Volans

## Appearance and Character

Found in the arms of a dead Sarali whore specifically in the Darklands by Soot. Soot kneeled before him picking him up and swaddling him within a crimson red cloth and brought to Iarran where they take him before the great fire of the Red God and Soot was granted a vision that he has never spoke of along with the name 'Volans'. Just like the other Red Priests Volans was seen as a gift from the Red God himself. Volans would serve his god and begin his teachings at the age of 6 and begin his journey to becoming a Red Priest. He studied the scriptures, he learnt the words and would stare for hours into the flames in the hope the Master of Fire might speak to him. Every day he would sit and stare, becoming obsessed with the flames, at night he would sneak out of the quarters and light a fire in the gardens so he could continue looking into the embers. His obsession worried even the priests who felt he was a risk of committing arson, if not watched carefully.

After years of looking into the flames, Volans saw a mystic vision that he believed to be from the Master of Fire himself. Swords striking and sparking as embers popped in the flames. He spent many days contemplating what he had seen and how he should interpret the vision. All that seemed true was that he must learn how to wield a sword.

When Volans requested that he be trained in the art of the sword, the High Priestess accepted and reminded him that he is to be a priest, not a warrior, but was instructed to train alongside Pyxis. Volans would wake early each morning and begin his studies and practice, so that he could finish hours before the other children. He would run to the training ground of the Fiery Field, where the red knights would train. He watch for hours, learning the way their moved and swung their swords. As the years went on, Volans became more rebellious within the Red Temple and wanted a taste for the real world not cooped up within the Temple. He would train every day with the Fiery Field and the warriors welcomed him, as he was natural duelist. Volans would teach the warriors more about the Red God and the visions he would receive and in return the warriors would train him in swordplay.

Proving himself more than capable of surviving the tough streets of Iarran, the high priestess chose to send Volans away to preach the Red Faith in the cities of Saerial with a specific focus on the Darklands/The Holdfast. He would make many friends and many enemies in these years, but no relation was as sour than what had developed with the nobility and the Starry Rites. After stirring a minor uprising amongst the common people, he was declared a heretic and an infidel, he was hunted by the noble guards in the streets, narrowly escaping with his life. He took a back seat for a while before continuing with his ventures

Saerial had changed Volans forever and he no longer saw the world in the same way. He felt the pain of every lash he saw a slave receive, every limb that was cut off of a common person and every child that was stolen from a mothers arms to be sold to the highest bidder. Seeing all of this is when he truly decided to become an avatar of his god towards the betterment of the people and tries to heal as many people as he can although he is much better at destroying then restoring.