Sunday, February 1, 2015

Simon LaTarge- backstory


Simon LaTarge

While he was very young, Simon LaTarge’s father became resentful of the struggle of normal civilization, so he took his family deep into the hills of Norkatome to live the way he wanted. Simon’s two sisters, his mother, and his father began a hard life of self-reliance. Since he only knew this life, Simon discovered a freedom that most people never will know. Along with his sisters, his magical abilities manifested early. His mother taught them to work together and find the utility of their spells. She also taught reliance on others is only earned through their trust proven to you.
After a decade, Simon became restless. His father gave him permission to leave and seek his way in the world. Simon took his skills and joined Vita Negra. He excelled in every aspect of necromancy. He soon discovered that he hated the “Necro Way.” He made friends by showing true loyalty and self-sacrifice in the gleaning. His attitude caused many of his professors to fail him even though he was top of his class. During his second year, he discovered the Secret Library of Horace Meriwether in Wolfwenpen. He took the time when his school allowed to go there and conduct research. He discovered a better way than the old Necro one. He liberated Meriwether’s notes on magic weapon fabrication. He knew that Vita Negra was not the epitome of Necromancy.
Simon’s actions forced his professor’s hands. During his third year, they brought him before the Necromancer Council. His charges boiled down to Simon not truly being Necromancer material. The council found him guilty and sentenced him to death. Through a daring escape, he fled to his fake death in Markon during a choreographed spell battle with one of his contemporaries that he saved in the first year’s gleaning. Being presumed dead, liberated Simon. He now had a chance to live the way he wanted and do the things he truly desired. He knew right where to start. He needed to forge a blade.  
Vita Negra- the way of the black, a necromantic system of teaching that focuses on the survival of the fittest model, also the grouping of a Necromantic enclave based in Norkatome. This group governed every aspect of fully credentialed Necromancers.

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