PATHFINDERS - The Iruxi Sorcerer
This is one of the parts of this series that I was most excited to do. Not only is it an unusual combination of class and ancestry, with an Iruxi Sorcerer, but because it was a character that I played myself. So instead of describing the concept of his creation, here's a summary of his lore:
Karkow was born in Sargorya, a region of several lizardfolk settlements, with his village led by an evil mystic linked to a dragon called Zalhtara, The Emerald Lady, ruler of the rainforests and bitter enemy of the elves who inhabit the border. The mystic, Norzok, chose one of his "followers", Larzanna, to lay the egg that would bring his master's chosen one, on a night stained with innocent blood from a sacrifice to the dragon. From the egg, a baby with green scales and a reddish head, as if stained by spilled blood, was born, named after the sound of the incessant thunder that night.
By raising him as any iruxi does with her child, Larzanna realized the magical power within Karkow, but not demonic or draconic bloodlines as old Norzok expected, but rather the chaotic energy of the inhabitants of the First World, the fairies. Fearing the leader's wrath, Larzanna tried to hide her son's power, but Karkow was ripped from her arms by the dragon worshiper, who, in his fanatical fury, attacked him, for considering that his mother had betrayed Sargorya. Karkow had fled that night, never seeing his people since.
In the meantime, wandering through unknown lands and tormented by nightmares of his past, Karkow lived in the shadows, trying to perfect his connection with fey magic, which ended up causing a fire in the shelter where he slept, which led to him being chased by angry villagers. His fate only reversed when he was found by a powerful wizard, who knew how to teach the young sorcerer to master the magic that ran through his veins, which made him more connected with his origin, as if it were a victory over Norzok and, perhaps, a victory for his mother.
And for those curious, I was inspired by one of my favorite lizards, which even lives here in Brazil, the northern caiman lizard, an excellent swimmer that loves to eat snails.
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Free From Shadows
Chapter 24: Not to be Trusted
Read it HERE ON AO3
Chapter Summary:
The Hamatos go seeking for Leo, stopping by Morgana’s in case he was there. But nothing could prepare them for what was in store for them.
…and Leo should not have trusted.
(Disclosure: chapter may be too violent for some readers)
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