A Main Character

Darius TassinariDarius is the primary protagonist within the story. He is the descendant of the legendary dragoon and as youngest born son in the Tassinari family, next in line to become Maester of the Snow Elves. He was among the last generation of children born in Leuven before the Snow Elves were forced to migrate off the SIlver Mountains.
Early life;
As a child, Darius was a shy and generally quiet boy who suffered from nightmares for most of his early childhood. Visions of dragons and dragonfire that where problary remnants of a story told by his grandfather. His will of fire awakened when he was 8 years old and a year later he joined the other children studying alchemy under his grandfather and Maester, Dalzell. 
As Darius grew, so did his responsibilities and before long he became focused on learning about politics and other subjects that aligned with what was to be expected of him as a future leader. He also studied under Andris Galati and his father Damani to become proficient in various weaponry 
Teenage Years;
One of the new subjects Darius is tasked with is on climate change. A course still in it's infancy but which began as a theory his grandfather had on the impact the Sealing of Alchemy event has had on the world. Darius joins Andris Galati and his son Garcia on an expedition to the Northern Reaches to stake a wooden pillar near the edge of the world.
Where the Story picks up;
One year later, Darius now entrusted to lead an expedition by himself is tasked to rethread his footsteps from a year prior and find the wooden stake his party placed to determine if indeed the world is shrinking.