Bengzl

Bengzl (Pronounced Beng-Zal) Is a faun originating from the far north of Rathnir, in an area now known as the Zamotz Union. He has lived alone for all of his life, being a Ibias Faun, a solitary sub-species of faun. He lived a hunter-gatherer lifestyle, worshipping the goddess Flos, until he was found by a old and wise faun that did not reveal his name to the young faun. He was told that the faun was a pilgrim going to the ancient lands to live his final years and that Bengzl must travel to Knossos, one of the few nations that still practiced Flosism. At first he was unwelcome to the idea, for it forced him to meet other people, something that his species were not good at. Bengzl was however, very intelligent and knew that it would benefit him to go to that country, as he could not live that life forever, with resources becoming limited as other species stripped the faun's habitat to build their great cities. As he travelled, the faun realised that there were little to no fauns in the world outside the holy lands, and that not many species were very accepting, never seeing a faun before. After weeks of travelling, Bengzl finally reached the nation of Knossos, finding not many fauns, but still a family of them there. The Glynrel family. They were well respected among the Knossians and the outer world as well. The main faun the Bengzl interacted with was Kori Glynrel, one of the Diarchs of Knossos and High Priest of Flosism. Bengzl slowly left the solitary lifestyle of the Ibias Fauns in his homeland and began rising ranks within Knossos.



Childhood
Ibias fauns never really know their parents as they are left very early on in life. Like the rest of his species, the faun did not have a family or a family name to go by, he was only refered to by his first name: Bengzl. He learnt to survive in the north, living there for most of his life. He was surrounded by nature, eating mainly plants as not to disturb the wildlife. There were occasions when the faun was approached by hostile wildlife or the people living in his territory. Due to this he learnt to craft a bow, praying to Flos to bless it with power.