Maurad (Manscout)

Early life
Maurad began life in the mountainous rainforest region with his two parents and a sister. His family lived atop the mountain of Louhi. His family lived underground to avoid outside contact. They practiced a form of Paganism and praised the land for its shelter and bountiful growth. When Maurad was 14 years old he decided to leave his home on a journey. He explored all various types of cities and towns along the first road he found. Many abandoned and many showing signs of war. Maurad spent 5 years roaming, learning how to barter, and how to craft new materials. When Maurad was 19 years old he returned home to find his mother had died while tending to the family crops. His sister had left a year prior on her own journey just as he had. Maurad helped bury his mother and comforted his father. Only a few weeks later his father passed away leaving Maurad alone. In his grief Maurad tidied the home for some months reliving his childhood memories. He turned 20 years old and left the home he had grown up in and left behind a note to his sister about the events that had transpired and where he decided to go.

From age 20 to 22
Maurad decided it was time to find a new home to settle in. While traveling the roads prior he had heard of an amazing nation called Ahalia. He set forth to find it and hoped to become one of its citizens. A few months later Maurad found the Nation and was invited to live in the Capital city of Jepola. There he met an Economic mastermind named Evarn Valcove. Evarn was a wealthy trader who accepted him into the Capital city of JePola and helped him begin his new life. Soon after his arrival he found himself learning how to brew, make cheese, and he learned the best trade locations. Not too soon after Maurads arrival Ahalia began to grow and became associated with more nations bringing them to the international stage, Maurad decided he needed to do his part in helping along his Nation. Maurad wasn't necessarily good as a soldier and was too new to the nation to participate in politics. So Maurad believed his experience from his travels would suit him well as part of a diplomatic emissary. So Maurad requested to be placed in Diplomatic Service where he was instructed to report to the Ahalian Embassy in Vladigrad. Maurad was asked to assist in the Embassy construction and work under the assigned Diplomat Evarn Valcove. While living and working in Vladigrad, Maurad began to love the City and became friends with the King Theo. During this time Ahalia continued to expand and began claiming land rightfully owned by Ahalia but contested by Altechia. As tensions rose and various nations began involvement it seemed a world war was on the brink, Maurad decided it was time to leave and find his sister before she was involved in the war. Before leaving Maurad took with him the various religious texts of Guenism in preparation for his conversion. Three weeks after his departure from JePola he found his sister wandering the open road where he learned that his sister had not returned home yet. Maurad then took his sister with him back to their family home to clean it once more and mourn their parents passing. At their family home they stayed for close to 4 months. Maurads sister decided to continue her journey once more and find a new land to call home. To this Maurad gave her a map to his home in Jepola and a letter recommending her for citizenship.

From age 22 to Present
Upon Maurads return to Jepola he found his home demolished and various building removed. He also found his citizenship had been removed. Maurad confused and betrayed decided to attempt to find Evarn Valcove who would recognize him and hopefully help him learn of what came of his home. Maurad headed to Vladigrad to find the embassy only to find it too had been demolished. From there Maurad decided he was going to begin traveling once more in search of a nation to call home. So, he was hired on as a temporary deck hand aboarded a merchant vessel called The Barden leaving Vladigrad. He sailed with the crew of the Barden across many ports such as Velaenor, Kumura, Leaftopia, Freeport, and finally arriving at the port of VVulthalla. While in Vulthalla Maurad toured the city and was mesmerized by its beauty and intricacy. Despite the seaport being empty the city was host to a Skyport with amazing flying machines that conducted trade far and wide. Maurad said his goodbyes to the crew and applied for citizenship in the city of Vulthalla. The city took him in, toured him around, and allowed him to pick any size land of his choosing in the countryside to build a new home. There Maurad built himself a home of log and stone along a river among the various wheat farms on the outskirts of the city. Soon after completing his home, he found himself in the harber looking out into the bay unsure of what he could do to earn his keep. There a man by the name of Mr. J found him and spoke to him of the vast ships he would build. Mr. J was a shipbuilder in a town without ships or shipbuilding facilities. So, Maurad took it upon himself to build a new fleet of merchant ships and a trade company based in Vulthalla. So Maurad traveled to various ports to appraise their trade value, eventually finding himself at the city of Dinas on the outskirts of Jepola. There he stood reminiscing of the past when a man named Evarn Kericos approached him and spoke to him of his Accomplishments. Maurad unsure if this man was his friend Evarn Valcove or not simply treated him as he would any other person. Evarn Kericos listened to Maurads story and decided to reinstate his citizenship to Ahalia. Evarn then toured Maurad around the cities of Dinas, Jepola, and eventually showed Maurad around all the cities of Vladigrad. Maurad said goodbye to his new friend and returned to Vulthalla to begin work on his first ship.