Theositi



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First name: - Theositi

Last name: - Dyrem

Gender: - Male

Race: - Human

Date of Birth: - 7th March

Eye Colour: - Grey

Hair Colour: - Yellow

Righty/Lefty: - I am not sure

Other: Things

Background
Theositi was born into the Mahlandorian royal family some 300 years ago, alongside his identical twin brother (a name goes here). He was the first born son to the current King and Queen and therefore was destined to one day rule over the entire kingdom, even if he was the elder by just a few minutes. During his life the kingdom of Mahlandor was at constant war with a rival kingdom over the mountains, a kingdom governed by the Astrail family. Though the Mahlandorian kingdom was larger, the trails through the mountains made it near on impossible to move large armies, meaning the war had swung to neither side since its beginning. From an early age, both Theositi and his brother were taught how to fight just as well as read and write. One day the kingdoms fate may rest on either of their shoulders, so they could not afford mistakes created by inexperience.

Most of his childhood was rather uneventful, battles were fought with different outcomes on both sides. In his mid teens, Theositi was married to the daughter of one of the most influential nobles. Though the marriage was intended to be a matter of state, they both treated it as much more than that. Though not long after, in yet another battle, his father was captured and killed by the opposing kingdom's army. Despite their grief over the incident, the Mahlandorians would not give up the war. Instead Theositi's coronation happened swiftly and he was expected to lead the armies to one day defeat the opposing kingdom. Soon after his coronation, his wife became pregnant and in time gave birth to a son- the new heir.

His reign over the kingdom carried on for many years without any real incidence until his late twenties. By this time his brother had started to act a little strangely, he became constantly paranoid over people coming to kill him and started viewing himself as something higher than the King. He was occasionally found engaging in conversation to no one as well, though he seemed to function normally otherwise. However during an argument with his mother, he ended up taking out a weapon and killing her with it. After realising what he done his world shattered and so he turned the weapon on himself. When someone later discovered their two bodies, Theositi immediately jumped to the conclusion that an assassin employed by the Astrail family had killed both of them and fled the scene before taking their weapon back. He held this belief so strongly, no one investigated their deaths further. With the rest of his family now dead, Theositi began to view the war as a more personal grudge than before, doubling his efforts to eventually end it. More men were sent over the mountains to either defeat the opponents or intimidate them into surrender. In time, he sent his own son into one of the campaigns, using what little he understood of magic to set a few protective wards. He did not want to lose his only child so soon, certainly not while the kingdom lacked another heir. Though his son was a coward at heart. Instead of joining the main efforts to seize the castle, he fled down numerous corridors and soon found himself within the inner castle where women, children and servants were being gathered for safety. In the madness he went by undetected and soon discarded his weapon and armour, hoping to be mistaken for a servant. He was successful in doing so, no one questioning why they had never seen him before or where he had come from. While his kingdoms army was eventually pushed out of the castle, he was left behind. Instead of sleeping in tents with other men all around, he was left safely locked within the inner castle with mostly other women. It didn't take long for one to catch his eye, a young woman in fine clothing who seemed the centre of attention around people his age. As the Mahlandorians continued their siege of the Astrail castle, Theositi's son began to attempt to court the young woman. At first his attempts were thrown aside, but as the days passed she showed more and more interest... just as long as it was out of sight of everyone else. Basic courting quickly turned to stolen kisses, until they were both caught and his family ties discovered. Before Theositi knew what was going on, his son was beheaded.

When Theositi finally heard the fate that had become of his son, he was enraged. The war had taken too many members of his family, the Astrail's own contributions were too high. He became wrapped up in different plans to crush the Astrail family as it stood. He dusted off the old books he read as a child, the books that taught him different spells. His original meagre powers as a mage began to grow to their full potential and he used this to take down anyone who stood in his way of revenge. At the time the Astrail family was large, but after a few were singled off and brought down they began to fear for their lives. Eventually, they fled their kingdom leaving it to die in the hands of the Mahlandorian army. To Theositi however, this was a major setback in his goal for revenge. He would not stop until every last drop of Astrail blood had been shed. Feeling desperate, he went to one final plan. Using a few tattered notes at the back of a long dead mages journal, Theositi began to piece together a spell to keep him alive long enough to see his goal achieved. It wasn't until he cast it that he realised the dangers he had got himself into. The spell he had written involved necromancy- the one type of magic all mages are forbidden to use due to its origins and its nature. But once a spell has begun being cast, it cannot be undone. He could do nothing more than to complete the spell, as the energy tore his forearms apart and left them scarred. Once the spell was performed, using the little energy he had left Theositi tried to reverse its effects but to no avail. He eventually passed out from energy loss.

He awoke a few days later, after enough magical energy had returned to his body. His arms had both been bandaged and covered in a healing salve, though it was ineffective against the scarring. Theositi had to accept the mistake he made, in order to obtain his goal. The moment the bandages were taken off, he began wearing long gloves to hide the scarring so only those who had tended to him knew about them. As the years passed, it became more obvious exactly what he had managed to do that night. He noticed that his hair didn't grow unless it was cut, then it would grow back to its original length overnight. He also could not age, while his wife grew older and eventually died he stayed within his thirties. Soon he had reached an age never seen by another Mahlandorian, yet still he stayed as young as he was. His 100th birthday passed, followed by his 200th and 300th, yet still nothing had changed. During this time he continued to track down each individual member of the Astrail family and personally disposing of each one. He also aimed to give the throne another heir, marrying the daughters of the higher nobles. Yet none succeeded in birthing a live child. He would often accuse each family of marrying him to an incapable women. Sometimes even sending his guardsmen against his own wives parents.

One wife however did give him a success. She gave birth to a young girl, pale in complexion with no obvious traits of the Dyrem family. Theositi could not see how the child was his and accused his wife of cheating on him. They fought and afterward she was never seen again, leaving behind her daughter. While Theositi did not believe the girl he was left with was his, he attempted to raise her purely for the image it would portray. He named her Lillithine, found her a wetmaid and the lesser noble families to teach her what she needed. Though he did little to raise her except letting her call him "father", dine with her and allow the public to see them as a perfectly functional family.