In order to gain prestige among the nobles of Nortander he joined a noble woman in a political union and sired a daughter whom was named Yasha. This act made him lord of The Gate of Kings. Needless to say he neither cared about his wife or his daughter simply deeming them "a necessary evil".

Convocation[]

During the war of Convocation he sent his minions of blades and undead creatures against the army of Uram the Red. He finally managed to kill his old nemesis during the battle of Kaith Halur with the help of his invention the blades who turned out to be more than a match for uram's demons. After the Convocation War his death was imminent, like all the other circle mages excluding Rohen. Sometime before his death he allowed his daughter to be taken to a safe place and bound one of his rune warriors to yasha as protection, this act was not done out of kindness but out of frustration for his wife's constant pleadings. His body was later recovered by Ismail who gave him a proper burial in Whisper.

Beyond the Grave[]

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"the greatest necromancer cannot be killed so easily"

Eight years later His spirit came back in the City of Whisper. Seeking ressurection he ordered his servents to search for the Mask of Belial, they failed but In order to find the Phoenix Stone a rune warrior, later on known as the Phoenix Bearer, gave him the Mask of Belial for information.

Masked One[]

Hokan gained a way of forming a new body for himself by wearing the mask of Belial. He disguised himself as The Masked One and aided the rune warrior who would be known as The Shadow Warrior in one way or another. But while Hokan was alive he was still weakened and regenerating from his death. He stated he disliked being next to places with divine power residing which might be a result of his unnatural revival.

Rohen Revived

Rohen's corpse is revived by the Life Essence

Apotheon[]

Five years after The Aryn Crisis he used the Life Essence obtained by having access to the divine blood of the god Ereon to revive his dead comrades of the circle. By reviving them he also bound them to him making it impossible for them to disagree with Hokan's orders.

By gathering the circle once more he hopes to access godly power by merging with the demi-god Belial. This fusion was interrupted by the two rune warriors, the Phoenix Bearer and the Shadow Warrior, and the circle was defeated once and for all by releasing the Phoenix.

Legacy[]

Long after his death his influence could still be felt, since his daughter wished nothing more than to follow in his footsteps.

Hokan Ashir in other Wikia[]

Hokan in polish SpellForce Wiki

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