Aleric Black

Aleric Black is the current ruler of the Nation of Crescentia

## Biography

### Agaroth:

After the Great shattering event that sent the old world of Pyke into destruction and loss of life, Aleric using his powers of the void transported himself to the new world of Agaroth. Finding old friends and making new ones along the way he continues his dreams of Building the City of Tarn. With a new world of resources and possibilities he strives to make his dreams come true.

### Pyke (legacy):

Origins: 21 years after the events of his homes house fire we find Aleric became the sole proprietor and resident of The Grotto, not much was known of Aleric to the people of Pyke due to his seclusion from the rest of society. Aleric would spend his days cultivating the rich and diverse plant life of his new home, the lush jungle provided for all of his needs. In his free time he honed his craft in making alcoholic drinks and would share them with anyone passing by.

The Dinner Party (3/17/2022) - Aleric Black of the Grotto Trading CO. catered his alcoholic services to the jury's dinner party in remembrance of the late Alva Klingen. During the event he got into a verbal argument with Azazael Putin, guardsman to King Gunnar Claw of Dredcove, in the midst of the drunken altercation a mysterious white haired woman appeared in between the two stopping the argument in its tracks. This figure would later be revealed to be Scarlett Sange Queen of the Newly formed Crimson Dominion.

Move to Arcovy (3/20/2022) - After several interactions with the people of Pyke Aleric Black made the decision that it is finally time to leave his secluded home in pursuit of genuine human interaction. He moved to Arcovy to pursue further involvement in the world, and to share his love for alcohol with others.

The Shattering: (4/02/2022) - A sudden shifting of great primordial power caused the world to shatter, bringing life as we knew it to an end, or so we thought..

### Childhood Loss:

It appeared before him, a glowing ball of orange light illuminating the dark room around him. To Aleric this was an unknown variable to him, only being 6 he wasn't quite sure what it was he was looking at. Getting out of his bed, he could feel the heat emanating from the glowing ball of light, whatever it was it was generating a lot of energy. As he moved closer it began to slowly drift in a semicircle around him as if watching the boy as closely as he was watching it. Aleric finds the resolve to touch the ball, almost instantly regretting it as it was hotter than he originally thought. This seemed to have stirred the ball as its movement began to increase rapidly, it began to circle the boy entirely. Aleric was scared but he knew if he remained calm he could find a way out of this predicament. Deciding it would be the best course of action he put his hand out, palm up and stood still. The Ball of light still flying around him began to slow down, drifting towards his open hand as if curious. As the ball got closer Aleric could again feel the heat being produced, He closed his eyes in preparation of searing pain in his hand. It never came, “weird” he thought, maybe it hasn't made contact with him, but he could still feel the heat. Confused, he opened his eyes to find the ball of light resting within his hand, for as much heat as it was putting off it felt cool to the touch. Aleric hadn't even realized it was in his hand. It was so cool. Aleric wanting to get a closer look held the ball up to his face, getting a better look he realized that the “glowing Ball” was actually a very small bird. Realizing this he began to run around his room holding it giggling loudly, this however spooked the now identified glowing bird. Startled and a little scared, the bird Flew out of his hand and began frantically flying around the room again, although this time around much faster. As it picked up speed it began forming a trail behind it of what appeared to be flecks of light. Taking a closer look aleric had realized it was beginning to trail spark or more accurately small particles of fire. Aleric began to panic as he realized the bird, if it continued to fly around, could cause a fire. Unfortunately he realized this too late as things around him began to light ablaze, all the while the bird's trail now forming a full circle around the boy began to create a vortex. The air where aleric stood began to be pulled away. If he did not get out of there he would eventually suffocate, the village bells toll in the background, a fire is blazing around him and he is trapped. His door is thrown open and through the flames and smoke aleric can make out his parents, he begins screaming for their help but they are unable to do anything as the room is now ablaze. His mother attempts to make a dash through the flames and successfully makes it to a separate pocket of air where the flames have not yet begun burning. Alerics father follows suit, and makes it as well. At this point the part of the house Alerics room is located is already collapsing, roof groaning as supports and walls burn away, his parents begin to prepare to make their second dash towards Aleric, unaware that the portion of ceiling above them begins to shift. Aleric sees this screams for them to move but he is too late, just as quickly as he noticed it, the ceiling had collapsed down on to his parents, trapping them and setting ablaze the last portion of his room. Aleric goes into a state of shock and begins screaming with everything in him. Such a primordial sound could be heard coming from him, the oxygen levels hitting zero in the center of the fiery vortex in which he is trapped. Aleric collapses onto the floor as the air is pulled from him, he begins to gasp for breath and cry all at once. Unable to breathe aleric begins to feel himself fade, about to pass out from the lack of oxygen he releases one more guttural scream. In an instant the fire around him intensifies tenfold than immediately goes out, as if a hurricane strength gusts of wind had hit it from within. Aleric gasps, finally able to breathe from the sudden influx of air. He opens his eyes and before him Is another orb of light, this one white and on closer look it resembles a fairy. Whatever it was it had saved him from the fiery bird that no longer was present, at some point it had disappeared and left the fire to burn. The fairy flies through the hole in the ceiling as a Large figure appears in his doorway, the figure before him was wearing a large heavy trench coat, a mask of pure black to block out the smoke. The man quickly approached Aleric and swept him up in his arms, Aleric could no longer hold back his emotions and began crying again. He had been saved but he knew he would never see his parents again.