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About Durzo Thorne

Ever since he could remember, Durzo was an orphan. Growing up on the streets of Korvosa, he was forced to steal to survive, and though he hated his lifestyle, never had a chance to change it. That is, until he tried to steal from a Priest of Abadar, and was promptly caught. The Priest knew Durzo to be guilty of theft, and yet took mercy on the boy after judging the situation, choosing not to bring him to the guards. Instead he gave Durzo a choice. Learn the ways of Abadar, or be forced to face justice.

Durzo decided to escape his life of crime, and went with the Priest. As it turned out, the Priest was one of many, who were nomadic in nature, bringing law and order to places that lacked it. In this group, Durzo quickly became a believer of the faith. He was taught from his young age how to fight evil, and the ways of law (or, law in the way the Priests saw it). Officially becoming a judge at the young age of twenty one, Durzo continued to travel with the group, trying his best to civilize those who enjoyed evil and chaos.

But this lifestyle took a turn when Durzo returned to his camp one day, to find his ‘family’ murdered. The charred remains of those who adopted him left nothing undamaged except the Lucerne Hammer of the priest who originally took him in (Justice being the weapon's name), and a golden amulet that had a symbol of a spiked durian fruit engraved in it. The amulet was the only clue of who- or what killed the priests.

Setting out on a quest to hunt those who destroyed his life, 'Judge' Durzo vowed never to let evildoers go unpunished, often acting as both judge and executioner. But Abadar's restrictions no longer found a place in Durzo's heart. Abandoning the ways of one god, he found solace in Ragathiel, the God of Vengeance. Fueled by the Divine power of the god, Durzo decided that once his quest was completed, he would return to the faith of Abadar. Until then, all those who stood in the way of justice would be punished.

Ever since dying while trying to close the Diamond Gate, Durzo has renouced his Paladin roots, as he felt unworthy to carry the title and kick ass for his lord. Instead of being confined by the tenants of his god, Durzo thought it better to go back to his roguelike roots and find Justice his own way. Feeling unworthy to continue using his mentor's blade, and picked up his old weapons, and has turned to a vigilante lifestyle. (This is now void)