A tragic and terrifying wanderer, Cado Ezechiar has lost everything - and outlived the memory of the age that made him. A vampire who accepted the Soulblight curse as his people and kingdom fell to Chaos, Ezechiar travels the Realm of Death and beyond, seeking retribution. He is the Hollow King, haunted by the souls of those he failed, consumed by an insatiable bloody hunger, and driven by a burning need for atonement. Dour and cold, Cado is a man of iron control and ruthless justice, ever-balancing his mortal morality against a thirst for vengeance that would recolour the world in blood.