Trajan

Trajan the Terrible was a legendary figure. Once a knight from Lyskeiön, he ended up in possession of the sword Xánwyr after killing its prior owner, Vezrath. He became a legendary figure and fugue daemon cursed to live alone in the Kaserini mountains for decades until relieved by Sir Luke Stormwind.
== Life ==
Trajan was born in Lyskeiön in 1451 and trained as a knight with the Empire in the Fallo. In his thirties, he had a son named Lewis Trajanson, who later became important in the turn-of-the-century history of Bracken. Trajan joined a mercenary group alongside Michael Shoemaker, Paul Prescott, and Elias (later Saint Eleiäs) Silverton. They met in Jarren's Well, travelling at the behest of Baddhuk Firgelspar who had received a dream about the spirit Lira in distress. The group went to Dead Man's Rest, then to the Pearwood and met Martta Meliketh at her home near Aomodos. Trajan had to amputate his friend Michael's left arm and eye after a cult attack. He also thwarted an assassination attempt on Martta's life. He and his companions failed to stop the daemonic axiom Phthisia from unleasing the Wasting Blight, a continent-wide plague, but they did manage to follow the lich Vezrath Startouched to the otherworld. Trajan bested him, and took up his sword; the black blade named Xanwyr. He destroyed the lich's phylactery, but it was entwined with the forest-spirit Lira's soul, and she was dispersed into the sword too.
By the time Trajan and co returned to the real world, their longtime friend-slash-enemy Karrus had stolen stole Trajan's fast horse Charger and fled to the Burning Hills. Trajan knew Karrus wanted the sword, so he fled. First, to Bracken briefly, then to Rakkimar. Every step of the way, Karrus followed hungrily. Trajan retired to the Kaserini mountains; Karrus was frozen in ice following him, and was only released in 1553 by the Agents, who then confronted Trajan. By now many legends had been made about the pale man who lived in the subzero mountains. The knight Luke Stormwind dueled him for his sword, and successfully bested him in single combat. Trajan died at peace, finally no longer bearer of the blade.
Category:People
Category:PCs
Category:Flavour Text
Category:Legendary Figures