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Zael is a character played by Will. He is a human Cleric worshiping an Elven goddess, Llon. He focuses on his Llon's teachings of Heroism and Liberation. Like other worshippers of his goddess, he is skilled at using the bow. Prior to dedicating his life to his goddess, he as a blacksmith and fletcher, both of which he plans on using to further his goals.

Personality

Zael understands that sometimes the best option truly is to fire four arrows into someone's face and Speak with Dead later, but that other times more subtly is required. Despite his faith encouraging courageously charging into battle and letting the Gods of War decide who lives, he understands that in cases where you're attempting to overthrow an empire that is marauding throughout the continent, blindly charging isn't always the best option. However, he can only restrain himself so long. He is not a cunning man, and can't hold back forever. This peculiar understanding that Zael has arose due to seeing the horrors of what the Sa'Enkadian army did to Cantur.

He prides utility, and to that end has learned how to make magical weapons to help him in his endeavors. Being able to study a situation and having the right arrow for it is something that highly appeals to Zael.

He's a charming man, and has learned how to deal with people efficiently from his time delivering weapons to purchasers. When being charming can make the difference between a free meal before the return trip or not, it pays to know a few tricks.

Due to his focus on creating weapons, he did not have the time that others had to learn about the world.

Early life

Zael was born into a family of handimen in the village of Kelnon, along the border of Awn Tellan. His father was a blacksmith who specialized in making tools, and his mother was a handweaver. At the age of 9, he became interested in the work of his father, and started to train under him, learning the fundamentals of the blacksmithing trade. Around this time, the Sa'Enkadian empire launched its war to conquer the continent, and his father thought it prudent to send Zael to a blacksmith who could teach him the way of making weapons. Zael was sent to the city of Cantur, a place well known for its quality weapons.

Life in Cantur

In Cantur, Zael apprenticed under a weaponsmith who taught him how to make weapons and bows. During his third year of apprenticeship, Zael was sent on a routine delivery of crossbows to a neighboring town that had ordered crossbows in case the Sa'Enkadians or bandits attacked, and it was Zael's job to deliver them. Since there was a good road between the towns, all he took was the cart full of crossbows and a horse to pull the cart. However, halfway between the towns he and his horse were attacked my ravenous wolves. Zael quickly jumped into the cart while watching the wolves tear the horse to shreds. Cursing his master for forgetting to supply crossbow bolts, Zael cowered behind the wooden railing of the cart, hoping beyond hope that a wolf wouldn't find its way up. And since being eaten alive by ravenous wolves wouldn't make for a very interesting (or workable) character backstory, as luck would have it, a cleric of the temple of Llon was out in the area gathering herbs for the temple apothecary.

Life as a Cleric

Sa'Enkadian raid

It was following the Sa'Enkadian raid that Zael decided to set out on his own to Sa'Enkad, to learn what he could of the place and it's people, and to see if he could affect change there.

Sa'Enkadian travels

He ended up in Unnamed Town, and was promptly arrested for tax evasion. Shortly before his jail sentence was up, he was set free by Darvin. Once free, he gathered up his equipment, and fled with the other escapees to the city of Pradhan to lay low for a while.

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