Elias Max Pruitt is a Splinterlands character.

Splinterlands is an NFT Trading Card Game based in the world of Praetoria.

Lore:

Elias Max Pruitt grew up on the streets of Mox City, surviving by his wits and charm. He mastered the art of deception at an early age and earned a reputation as a cunning con man who could talk his way out of anything. But his luck eventually ran out when he crossed a powerful necromancer.

Hired by a rival mage to steal the necromancer's grimoire, Elias was caught in the act. The necromancer cursed him with wraithblight: a silent affliction that slowly sapped his strength and threatened to unravel him entirely.

Refusing to succumb, Elias devoted himself to finding a cure. He scoured Praetoria's libraries and sought out the most renowned scholars and most powerful magic users, but no cure was to be found. Ultimately, he turned to runemancy, teaching himself protective runes that halted the curse's advance.

Although his body was weakened, his mind was not. Nor had he lost his opportunistic nature. Elias used his power of runemancy to outmaneuver his rivals in the streets of Mox City and secure power and influence.

However, when the Chaos Empire conquered Praetoria and claimed the city as its own, it put a damper on Elias's operations. But he had bested wraithblight; he'd be damned if he bowed to the empire's goons.

Elias gathered the street urchins, outcasts, and misfits of Mox City and mobilized his own kind of resistance. Some saw him as a hero. Others saw him as the same hustler he'd always been. Regardless, his cunning and intellect kept him one step ahead of the legions, and his loyalty toward his followers formed a bond that transformed them from a ragtag resistance to a kind of family.

As the rebellion spreads across Praetoria and the battle for Mox City approaches, Elias Max Pruitt has emerged as a crucial ally of the Dauntless, Riftwatchers, and Mox Confederation. And while his motives and endgame remain an enigma, one thing is clear: he'll do whatever it takes to end the Chaos Empire's tyranny.