Saturday, May 12, 2012

Caelen Telrúnya "Razor"



Caelen Telrúnya "Razor"

Caelen was born the son of a famous  elvish bow-smith, Ferilin Telrúnya.  Aided by his human wife, Ferilin traveled Brevoy with other merchants selling his masterwork bows.  One fateful evening, Ferilin's convoy was raided by brigands from the bandit kingdom of Pitax.  The adults were slain and the children were enslaved.  

Caelen spent his early years living in the heart of the Stolen Lands as a slave to these bandits.  He worked from morning to night serving his cruel masters.  As time progressed, his hate for his captures grew.  At the age of fifteen, Caelen was chosen to be trained to fight in "the pit", a crude gladiator arena. Brigand groups from all over the Stolen Lands would meet and fight their best slaves.  Caelen excelled in martial warfare and soon surpassed the skill of the the other slaves. As the months progressed, Caelen's kill count grew.  His skill with the sword became legendary and led to his pit nickname, "Razor".  Night by night, Caelen began to lose the connection he had to his past.  His hate for his captures turned into hate for his opponents. As his fame grew, so did his place in the gang.  After winning the pit championship in his second year of fighting, he was given his "freedom" and asked to join the outlaws.  The once noble half elven son of Ferilin had become a monster. Now only a shell of the boy he had once been, he accepted the offer.

The next few years were spent learning to track and participating in gorilla warfare.  He was exceptionally good at bounty hunting and soon become an assassin.  During these years, he had multiple run ins with the law. He was considered an outlaw by many and several regions of Rostland where littered with his wanted posters.  

His life took a dramatic change after one particular "hunt".  Caelen had been instructed by his Pitax lords to kill a human noble who had developed a small township on the border of the Green Belt.  It was as he notched his arrow to snipe this man that his past finally returned.  Just as he was about to release the deadly arrow, the young son of his prey ran out of the house and jumped on his fathers back.  The loving father picked up his son and embraced him in a bear hug.  Scenes from Caelen's childhood flooded his mind.  His heart immediately broke and he began to weep.  At that moment, he decided he would no longer continue the path that he currently led.  He knew this decision would cause him to become an enemy to his former "brothers".  He would soon be hunted not only by the law, but also by the men he had spent the last fifteen years of his life with.  The motto rang in his ear, "If you join Pitax, you can never leave".

He fled the Stolen lands only to be arrested in Rostland.  The next few weeks were spent awaiting his sure fate, hanging.  When the day of his trial came, he was not led to the court house.  Instead, he was taken by carriage to heart of Rostland where he was confronted by the Sword Lords.  They had tracked his career through their network of spies.  They knew he would be the perfect scout for an upcoming job...