Wander Hemrillick

*"Will I, too, depart this plane never knowing what happened to my precious boy?"* -Leo Hemrillick regarding Wander's disappearance in his journal.

Wander Enera Lyn Hemrillick is the son of Laudia and Leo Hemrillick and was the heir of the Hemrillick estate at the time. He never took over the estate due to his disappearance after The Falling when he was 17-years-old. He was never found and no one knows what happened to him. Most records regarding his disappearance have been lost to time.

## Appearance

At the time of Wander's disappearance he was a 17-year-old boy. Portraits from the time depict him with short wavy brown hair, bright green eyes, and freckles across his rather boyish face. He stood nearly as tall as his father at around 5'7" or 5'8" via the portraits and remaining records of the time. He was fit and strong due to his interests in sports and dressed a bit more casually than his family members. Records note that he could not leave the estate without returning with dirty clothes from his ventures.

## Personality

In the records and diaries from family members at the time, Wander was noted to be exceptionally bright. He picked up on magic tricks easily, using his abilities to prank his family and the estate's employees in interesting and new ways, but was also diligent in his studies otherwise. He was reliable, and Leo's journal notes that both he and Laudia were excited about him being the heir to the estate. Wander loved his family and his siblings, which aided in how devastating his disappearance was. He was a well-loved figure of the community due to his bright and happy disposition, always willing to help out the citizens in town as he was passing through. He loved all many of sports and other activities, but was particularly fond of fishing and horseriding.

## History

Wander was born in the Hemrillick estate as the first son and eldest child of Laudia and Leo. He grew up in the estate with his parents and younger siblings, sans Thomas and Alia who never met him, always surrounded by people who he loved dearly and loved him just as much in return. He learned to read exceptionally early into his life following a deep interest in the books his father would read to him every night, enamored with the stories and tales told in black ink. This trend of interests leading him into knowledge and greater education would follow him in life, a determined boy who would discover any unknown knowledge to be had as soon as he was aware he didn't have it.

As he grew older, Wander continued being the pride and joy of his parents. He excelled in his studies and was so reliable that Laudia began teaching him the responsibilities of the estate early, even going so far as delegating some of those responsibilities of the community to him because he was already so involved in the plights of the Torrine citizens. Many around him looked up to him, and there are many citizen diaries of the time that noted how ecstatic they were about the prospect of another such caring Hemrillick to head the city.

In his free time, Wander's interests and hobbies lay mostly in athletic endeavors. He was often seen in town playing with his friends and tossing a kickball around or other such games or could be found down at the beaches for swimming and fishing. He often brought home his catches for the estate to dine on for meals.

In the summer of Wander's 17th year, he had breakfast at home and attended his morning classes before kissing his mother goodbye, grabbing his fishing gear, and headed out of the estate for his last time. His younger brother Michel had asked to join in going fishing, to which Wander had refused him; their last conversation was a brief argument over the matter. After which Wander was witnessed heading towards the cliffs by a few citizens shortly before The Falling occurred.

Wander was not seen again following the events of The Falling. Wander's best friend and potential lover, Marlon, noted that Wander was headed to meet him at their usual place on the beaches, but he never arrived. The city sent out search parties to no avail. Years later Alia Hemrillick, Wander's younger sister that he never had the chance to meet, would uncover information about Wander's disappearance that the most decorated scholars of the time could not find, but her journals and research have been lost over time. These records may have been discovered recently, but they reside in the hands of Keine Windfell.

## Relationships

### Laudia Hemrillick

Laudia and Wander had a strong relationship as mother and son. She trusted him wholly as he grew, finding him to be an easy and delightful child to raise, and in turn Wander always held a high respect for his mother and her role in the community. They had a good and loving relationship according to records of the time.

### Leo Hemrillick

Wander was very close to his father, Leo. His father taught him many things before he was ever given tutors, including learning to read and write. They bonded over the many activities that his father would teach him as well as their frequent trips into town together. Many noted that Wander took after his father's disposition, both having the same smiles and seemingly endless well of joy that either brought with them into town. Leo's journal only notes Wander with extreme fondness, and his disappearance left Leo with a guilt that would eat away at him until his death.

### Elise Hemrillick

Wander loved his first sister, Elise, very much even though they often did not see eye-to-eye. Wander tended to have more energy than Elise could catch up with and they had largely opposing interests. However, Elise always looked up to her very dependable brother and was affected drastically by his disappearance. Those of the estate at the time noted that they rarely ever saw the young Elise smile following the events of The Falling, the absence of her brother weighing heavily on her young heart. She stepped into the role of heir for the family eventually, conceding she would only take the responsibilities "until Wander gets back". She never wanted the role, but did what she felt she had to for her family.

### Michel Hemrillick

Michel was more attached to his brother than he was his parents or other siblings. Wander had been so ecstatic to have a brother that Michel was largely influenced and almost raised by his brother. Wander had taught him to walk, to talk, to run and play all ahead of his parents or their nannies purely due to his excitement at having a playmate. The two were the best of friends and nearly inseparable until Wander got older.

The disappearance of Wander left a profound impact on young Michel, shutting himself off from his family and friends and becoming so engulfed in grief and rage that he would run away from home at just 14-years-old.

One of the found journals of one of the Hemrillick maids at the time noted she witnessed the last encounter between Michel and Wander. The older of the two had refused to allow his little brother to join on that day's fishing trip, causing an argument and ultimately ending in Michel crying. The last known words Wander was ever known to speak were to Michel, wherein he kissed his forehead and wiped at his tears and told him, "I love you".

### Alia Hemrillick

Alia never met Wander, having been born years after his disappearance. She ultimately ended up dedicating her life to figuring out what happened to the brother she never had a chance to meet. For many years she was scorned by the community for spending so many years researching and having nothing to show for it, but recent discoveries made by The Starfinders conclude that her research just hadn't been found until recently, and now just need to be recovered.

### Marlon Mirthtail

Marlon and Wander met when they were young teens after meeting in the city shortly after Marlon and his father, Sawyer, moved to Torrine. The two became fast friends and were quickly enamored with one another. The two boys would spend countless days together playing and running around with their other friends from town as well as with Wander's younger brother. Though as they grew older, the two were known to have spent increasing amounts of time together without the company of others. Though neither boy ever confessed it publicly, the citizens of Torrine were familiar with the affection they shared with even Leo noting in his journal that he had caught them running about town with their hands clasped together as they set off to the beaches together to be alone.

Following Wander's disappearance Marlon headed the search parties around the cliffs, going so far as inventing what would become modern repelling gear in order to scale the cliffsides to search for his partner. After initially coming up empty handed, Marlon fell into a despair and was noted to impulsively leave home at all hours to search, telling his father he "saw visions" of Wander and he needed to check a new location. It wasn't long before Marlon also went missing without a trace, never to be seen or heard from again.