Grace Vargas

Origin

Grace Vargas, first to his name, was born a direct descendant of Acron, the Bloody Brother, on his father's side. His mother, a woman of few words and many thoughts, was a quiet witch-woman and healer who met his father when he was delirious with fever from an infected battle wound. He grew up on the quiet country manor that is all that remains of his family's holdings.

When Grace was fourteen, Virgil Ahk, descendant of the Kinslayer and family exile, came to the clan homestead and demanded to be given the Vargas name as was his "birthright." An outraged Grace attacked him with a rusted sword, driving him from the manor. Angry and vengeful, he returned in the dead of night with two hired men and kidnapped Grace. They took him out into the woods and beat him senseless, finally leaving him to be found by his family the following morn. This marked the beginning of an intense rivalry that eerily mirrors that of their ancestors, Acron and Virgil.

Always ambitious and determined to regain his family honor, he left home at the age of sixteen to make his fortune. With the meager gold he was able to gather before his departure and his strong will and charisma, he was able to found a small military force which he named after his personal banner - the Band of the Black Hand.

Career

After spending a year in combat training and recruiting soldiers, he has returned to Esgalons, where his broken family resides in obscurity, and swore allegiance there to the Cagilan Empire.