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name: Viktor H. Strangewayes
about: Viktor Holbrook Strangewayes originally hails from Chicago, Illinois. Born in 1983, he has done a great deal of traveling, living in multiple geographical locations throughout his life. A person who has tried his hand at dozens of professions, he had always found himself surrounded by a sense of unease and disappointment, as if the world itself had transformed into something it should never have become.After being presented with an opportunity to attend a writing course (an occurrence which might not have been a coincidence) he found himself face to face with a man he never would have suspected as having played a pivotal role in how our history came to be.That day marked the beginning of a series of events which would lead to the founding o Viktor Holbrook Strangewayes originally hails from Chicago, Illinois. Born in 1983, he has done a great deal of traveling, living in multiple geographical locations throughout his life. A person who has tried his hand at dozens of professions, he had always found himself surrounded by a sense of unease and disappointment, as if the world itself had transformed into something it should never have become.After being presented with an opportunity to attend a writing course (an occurrence which might not have been a coincidence) he found himself face to face with a man he never would have suspected as having played a pivotal role in how our history came to be.That day marked the beginning of a series of events which would lead to the founding of the Vaal’bara Historical Society, an organization dedicated to unearthing our long-forgotten Magical past. Those events have been recounted in detail through five Volumes bearing the VHS namesake.Since that time, Viktor has continued to travel; although, it is not often by mechanical means. Having recruited a curator to maintain the Society, he spends most of his days outside this reality, residing within a forgotten domain suspended between realms. Dedicated to scouring all possible avenues left to him, he has begun the painstaking process of translating every tome and manuscript at his disposal, uncovering as much forgotten history as he can. This task, although seemingly exciting, is not without its perils. A surprising number of enticing traps, both physical and psychological, lay within such books; and without Magic to aid him, Viktor has narrowly dodged his demise more than once. Even so, he steadfastly works toward accomplishing his goals, as he is more aware than perhaps anyone else, we are running out of time. ...more