Xemhased

Xemhased Zanslakta of Agnes, commonly known as Xem the Supplier is a large volume merchant and the current mayor of the city of Crescada in the state of Arkhova, Tovarisha. Born in the province of Burgamere, at a farmstead within the outskirts of Duragrad, former UBSR.

Early life
Son to two immigrants from a far away land, of unknown procedence; his family renamed themselves as the Zanslakta Family. He saw himself as the heir of the Zanslakta Trading Company, a small family owned trading firm that specialized in both agriculture and husbandry. Xemhased graduated from the University of Duragrad as an accountant, he would then join the family business at the age of twenty-one, leading to a gradually healthy business growth over the years affording Xemhased and his family a comfortable lifestyle. He would marry at the age of twenty-three to Abigail of Agnes, a twenty-one year old Arkhovan socialite and the daughter of a wealthy businessman from Arkhova, a marital contract dawned from love that would consequentially lead to bigger commercial opportunities for the ZTC due to Abigail's negotiation skills, and her connections. Xemhased would adopt Abigail's last name per her family's tradition becoming Xemhased Zanslakta of Agnes.

Eventually both his parents passed away peacefully due to old age, becoming the sole proprietor of the ZTC.

The Yellow Terror of Palaris
Unfortunately the legacy of the Zanslakta family would come to an end during The Yellow Terror in Palaris, with the Bardonian paramilitary forces wiping out several cities, including Duragrad. Xemhased and his wife fled from Duragrad shortly after the arrival of Bardonian forces, they tried to seek refuge in the borders of Frosmyre but were ambushed by a band of bandits who happened to be raiding the area due to the unstability. Him and Abigail were captured and forced to travel with the bandits for several months, Abigail was a very well known figure within the Arkhovan high society creating an opportunity for the bandits to extort her father. They succesfully attempted an escape during one of the bandits raiding sessions findind shelter in Cinnaburg, in the province of Luscovy. Him and his wife would settle in Cinnaburg where he became a bookkeeper, and she became a seamstress. Both found a small amount of success, him managing the accounts of several clients within Luscovy, and her designing clothing for the high society of Cinnaburg and although the revenue generated by their businesses wasn't compared to the wealth that the ZTC provided, the peace of mind that this new lifestyle provided was more than worth it.

Slow Aging
With the passage of time a very distinctive trait of Xemhased's genes became more and more evident, at the age of fifty Abigail's age was showing while Xemhased barely aged. The reason behind this genetic mutation is unknonw, what we know though is that it is particular to a few individuals including Xemhased's parents. Some say that his parents settled for almost a hundred years before the birth of Xemhased and they still got to live to see their child become a full grown adult.

Late life
Abigail would calmly pass away at the age of sixty-eight, leaving Xemhased alone. By her will, Abigail was buried in her family's cementery within the Arkhova province, with Xemhased leaving Cinnaburg for Arkhova in order to be closer to her grave. The loneliness and lack of purpose created by the void that Abigail left in Xemhased's heart would lead him to a crippling depression. Under pressure, stressed and desperate he gave in to a new religion known as Cubism and isolated himself from society for several years, traveling Rathnir as a nomad. The new religion would eventually ease his lack of purpose and he would give himself another opportunity to live.

Crescada
He landed in Crescada, in the province of Arkhova, the same province his late wife was from. He would became a citizen of the city under the administration of the charismatic Ceannard Cogaidh V. Xemhased would meet the blacksmith known as Resin and a God named Finn.

He started a small mining business, while working at the Vlakkestad pub. Vlakkestad would be ransaked and Xemhased would lose his employment there as a consequence. With the savings from his mining expeditions he bought a small fleet of shulkers, which he would use to jumpstart a small supplying business with the Osteri Trading Company as the main client.

With Ceannard stepping down as the mayor of the city, Xemhased became his successor, and now is focusing on leading Crescada to a fruitful future.