Mortlock

=== The Beginning ===
On a small island, two twins were born, called Mortlock and Tayphol. Both children were human males but vastly differed in their appearance, Tayphol had flame red hair and quite a stern gaze for a new-born, Mortlock on the other hand, had light pink hair, very round facial features and was "gifted", as his parents said, with a set of jet black horns and pointed ears. Despite their differences the two brothers treated the other no differently than they would do with any other person living on their island.
=== The Famine ===
This time of peace and joy was soon disrupted as they were born in a time of struggle, as the island suffered from over population, and a bad harvest the year before, lead to a food shortage. To avoid starving, a group of people decided to flee the island, in search for better food conditions, among this group were the twins parents. They all boarded on to five small ships, unfortunately Mortlock, and Tayphol didn't get on the same ship as their parents. A powerful storm hit the small fleet, and the ship the twins were on got separated from the rest of the group.
The day after, the ship hit land. They all survived, but the few adults on that ship stood with a hard choice. It was clear that there were way to many children compared to adults, they had to way of foraging enough food to keep them all alive. So they decided to go from town to town, and give away a couple children each time. After only a few towns, they reached a city called Greenblume, but they saw no one. Their situation hadn't gotten much better, so they decided to put Mortlock, and Tayphol just outside the town, near some farms. The only thing Mortlock had left of his parents was a spruce toy boat which he named "Boat".
=== Surviving the crisis===
Tayphol, and Mortlock didn't know what to during the famine, They had hope of survival, but they weren't so lucky. They were resisting the hunger, until Demi found them. He saw them dying of starvation, so he helped them, and gave them food and let them stay in his house. Demi saw that Tayphol could hold the sword, and fight, while Mortlock was good at politics and reading books. Tayphol joined the Valondor's army while Mortlock learned politics and the nation's cultured. Demi thought it would be great idea to adopt Tayphol, and Mortlock. By the Acceptance of Spades Maitonoki, and the Morningstar family. the twins were very happy joining this family, They were the youngest and the newest, Spades treated each of his grandsons cutely. Spades had presents for Tayphol and Mortlock, he got Tayphol a sword, while Mortlock was given a book to read.
=== Family, Food and Shelter ===
Not long after their acceptance into the community, both of the twins were offered accommodation in Waldblume and they quickly accepted the offer. Mortlock and Tayphol now had their own houses and quite a few neighbours to talk to. They never had to worry about food again as they could easily gather it from the nearby farms or could buy it from the market.
=== The Fire ===
After living many a year living in peace and prosperity, war came to Valondor. Tortuga had started attacking Valondorian territories, and eventually the war reached Waldblume and many a house were torn down using all manner of methods. Unluckily Mortlock's home was one of the buildings that was destroyed. It was set alight while Mortlock was sleeping and he almost lost his life. He awoke to the sound of roaring flames, his hair being singed and the right side of his face was burnt beyond recognition.
=== Recovery ===
Mortlock spend a few weeks recovering from his burns, being visited from time to time, sitting in silence and ignoring his visitors. After being let out of the hospital he spent days reminiscing over his loss. Everything was gone, his home, items and valuables.
Category:Traveler's Era