Axex
Lord of House Hawklight
Before the Great War
The Hawklight family, an ancient house steeped in tradition. The Hawklights were among the first to rise as the great Creator Cherbert shaped the humanity of Altera. They were led by the intrepid Ferreum Hawklight, a great scholar and wise man who preferred diplomacy to the use of force in his dealings with the fledgling races of Altera. Together with his sister Triss Hawklight he established a prominent and respected claim among the many factions of Altera, however, this position, earned through diplomacy and tact would soon become engulfed in a war which threatened the very fabrics of it’s peaceful foundation. As Queen Grief tore through the lands of Altera the House was plunged into darkness as Ferreum’s young wife Alyss was slain and his very reasoning shattered.
Overcome with grief, Ferreum ordered every able-bodied man march from his keep, taking with him any chance of solidarity within the house as advisers fought for control of the leaderless citadel of Lutra, the three young Hawklight children Axex, Zanros and Valisa were left in the care of scheming nobles not trusted enough to join the small Lutran army. For months Ferreum fought on the frontlines, his small force becoming an elite contingent of the struggling Alteran military. It was in one of the final battles of the war however, that his force was ambushed, cut off defending an integral supply line and slaughtered. Ferreum was said to have cut down almost twenty men alone, before he himself was slain, and with his death, Hawklight fell into ruin.
As compensation for the loss of Lord Hawklight in battle, the Alteran royalty, observing the courage and spirit of the young Hawklight children, sought to ascend them from the gaping pit of ambition within the broken city of Lutra and maintain the line far from the prying grips of Lutran remnants. Thus, the Hawklight children were raised as wards of the Royal palaces, educated by the Great Mages Bellon the Wise and Ducati in the ways of magic, and the intimidating King Steel and his General, Legion, in the ways of war. From King Lars and Roopot they took in great knowledge about the History of Altera, and from the Creator Cherbert they drew strength and solidarity. So it was, for years they grew, honing their arts. Valisa became a healer, and upon the formation of the sisterhood during the Second War, was inducted into the Sisterhood, blessed by Salherana and granted immortality for her dues. In turn Zanros ventured forth alone, seeking his path with his patron God Korigon, eventually the brave warrior would attain his own brand of immortality so long as he served as Korigons vassal within the mortal world. For Axex, he was left to his own devices, and became a member of the Alteran military, his noble status and prime combat skill raising him to the commander of a prominent battalion within a few short years. The three siblings were content, their linage secured, no ambition clouded them, they lived in peace.
This peace could not last however, as once again Altera was thrust into darkness, as Grief’s chaos spread throughout the land. With the enemy looming against the Kingdom of Altera, Axex rode north, to act as a vanguard against the primal evil’s rising from beyond human control. It was here that he gained the favor of Harateth, and in return for eternal service, gained an extended life, until Queen Grief was to be vanquished forever.
At the conclusion of the horrendous war, Axex returned to Altera, a determination to bury his noble claims and act as a vassal in the defence of Altera, joined by his brother Zanros, and supported by his sister Valisa, he formed an Order which would command respect as a force which appeared wherever needed to defend the citizens of Altera. These Knights Radiant however, were soon crushed as the cataclysm engulfed Altera and Axex drove his men into the portal into the Nether in a heroic effort to stop of the source of Grief’s power. It was years before they returned, broken, defeated, more dead than alive. Yet impowered by their Gods, Zanros and Axex began the slow process of recovery, seeking to once again rebuild their Order, forming the Brotherhood of the Fallen Radiant’s, a force for good which would eventually find it’s home in Del, after successfully defeating an invasion of Ascension Heights, and subsequently one of Ama Rivetos and a smaller incursion into Heavens Reach. However, the small peace they had found could not last, again shattered by the corruption of Altera, as slowly the malignant energy of Grief overcame the land, forcing its abandonment.
It was in this new land however, that Axex once again sought to rekindle the heritage of his house, observing the fickle nature of humanity, and the need for a strong position from which to assert his council. Reaching out to his most trusted of allies, he sought aid in rebuilding the glory of the Hawklight House, and together with his family, adopted and of his blood, the Hawklights rose again, to govern the North West, to protect Altera from itself.
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