Moses Snowcleaver

Wilson Rainclaw (Grandfather)

Mailee Fenran

Heights

Crocodiles

> "*Tyranny must not be allowed to oppress the people"* - Moses to Mailee
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Moses is a human paladin of the god Ánemos, raised the small city of Silvercrest on the Northeast Coast of Congeria. Moses learned the skills of a paladin in order liberate Silvercrest from the warlord Corvus and the Frozen Legion. After doing so he learned a terrible secret that drove away the women he loved. After a year of despair he has decided to seek her out.

## Description

Moses is a fit human man of medium build. One could underestimate his strength at first glance, his figure rather then begin massive puts a him at a similar build to most other humans. However, any extended interaction would reveal toned muscles with scattered scars and cuts. His jaw is hidden behind a short beard the is the same color as his light brown messed hair. Moses wears armor that is focused around an azure metal chest piece that flows into silver towards the abdomen adored with gold runes and patterns. Fur boarders the chest piece and a chain mail shirt covers the majority of Moses arms until they are met by simple iron gauntlets. Some plates cover Moses' legs with simple clothes underneath being visible towards the middle of the leg until more armor covers his knees, shins, and feet. Moses wields a shield painted blue and gold and a battle ax he keeps to his side. The symbol of Ánemos hands from a rope necklace.

## Biography

### *Early Life*

Moses was the only child born in the home of his father and above the family butcher shop c.219 years after the Mallus in the city of Silvercrest in Northeast region of Congeria. His father, George, was a butcher like his father before him. His mother, Alice, was the daughter of the wealthy weapons merchant Wilson Rainclaw. His parents met when Alice visited Silvercrest on business, the specifics of how they first met are unknown but their relationship caused Wilson to disown his youngest daughter.

The effects of the Mallus seem to have been forgotten in Silvercrest and Moses' childhood reflected this carefree nature. The world was simple for Moses who learned his father's trade along with the skills of a working man. Moses had a few friends his age from similar working class backgrounds, with whom he would engage in mild mischief, as if the world was there playground. The most notable friend he made in his early life was Mailee Fenran. During his early teenage years he would meet become romantically interested in the female half-elf of the same age. He spent countless nights on the coast hypnotized by everything Mailee did, losing himself in her raven black hair and how her crystal blue eyes would reflect the sky by the shore.

### *Living and Training Under the Frozen Legion*

223 years after the Mallus the Frozen Legion led by the warlord Corvus marched and took Silvercrest. Moses' farther died in the first conflict this did not deter Moses' mother who joined a resistance faction call the White Ram. The resistance attempt was short lived, the Frozen Legion was able to execute a large number of the White Ram's members including Alice Rainclaw. Left without a family both Moses and Mailee Fenran were taken in by a surviving member of the White Ram, Nordak Flamehammer an older dwarf man.

After 6 months living with Nordak, Moses discovered the dwarf was a paladin to the dead god Vorn before the Mallus. Moses was able to convince the jaded dwarf to train Mailee and himself in the skills of a paladin. During these years of training in the study under the home of Nordak Moses learned martial combat, how to write Common, and the practices and philosophies of a paladin, what it means to fight for a something greater than oneself and how holy warriors would call for to the gods for strength before the Mallus. He learned of the Ages and how people used to live free from war and the tyranny it brought. He began to imagine a world like the Golden Age without war, but with all races living together under the banner of freedom.

### *Call to Service*

After years of training and study Moses and Mailee (who proved to be his superior in combat) took action against the Frozen Legion they were able to arm the people with the Frozen Legion's own weapons and started a week long riot that forced Corvus and some of the members out of the city.

Their retreat and survival over the foothills only possible due to the a few men and a captain holding the western city wall. The captain's defense was broken by Moses and Mailee infiltrating the western tower. The warriors swept through the remaining fighting men. Moments later the two stood on the top of the wall to face the newly freed cheering masses. Moses turned to Mailee expecting to be hypnotized by her in this moment similar to when they sat by the shore, only to be over taken with dread as some other worldly force carried by the wind called out to him. She emitted a faint aura of dread the glow in her eyes was gone replaced with fire. Soon the vision feeling passed but this vision would stay with Moses forever.

Mose would spend weeks mediating on what he saw calling out for something greater and meaning as Nordak had taught his. In this time the wind again would whisper to him first only as images flashing in his mind then as words carried by a distant gale. Words like liberator, shepherd, bond-breaker coming from many voices speaking as one. Moses abandonment this effort but he would find himself pulled to the sea more often the wind calling to him. The things revealed to him he seemed clear but he refused to believe them.

### *New Silvercrest Peace / Loss and Adventure*

The people would come to call Moses the *"Ram of Silvercrest"*, the one who took a leap of faith in arming the people with the possible reality of being sacrificed but marching on regardless. He earned the surname Snowclever. Mailee became the *"Raven of Silvercrest"*, sharing the coloring in her hair to the black bird while also a comment on how she fought in the riot bringing death to the oppressors as an impeding omen.

Mailee and Moses were consulted several times in the establishment of a Slivercrest council, though not part of the council they had some influence as the agents of its establishment.

As time passed Moses grew to forget his vision and his love for Mailee felt renewed and for the first time Moses realized she may have felt the same for him. Moses forgot his vision and things were good for a while.

When it came time for the death of Nordak Flamehammer he summoned his students to his bedside and revealed to them a powerful secret about the nature of death. Then he himself passed through the vial a victim of old age.

Mailee saw an advantage in this secret and began talks of conquest and the Moses saw the Mailee from the night of Slivercrest's liberation once again. He argued with her through the night then through the week. Then they did not speak. Moses visited the coast more calling out gale.

After a month Mailee left Silvercrest, talks of a new age of mortals that could rival the Golden Age of the creator gods by filling their roles, by controlling death, by having mortals serve the immortal. He dared not follow, horrified of seeing what she had become, a too ashamed to know he could have stopped it.

A year passed and Moses was overcome by great sadness. He called to the wind and at first it did not answer. He spend day in and day out by the sea, were he herd it call the loudest. On the last day before the anniversary of Mailee's departure. Ánemos called to him asking if he was finally willing to listen to his voice. In relief Moses wept and and answered the god asking that he might forgive his sloth and lack of action. Ánemos forgave him making clear that he would not reveal himself to Moses if not he had trust in his will. Then Ánemos told Moses "Your Raven went West".

And with that on the next day Moses set out to find the danger he set forth on the world, his specter, his shadow, his once-lover, his Raven, the Oath Breaker Mailee