The Quintus Ennius family/Aeneas

Youth of Aeneas

Aeneas was a young boy of noble heritage in the region of Ar Nozul. He was raised by his father who was an important men in the region, but often busy and his mother who was always sweet to Aeneas and his brother. Aeneas is the oldest of a twin, with 10 minutes ahead on his brother Ecuo. He lived a blessed life as a little boy, his father, when he had time, taught the boys something about governing men and regions and his mother gave him all the attention he wanted. He was free to play in the woods with his brothers and was fed well. His life seemed almost perfect, until the day of disaster.

That day started great, he was happy that his father would finally take them on a trip to see the region's lord. His father had to talk about the military threat of Perdan which might come one day and the boys were finally old enough to join him. When they had spend a day in the lord's mansion the news hit them hard. Aeneas' mother was murdered along with all the other people he knew but his brother and father. Aeneas had raged on for days before he got somewhat calmer.

After that tragic day they travelled to the mountains near Ubent Castle, it was not like he was used to before. No large dinners and they were no longer allowed to play as much as before. No bed-time story from his mother any more and his father and the peasants where constantly busy building a new mansion and collecting food. The first few months were very hard on Aeneas, but he adapted himself to his new environment and began to hunt himself as well. One day he stood face to face with a monster who had gotten close to their new home. He was about 13 and had learned how to handle a sword, but not enough. While he managed to strike at the monster and wounding him the wounds were not severe and the monster had nearly killed Aeneas. It was that his father got back from hunting just in time to slay the beast and safe his son. From that day forward Aeneas promised himself and Sartan that he would train even harder and harder. And so he did, until the age of 17.

When Aeneas was 17 he left the mansion near the castle and had a message send to all the lords in Ibladesh that he Aeneas Quintus Ennius wanted to swear allegiance to a lord or a duke and to prove his skills and devotion to the empire. It was time he stepped up to restore the family name, to no longer live in hiding but to face the world.