Council Dossiary: The Twins Gemini

### The Beginning

The twins Francis and Mirabel Larch were born on the post-apocalyptic world of Faileim, which at the time of their birth was far more scarred by their nuclear war of ideologies than it is now, though it’s not much better anyway. They were born in the year 1888 of Era of Sorrows to parents of Aldean stock; meaning the twins were mixbloods. Their parents died during their youth being killed by an irradiated mutant boar or so the rumors go, and they were raised by caravanner associates  of their father. They made a living scavenging ruins and wreckages for old world items that the caravaneers traded for goods and clean water and foodstuffs.

Francis gained great skill with firearms, favoring his dual revolvers both found in ruins taken from old gun safes from before the war, showing great skill and accuracy, possibly aided by his latent magic.

His sister Mirabel on the other hand become proficient in melee weapons, using quick reflexes and an almost arcane luck, along with her strange Xenos magic though she did not know that at the time, to level the field in a world that relies heavily on firearms. They gained a name for themselves as the Twins Gemini known for their skill and reliability in their endeavors. fighting off raiders, mutants and other such creatures.

It was a few years into this when they were approached by a strange man in a tattered robes and holding an odd staff; he was Jedrek Feirarim, the current Sage of Gulavault at the time. He apparently heard of their skills and reputation and offered them a job. He told them that the Havasta Corporation had attempted to heal the land in a nearby lab but something had gone wrong, and the Sage believed something darker was involved.

It was dangerous work but the Sage’s reward would allow their caravaneer family to live comfortably for a long time. After thinking on it for some time, they agreed to help this strange man following him into the wastes. Over the next few days they spoke with each other and got to know each other, though Jedrek seemed to be investigating them in his conversations.

About a week later they reached the facility which was now overrun with vines and other flora. The inhabitants were quite dead, mostly strangled by the large mutated flowers.

It was a grizly sight with the bodies tangled into the mass of vines and stems. The twins cut their way threw the vines using the skills they picked up in the wilderness though this was the first time the vines fought back. It was a fierce fight but they quickly reached the epicenter, finding the great twisted flower at the center and destroyed the creature. It was quite easy, though in fact this may have all been a test by the Sage to find his new apprentice as he did offer to take them off their world of waste and radiation and train them.  But only after Jedrek promised to help their caravan establish a protected settlement did they agree.

He teleported them from Faileim to Keyvaile in the township of Torisal, where they began to train in the ways of the Sages. Though they both were naturally skilled in the arcane arts, Jedrek decided to take Francis on as his apprentice, about which many people in the Council of Tests said was a foolish decision based on petty reasons, namely sexism, though in truth this can not be confirmed, as both Feirarim and Mirabel Larch refused to comment.

What we can say is that he favored the boy and taught him the secrets of his order, many that we in the Council do not know.  A few years into his training, Francis was brought to one of the caves deep under the town and shown visions of his past present and future. Although the exact nature and details of visions wasn’t recorded, there were claims by his twin that this was the start of his darker path. For the dark forces of Nebros turned their gaze to the young man.

Demon Calridul whispered to the young Francis’ ear for many months, twisting his mind and corrupting his soul.  He spoke of his fallen world Mosti and told him that fate may suffer other worlds; it was this that ensnared the young apprentice as he fell deeper and deeper into the darkness. And under the star Rogunth he made a covenant with the worshipers of Nebros, dooming his soul to corruption. He turned on Torisal, killing the guardian at the time Mary Stilten and maimed Jedrek with him only surviving than the last minute intervention of Merabel who drove him off with Jedrek’s aid.

### Francis Larch: Last Sighting and Recent Information

After being driven out by his twin, he presumably returned to his fellow cultists and continued his master's plans. From what we learned of his more recent crimes, he delved into the works of dark researchers such as Tolargar Azuf’son and Teofil Zerbraca, as we found the signatures of their works on the crime sites.

His most recent sighting was a few years back where he involved himself in the War of Sparks and Dragons and attempted to take control of the undead army of a rogue Horned One, Dirth Nerku; to the relief of us all, he was stopped by his sister and Kelly Bluecold of the Champions of Magic,

### Mirabel Larch: Recent Information

Mirabel took over as Jedrek’s apprentice and showed great skill and courage in her trials. During her trip to the Cave of Prophecy under Torisal, she saw visions of her past, presence and future. Reports of said visions say that she "saw her parents, again back when they were alive and well, her family was back home building their new settlement, and Faileim was green and prosperous world again".

Despite her skill and dedication, she didn’t take the position of Sage for some time, though she was one in all but name for most of that time. It was not until years later when she confronted Francis again during the events involving the resurface of the Sphere of the Ancients that she felt like she deserved the title and so faced Nebros and took the mantle of Sage of Gulavault.

She officially started her service as Sage and for many years, aided by her long life as an Aldean, protected the lands of the Blight Coast and drove off evil.

She also discovered that the tender of the local orphanage in Torisal was consorting with demons and was performing blood sacrifices for power. Mirabel quickly dealt with her, destroyed her ritual circle and leaving her to the mercy of the mob of angry townsfolk; this was her first and only one bout unprofessional behavior.

Now to the results: one of the orphans who managed to escape the demon worshipper was a young Aldrich Nemasir who went on to become her new apprentice. The cycle of Sages continued as she taught the boy the same things Jedrek had taught her years earlier.

Once his training was completed, she retired to join the order known as Narvis Purficana, an order founded by Ordath Middlim of Onixanian fame. She joined them in hopes of one day curing her brother of his corruption.