Keith

== Keith Ardronias Dretirian ==
Keith is the son of a Lapidoviri Noble, then a Lirgalyn Sovilyn, who owned a town known as Ashfeld after inheriting it from his father. He served as part of the Nataredai council in the Lunar city State of Lirgal in Rathnir and served in the Lunar-Guard. Keith now serves as a mayor for the Red Horde Of Vladistan and runs a city known as Dretiros. He is a blacksmith and a part time mercenary when he is not governing his town. Keith currently resides in Dretiros.
== Early life, time in Lapidovir ==
Keith was born to a family of nobles who lived in a realm known as Lapidovir in the Aldovir peninsula. At a young age, he was taught the art of war and was trained by mercenary teachers, hired by his father, on how to properly wield and use a variety of weapons. Keith would later take up his father's mantle as mayor of Ashfeld after his father retired due to his father's old age.
Lapidovir would later be integrated into Lirgal where Keith would acquire the titles of Nataredai (Citizen Councilor) and Sovilyn (Mayor) and start to befriend other mayors and part of the Lunar council.
== Service within the City-State of Lirgal ==
While managing the town of Ashfeld, Keith particapated in the upkeep of the city's army, the Lunar guard. He would also attend a deity appointing ceremony in one of Lirgal's towns and another ceremony Asitir related however he would never take part in this or in any other Asitir related event due to his distaste of it.
== Military Career ==
Since Lirgal was often in a time of peace and stability, Keith trained and fought countless battles across the continent of Rathnir. Even going on sporadic trips to Eldham for his mercanary jobs. He would also serve with the Lunar guard, the army of the City-State of Lirgal. Later, he would serve as part of the army of Yimmu-audal and part of the royal guard.
== Time in the Empirius Pawn Shop ==
Since he was a young boy, Keith had a great interest in the skill of smithing and the mysterious work of enchanting. His father, a master blacksmith himself, taught his son in the arts of smithing. He would later send Keith to do an apprenticeship with one of his friends, allowing Keith to adventure the world and learn the baffling profession of enchanting.
As Keith began running Ashfeld, he needed to earn money to ensure his people would never be in need of any resources. He would then find a application at the Empirius Pawn shop, the most popular shop in Rathnir and Eldham, and join their ranks of black smiths and enchanters. He would serve with them until the comet came and obliterated Rathnir and Eldham.
== Participation in the defense of Lirgal ==
Keith would be helping his building plan the next section of their town when he would get the news that Lirgal declared a hostile military presence coming to lay siege to Lirgal. As soon as he heard, he gathered his knights, began stockpiling supplies, and set forth to aid in the defense of Lirgal.
When the day of the battle came he, alongside an old friend of his, lead a calvary division on the besiegers left flank. He would not fight on horse back for long since this horse would be shot out from under him in the first few minutes of the battle. Lost in the chaos of the battle and separated from his friend, Keith fought alongside the infantry at the Library and Southwatch, cutting down any warrior who got in his way.
Forced out of the Library and Southwatch, Keith fell back and rallied a small squad of archers to fire on the incoming enemy warriors. Arrow after arrow flew into the horde of enemy warriors, bandits ,and mercenaries but they could not stop them, the outskirts of the city would soon be lost after hours of fighting in the corpse filled streets. Rallying his knights for one last stand against the barbarians, they position archers on top of the surrounding apartments and formed a shield wall in the streets, bracing for the onslaught of warriors. As soon as their enemy came, they charged into the enemy ranks and chaos ensued. Keith and the rest of what remained of the Lunar guard would be pushed back to the town hall where his good friend, Gael, was hidden. Enemy troops stormed the hall, slaughtering any Lirgalyn troops with no hesitation. Keith would one of the few knights still fighting at the top of the dome in the town hall when Gael was struck down by the blade of ruthless barbarians. Keith fought on for as long as he could, knowing full well that the battle was over and that Lirgal had fallen. Full of rage he lead his knights to make a desperate charge to escape the doomed city and they cut down the enemy soldiers, breaking a hole in their lines and escaping the city and into the Northern words and swamps . 
As he and the last of his warriors trekked into the horizon to leave the continent, he took one last look of his beloved home as the flames consumed the city and the Holy temple of Asitir and said "I'm sorry, Gael. I failed you as a knight of Ashfeld, a warrior of the Lunar guard, and as a friend... While I failed you and the people Lirgal, I will not fail my people, not when they need me most. " Turning around to catch up with the rest of his men, he walked into the dark horizon with a scar that he would never forget.
== Wandering years ==
Keith, with what was left of his town, marched North, crossing vast oceans, scorching hot deserts, and thick forests. They would eventually cross into an enormous tundra, stretching as far as the eye could see. Snow covered them from head to toe, they began to starve forcing them to eat their few pack animals, and they lost many a person to the harsh environment. They eventually reached rugged terrain and crossed Snow-covered mountains unit they found it, their new home. 
Keith and the survivors would find a small thriving woodlands nestled next to mountains to the South and the West. They made camp at the edge of the small forest next to the base of the southern mountains.
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