Melvin Djorek

**Melvin Djorek** was a highly respected Grandmaster of the Valen government. He is a master teacher of a military school that trains mercenaries and soldiers alike, but turned it into a bounty hunting guild after the Demon War.

## Biography

### Background

As a young boy, Melvin Djorek hailed from a very small village at the edge of the Kenashi mountains. He was conscripted into service when then-Prince Leandro issued a kingdom-wide call to arms to fight the ever-increasing threat of Kenashi invasion. Having grown up in and around the mountains where he would be stationed, Melvin was already familiar with the habits and movements of the Kenashi, an advantage that would allow him to distinguish himself as an apt fighter and effective leader.

During a momentary truce between the Kenashi and the Valenthians, he and his scouts discovered Kenashi warriors moving to raze a number of small human villages, his own included. As these villages held no strategic value to Valen High Command, his orders, and that of the other soldiers stationed in the mountains, were to remain on stand-by and await further instructions.

Instead, he took command of the soldiers and led a week-long harassment campaign against the Kenashi forces. They burned food supplies, blocked paths with rockslides and destroyed bridges, forcing the Kenashi to backtrack and lose morale until they finally abandoned their mission.

When news of this reached the ears of Valen High Command, he was dismissed from service but spared from execution for having saved a number of villages. With his newfound freedom, Melvin Djorek started a military school where he would train mercenaries and scouts until the fateful events of the Demon War.

With the death of King Leandro and the Valen military falling apart, Melvin Djorek changed the focus of his school to that of a Bounty Hunter guild, gathering the best and brightest fighters he could find to quickly become a force to be reckoned with.

### Tales of Valenthia

#### A New Life

Melvin played a decent role on Tales of Valenthia. At the trauma caused by the Demon War, he converted his military school into a bounty hunting guild that he named as *Djorkan Bounty Hunting Grounds*; Primarily focused for training bounty hunters, quickly gathering the best and brightest fighters he could find to quickly become a force to be reckoned with. One of his brightest bounty hunters would ever come across was the young Aubrey Radcliffe.

#### A Visionary Warrior, Rising!

Melvin masterfully trained Aubrey in the heart of combat and bounty hunting. He also repeatedly trained her in military-style courses to enhance her own combat ability; WIth some accusing he is favouring her compared to other recruits, Djorek scoffed by stating her parents were killed and she lives alone, he extends by stating her longer-than-usual training is to allow her to handle and defend herself alone, anytime, or anywhere regardless if combat or not.

He also took part of Valen Army's bounty hunting cooperation program, which he also seeks to utilise Aubrey Radcliffe in battle to see her capability.

#### New Wonders, New Danger

After Aubrey's unknown but first successful bounty, She had a usual soldier-like way of living due to fending off terrorists, thieves and even undead in Wonder City. That leaves a great mark on Melvin, as he noticed her great prowess. A few weeks later he set a bounty for the infamous Kleisser.... Which earned the surprise of Aubrey and decides to do it alone; Though Melvin insists she should bring a young blood to assist her and willing to earn scars.

In other words, Aubrey took some fellow bounty hunters as a team. However Melvin's wit noticed Tyrann Sliveka is shady despite helping Aubrey and the group.....

## Personality

Melvin Djorek is a charismatic, respectful, honest and perseverant individual. He has a seemingly unlimited patience, as he persistently trains mercenaries, soldiers and bounty hunters; Each passing day of his life as a Grandmaster. he shows great charisma, eloquence and intelligence that made him an impressive fighter and an efficient leader for Kenashi and later, Valenthia itself. He is known to be a workaholic due to his entire life dedicated to serving Kenashi and Valenthia since his youth.