August Albreich Duckinson

## Early Life

August was born into the world of StoneWorks inside of a town called Not\_Venice. He grew up and lived there for years, living with a friend who helped get him adopted into his family. He was best friends with him, and they spent years, ages, together. In August's late teens he woke up one day to find his friend not inside the house. He ran outside of his house and went to the town square, only to find his friend arguing with somebody about him being framed. *"IT WASN'T ME! W-What are you talking about?"* When August ran to see what was happening, he found out that his friend was being banished within the next two days. When August returned to his house he felt the loudest silence he had ever before felt. August not being able to handle it finally spoke up and asked his friend why he was being banished, his only response being his friend swearing that he was framed.

His friend was framed of stealing from a noble, he had supposedly stolen valuable potions and alcohol alongside with weapons. August knowing his friend would never do such things he tried to change the fact his friend was getting banished, and tried to change the nobles mind. But sadly it was for no reason as it did nothing to help his friends case. He had decided that he would run away from Not\_Venice and travel the world with his friend, not staying at one place for too long, always exploring and laughing.

## Travelling the Lands

August and his friend travelled the world, they explored cities and the wilderness, spending their time laughing and looking at the stars. The longest they ever stayed in one place was when they lived in the state of Solisios, leaving after almost a year of their time in the state, secretly following Potatoism the whole time. As time went on August and his friend grew from being best friends, soulmates almost, to lovers. Their relationship was a platonic one, a one of inside still being best friends. Still having the ability to laugh with each other through it all.

The years that August spent travelling with his partner could have been considered the golden years of his life, the happiest per say. However that wouldn't last all that long as August had expected it to.

August's partner as time went on grew more and more sick, every doctor or person he paid couldn't find out the reasoning for his sickness. One night as he and his partner were crossing a small desert and his partner suddenly fell to the ground, August grabbing his body and trying to help him up immediately. His partner laid on the ground squinting almost at August, as he murmured lines that no normal human would be able to hear. *"A-August, travel the wor... don... greiv..." "Be h-happy..."* August wanted to sob, wanted to shout, but had to try his hardest to smile for his partner. He smiled at his partner's emerald eyes for the last time he ever would then hugged him as he took his last breaths.

## Travelling Through the Seas

In honor and respect for his partner's dying wishes August decided to travel the seas, and find a place beautiful enough for his partner's grave, so that way he could finally let go of him, and let him die in peace. He travelled through the oceans, and he visited far too many port towns, Eventually deciding to go back to his hometown one last time, deciding that it would be the best place to let his partner rest. He planted a flower underneath a giant taiga tree, and mourned his partner, mourned what could have happened, what would've happened. He ended up sleeping underneath the giant tree, getting a few stares from civilians here and there.

Once the sun had risen he decided to buy some food, then set sail to new lands, this time with a new goal in mind, to find a place to live. He travelled through the seas for what would most likely be the last time, eventually finding new land, land he hadn't seen before. He had stumbled upon the town of Ustokol, or the docks of it. The town was still growing, but he loved the atmosphere of it, he loved the feeling. The feeling had reminded him of his hometown that he had since abandoned a long time ago. But this time it was different, he would make it different.