Crow

"...I am a being of the light, yet darkness call my name..."

- Crow

Haunted by the scene of family's demise, the young aasimar ran from his village until he picked up by The Elder, an aged man who manages a ancient library near the mountains of Amn. There he was taught the value of patience,tranquility and knowledge. But the young aasimar hungered for revenge and needed power in order to accomplish his goal. So he toiled away, searching through lost tomes, until one day, the shadow of Merikel reached out to him. Lured by whispers of power, he reached out and grabbed the dark sword. And he fell.

## History

In a small village on the border of Calimshan, there the story of Crow and Otter started.Born to simple farm folk, the birth of Aasimars, once a joyous occasion became
an omen of struggle for the family. In their village magic is frowned upon and
more so of supernatural entities, out of fear that the twins would be killed
the parents hid them away inside the forest. Using the fathers occupation as
hunter as the reason they moved. For years the twins lived in solitude, which
for one suited the quiet and withdrawn Crow, who was born with white skin,
platinum hair and pale, blue pupil-less eyes. But for the cheery, and lovable
Otter, who was born with auburn hair, sun-kissed skin and bright-blue
pupil-less eyes, it was a torture. She wanted to go out and see the world, find
something different from the forest. But even if they were the exact opposite,
they both loved each other dearly. Otter would get a tad bit excited playing
and Crow would be the one to restrain her, cautioning her from dangers. On the
other hand it was Otter that made Crow more active and helped realize that not
everything can be learned from the books.

Yet one day, itall changed. While they where out playing, they met a wounded and exhausted
man. It was one of the villagers but their parents told them that they should
not interact with others less they might be killed. Crow suggested that they
should ignore the man, as he stared indifferently at the man. Yet the kind Otter refused and used her innate powers as an Aasimar to heal him. The man
realized he was no longer hurt but looked at Otter with shock. The man cursed
and shouted "Witch!" and tried to slap Otter away. But Crow
intervened a pale aura surged forth and pushed the man back. The man looked at
them in horror and ran towards the village shouting "Magic-users! Devils
spawn!". The twins ran back to the house and told their parents what
happened, and their parents told them to stay in the house.

Moments later a mob emerged from the forest,
they cried from the twins to die. The father went outside and confronted the
mob saying that there is a misunderstanding, yet the mob did not listen and
sentenced their father to death, stabbing him mercilessly as the rest of the
family watched. Their mother held them tight and told them it was going to be
alright. The twins shivered in fright as the mob pounded on the door,
threatening to burn them along with house. Crow saw his sister in tears and
told his family to run as he distracted the crowd. Without looking back Crow
jumped out of the window and landed behind the crowd. He shouted profanities
and told them he was the magic user. But as the mob was about to chase him, the
unthinkable happened. All of a sudden the lower part of the house burst into
flames and moments later the entire building was one fire. Crow watched in
horror as his family was burned alive and with tears in his eyes ran from the
distracted mob. He ran and ran, and only stopped when collapsed from
exhaustion. He remembered his family before passing out.

When he awoke, Crow realized he was on a bed
and taking care of him was wizened old man who said that he found him half-dead
outside this library. Crow asked where he was and was shocked to find that he
managed to travel to another city. But his expression changed to one of despair
as he recalled the events that took place. The old man asked what happened and
Crow recounted his tale. The man looked at Crow with pity and told him that he
had suffered then asked him what he will do. Crow told him that he needed
strength, to avenge his family and to protect those he loved. The old man
sighed, darkness has taken root in the young Aasimar's heart, and asked him if
he was willing to become his apprentice and study in the library. He would have
access to all the knowledge stored in this place. Crow nodded with a bit of
enthusiasm surfacing, reading was something Crow loved to do and a library was
like heaven to him.

Years pass and
the young Aasimar grew, but his thirst and knowledge for power has not been
sated yet. But one day, Crow stumbled upon a book that told about the sword
Merikiel, a sword wielded by an Angel who turned fallen. Crow was curious about
it as he related well with the story and sought after more knowledge on this.
One day Crow stumbled on a hidden book, tucked away behind other books. It was
a journal of Merikiel. Crow felt a dark power eminating from the book but did
not hesitate to open it, they’re a fragment of the dark blade manifested and
asked what he wanted. "Power" was all that Crow said, the spirit
demanded a contract from him and part of the dark blade will become his
strength. Crow agreed without hesitation and the darkness entered him. But their
deal was not over, the blade told him that his other half is still alive and
bargained for a part of his being for her location. Again, Crow did not
hesitate to agree and so the blade told him, she was in Waterdeep. The payment
will be collected when the time was right and then the consciousness vanished
leaving behind the powers of a hexblade to Crow. Afterwards, Crow prepared to
go on a journey to reunite with Otter and vowed to protect her until the end of

time.

## Personality

Once a shy and withdrawn child, the many trials and hardships he faced has molded him into a cold and unfeeling individual. A man of few words, Crow only talks when he feels it is necessary or if he is with Otter. He cares little for the plight of others yet the divine blood the flows through him compels him to intervene.

He is more open to Otter and can actually converse with her like a normal human being and is also a bit more expressive to those he can trust.

Despite his cold and dark outlook, Crow is very fond of shiny trinkets and will leave a ravens feather behind in exchange for it. Although sometimes it is taken from the cold, dead bodies of his enemies.