Zacharias Van Kelio

== Biography ==
=== Early Life ===
Zacharias grew up in the rural parts of Aurora. He grew up on a farm owned by a family friend. Zacharias quickly made the farmer's son his friend; they grew up together. He had an adequate life until age 14. He and his friend often roughhoused, pretending to be famous knights and bandits. This time they decided to play deep in the forest and Zacharias's friend got lost. Zacharias had spent hours trying to find him until his dad and the farmer came looking for the two. They did find Zacharias alone and scared. The farmer accused Zacharias of killing his son  Zacharias was confused and kept quiet. They went home, and the farmer confronted him. The man offered to compromise with his father, "Pay me, or he leaves, never to come back." Zacharias's father had no money, so Zacharias was forced to leave.
He was now alone in Aurora, so he explored the country. He never settled down, only stopped to sleep and eat. Zacharias never stopped traveling and lived an almost nomadic life for a year. Though, he would stumble into a town, Balzor they called it. The Mayor, Tudo Barlim, introduced him. He had just begun the construction of the town. Zacharias decided to settle there and help the man. They began to build the town, but Zacharias noticed that the town was not a part of any nation, it was a squatter settlement. This worried Zacharias, as the town could be raided at any time. 
=== Leaving Balzor ===
He heard a ruffling outside his home as he rested there. He got up and roamed around looking for the source, suddenly he found a man smuggling food. Zacharias was surprised, he grabbed the man and confronted him. Bob explained that he was starving and came from hardship. Zacharias sympathized and let him stay. They bonded over weeks of spending time together, soon they would be closer than even blood. 
The Simulami and Soleannen Empires would soon take notice of Balzor. Soldiers would show up right at Balzor's walls, demanding that they either leave or face death. Zacharias and Bob decided to leave, Tudo had grown lazy and unfit to rule. They packed and stole everything they could from the town, and left.
Zacharias and Bob traveled south, to Zacharias' home country; Aurora. Once there they encountered a settlement on the move. Jodtown, the Auroran government had banished them. The brothers decided to join the refugees. They traveled with them to the other side of the world, ending up in Karteki soil.
=== Jodtown ===
Jodtown would soon be built but as a squatter town. Zacharias Van Kelio and his brother became one of the earliest members of the town. They built a house in Jodtown, and although it wasn't much, it was enough for these two brothers. Zacharias Van Kelio and his brother would be converted to Jodism. Zacharias and Bob both became influential people in Jodtown. Bob would be given the title of Minister of Military. A title Zacharias would soon be given.
Category:Characters
Category:Traveler's Era