Ashkharan of the Seren, azrael's half-orc Seren kineticist
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 3:28 pm
Ashkharan grew up in the tribes of Seren. At a relatively early age (about 14, though the Seren are not too good with dates), after both parents were killed in a raid by Lhazaar pirates, he began to manifest telekinesis. At first it was simple, just small rocks twitching and moving in moments of distress, until he found he could move larger amounts of earth or stone with focus. After a few months, his rapidly growing power attracted the attention of the Chamber. One of the great dragons appeared to Ashkharan in a dream, calling him to serve the dragons in the larger world. It spoke of a great purpose, a part in the Prophecy, and a place of glory for the young half-orc. Raised as a proper young Seren, he could not help but accept the call, even though the dragon told him that service meant leaving his people.
Ashkharan began to hone his telekinesis, spending more time alone or with the few prisoners taken by the Seren. After a a few more years, he traded some of his raiding booty for passage on a Lhazaar ship bound for the Principalities. He spent the next few years moving from the Principalities to Sharn. The dragon continued to appear to Ashkharan in his dreams, guiding him here and there, though never fully revealing the plan he needed Ashkharan for. The dragon's advice would provide just the right nudge to save Ashkharan's life in an encounter or lead him to some larger goal he could not comprehend. He began to have parts of the prophecy tattooed on himself when he could find a sympathetic half-orc tattooer. But after a few years of this, Ashkharan began to question the dragon. While he was a faithful follower of the dragon and the prophecy for years, beginning from birth, he began to miss the Seren and resent the years of travel without a clear purpose.
In one fateful encounter, the dragon guided Ashkharan to a family in a hamlet in Breland. The dragon needed Ashkharan to scare them, but wouldn't say to what end and warned him against any other action. Ashkharan decided to rob the family as well, believing that he deserved more material rewards for his years of labor. They fought against him, against his taking what little they had, and in the fight one of the family's children suffered a blow to the head and fell unconscious. The family instantly left Ashkharan to take their things, tending to the child instead. Ashkharan was filled with remorse, though not enough to stick around and take the punishment, and the dragon's warning echoed in his ears, the last he would hear from the wyrm. He fled and left the family to their possessions, taking refuge at a monastery of the Sovereign Host in Aundair after hearing that the child would never walk again. He spent several years in contemplation, reconciling the Sovereign Host and the Draconic prophecy. He honed his focus and skill at geokinesis at the monastery as well (and learning their brewing techniques). Eventually he found enough forgiveness in himself to return to the world. He left determined to contribute to the world and bring the prophecy to all. As he travels, he uses his geokinesis to carve bits of the prophecy into the very world itself.
Ashkharan got to Stormreach by boat, seeking parts of the prophecy. He arrived a year or so ago and has spent the time since using his kinetic abilities and abilities as a brewer to build a nest egg to support the exploration he believes he needs to uncover more of the prophecy.