History/Story
Noah was born to a tribe in the far south, well beyond the borders of Fiore. Living in an abandoned temple, their small tribe practiced a monks lifestyle. Disciplined, detached from the world and determined to live a good, hard, simple life on their own; almost no-one even practiced any kind of magic. Noah was decidedly different. Since he was a child he possessed a naturally greedy and compulsive nature. When he saw something he wanted or couldn't figure out, he worked endlessly to learn about it out or have it. For a time his people tolerated his behavior and tried to steer him away from his more obsessive tendencies. And it worked; He became calmer, less indulgent and even began to put some of his tendencies. Then he turned 14 and woke to find a spirit sitting in his room. A descendant from his past, this spirit was entirely unlike the people he knew, happily welcoming his questions and offering him answers. In finding a source that could fuel his intense desire, Noah slowly began to slip further and further into his natural state; much of his time was now spent learning history, magic and lore from this ancient force. In particular the magic it taught him was ancient, a gift passed only to a few. Noah's compulsion again took over and when he was 16 he started visiting the neighboring villages to test his mettle against people who had a lack of any magic; even for a novice it was a massive advantage. But he was a novice, and eventually he put more power behind his attack than he intended, killing his opponent and injuring a bystander. The retaliation was swift from the neighboring tribes, his people would have been destroyed unless they surrendered him. To avoid forcing that choice on others, Noah marked himself with the brand of the exiled, displaying his mark in full view of the people before running for his life. His hope was to present himself as a rogue of his tribe, thereby forcing all responsibility on himself before fleeing. He barely escaped with his life and asked his guide where he could learn more. Naturally it pointed him north to Fiore. With nowhere to go, he headed north, hopping from island to island until he reached Fiore at the age of 20
Noah was born to a tribe in the far south, well beyond the borders of Fiore. Living in an abandoned temple, their small tribe practiced a monks lifestyle. Disciplined, detached from the world and determined to live a good, hard, simple life on their own; almost no-one even practiced any kind of magic. Noah was decidedly different. Since he was a child he possessed a naturally greedy and compulsive nature. When he saw something he wanted or couldn't figure out, he worked endlessly to learn about it out or have it. For a time his people tolerated his behavior and tried to steer him away from his more obsessive tendencies. And it worked; He became calmer, less indulgent and even began to put some of his tendencies. Then he turned 14 and woke to find a spirit sitting in his room. A descendant from his past, this spirit was entirely unlike the people he knew, happily welcoming his questions and offering him answers. In finding a source that could fuel his intense desire, Noah slowly began to slip further and further into his natural state; much of his time was now spent learning history, magic and lore from this ancient force. In particular the magic it taught him was ancient, a gift passed only to a few. Noah's compulsion again took over and when he was 16 he started visiting the neighboring villages to test his mettle against people who had a lack of any magic; even for a novice it was a massive advantage. But he was a novice, and eventually he put more power behind his attack than he intended, killing his opponent and injuring a bystander. The retaliation was swift from the neighboring tribes, his people would have been destroyed unless they surrendered him. To avoid forcing that choice on others, Noah marked himself with the brand of the exiled, displaying his mark in full view of the people before running for his life. His hope was to present himself as a rogue of his tribe, thereby forcing all responsibility on himself before fleeing. He barely escaped with his life and asked his guide where he could learn more. Naturally it pointed him north to Fiore. With nowhere to go, he headed north, hopping from island to island until he reached Fiore at the age of 20
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