Xanriel came up a small hill to see the Ulitharid dive into the river of life. He stood atop the hill, black cloak flapping in the wind. The man seemed to be creating quanta, pulling it from the water around him. Confused, Xanriel began to concentrate on his life force. If the man's intent was hostile, he would be prepared to meet him in all his true form. His life force began to grow rapidly, sending ripples of power across the land. Though he was not a native to the lands, it sensed his life giving power, and his corruption. He drew on the life all around him, and the taint of death beneath the earth and used it to fuel his own power, bringing him back once more to his true strength, stripping off his cloak, he stood, a proud, muscular Seraphim, the deliverer of life and death, with the great Druidic Staff once more in his hands.