Cindar Darkstorm

The enemies of Sudca are numerous. The Undead can be found through out. To combat them, a religious order was formed, known as the Order of the Raven. For those who join the Order comes a long road of training. Initiates are taken from a young age and are taught the way of Sudca before any combat training begins. One such child was Cindar, a Tiefling, born of Elvish Parents. Both of them were members of the Order, and they gave him over to the priests of Sudca to become a Raven. However, they did not do so willingly, but out of necessity. They had fallen on hard times since they had left the Order, and coin was low for them. In giving their son over to the Court, they were paid well.

Cindar proved to be an excellent student, and soon, he was assigned the rank of Acolyte and given to the man who became his mentor. One Mikial Blightsbane, one of the best within the ranks of the Order of the Raven. And so began Cindar's training to become a true Warrior of Sudca, and hunter of the living dead. But, his training would not progress far before things became a mess.

After a job where Mikial got badly wounded, he began to show signs of an infection. His wounds festered for a while, and things looked bleak. Cindar took to prayer. To seek divine intervention. And, it seemed the God's heard him. Mikial was soon on his feet once more, ready to continue the hunt. The two of them continued on their journey, only to come across Cindar's home town. Vesta. It was here that a terrible truth was revealed to the Tiefling. It was late one night, and Cindar was awoken by the sound of screaming. Mikial was already gone from their room, and Cindar rushed to help him fight what ever was causing the issue. What he found was a nightmare.

He found a girl, murdered in the streets, and standing over the body was Mikial, blood covering his mouth. It was then that Cindar discovered that his mentor had joined the ranks of their enemy. To call what followed a fight would be a vast exaggeration. Mikial's skills were far superiour to his students, and with a few swift movements with his sword, Cindar was left in the streets with a large open wound, his life blood spilling out. What happened next, Cinda can not exactly say, but he does remember a robed, skeletal figure standing over him. A Reaper. Cindar awoke the following morning a new man. His wound was healed, leaving an ugly scar in his abdomen. Another scar ran through his left eye, leaving it White, as if blind, but he could clearly see from it. He realized that instead of calling him to the Afterlife, Sudca had healed his wounds so that he could continue the fight. He considered himself favored by his God, but he knew it would be hard to convince the others within the Court. Especially one Reekon Reapersworn, his rival within the ranks of the Court of Ravens. He decided that he would continue his hunt of the Undead with his new lease of life, his gift from Sudca, seek out Mikial and return him to the grave. With no way to determine if he would be welcome back within the Order, he did not return to the temple. Instead, he hunts alone. Until, that is, circumstances cause him to return to Vesta only one year later.