Argis Thornhyme - Background

Argis' story begins in the territories near Shadowdale. A young male elf fell in love with and courted a human female, named Razella, from a local village. They were soon married, and lived peacefully for almost 3 years with their two-year-old son. Then came the bandit raids.

It had been almost a year since the bandit raids began in the territories. Razella's village had thus far been spared, but fortune took a turn for the worse when the village lookout spotted raiders coming over the nearest rise. They came fast and hard, giving the village men little time to prepare for defense.

The battles were brutal, and those the raiders didn't kill outright, they corraled into the local church, and burned the building to the ground. Argis' father was among the last to fall, protecting his wife and son with the ferocity of a grizzly. When he finally fell, Razella shielded her son from the blows that followed.

An hour after the raiders had sacced the village, Mortok and his troops charged into town. He sent most his group to continue persuing the raiders, while he and the rest scoured the village for survivors. The soft wimpers of a child drew his attention to the body of a young woman. For reasons he could not understand, she reminded him of the wife he had lost in a similar raid, and his heart felt sorrow for the young boy huddled next to his mother's still body.

Mortok took the boy in and raised him as his own, naming him Argis. Argis trained primarily to be a fighter like his adopted father, but also learned the ways of the clerics. He wanted not only the ability to fight off evil, but also heal those who had been victims of evil, like himself. Even today, fragments of memories from that horrible day sometimes intrude upon his dreams.

Once he was old enough, Argis joined the elite troops of the nobleman Garamek, and participated in a few adventures in the surrounding territories. Now 20 years old, Argis' thirst for adventure has become so strong, that even the powerful influence of his father can no longer keep him within the comparative safety of the lands around Garamek's estate...