Iacobus Maximus

Iacobus

Iacobus is a nomad currently travelling and living off the lands of Rathnir.

## Biography

### Birth and Childhood

Iacobus faintly remembers his younger years. He can't seem to recall his father or mother's names, but remembers the good times he had with his family. His family lived on a picturesque farm somewhat isolated from anyone else. His mother was an avid gardener and cattle herder. Most of Iacobus' childhood passed by while helping his mother tend to the garden, work the soil of the farmlands, raise and harvest the crops, and tend to the cattle and farm animals his family kept. However, as Iacobus aged, his father, a traveller and captain of the local village guards, began teaching him in the ways of combat and warfare. He trained vigorously in the fields honing his skills with sword, axe, bow, and crossbow alike. Iacobus reflects on these memories as his fondest rememberance of the home he now barely remembers. After their combat training, Iacobus' father would teach him basic survival skills. He learned how to gather resources found throughout the world, what tools were the most efficient, how to craft tools and other equipment he may need through his journeys, and most importantlyhow to live off what nature provided and pack light.

### Teen Years

Around Iacobus' 13th birthday a tragic event would occur that would change his life forever. Just before day break the nearby village bells bellowed in the dark. This was an early warning system of an imminent attack. Iacobus' father quickly gathered his armor, weapon and shield and went to defend the village. Iacobus and his mother stayed hidden in the safety of their cottage and waited nervously. The shouts and screams of the village could be heard through the walls of their home. Then suddenly, all went quite. Shortly after and commotion occurred at their door and in burst three men as the door fell. The men all had long ragged hair and beards to match. They were wearing some of the finest armor Iacobus had ever seen and all had impressive weapons. Iacobus' mother attempted to block these men from Iacobus but she was quickly slaughtered. Iacobus somehow managed to regain himself after watching his mother's death and escaped through a back window. He ran through the forests and finally collapsed from exhaustion. When he woke up he made his way back home and returned to the farm in utter ruins. The house and been burned to the ground, the animals slaughtered, and the farmlands destroyed. While coming closer to the scorched building he once called home he caught a glimpse of iron in the shrubs and went to investigate. In the shrubs he found his father's slain body surrounded by not one, but three of these mysterious attackers. Iacobus finally mustered the courage to leave with nothing to him but his name and the skills he was taught in his childhood. The days blurred into weeks, weeks into months, and months into years. While he once knew his father and mother's names the years of constant struggling for surival wore down that piece of memory and their names faded away. However, the skills they taught him would lead him on in life and survival.

### Arrival to Rathnir

While Iacobus was travelling through the dense under brush of a dark forest he tripped on a large root system and fell down into a cavern. Upon impact he blacked out from the fall. When Iacobus came to and opened his eyes he was greeted by the piercing brigtness of the sun and on unfamiliar grounds. He found himself in a strange new land with no idea how he came to be here, without food, shelter, or tools and no bearings. However, at 19 years young, this was far from the worst thing that had happened to Iacobus thus far. After he gathered some materials and crafted himself a weapon, he travelled through the mesa terrain and traversed a mountain to gain some form of bearings. While travelling down the mountain he came across a small group of people, which he soon would learn were just Nomads, he was worried that they meant him harm as they approached. He raised his meagre wooden sword he managed to piece together and readied for a fight. However, they greeted him kindly and respectfully. They helped him orient himself with these new strange surroundings and he grew fond of this small, close knit group. He was told this world was known as Rathnir and he was currently in the Ummarnu region near the nation of Ardat Mosul. As the group travelled Iacobus begin to familarize himself with the nations surrounding him and begin gaining materials and equipment.