Dread-Lich Bernie Sanders

Overview
Dread-Lich Bernie Sanders is the leader of the Nur, a small cult of fanatics who worship Als Mors. Dread-Lich Sanders is responsible for orchestrating The Devouring, after which he took control of The Capital of Bones and instilled a totalitarian dictatorship, sending most of the Kingdom of Bones into disarray. He now uses The Hall of Bones for his central base of operations to enact his mission of finding a permanent "chamber" for Als Mors. He has directly stated that this would involve releasing Tim from Tim Storage, and as such, all precautions must be taken to keep The Grip of the South Sun under stable control and keep Tim in Tim Storage until Dread-Lich Sanders no longer poses a reasonable threat. Before he became affiliated with Nur, he was a semi-powerful political figure in the Kingdom of Bones.

Powers and Abilities
Dread-Lich Sanders is known to have the ability to control the forces of fire, ice, and "life" - this can consist of creating new life or sustaining already existing life, though it is more difficult to do the former than the latter. He can possibly do this as a result of some sort of pact or deal made with Als Mors. He can wield them very effectively, and his skill with them is possibly a contributing factor to the fact that no definitive cause for Tim's escape from Timbabwe, Iir Il Arim's disappearance from The Hall of Bones, or for the onset of The Devouring has ever been pinpointed. He is also capable of "bestowing" control of one or more of these forces unto someone else, himself losing such control, and while he can rescind his control at will, Tim's continued containment suggests that Dread-Lich Sanders must be able to make physical contact with the person in question in order for either of these actions to work. Dread-Lich Sanders is also capable of limited flight or levitation, which, according to records present in The Capital of Bones, he was capable of long before any affiliation with Als Mors, although the reason for this is unknown.