Erikir Edelsten

Early Life
Erikir was born in Testificas, Testificate Consortium to two Testificate farmers. Eight years after he was born, the vampires of Carpe Noctum attacked Testificas, Severely wounding the Testificate King. After the king's passing, the Verdant Tide annexed the Testificate Consortium and began demolishing Testificate houses and replacing them with houses for themselves. Having their home destroyed, Erikir's family sought shelter with a regional wizard. They begged him to change them to a different race; they couldn't stand being Testificats. The wizard refused such a plea. Instead, he cast a spell on the family so they could speak like everyone else. With this, the family changed their name to sound more like those around them.

The Edelstens spent the next 17 years living on the outskirts of Reliqua. Fishing, farming, and sifting the river for gems for money. Erikir was assigned to sell the gems to the inner city markets of Reliqua. He met King Moxerius Bloom and was invited to stay in Reliqua. His parents encourage him to take up this offer even though it would mean he would have to leave them behind. Erikir moved into Fateforge and set up Gem's n' Such to continue his parent's legacy.

Career
Erikir worked as the Master of Trade for Reliqua. Mox noted Erikir's thriving business and decided to host a competition in traditional Reliquan fashion to see who would become the new Master of Trade. Erikir won this position in a landslide. But only a short time later, he would resign to pursue his life mission.

Life Mission
The land had been taken over, and the Testificates were evicted by a minor noble in the Verdant Tide; the resulting diaspora scattered the few remaining Testificates across the globe. One family ended up in Reliqua. After begging a wizard to change their appearance so they wouldn’t be persecuted any longer, the wizard refused. He instead changed their speech so they could speak languages previously impossible for them to vocalize. Changing their name to fit in, the family sent their young son Erikir Edelsten to Fateforge to sell gems and such. He would never forget witnessing the absolute calamity that beset him and his people.

His goal had always been to reunite the Testificates; his previous attempts to call any survivors to Reliqua had failed. The Testificates simply had no faith that this foreign kingdom would regard them as equals. Frustrated by his failures, Erikir wandered the woods to clear his mind, and before he knew it, the sun was down. Lost in the moonlit woods, he raced to find a clearing to escape the forest beasts hunting him down. He managed to reach a cliffside that the beasts avoided for unknown reasons. After collecting himself, Erikir decided to make camp for the night; lighting a small fire and foraging some strange mushrooms, he sat down to enjoy his meager meal.

And suddenly, he was face to face with gods. Unable to move or speak, Erikir tried to listen to what the gods were saying, but as he strained his ears to pick up the whispers, he realized their mouths were unmoving. As the whispers grew louder, it became clear that they were communicating directly into his mind; it became louder and louder until he could not hear even his own thoughts. Then for just one word, the gods spoke in unison, “Here” they commanded. Upon waking up, Erikir pondered the meaning of their message. He needed a good pondering spot to really figure it out. He turned to look towards the horizon, and when he peered over the cliff, he knew what the message meant. Here, he was meant to reunite the Testificates.

He began construction of what would soon come to be the capital of his Testificate state. New Testificas was settled on the base of a mountain overlooking the sea. After four grueling months, he had finished his manor and began spreading the word about a new safe haven for the Testificates. Within days Testificates began checking the place out and began writing back to their families about it.