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My family lineage is colorful to say the least... some people might call me a mulungeon... a tung-i... There are many names and monikers for "people like me".

My life began in a deep wilderness camp. A grove of trees, with many men and women standing watch in the shadows and the darkness... protecting their kin as they slept.

See, I never knew my father... I had only heard stories and rumors. Nothing concrete. I heard he was abusive and that his skin held a shade of grey.

I was young, but old enough to understand life and death... and what happened next would impact me for the rest of my life. One moment, the fire was crackling as we cooked our meats and warmed outselves, the next moment there were screams of anguish... the wilderness itself seemed to be screaming bloody murder. Cold chills crept about my body as my eyes slowly drifted around the camp.

A hail of arrows flew in every which direction. The watches were no match for them. They came in swiftly, camouflaged, jumping from the ground kicking off trees and attacking with ferocity and skill... slaying the watchers one by one. I couldn't move... I was frozen.

A cold hand grabs my arm... "Cian... you must leave" My mother... she throws me on horseback, and whispers "You must find your uncle in Buya... you will recognize his bracer." She slapped the horse and is started to trot slowly, when an assailant ambushed us, my mother fell, and the horse tripped throwing me to the ground. I watched in horror as the figure faded in and out of reality... it seemed like a dream, a nightmare... he slayed my mother.

To my absolute horror he turned to me, eyes glowing strangely. "Cian..." he takes a step forward... *SNAP*. The ground below the man gives way and he falls into a perilous pit trap. Without further hesitation I mounted the steed and traveled onward to the kingdoms in search of the man with the Bracer.

It wasnt until I found "the man with the bracer" that I learned of my family. The existance of other family members... which ultimately led me to my cousin Angelica... and to the Ranger path... others just like myself.

Cian "Wise" Deluge
- Vagabond