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It does not pay to be different in the House of Sarini, even less so to be antithesis to what the House stands for. That was the first thing I learned the day that my own family beat and tortured me and attempted to hang me until dead. My brothers, my cousins, my own Father, they cracked jokes while they cracked my bones. The second thing I learned that day was of the kindness of strangers. I swung from that gnarled tree, my family had long tired of the spectacle and left, and in that moment before I died the rope snapped. I was found by those kind strangers, lying in a pool of my own blood, painful rasping breaths shaking through my chest. I have not been able to speak above a whisper since that day or hear laughter without tensing in fear.

I later learned those who saved me and nursed me back to health belonged to the Rose of Kintargo. They did not just heal my physical wounds, but helped to repair the mental as well. They gave me no names and did their best to not reveal their faces while I was under their care. One in particular -who I named in my head Red, for the single red lock of hair I glimpsed behind her hood- was instrumental in my recovery and sat with me through many tear and nightmare filled nights. I do not blame them for their caution, knowing who my family once was and it was one night that I overheard their whispers that I realized even these kind people may not have saved me if not given a sign. A single crimson rose had grown from the cracks in the cobblestone where my blood had pooled. And so, my caretakers did their best for me. They set me up with a small apartment and a bit of gold. They dyed my hair that had grown long for the first time in my life, which combined with my new scars and altered voice concealed my identity better than I had hoped.

I had set myself a goal, to one day earn their trust, learn their names, become their friend, and perhaps even become one of their number. It seems that was not meant to be. House Thrune came to Kintargo and everything changed. I have heard rumblings that the entirety of the Rose has been captured and possibly even executed. I refuse to let such rumours lie. I will find out the truth behind these rumours, and do whatever I must to save the Rose, like they once did for me.

1. Sebastian was a member of the House Sarini, a noble house of Cheliax. He could not bring himself to follow his family's dark ways and his rebellious nature led to an attempted murder by his own family. He has been trained from birth by the best of tutors in all manner of subjects.

2. He was once a very handsome man with a melodic voice. After being tortured and almost murdered at the hands of his family his handsome features have been somewhat marred, though the Rose did their best to heal his wounds. His nose is a little crooked and thin scars crisscross his face, changing his handsomeness from boyish to rugged. He keeps his hair long (in contrast to the shorter more controlled styles of his younger days) and wears high collars to cover the rope scar about his neck. The Rose dyed his hair a dirty blonde from his natural darker hair, but nothing could be done about his startlingly grey eyes.

3. Ever since the day of his near death Sebastian has not been able to raise his voice above a whisper and he tenses at the sound of laughter.

4. He feels in debt to the Rose of Kintargo for saving his life and wishes to do whatever he can to save them from the wrath of House Thrune.

5. He is intrigued by the Goddess Milani who the Rose believed saved his life, but does not yet knowingly count himself among her followers.

The Father, Vitale Sarini: Vitale was not necessarily cruel to Sebastian at first, but he was confused by the nature of his first son. Sebastian did not have the stomach for the family business as much as Vitale tried to force it upon him. When Vitale's second son proved to be much more in the family mold he became greatly favoured. Eventually Vitales confusion over Sebastian turned to disappointed, then anger and then hate.

The Mother, Teresa Sarini: Teresa was the opposite of her husband in her treatment of Sebastian. She was married into the family politcally and shared none of their cruelty or worship of Thrune and so her son's non-Sarini nature pleased her greatly. She commited suicide when Sebastian was young, but he has always wondered over the truth of her death. Unknown to Sebastian he is not the son of Vitale and Teresa, but Teresa and her true love.

The Brother, Renato Sarini: Renato is everything that Sebastian is not. He is cruel, merciless, darkly humoured and strong. Despite that for much of his childhood he looked up to his older brother, but as he grew into adulthood his love quickly became hate. Sebastian cannot bring himself to hate his brother despite the fact that Ranato participated in his attempted murder.

The Saviour, Red: The bulk of Sebastian's healing under the Rose of Kintargo was accomplished by a woman that he referred to as Red (due to the single crimson lock of hair he had seen fall from beneath her hood). He feels a great debt to her for having saved his life, but also cannot help but have fallen for her in the process.

1. The day he was tortured and almost killed by his family.

2. The day he awoke and heard the voice of the Rose of Kintargo member he would later refer to as Red. She had been singing him a lullaby as his broken body slept in fitful pain.

3. The day his mother died. Earlier that day she had given him a small glass rose that he knew she treasured, he nearly broke it as he clutched it tightly in hand and sobbed out the pain of his mother's death, yet he managed to save it even from being broken even during his torture and holds it still.

1. To find out what happened to the Rose of Kintargo and do his best to help them, while also undermining House Thrune and House Sarini in every way possible.

2. To find out why the Goddess Milani would spare him and to learn more of her church and her ways in the hopes of getting closer to the Rose of Kintargo and Red.

Sebastian spends every waking moment of every day doing his best to be nothing like his father and the House of Sarini. He wants to be a better person and he wants to reverse the damage people like the Sarini's do to the world.