Zurvan Kalaraja

Zurvan Kalaraja is Mingrelia's Minister of Finance and the bartender of Beggar's Inn. He is known to be a conservative man, but he's also known to be livid when things are dire. He's seen with his black tunic and cloth, or any other dark colored clothing.

Early life
He was born into an aristocratic household in Ryzan with their dad Salizar and his mother Kaimana, unlike his elder sister Adira. However, his life was not as simple as hers. He was primarily bred to be a religious guy for the aristocratic world. While he received private education, we were always in trouble for rejecting his father's commands. His father was regarded by his brothers and sisters as being highly abusive, and his mother was uncaring.

His relationships with his own sisters and brothers were as strained. Although his elder brothers were in boarding school, he didn't immediately fall in love with them. They were there to safeguard him when Salizar tried to become aggressive while they were back for the holidays. His sisters weren't born until he was in his early teenage years, but he made it a priority to defend them all his life.

His mother was no help, no matter how often he pleaded for assistance and comfort. He had to discover from Hakim that all they wanted was to marry into a strong family and carry on the family name. He began to flee at this point, but Salizar would track him down and severely beat him. When Salizar captured him during one of his breakouts, he was shackled and acid was poured on his left eye, severely wounding him. He was then rsenthome to be cared afo by a doctor.

Following the incident, he ended up playing the silent game and following his father's wishes until he could live on his own. In comparison to his gentler, more passionate old self, he felt like a robot around his own family. His teenage years were no different, though he was now in boarding school himself. His parents were pleased; he had honor with his name. It did, however, instill resentment in the rest of the family.

Meeting Adira
When he was 15, he slipped away to stroll around town after returning from boarding school. However, after discovering that his father was present at the piers, he went to check and saw an adult Adira in a heated argument with him. He wanted to burst into the scene and figure out what happened, but Hakim stopped him before he could, telling him it was best to stay out of it. He then learns about that woman being his older sister, whom their father abandoned many years ago. The siblings were outraged because they hadn't expected Salizar to swoop so low.

Days later, he'd find himself in a situation with that same Adira pressing a knife to their father's throat. She froze, glancing at Zurvan and noticing his misaligned eye. This irritated her, so she decided to beat Salizar close to death and storm out of the house. He was pushed aside and ridiculed for not notifying authorities when he went to aid his father. However, the authorities were unable to locate her and thus dismissed the investigation. Only a few months later, while in school, he would run with Adira again.

He'd eventually meet her when they met in secret. Both were angry and sad, although she wanted to assist Zurvan and the others. They would communicate through letters, and she'd occasionally let him and his siblings skip school in order to travel and have fun for a while. It would keep going until he reached 18, at which time the headmaster alerted their parents of the situation.

Family expulsion and heresy
Salizar and Kaimana arrived at the school as soon as they were informed. Salizar was itching to beat the teenagers, but Kaimana told him not to. The females were not harmed, but the boys were brought to a darkened room with Salizar seething. He offered them a decision to make: go to a religious school for a couple of years to straighten themselves, or be booted from the family and deprived of their fortune.

Hakim was enraged and cursed Salizar for everything he did, telling him why everyone did it in the first place, and it was then that Hakim decided to leave the family. Eimantas was quick to respond to the request to leave as well, but being the most intelligent of the group, this disappointed Salizar. He didn't offer Runihura and Zurvan an option, leaving them as the only ones remaining, with Zurvan being the major cause of the predicament.

Religious school
Runi and Zurvan were both transferred to a religious institution in Escharia run by the Soleannen religion. Both were baptized and received religious instruction, as well as regular instruction on how to act "civilized." They were quietly hiding in little concealed places discussing about breaking out and enjoying their lives when they weren't racing about doing chores. Being punished was no different, except they were sometimes made to pray for lengthy hours without food or drink in addition.

During Zurvan's excursion to the library, he surreptitiously learned himself the disciplines of Necromancy, and he would continue to hone his abilities over the years. He would contact a skilled necromancer to learn more about the black arts. This would drive him to receive his tattoos by escaping the convent and collecting them from the exact master necromancer with whom he had been in touch.

He maintained this forbidden with Runi for up to three years, until it was discovered by an eavesdropping monk. He was handed to the head abbot about this purported blasphemy in which he had been continually tortured to "have him on the correct road". This went on for months until he lied about atonement before attacking the Head Abbot. As a result, he would become abbey.

when they both fled while working in the kitchen.

Fugitives
They did odd occupations while hiding out in caverns throughout their time as fugitives. While on the side, Zurvan learned how to brew and sold drinks and potions