Torsten Salverston

Early days
Born in Riverheim to a soldier Torsten's life was never easy, while his father and all men were out plundering the world, Torsten had to be the man of the village.

Most days he helped out widows of men who had died in battle, other days he sat by the mountain's edge looking over the water, wondering what his father was doing at this moment.

Coming of age (age 16)
With Torsten becoming a man he thought that his father would take him to the battlefield. His father rebuked him off saying that a man like Torsten is better off staying in the village then to come with him. Torsten spent years training for his father's approval, and to finally fight side by side with him, yet his father rebuked him everytime, all the while his peers are mocking him and making fun of him, Torsten kept this up for 7 years until...... (age 23)

He left, in the dead of night he woke up his mother, gave her a kiss on the cheek and a present and left, he swore that he will return one day stronger, but for now he will follow the sea until he sees land. Torsten spent months at sea, wondering if this was the right thing to do, but wonder no more he came across land, a large village he said, once he landed he was greeted by soldiers pointing spears and swords at him, he put his hands up in a manner that said "i bring no danger" yet the soldiers were still wary, and an old woman from the village said with a heavy accent "I know this boy" a soldier looked at the woman and said "You do?" The woman answered him "He's the boy i keep talking about when i lived in Riverheim" The soldiers lowered their weapons. The woman took Torsten in and showed him around the city. Torsten had never seen so many people in one place. The woman told him he had landed in the land of the Grand Duchy of Samora. Torsten stayed in Samora learned new tricks and skills, until he received a message from his father on his death bed.

Fathers last wish
It said "Son im dying and the only thing i want is to see you one last time, forgive me for everything i've done i simply tried to protect you from the world outside, i didn't want to see you die at a early age." That is when Torsten decided to return home to Riverheim.

Return to Riverheim
Torsten returned to Riverheim, to see his dying father. He knew that returning to Riverheim would be a bad idea, since he turned his back on everyone and left, his mother was heart broken, her baby left his home and went travelling to an unknown land.

Torsten entered his house seeing his father laying on the bed, a sick man nothing like Torsten had remembered. His father said "There you are my son come closer i want to give you a hug" Torsten came closer to his father and gave him a huge hug. Torsten showed his father, all the things he learned from the unknown land and people. His father was not impressed, Torsten wondered why did he even bother showing his tricks to him.

Until he had an idea, he offered his father a deal, if he were to beat the best fighter in the village his father will look at him with respect....... if he were to lose he wouldn't show he's face in Riverheim ever again. His father agreed to the deal and said "If you were to truly beat our best fighter than i'd hand you the family heirloom"

Torsten looked shocked and said "The family heirloom really dad?"

Torsten's father said "Yes son i'd give you, the StormEnds Sword"

A day before the duel
The duel between Torsten and his old friend Halfdan was scheduled for tomorrow.

Torsten stay up all night practicing, he swung his sword around and found one of his older friends, the blacksmith Frode.

Torsten asked him "what does he want"

Frode replied with "All i wanted is to say, aim for Halfdan's shield you take out his shield you take him out completely"

"Why should i trust you" Said Torsten. "Because im simply repaying a favour" said Frode

Torsten smiled and said, alright thank you for that information old friend.

THE DUEL
The duel began Torsten went on the attack, pounding on Halfdans shield landing hit after hit.

Halfdan knew he couldn't take many hits to his shield, if he were to lose his shield the duel would be over.

Torsten swung a mighty blow, Halfdan ducked under the swing and went for an attack.

Torsten managed to block his attack... but barely.

Torsten went on the defense, waiting for the perfect moment to take the initiative.

Hit after hit after hit pushing him back and back, Halfdan swung his sword at Torsten's shield, not giving him time to regain his footing.

Then it started raining heavily, Torsten knew Halfdan had poor eyesight in rain, he thought this was a blessing of the gods.

Torsten dodges Halfdans attack and went away from Halfdan covering him self in the rain masking his every movement.

Halfdan panicked as he couldn't see or hear Torsten.

Torsten threw the dagger that he kept in his boot to the side of Halfdan.

Halfdan turned ready to fight....... yet nothing except a dagger lodged in the mud.

Torsten went for Halfdans back, but Halfdan was suspecting that he'd be attacked from the back and blocked Torsten's blow..... but Torsten managed to break Halfdan's shield.

Halfdan went for a quick attack, but the quicker and more agile Torsten dodged the attack and retreated into the rain.

Halfdan went into panic mode he twitched at every sound thinking it to be Torsten coming for him.

Under Halfdan's nose Torsten had managed to retrieve his dagger from the mud, and threw it at Halfdan hitting him at the back of the leg with the handle.

Halfdan fell on the ground and while trying to get up Torsten had already got him in a killing move, Halfdan surrendered.

The villagers were shocked, no one even had the simplest of thought that Halfdan would lose....... yet here he is surrendered, to the slimer and under powered Torsten. Halfdan's father look disappointed in his son, but there's nothing he can do now, for his son has lost.

After the duel
Torsten's father looked at him with a confused face pondering, how such a small person could beat a monster like Halfdan. But he didn't ponder long for his son is victorious, tonight he shall hold a feast, and pass down the family heirloom to Torsten. Torsten's father invited everyone in the village for the feast. All came, even the old Jarl of Riverheim, the great Sorbito.

His father also invited a stranger to the feast, Harry a Imperial Duke of the Imperial Archonate of Sylvania, who had also keenly observed the duel and was impressed by Torsten's skills and mind.

The feast lasted all night with the end of the feast being the handing down of the family heirloom.

Torsten's father said "My son, yet looking so weak and unfit managed to defeat the villages best fighter, although i never intended to pass down the family heirloom to him, he has shown him self worthy of my respect and the family name, Torsten i pass down the family heirloom to you, keep it safe at all costs" Torsten couldn't believe what he heard, his father really thought of him as worthy. The feast went on for the rest of the night.

A new beginning
Harry from The Archonate of Sylvania approached Torsten and offered him to become a mayor of a town in Sylvania. Torsten pondered if he should accept this offer as he just returned and made a name for himself in Riverheim, Torsten said to Harry give me 3 days and i will answer you.

With Torsten spending 3 days staying in town and finding nothing to do, as the 3 years he spent in Samora showed him that there is more to life the just fighting and farming.

Torsten said to his father and mother that he's going away for long time, his father said "By the time that you come to visit i'll be buried underground, but go your the man of the family the heirloom is yours, you decide what to do" And with that Torsten said goodbye to his family and went on his journey with Harry, to this never before seen land to be the mayor of a city that he had never before been to.

On their journey Harry spoke of the land called Naar'um and the city of Porthladd Tywod meaning (Port of the Sands) Torsten asked "Port of sands?"

Harry replied "Don't worry about it the city it self is in a lush biome of grass, but almost everything outside the city walls was a giant desert stretching hundreds of chunks.

Harry told of the last mayor of the city who tried to repel and establish his own nation, before the revolt he allowed any citizen that didn't believe in the revolt to leave, after the battle had taken place between the Army of Sylvania and the Army of Hitulu (<--- rebel name) all citizen that sided with the rebels were banished.

Torsten didn't like that he was going to be the mayor of a city with no one except himself but he powered through. With Torsten as it's leader the city entered a so called renovation age, with the city undergoing heavy renovations and seeing new citizens enter.

By this time Harry was impressed and decided to make him Lesser Duke, with the old Duke of Naar'um dying, Torsten was given the title of Lord of Naar'um.