Cleon Varlou

Cleon in Bartender Attire

## About

   Cleon Varlou is a the proud owner of ***The Cave*** Tavern & Inn as well as being a Bartender and Brewer. Cleon is a Veiron a race born from the darkness and the struggle of two separate races becoming one. They also are a holder of a government position is the Tsardom of Zabrovka.

## The Dark before the Light

Cleon was born into a fallen noble house of Veiron Nobles. His birth mother, Strelis, died giving birth, leaving Cleon with his father, Plexus. As they grew up, Cleon's father, Plexus, began to despise Cleon for having the same hair color as his mother. This reminded Plexus of Cleon's mother throwing him into deep rages, beating them, and yelling at Cleon. Cleon started despising Plexius as they grew older. Cleon, who didn't have a mother and was shaking with fear at even the sight of their father, looked up to their maid and nanny, Irubia. Cleon thought of her as a sort of mother/parental figure but that wouldn't last much longer.

When Cleon was 15 years old, Plexus was in another uncontrollable rage, and he was beating Cleon so severely he couldn't move until Plexus grabbed a nearby fire poker from their fireplace. As he swung down at Cleon, Irubia jumped in front of him. Plexus tried avoiding her but it was too late. Plexus struck Irubia in the head and impaled her, killing her almost instantly. Cleon who had born witness to the only light left in his lonely world go out in a flash let out a shrew cry. Despite his pain, Cleon rushed to Irubia's side, cradling her in their arms. Cleon started to cry and wail, when Plexus asked: "Why are you getting upset about common filth?" Plexus began to leave the room after the cold, harsh words. Suddenly, Cleon, blinded by pain, grief, guilt, and anger arose. Cleon grabbed the poker that was still lodged in Irubia's head and soaked in her blood. Cleon ran toward Plexus who had turned his back to leave the room. Cleon jumped and struck down Plexus as quickly as Plexus had struck down Irubia. Cleon who realized what they had done, realized that he didn't feel a thing. Cleon wondered as to why they weren't feeling anything. They had just taken a living creature's life. Maybe they thought subconsciously that Plexus got what he deserved, or that Plexus was a monster, not a living creature. However, that didn't matter too much to Cleon as he could only think of Irubia, the mother Cleon never had, who was dead and never coming back.

   Cleon buried them both the next morning after a sleepless night. It felt as if Cleon spent days mourning Irubia before coming to terms with her loss. During the next few days, Cleon spent most of his time preparing to leave and never return. As Cleon packed up and prepared to leave his old life behind, he grabbed a last item, the sword of his ancestors, The Drethic Saber. In the right hands, the Drethic Saber could slay dragons and even shake continents. Although Cleon had been trained for most of his life to wield its power, his training had been incomplete. Cleon felt he had to wield it even if only a fraction of the power it could save his life in the future.  Once Cleon had the Drethic Saber and it's sheath tied down to their belt, Cleon headed off the estate and hoping they would never have to return.

## Working Past the Darkness

> In the years following, Cleon would spend time exploring the world, joining mercenary groups and adventurer parties, and honing his skills with the Drethic Saber. Cleon's skills would develop in the process, and as a person would learn how to cope and deal with loss, ultimately forgiving themself for the death of Irubia. A final decision Cleon made was that they would never again be weak enough to make the mistake of letting another loved one die in front of their eyes. Anyone who wanted to make the mistake would have to face both Cleon and the Drethic Saber. In the end, this didn't pan out as Cleon expected once they, as well as the mercenary group (the Ancient Blades) Cleon was in, were dragged into war. In their time with The Ancient Blades, Cleon had grown attached to each and every member, especially to Caveila, the first strike group Cleon belonged to.
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