Tal'Zeneb was a foundling in the city of Magnimmar, left on the porch of Serno Dolofar's orphanage.
Obviously of "unnatural" heritage, his mother probably one of the mulititude of impoverished that dwell in
Magnimmar's slums where superstition runs rampant; the aasimar babe's fate much more certain in Serno's care.
Serno was a retired adventurer who in his kindness used his lifetime of booty to open an orphanage for the
most unfortunate of children, those with no parents. A stern but fair man of Linnorm descent, Sorno ensured
that all of the children under his care were well fed, well exercises and most importantly well educated.
Each day a different tutor would enter the orphanage, to teach the children of the world. In this atmosphere,
Tal'Zeneb flourished, his natural talents accepted and encouraged.
Once a week a cleric friend of Serno's would arrive to instruct on the tenets of his faith and the role his
faith had in the world. A number of different faiths were represented, Saranae, Callistra etc, but for some
reason is was the dour, humourless priest of Pharasma, Golo Ponto that always captivated Tal's attention.
He found facinating the duality between life and death, the strange state of undeath, the pursuit of knowledge;
all opened vistas within Tal's mind.
So it was in his fifteen year, Tal'Zeneb went to Serno with is decision to become an initiate within the
church of Pharasma. With a proud grin that Serno alwasy wore when one of his charges went out into the world,
Serno hugged his "son", gave him a small pouch of coins and walked with him out of the only home Tal'Zeneb
had ever known.
Since taking his vows to Pharasma, Tal'zeneb has taken on the many iconic roles associated with the servant
of the Lady of Graves, travelling the land serving as watchmen over cemetaries, aiding new mothers in guiding
new life into the world, caring for those just past; and eradicating those who return from death to become the
undead - an abomination! Tal'Zeneb however was quite facinated with this world of the living dead and devoted
much of his time as a cloistered scholar investigating these phenomenae.
Ultimately after many years of service both in the field and within the walls of the church an opportunity came
to Tal'Zeneb that could not be denied.The Godsmouth Ossuary in Kaer Maga had sent out a summons; they needed new
blood. Kaer Maga was a lodestone of knowledge and necromantic activities; a perfect place for Tal'Zeneb to continue
his "hobby". He has been in the city for three months, assisting with the internment of bodies in teh Ossuary. His
diligence and attention to detail and duty has led the High Priest to assign Tal'Zeneb to monitor the Bazaar of Secrets,
for the illict trade in corpses, animated and not.
In particular, Tal'Zeneb is on the lookout of a shipment of corpses bound for the shop of Gerik Mubb, the 2nd best
commercial necromancer in the city. Gerik has increasingly relied on underground procurement for fresh bodies for his
trade....no questions asked.
