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The dragonborn, Veilor Nocht. His unique scale pattern has caused him to stand out, resulting in his plain-robes attire.
Born to a young golden dragonborn priestess and a silver-scaled knight, Veilor's strange scale colorations were a mystery from an early age - possibly as a result of recessive genes from earlier ancestors. His scales, at birth, were a rich obsidian color - scales that glistened like volcanic glass in the light. Though he possessed none of the traits of his mother, he had a great deal of evidence that he was his father's child. His chest and belly-scales were pale like moonlight, and his horns were thick and silver as well. The strange gemstone embedded in his forehead was, likewise, silver.
In his youth, Veilor would find excuses after his chores to go down to the sparring fields to watch the squires and knights train. His country were very proud of their military traditions, and told tales of valiant heroes who defended the weak and struck out against dishonorable villains.
Of his time there, one event stands out. A brash and loud student had been boasting about their prowess in training. The student's name was Haakon - a noble's son, with a great deal of natural talent. Haakon's knight-trainer, however, saw this ego as a potential flaw. The knight recognized Veilor watching from the sidelines, knowing that the young dragonborn had been coming over several years to observe - and the knight could tell that Veilor had been self-training at home based on what he had watched the knights and squires do. He called Veilor over to duel Haakon.
Veilor was able to defeat Haakon, repeatedly. The young nobles' son went from frustrated, to angry, to laughing and boisterous. Humbled, Haakon's demeanor changed - seeing Veilor as someone to match him and train against, eager to learn from someone he saw as a peer, regardless of societal station. His trainer was particularly proud of Haakon's mature change of heart, and thanked Veilor with... a few copper pieces. This didn't sit well with Haakon, who choose to reward the dragonborn with a friendship that would last well into adulthood.
Veilor's childhood was interrupted by the sudden death of his mother, who perished in an unpredictable accident. One day at the market, a shopkeeper had lost control over their horse and carriage, which proceeded to trample his mother. He was then left in the care of the church his mother served at. The son of a knight himself, he expected that one day he would be called upon to train as a knight - as he had seen the squires do before his mother's death.
This would never be the case, however. A servant of his father's household was sent to deliver him the news: he was a bastard child, born of infidelity. He would never be recognized as his father's son, and if he was ever to serve as a knight in service to his country, it would be through his own efforts. Having lost his mother to an accident and his father to politics in the same week, Veilor became embittered and insular.
Veilor's childhood friend Haakon would visit him during this time, a point of stability in his life that helped him cope with the situation. Against societal taboos, the two would train against each other and work out together. Between soul-searching at the temple he served in, time to mourn, and a way to constructively rise above his frustration, Veilor learned to cope with his early issues - but never fully got over them. A thread of doubt, resentment, and sorrow would linger in his heart despite it all.
Another issue would arrive years later as it was learned that the temple he served in would be moved elsewhere - outside the city. An effort by a group of nobles who - officially - intended to repurpose the temple into a schoolhouse for middle-class citizens. They had put political pressure upon the temple to upend, and there was little they could do other than concede.
After clearing the new location for the temple of threats, the acolytes were forced to defend the location repeatedly from bandits and thugs seeking to make off with divine relics that the acolytes did not have with them. Many of Veilor's scars are of this time, defending the land where the new temple would be built, defending his fellow acolytes, and defending the construction materials. When the construction on the new temple was indefinitely delayed, Veilor and his fellow acolytes were forced to make their own ways into the world. Many chose to make a pilgrimage to other temples.
...Veilor, however, could not help but feel that this was somehow his fault, or the fault of someone targeting him specifically. The accidental death of his mother and the upending of the temple could have been separate issues, but in his gut they felt connected. To protect his fellow acolytes, Veilor chose to go another way, leaving his country behind in favor of starting a new life... unofficially, as a 'questing knight'.
The dragonborn, Veilor Nocht. His unique scale pattern has caused him to stand out, resulting in his plain-robes attire.
Born to a young golden dragonborn priestess and a silver-scaled knight, Veilor's strange scale colorations were a mystery from an early age - possibly as a result of recessive genes from earlier ancestors. His scales, at birth, were a rich obsidian color - scales that glistened like volcanic glass in the light. Though he possessed none of the traits of his mother, he had a great deal of evidence that he was his father's child. His chest and belly-scales were pale like moonlight, and his horns were thick and silver as well. The strange gemstone embedded in his forehead was, likewise, silver.
In his youth, Veilor would find excuses after his chores to go down to the sparring fields to watch the squires and knights train. His country were very proud of their military traditions, and told tales of valiant heroes who defended the weak and struck out against dishonorable villains.
Of his time there, one event stands out. A brash and loud student had been boasting about their prowess in training. The student's name was Haakon - a noble's son, with a great deal of natural talent. Haakon's knight-trainer, however, saw this ego as a potential flaw. The knight recognized Veilor watching from the sidelines, knowing that the young dragonborn had been coming over several years to observe - and the knight could tell that Veilor had been self-training at home based on what he had watched the knights and squires do. He called Veilor over to duel Haakon.
Veilor was able to defeat Haakon, repeatedly. The young nobles' son went from frustrated, to angry, to laughing and boisterous. Humbled, Haakon's demeanor changed - seeing Veilor as someone to match him and train against, eager to learn from someone he saw as a peer, regardless of societal station. His trainer was particularly proud of Haakon's mature change of heart, and thanked Veilor with... a few copper pieces. This didn't sit well with Haakon, who choose to reward the dragonborn with a friendship that would last well into adulthood.
Veilor's childhood was interrupted by the sudden death of his mother, who perished in an unpredictable accident. One day at the market, a shopkeeper had lost control over their horse and carriage, which proceeded to trample his mother. He was then left in the care of the church his mother served at. The son of a knight himself, he expected that one day he would be called upon to train as a knight - as he had seen the squires do before his mother's death.
This would never be the case, however. A servant of his father's household was sent to deliver him the news: he was a bastard child, born of infidelity. He would never be recognized as his father's son, and if he was ever to serve as a knight in service to his country, it would be through his own efforts. Having lost his mother to an accident and his father to politics in the same week, Veilor became embittered and insular.
Veilor's childhood friend Haakon would visit him during this time, a point of stability in his life that helped him cope with the situation. Against societal taboos, the two would train against each other and work out together. Between soul-searching at the temple he served in, time to mourn, and a way to constructively rise above his frustration, Veilor learned to cope with his early issues - but never fully got over them. A thread of doubt, resentment, and sorrow would linger in his heart despite it all.
Another issue would arrive years later as it was learned that the temple he served in would be moved elsewhere - outside the city. An effort by a group of nobles who - officially - intended to repurpose the temple into a schoolhouse for middle-class citizens. They had put political pressure upon the temple to upend, and there was little they could do other than concede.
After clearing the new location for the temple of threats, the acolytes were forced to defend the location repeatedly from bandits and thugs seeking to make off with divine relics that the acolytes did not have with them. Many of Veilor's scars are of this time, defending the land where the new temple would be built, defending his fellow acolytes, and defending the construction materials. When the construction on the new temple was indefinitely delayed, Veilor and his fellow acolytes were forced to make their own ways into the world. Many chose to make a pilgrimage to other temples.
...Veilor, however, could not help but feel that this was somehow his fault, or the fault of someone targeting him specifically. The accidental death of his mother and the upending of the temple could have been separate issues, but in his gut they felt connected. To protect his fellow acolytes, Veilor chose to go another way, leaving his country behind in favor of starting a new life... unofficially, as a 'questing knight'.
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