Life Bound

Contractors

Royal Guards (War of Futility)

### Leaders

Fane Oathenpact & Arakan Shiro (Early 1400s-Early 1500s)Fane Oathenpact (Early 1500s-Late 1500s)

Jâcob Levesque (Late 1500s-End of the War of Futility)

## Historical Information

### Founders

Fane Oathenpact & Arakan Shiro (Original)Griffith Oathenpact (Modern)

### Founding

Original | sometime in the 1400sModern | sometime in the 3500s

## Business Information

### Type

AdventurerMercenary

Contractors

Royal Guards (War of Futility)

The **Life Bound** is a group of contractors who carry out magical(1400s+) or technological(3500s+) bound contracts that are tied to their life. Life Bound members pride themselves on their reliablenessto get the job completed the way the contractor wants. They were seen as brave and honorable by most in their original formation in the *1400s*, but in their second coming in the *3500s* they are seen more as dirty unmoral mercenaries.

These contracts terminate the Life Bound member if they breach the contract in any form. Though termination was a very rare occurrence in the original Life Bound group.

## **History**

### **Oathenpact & Shiro Era**

#### **Founding**

Founded by two old friends **Fane Oathenpact** a Dwarf and **Arakan Shiro** a Hobgoblin in the early 1400s, they were adventurers betrayed by their companions. This event inspired Oathenpact to form a small group that eventually grew into the famous Life Bound faction. Oathenpact believed making these life bound contracts help make the whole experience safer for both the contractors and workers, betrayal and misconduct having a more instant 'effect'. They made a connection with an Elf called Jâcob Levesque, helping fund the initial formation of the group.

Initially seen as a deathtrap and bit more than extreme by the public and adventures, they eventually warmed up to the idea after Oathenpact and Shiro displayed their extreme caution and care with contracts and the implementation of the spell. Despite this, only the most lawful and honorable of folk would agree to undertake these contracts, often helping society to separate the lawful and chaotic of the adventuring types. Tearing a rift between the Life Bound and most other Contractors and Adventurers.

By the early 1500s Arakan Shiro and Fane Oathenpact were ambushed while on a contract, killing Shiro in the commotion and Oathenpact barely making it out alive. This event moving the ownership and control of the Life Bound fully into the hands of Oathenpact. Shiro's death impacted Oathenpact greatly, but he vowed to maintain the integrity and honor they both built.

### **Levesque Era**

#### **Oathenpact's Assassination**

In the late 1500s, Fane Oathenpact was assassinated in his sleep by an unknown assailant. Jâcob Levesque thought it was only right if he took up the mantle of leadership for the Life Bound. Oathenpact not having any children suitable to take leadership, his eldest son **Jeston** dying shortly after by hired thugs within Gratlin.

#### **Life Bound under Levesque's Leadership**

**Jâcob Levesque** is from the overall minor Elven family called *Levesque,* the family not holding any noteable land for themselves, only acting as advisors and assistants for Human and Dwarvish monarchs.

Levesque saw a huge market the Life Bounds were missing out on, the more unlawful jobs, less honorable but much more well paying. Slowly he began assigning contracts from more shady areas of society, assassination jobs disguised as bounties, stealing of property disguised as reclaiming stole property. Life Bound's membership eventually going from adventures to largely mercenaries in numbers. Levesque spent a lot of time keeping this front of a honorable and moral image to maintain their freedom within society and powerful connections.

#### **War of Futility**

During the **War of Futility** in the late 1600s, to prove allegiance to their ruling monarch, royal guards in many areas around Duadees were to join the Life Bound to take the Unbreakable Contract to serve their monarch without the fear of treason and betrayal.

## **Notable Members Throughout History**

### **Original Formation**

* Fane Oathenpact (Leader)
* Arakan Shiro (Leader)
* Jâcob Levesque (Leader)

### **Modern Formation**

* Griffith Oathenpact (Leader)
* Jimothy Bridan
* Krost Senova
* Senelis Balthis
* Xavier Bloodstone
* Big Boba