Fire Phoinx

## Personal

Fire\_Phoinx is a tall strong human from noble birth from the land of Sanctuary. He is funny, kind, protective, and always ready for a fight. His father is Rettery Von Burg and he has one brother Doctor Jonny. He is married to his wife Hiathinz and has a sun Sekhmet.

## Humble Beginnings

The day was cold and snowy in the small town of schtuab on the outskirts of Sanctuary. A young woman was staring down the mountain, holding her young son close. A cloaked man was parting in the distance. The young boy asked, "Mommy where is daddy going?" "Daddy is going on a buisness trip, he will be back in a couple of days." Unfortunate how she would never see him again. "Why does daddy have to leave? None of the other villager's fathers leave." "Honey your father is a duke. The duke of one of the most important places in all of Sanctuary. Maybe of all of ulderash." "So that makes you a duchess mommy?" The woman sighed. How was she to explain to young phoinx how her marriage wasn't allowed? The world was much too dark for his bright eyes. A man in the distance yelled, "Your mother is not a duchess, she's a hoe!" The woman pulled Phoinx in closer and turned around. She was used to many of the insults called on her by the men of the village. "You deserve to die witch." The man charged at her with only an iron sword. She drew her enchanted diamond axe from her cloak and slew the man easily. The towns people gasped. "Give mercy to the fool who charges a mother with her cub." Suddenly a man in netherite flew from the air with his trident. He was a fierce mercenary. "King Schnoz has given me orders for your execution. You were a fool to try and woo a duke as a peasant." "Rettery loves me, he will banish you if you kill me." "If Rettery loves you, then Meleys give mercy to him in his tears." The mercenary attacked swiftly. Phoinx's mother fought bravely, jumping and dealing damage with her axe. But suddenly the merc pulled out his fire sword and set the woman on fire. Cruelly he tossed her body onto her son. The flames burned Phoinx and traumatized the boy giving him a great fear for fire. The boy tossed his mother's corpse off of him and declared, "You will pay for what you did!" The mercenary laughed, "Nobody is as powerful as a mercenary with money." "Then I will become a mercenary and kill you myself!" That was a promise he would soon keep.

## Birth of a Warrior

### Body

There are three stages of the warrior: the body, the mind, and the soul. Fire\_Phoinx trained for years growing the strength of his body. He ran down the mountain to collect the water for the women. He pushed the donkeys up mountain for the merchants. He carried the stones for the men. Every night he would do push ups on the roof of his house as the moon rose and would not stop until he could not lift himself up anymore and fell asleep. Some nights he only stopped his training because the sun was already rising in the distance. This was the training of his body.

### Mind

His mind would be trained through the disaster that struck his village. One day an scouts from Bardonia was going through Ulderash trying to find a weakness to attack a second time. The were unable to find a weakness and the Ulderashi army was soon on their tale. The Bardonians knew that if they wanted to escape they would need a distraction and what better distraction than to burn down one of their villages? So they marched into the peaceful town of Schtaub. Fire\_Phoinx tried to fight off the intruders taking down four men, but the bardonians were too strong and captured him. They chained his strong neck with the rest of his people and continued leading them through Ulderash thinking the hostages would be a good shield against the Ulderashi army. However at Mithusu City Phoinx broke his chains and lead their people to the safety of the city of Mithusu. Far away from home and in the terrible dessert they were stuck. Fortunately the people of Mithusu shared their Ulderashi hospitality and gave them food and homes. Many of the people decided to stay in Mithusu city and Schtaub was not resettled for a long time. Phoinx wishing to return home however went to the library in Mithusu and began studying maps. Soon he also turned to books and was captivated by their wisdom. Often he would stay in the library doing push ups and reading the words and battle strategies. He was even hired as a librarian to climb the shelves and put books back (most of which he had taken down). That was how Phoinx grew in the mind of a warrior.

### Soul

One day Fire\_phoinx was walking through Mithusu city when he saw Spokenclaw a high priest of Draconism. Spokenclaw spoke to the people, "Please turn your eyes to the true fourteen deities of draconism. Their mercy is great and their love kind, you will be blessed with them with an invite to their great hall. Repent and you will be saved." The people were angered they cried out against Spokenclaw, "You tell us to repent? We are perfect in our ways and our heavenism is perfect. You should die for telling us such things!" The crowd began to lift up stones against Spokenclaw. Phoinx saw the whole thing and was reminded of his mother's death. He stepped inbetween the crowd and Spokenclaw and shouted, "Whoever casts a stone against him, casts a stone against me!" One fool let his stone fly against Phoix and he caught it with one hand and crushed it. The people scattered greatly afraid. Spokenclaw was most grateful to him and declared, "Good sir I pray the 14 dragon deities bless you and give you such a great gift in the morning of tomorrow." With that Spokenclaw went away back to Aeystria. Phoinx did not believe the words of Spokenclaw but when he placed his head to rest he was given a great dream. A dragon flew from one of his books and perched itself on Phoinx's bed rest. It spoke with a great voice, "Phoinx you are a great and kind warrior who looks after others. Reach through my flames and take what is there." The Dragon breathed fire at the closet's door. Phoinx being afraid of fire cried out, "I can't for I am afraid of the fire that I saw burn my mother." The dragon declared, "Phoinx your fear is deep in your soul have courage and reach with in the fire." Phonix reached his hand out but then whined, "But what if I burn like my mother? I have never been near fire since I saw how evil it is!" A third time the dragon spoke, "Phoinx fire is not evil and it will be your greatest tool. Reach in the fire and claim your gift." Bravely Phoinx reached in and like a fire resistance potion he was unharmed taking armor out of the flames, all netherite besides the pants, as a reminder of his initial doubt. Some say Spokenclaw merely placed the armor in the closet and Phoinx had this dream, but believers say it was Vermithor who visited him. Either way Fire\_phoinx grew into the soul of a warrior.

## Returning Home

Learning the path to Sanctuary, Phoinx began his journey home and met his greatest challenge. He was challenged by bandits on the road. The bandits would say, "Do you wish for death walking alone? We will kill you and take your armor." "No you will die for your evil." Phoinx pulled out his sword and slew them. Yet this was not his greatest challenge. A demigod challenged him on the road. She said, "Do you wish for death walking this way? Cross me and I will kill you and send you to hades." "No you will befriend me and let me walk on." Phoinx pulled out some cake and gave it to the demigod. Very pleased, the demigod let him pass as a friend. Yet this was not his greatest challenge. He was challenged by a king on the road. The king said, "Do you wish for death walking into my kingdom alone? Proof yourself a loyal Mercenary and kill my innocent unloved wife or I will kill you." "No, my soul is too pure I will take your wife to another city where she will be loved." The king satisfied with this allowed Phoinx to go on his way and free his wife. Yet this was not his greatest challenge. Alas his greatest challenge was when he stood in Sanctuary at the door of a dark black house. The rain was pouring down, but Phoinx new in schtaub it was snowing. He knocked on the door. The door was answered by Rettery. Phoinx looked into the eyes of his father. His father that had left his mother to die. He was the bastard son of the Van Burg family and he was afraid that there was no place for him in his father's love. Rettery immediately declared, "Come on in there's always room for family." So began Phoinx's greatest challenge: being reconciled with his father.

## Family

After time meeting his new step brother and building a good relationship with his father, he met somebody that would strike Phoinx deeper than any blade. There was a strange but loyal girl in the town that when Phoinx picked his house they became neighbors. Being the strange young lass she was she went over to his house invading his privacy to talk to him and welcome him. Often alone in the city as Rettery began building his fort they spent long nights talking to each other. She wrote books for him to read that he thought were as great as the one he read in Mithusu. He protected her on long journeys that made her feel the safest she had ever been in her life. Phoinx had grown in riches and was still a royal and where the girl was poor and a former slave and a werewolf. Rettery in his kindness was trying to find a wife for the girl for her security. The two love birds were overjoyed when Rettery gave them both permission to pursue each other. Soon after they began dating they knew they were perfect for each other and so they married. Soon after they adopted a boy from the orphanage in Schtaub named Sekhmet.

## Summary

Fire\_Phoinx is a young warrior and Mercenary. His father is Rettery Von Burg, his brother is doctor Jonny, his wife is Hiathinz and his son is Sekhmet. Fire\_phoinx roams rathnir and Sanctuary seeking to help those who are weak and kill the evil who are strong. Currently he is rebuilding Burgmount and Schtaub and helping his strange wife who he loves very much. Blessed is his friend and woe to his enemy.