Darius Jenkins/Dah'Salem

Originally from the city of Jell, Dah'Salem was the product of a one time affair between the Deva Asphiren and an Efrite of the fireplane. His mother had hoped dearly for a daughter, gifted with fire and magic, to become her heir. Because of this, and either the fathers refusal to create another child, or the mothers to go through the ordeal again, Dah'Salem was, as soon as he was of age to do so, was tasked with fathering a child, the girl to take the place he, by law, could not. He has never mentioned how many concubines were brought to his room, only that one of them must have produced the girl his mother wanted, as they stopped coming. He was placed into service as a guard of his mothers house, which makes his claims that he never saw the child quite unlikely.

## Religious awakening

Separated from the Deva and her family, and relegated to the lowly servants quarters with the rest of the men, Dah'Salem was introduced to the worship of Ion, The Chain Breaker, a man who managed to break the power of the Devas and not only leave Jell by his own choice, but to go on and raise a city of his own, and become a God. Fascinated by the idea of self-made power, and driven by dreams of his own escape, Dah'Salem studied this forbidden religion eagerly, learning all he could of this 'god of men', while planning an escape of his own. It's details he has never shared, but hinted that one of his half sisters was involved, possibly one shifted down the ranks by his daughter.

## Arrival in Adium

After his escape, Dah'Salem made his way to the city of Adium, the city of magic, power and general excess, where he devoted himself in equal parts to studying magic, especially alchemy and conjuration, and the study and worship of Ion. He was eventually made a priest in the temple of life, where he oversaw a number of sacrifices, both of humans and animals, some willing, and some distinctly not.

## Leaving Adium

Eventually, he grew disillusioned with Adium, with it's hyena culture of slaying rivals to further your own agendas, rather than bettering yourself, and the general plateau of his studies\*. As part of a deal to leave the temple, and the city, Ion tasked him with finding an apprentice, one who could be groomed to take his place, and he has heavily implied that the ones who failed to meet his (and Ion's) standards, were sacrificed to the god.

## Korem

it was during his time in Adium, that he was contacted by a representative of “the merchants house of Marshall, Carter and Dark”, and offered to work for them. Other than running his store, though, it has never been entirely clear what his contract with them entails. After Adium, he chose to settle first in Tarem Harbor, and later in the town of Dapple Hills, where his store, the cave of wonders, is still in operation. It was after leaving the city that he adopted the name Darius Jenkins, to distance himself from his desert heritage.

## The Wilde Fyres

It was Darius who contacted The Wilde Fyres and offered them work, entering them into a contract, not with him personally but with the MCD. He is the one who sent them on their missions though, and the one administering their pay.

He was briefly romantically involved with Remnant, and as such got personally invested in the faith of the group, especially concerning the artifact known is Iberin's collar, warning them of the artifact and what it might do, while not using the implied knowledge they gave him to procure the item for his employers. As a result, Ion punished him, 'destroying' one of his eyes with a freak surge of wild magic.

\*Darius referred to Adium as “Powerful men, devouring each other, and then themselves, because it is all they can think to do to improve.”.