Raphael "Raph" Morgan

**Raphael "Raph" Morgan** is a vampire Oath of Solis Paladin and player character in Tales of Vitore. He is a member of Team Andromeda.

## Introduction

*Hey y'all, uh my, name is Raphael Morgan, uh, but everyone who knows me just calls me Raph. Uh I'm 17. I'm from Douglas, the capital of Avandra, and I'm studying History and Archaeology at Veyeth University under the direction of my adoptive father, Professor Rhys Cadigan. I'm a paladin of Solis, the Sun Serpent and I'm also a proud member of The Songbirds, the Veyeth University bloodrush team... or uh, well, I was on the bloodrush team, um, until I... Well, uh, I was recently... Afflicted... with, um, sorry.*

*\*A dark unintelligible voice begins to ring out in Raph's head\**
*Let me... That's not. Okay, anyway, uh well, I'll be traveling with my friend Quincey, uh, on a little journey. Uh- for um, for protective reasons. Yeah sorry, um... Stop it... GET OUT OF MY HEAD.*
*\*The voice laughs\**

## Story

### Background

Raph is 17 years old. He was born in Douglas, Avandra. He never knew his mom, and barely knew his dad, who shunted him off to the Hearth & Home orphanage when he was just three. There Mrs. Quinrell took very good care of him with the other orphans of Douglas. Growing up, Raph annoyed people a bit by the number of questions he would ask them, loving learning about the history of the realm and the city.

In time, Raph became adept in sneaking out of the orphanage, listening to adventuring stories at the Whitestone Inn, taking in the the trinkets in the Goblin Hoard, and playing Bloodrush with the other rough-and-tumble urchins of the street. He enjoyed to pull pranks on Mrs. Quinrell and the other kids, though ultimately they would all grow very close. He quickly became obsessed with Bloodrush, learning all the players and their stats as well as purchasing all their merch. Raph's life’s dream quickly became to wish about writing a book about the history of Bloodrush.

During his time in the orphanage, potential parents paid him little mind. In time, Raph aged out of the orphanage. He was not alone, as many aged out at 17.His family was drafted into the Avandran army and sent to Alabaster, to fight against the Desert Barbarians. Yet Raph managed to escape his family's fate, knowing he was always welcome at Professor Cadigan’s house. The professor offered Raph an apprenticeship at Veyeth University under him and his husband Terfel. In effect, Cadigan offered him a home, a permanent place to stay that Raph had never known.

One week into his studies, Professor Cadigan asked Raph to travel a mile Southwest outside the city to draw and study some ruins in some tidepools off the coast as part of his training. While I was searching for the ruins, he found a small cave hidden behind some brush on the rocky shoreline, with a faint glow emanating from inside. Out of curiosity, he climbed inside. Raph was met immediately with some strange runes covering the walls, glowing with a faint white light. Even in all his studies, Raph didn’t recognize them, they looked ancient and primordial. He committed himself to copying them down on some parchment. However, the runes quickly turned red, and before he knew what was happening, he heard a voice from behind laugh deeply. Something hit Raph in the back of the head, and he was unconscious.

Raph awoke screaming in pain and covered in blood. He lurched up, hand instinctively moving to his neck. Ther he discovered two prominent holes. In a daze, he ran back to Professor Cadigan’s home. Yet somehow, he could not open the door, magically compelled against opening the door.

Raph spent the night in an alley, blood pooling in a puddle from hisleg, stripped clean. Crying and shivering, Raph could hear a voice, something sinister, in the back of his head.

*Hello, urchin. We have work to do*.