Wassel

Wassel Elernel-Levia, is a Friholmian pirate who operates around the coasts of Sparwood. Right now he is mostly known as the Viceroy of Friholm. The family name of Elernel-Levia was created when Wassel got married with Shaereleria, back then, Elernel-Dariae. The Elernel name comes from marriage into the Elernel Dynasty and the Levia partially comes from Leviathan that has been shortend and partially from the meaning of Levia; “joined in harmony".

Early life
Little is known about the early life of Wassel. He was abandoned by his parents not long after birth. He was then found in the middle of a busy market place and taken in by a sailor named Matthias. He was a sailor and merchant in the mid 40's, going from port to port, trading goods. Matthias had no wife, never had one. He had only his ship and a couple of crewmembers, who were his friends. He was not that big, he had short black curly hair and a fully grown beard. Wassel took direct interest into the necklace that Matthias had. It was a sharktooth with a leather cord to hold it. Wassel stopped crying and started playing with it. Matthias' heart melted and from that moment he looked to Wassel as a son of his own.

Living on a ship and raising a child wasn't going to be an easy combination, but that didn't stop him from trying. The first years were hard, a baby on board basically meant one person less to do the normal work. Eventually Wassel learned to walk, talk and swim on a young age. And from the moment he was strong enough to help pulling the sails, Matthias taught him everything that he knew. He learned stuff from basic sailing techniques like knotmaking, to merchant skills in port towns...

Tragic loss
Life was good, years went by on the Floating Betty (Matthias' merchant ship at the time). They sailed though the ocean, buying and selling goods. Matthias created a good reputation and earned alot of money with Wassel at his side. But on a bright day, somewhere in the middle of, what is now called, the Sea of Etscharien, Matthias fell ill. He had a high fever that didn't want to do down with a couple days of rest. The medician on boards tried everything with what medicin was available. They were too far from land and the wind was not on their side. Matthias felt his end was close, he asked Wassel to be at his side and told him the story of the sharktooth necklace and then died peacefully in Wassels arms. Wassel was around 16 at the time and the loss of his father was very hard on him. Matthias most likely died because of old age and the tough conditions on the sea. Wassel took Matthias' necklace and gave him a proper burial at sea.

With the necklace around his neck and Matthias close to his heart, he was proud to continue Mathias' work. Chosen by his crewmembers Wassel became the captain of the Floating Betty. His leadership skills were close to not existing at that time, but that changed quickly...

Sakura tree
Wassel became known in the world. For years he passed through great port cities and met alot of people around the world. Crewmember came and went...