Character from Mother of Learning by nobody103
A necromancer hiding behind the respectability of a provincial mayor — a man who conducts soul-splicing experiments on humans and treats sentient beings as raw materials for his research.
Sudomir is disturbing because he's not a cackling villain — he's a functionary. He discusses soul-splicing experiments with the detached professionalism of a craftsman talking about materials. He created a 'reverse shifter' by splicing a human soul into a wolf's body not out of cruelty but out of curiosity, which is somehow worse. His necromantic work serves the invasion conspiracy, but his personal motivations are more about intellectual pursuit than ideology. He wants to push the boundaries of soul magic because the boundaries are there, and he has the skills and the moral vacancy to push them. Human suffering is a byproduct he has learned not to think about. In the context of the invasion, Sudomir is a key operative — his necromantic constructs and soul-magic expertise are critical to the conspiracy's plans. He's dangerous not because he's the most powerful mage in the conspiracy, but because he's the most willing to do things that even other dark mages find repulsive.
Outwardly respectable with the well-groomed appearance of a successful provincial politician. Nothing about his public presentation suggests what he does in private. Well-dressed, well-spoken, with the bland pleasantness of someone who has learned to hide monstrous things behind a civic smile.
Also known as: Sudomir