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Argos Torbane was a member of a secret cult, seeking to free Rovagug from his prison, or at the very least one of his spawn. the cult's arcanists and clerics had devised a way to damage the Rovagug's seal, unleashing one of his spawn upon the world. as with many cliche dark rituals, this ceremony required and infant.
the cultists kidnapped a half-elf woman, the beautiful Faunra Danthar, and drew a lottery to choose the lucky bastard to 'impregnate' her. Argos lucked out, becoming the father of the cultist's sacrifice about 6 months later.
as the cultists gathered in the basement of some abandoned home, every one them them was exited to see one of their god's spawn. all except one, who was excited for an entirely different reason. the half-orc Varisa Sharof was no cultist, but an inquisitor of Iomedae. she had been tracking the cult for years, and she couldn't wait to finally finish them off
it was so that just as the cultists started their profane ritual that a group of paladins crashed the party, swiftly defeating the cultists. sadly, Faunra was already dying from the cultists treatment of her. not having the heart to leave the baby behind, the paladins took him to their cathedral-fortress to train him. they named him Kyras Danthar.
as he grew older, Kyras took to being a paladin like a duck takes to water. he also showed signs of his half-elven heritage, being slight more slender than average, having slightly pointed ears (and, of course, good looks). his friends started calling him a 'quarter-elf'. as he approached his twenties, he completed his training and became a full-fledged paladin.
he spent much of his time on the battlefield, fighting against those how sought to oppose justice. he won battle after battle, eventually gaining access to the cathedral's hallowed stables. it was then he met the dire wolf he came to call 'Avenger'. to two bonded incredibly through the rest of Kyras' career as he rode avenger on to countless victories. several of the cathedral's clerics said that Iomedae made the wolf to be Kyras' mount.
The constant good fortune was not to last. all of a sudden, a legion of Rovagug's cultists charged at the cathedral, aided by hundreds of demonic fiends. the battle was long and bloody, as the heroic paladins claimed countless scores of enemy lives, but they were finally overrun. Kyras was with the last stand, desperately fighting so the innocent acolytes and clerics could escape, and then he was forced to retreat himself.
Kyras and avenger spent the next year as a wanderer, journeying across the land, smiting evil and aiding innocents wherever he could. Yet he grew weary of his constant traveling, and while he and avenger were great friends, he greatly desired more companions (preferably ones that could speak common...). each morning as he rose to continue his journey, he prays to Iomedae for the same thing: to end this constant wondering, to be given the chance to once again test the blades of him and his comrades against the foe.
one day while wandering through the woods, he encountered a building with a sign reading 'the world serpent inn'. intriuged, he entered inside. he soon realized the it connected multiple planes, and somehow was at many places at once. he could go almost anywhere from here, fight foes from any plane. the were people from all dimensions, too, more than one of which looked definitely combat-hardened. maybe, just maybe, his prayers have been answered....