Emerick Belgrave

Emerick Belgrave was born in the city of Fortunae in the year 220 AJC. His mom worked at a brothel, so he has a unknown father. He has bloodred eyes, mixed pale skin and jetblack hair. He also has barely noticeble fangs and claws probably from his unknown father. He has spent most his life working as a mason in Fortunae. He is large being 190 cm and 83 kg. He is a normal man, but he has royal blood flowing in his veins.

Early life
Emerick grew up with his mother in Fortunae. His mom worked at a brothel so during the day he did not have much to do. He tried earning money doing easy tasks like chasing cats and dogs, kiling rats, polishing shoes and moving materials. His mother was single, knocked up by some guy so Emerick never knew his father. He had limited education, never getting the chance to go to school.

Memories
231 AJC

In the slums of Fortuna, in the far eastern continent of Cymru there lives a boy. He has bloodred eyes, deep black hair and pale skin. He is strong and tall considering his age and enviorment. His mother works at the brothel, no not as what you think. Shes too young. He spends his days playing in the street. He has a curious mind, always wanting to go on adventours.

In a hot day he was running around the streets, looking for a cold place. He had been in most of the city, but not all of it. He knew where to go and not go. or atleast he thought so. On his way home he got lost. It got dark, unusually dark. The people in the streets were gone, and there was no noise except the wind blowing between the houses. around a corner he saw light, not the usual light from the sun, but a red glow. When he turned the corner he saw it. a small dot floating in the air, it didnt have a shap it was just a point emitting light. He went closer and closer. It had a pull his curiosity could not ignore.

So he touched it. His mind was flooded with memories. Not his own, but somene he knew. That was what it felt like. Memories of happiness, anger, agony. War, peace, destruction and growth. Faces. One looked like his mother, another looked like him, but it wasnt theirs. It was someone else. After a while he ended up back at the doorstep of the brothel like nothing had happened. His mother picked him up and they went home. Everything was normal, but he wasnt the same

Faces
Autumn, 247 AJC

Years have gone by and the boy is now a man, a hard working man. He now works as a mason in Fortuna. He takes care of his mother and appreciates everything. There is nothing abnormal about his life. Wars have come and gone, but the continent where he lives stays united. He has never felt the threat of war.

He is working on the museum, a big project funded by the mayor Justinianus. He appreciates the art and the culture, even though he cant relate. All the portraits of rich and highborn people. People destined for greatness. All the faces on the walls are distant, except one.

A face he knows, but he cant. This person died over a hundred years before his birth. It must be the memories. They come back to him. But he sees it. The face on the wall is also in his mind. The portrait on the wall is of Beowulf an Kajnezit. A highborn from the far west who wound up in Fortuna after a failed rebellion. Here he died peacefully.

He now has a lead. A place to start. He can find the people these memories belong to, but will he travel far west just to find memories of people he dont know?

Journey
Winter, 247 AJC

He knew where to start, but he didnt know where to go. He decided to ask his mother Rhea about his father. Rhea were never really fond of speaking of his father, cause she knew very little. His father was different. He was a highborn from a city called Vassa. This place was in the deep jungle of Cymru, far from the coast.

The way his mother described his father was not pleasant. He was a large man, with fur, fangs and claws. He saw himself as a royal and was not humble. He never even payed his mother, but gave her a scar so she would remember him.

He decided to travel to the jungle, looking for his fathers family. It was a long journey. One that would that meant he would have to leave his job, his friends, his mother. He was ready to take his chances, cause maybe he had a purpose. Why would he have seen all these memories if it had no purpose?

Family
Spring, 248 AJC

He had finally arrived in Vassa, deep within the continent at the edge of the known world. This city was sprawling with people totally secluded from the world in the jungle. There was a large mix here. All races coming togheter. This was the place where his family was supposedly from.

He needed to know who ran this place, and who could know about his family. He eventually found the palace. The home of this cities leaders. One of these leaders were a foxterian with the lastname Vuldion. Finally a name. He could not just barge into their home, so he waited. Later they came home. A foxterian. He approched this person with confidence, confidence that made him almost get stabbed, but they recgonized him. The eyes, the fangs. A man with foxterian blood.

The foxterian leader's name was Erin. She he lived in this city all her life, but foxterians mostly kept to themselves. Except one. Maria Vuldion. Around 30 years ago she had an affair with a man from the far west. A man with the name Magnes Belgrave. They had a son, but as a mixed child he was discriminated. Forced out of the city when he came of age. Maria had taken her own life long ago, but Magnes had travelled home. To the far west, the same place where Beowulf an Kajnezit were from. The dots started to connect. He had to travel west.

He got to know that the fastest way west was the ocean. He hiked through the harsh jungle and made it to the city of Rose, where he would continue his way west, Next stop: Tortuga Isle.

Farewell
Autumn, 248 AJC

He arrives at Tortuga Isle right before nightfall. There are large camps of people all throughout the island. The tortugans are mobilizing cause an invasion is coming. Being caught up in this is not something he wanted.

He goes to a local tavern. Its filled with soliders, mercenaries and volunteers from all around the world. He gets himself something to drink. A solider approches him. The solider asks where his armor and weapons are. He explains to the solider that he is not there to fight, but to travel west. The solider is in doubt how a strong, tall man like that is not a fighter. The solider explains that he can still enlist and then he can earn some money and travel west with the soliders when the war is over. The solider is from the western country of Dara-Lumonde.

The solider takes him to his group, and they talk about why he want to travel west. He explains that he is searching for his family and has tracked their origins to be from the west. They go by the name of Belgraves. The solider is in shock. The leader of Dara-Lumonde is a Belgrave with the name Aeron. Its too late to contact Aeron that night, but they can do so in the morning. The solider takes him to his camp and they go to sleep.

They are woken up early in the morning as the war horns blow. The invasion is coming. He rush fo find weapons, and goes for the frontline. The rest of the battle is memories too brutal to describe. At the end the tortugans win, but many die. He comes to his senses, covered in blood. He has to find Aeron. He needs to know who his family is.

As he finds his way back to the camp of the Darans some bad news are announced. Their leader Aeron is dead. At the old age of 79 he did not fight, but he was struck down and killed. What should he do? Whenever he gets closer to his family it only feels like they move further away. He has to keep traveling west. He gets on a ship headed for Dara-Lumonde not knowing what to expect, but knowing he can find his purpose.

Lost
250-275 AJC

Battle of Vinovia
250 AJC

Emerick arrived in Dara-Lumonde in 250 AJC. At that point it was a crumbling state at war with the powerful Empire of Ashai. Ashai was done conquering the world of Eldham to the far north-east and now made their way to Haven in Rathnir. The first line of defence were the Vinovians. They were the most skilled fighters in this world, but they were too few for the masses of Ashai.

Synd
250-254 AJC

After this loss it was a free fall. Loyalty stopped existing, states departed the kingdoms of Dara-Lumonde fast. Ashai went to war on the homeland. Emerick helped with the evacuation of people and goods to the safehaven of Meramhold deep in the swamp and far from the frontline. Here he met a young child called Synd, natively a Vinovian Synd had lost all his family in the Battle of Vinovia. Emerick took upon him to help him.

Siege of Accordo
254 AJC

Dara-Lumonde was far away from Vinovia and the large army of Ashai used years to move itself. They finally arrived at the city of Accordo in the year 254 AJC. It was a long siege, but the Darans had to give in at last. The casualties were massive, including Synd who had swore to avenge his forefathers. Emerick tried to pick up the pieces and organize Dara but they wanted nothing of it. One by one the kingdoms split up until there was nothing left.

Healing
255-265 AJC

Emerick knew he was the last enemy of Ashai. He tried setteling in Meramhold and keep to himself, but he knew his time was limited. The only people he talked to was his family. He opened a tavern showing artifacts from the once vast country of Dara. He fixed the railroad and developed Meramhold. One day troops showed up on his door. He was to be exiled. His uncle, Finn Belgrave has spoken to Ashai Government about Emericks intrest into getting back into politics. Emerick was exiled for anti-Ashai behaviour, even though he knew that wasnt the case. He was always targeted.

On The Run
265-275 AJC

Emerick had limited time to leave Ashai. He took his things to the family home of Anikas where he hid them away. He then carefully made his way to Lishinau. A City in the foreign country of Azyral. Lishinau was still deep within Haven and surrounded by Ashai. He stayed in Lishinau for over a year. Accidentaly fathering a son that he had with a prostitute here. His son was named Blitio. As Lishinau was an Escharian outpost he eventually got on a ship that was going to Lileanen in Niedea. He arrived here and made it to the city of Dorostadt in Simulami. Simulami had been on odds with Ashai during their time in Uraka. He was to put his old life behind him and start fresh