Daniel Salvatori

**Daniel Salvatori** (b. 22 August 1990) is a mid-level member of Subrosa. He lacks strong magical skills, but his physical abilities tend to be stronger than those of other magicians. He has served as the partner of Edward Dziekonski from an early age and is a former child soldier of the Scholars of the First Sin.

## History

### Early Life

Salvatori was born into a family of Independent magicians on 22 August 1990. His family was not known for having strong magical abilities, and they often worked non-magical jobs and incorporated themselves into the non-magical community around them. He had 1 other sibling, a significantly younger sister born in 1997 who died shortly afterwards following a severe illness.

Salvatori displayed weak magical abilities even compared to his family, and he did not receive a magical education due to this. For many years, he was raised as a non-magical child and did not believe that he was a magician.

### The Grey War

The Grey War began to affect the family in late 1998, but Salvatori's parents worked hard to shield their only son from the effects of the conflict.

The Scholars began to become more active in the area following the new year. In early 1999, facing severe shortages in soldiers with which to combat the Guild and federal government, the Scholars began to attack the families in the area. Salvatori's parents were murdered by the Scholars, and he was taken to a training camp.

There, the Scholars discovered that Salvatori lacked any strong magical abilities, but instead of disposing of the boy, they trained him in the use of firearms and general combat roles. He excelled at the physical aspects of the training and quickly passed through the training regiment despite his lack of magic. He was partnered with Dziekonski shortly after leaving the training camp, and the pair began to work as a sniper unit in the forests of the north.

The pair of boys quickly gained a deadly reputation amongst both the Scholars and the Guild as a dangerous and skilled sniper unit. They have been credited with 48 confirmed kills with another 32 probably caused at their hands. Dziekonski's magical skills compensated for Salvatori's poor magical skills, and the pair worked together to survive even behind enemy lines.

The unit moved across the Menominee River into the Upper Peninsula following a pullback by the Scholars in the fall of 1999. They continued to work, dealing severe damage to the Guild forces attempting to push towards Marquette.

Both Salvatori and Dziekonski were caught in the aftermath of the Michigan Disaster, sustaining minor injuries. They trekked nearly 30 miles to the border between Wisconsin and Michigan, where they were taken into custody by the Guild forces.

Both boys were taken in by the REST organization following the end of the war for DDR treatment. Designed to help reintegrate former combatants, especially child soldiers, into society, the DDR process was seen as the best method for treating former child soldiers. The boys began to be treated for physical and mental injuries they sustained as a result of the war. However, the families of both Salvatori and Dziekonski were found to be completely exterminated by the Scholars, and they were given to House Roche for fostering. This was decided upon due to the fact that either boy would become hostile and aggressive to any attempt to separate them from the other.

### Subrosa

Salvatori joined the Independent magical organization Subrosa following the schism in House Roche. He was partnered with Dziekonski for any activities that they may be assigned to. Subrosa gives the pair the financial stability to fully reintegrate into society.

Although the Crownsguard believe that the pair are more involved in the organization than they appear, there is little evidence that can be connected to them. Salvatori has been charged with fighting with Guild magicians during brawls, but he maintains an otherwise clean record.

## Education

Salvatori has poor magical skills, but that is not to say that he is incapable of using magic. He enjoys using magitech to bolster his own abilities and is able of using spells with surprisingly strong effects. He is skilled at using misdirection spells as well as physical enhancement spells. Although his misdirection spells are weak on their own, they enable him to avoid detection in many situations.

Owing to his history as a child soldier and the partner to Dziekonski, Salvatori is especially physically capable of fighting. He is trained to use a variety of firearms, including rifles, and he is highly skilled in a variety of combat roles.

## Personal Life

Salvatori lacks any immediate family due to their murder by the Scholars, but he maintains a rather large network of friends and associates within Subrosa.

Edward Dziekonski is the longest and closest friend of Salvatori. The pair met when they were young and serving as child soldiers in the Scholars' army. The two became fast friends due to their high compatibility.

Salvatori met Lisa Jorgensen in March 2019 when he rescued her from a group of thugs seeking to rob her. Although he lacked magic against the magicians, he was able to fight against them, forcing them to retreat. The pair began to date shortly afterwards and found themselves to be highly compatible with each other.