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Zephyr, The Royal Assassin

Zephyr is the Shader-Kai Elf Ex-Assassin Swashbuckler born into the Legendary or Infamous Solyrian family.

Zephyr was a member of the Heralds of the End along with Mov, Imrin Cain, Virmak, Jalos, and Valdoris. The Heralds of the End is inclusive of all those whom were tasked with protecting the Apokalypse Dagger after its theft from the Horn Enclave. Zephyr was also a member of the Vuabrith Assassins Guild before the Death of his father and Uncle and is one of the Cooperator / Coowner's of the new UNSG along side his Aunt/ Cousins (The UNSG absorbed the Vuabrith Assassins Guild upon its creation).

Biography

Before joining the Heralds of the End Zephyr was a prominent Assassin for the Vuabrith Assassins Guild, an Organization created by his Father and Uncle after the dissolving of the United Nautical Shipping Guild, their original family business.

Zephyr grew up within the Assassins Guild on Elling Isle taking many jobs alongside his friend, Nyx, but as the Guild began to take more immoral lucrative jobs Zephyr's father became more apprehensive, this lead to a rift between the two brothers, but when Zephyr's father was found dead an official split between the Black Network and the Vuabrith Assassins guild which would be led by Zephyr's Uncle, who he believed killed his father. Zephyr went on to moonlight as a loyalist to his Uncle to get close enough to kill him.

Unfortunatly Zephyr would not be able to kill his Uncle as he would be killed by his old friend Nyx, Zephyr would then be attacted by Nyx as well. Zephyr would come out on top in that fight killing his Nyx without receiving an explanation as to why Nyx killed his Uncle who he believed Nyx was loyal to. On the run from the Assassins Guild Zephyr took jobs as an Independent Assassin in the city of Sol.

Eventually Zephyr would kill a Dwarf Charlatan named Daermek Moltenhelm. In the possession of Daermek was a note of a job to rob the Horn Enclave, thinking it would be easy money Zephyr would go to the meeting point of that job leading him to meeting and joining the Heralds of the End.

During the job in the Horn Enclave Zephyr would make his first contact with The Black Network who offered him the ability to join them if he betrayed his fellow Heralds. Having just met the Heralds and after his pet Rat (Fredrick) was eaten by Mov Zephyr decided to betray his fellow Heralds on the same day that he’d met them. Unfortunately Zephyr quickly learned that The Black Network was less than interested in allowing him to join their ranks, immediately poisoning Zephyr after he agreed to betray the Heralds.

In the Horn Enclave a Poisoned Zephyr was immediately taken to the infirmary where he would begin praying to the statue of Markain, The God of Foresight and Retrospect. Surprisingly Markain would speak to Zephyr bringing his pet Fredrick back to him as a ghost and healing Zephyr and in return Zephyr would dedicate himself to Markain.

It was Zephyr and Markain who told the Heralds of the End what the Apocalypse Dagger was after they stole it from the Horn Enclave and warned them of the grave reality of what would happen if someone wields the Dagger. With the obligation to protect the Dagger, Zephyr would continue to adventure with The Heralds of the End, going to Hell, Killing Mind Flayers, and even learning that Nyx was in fact alive and more that it was Nyx who killed his Father, Uncle, and that he was in fact the person who led The Black Network. After learning this Zephyr would work towards finding and killing Nyx and returned home to Elling Isle and repaired his relationship with his Cousins and Aunt.

Zephyr would even die when the Heralds were fighting against the Tundra Giants in the Dream Realm. Zephyr would be Revivified but fellow Herald’s Haldrig and Virmak could not be. After his death Zephy would never dream a peaceful dream, always seeing an inky blackness and feeling a cold chain pulling him towards the darkness when he rests.

Zephyr would fight against the Illithad Dragon and face off against the Wizard HIM alongside the Heralds of The End, but the Heralds would be unable to stop the Wizard HIM before the destruction of the Apocalypse Dagger. With the Apocalypse Dagger destroyed the Gods would slowly lose their connection to the Divine Realm and die. Zephyr would warn Markain of this.

Five Years Pass

After the dagger was destroyed the obligation to protect the Dagger no longer held the Heralds of the End together, so the different members of the group split up and went on their own adventures alone. Zephyr returned to Elling Isle after retrieving the body of his Cousin Xellex and attended the funeral. Zephyr would stay in Elling Isle as the Mystic Arcanum was disbanded and revived the United Nautical Shipping Guild with his family officially dissolving the Vuabrith Assassins Guild. The United Nautical Shipping Guild once again became the premiere shipping and travel organization. The UNSG would work with the Saints of Markain helping them organize in the modern world.

Eventually Zephyr would get a tip that The Black Network had been seen organizing in the Continent of Gyva. With confidence in his cousins Zephyr would temporarily leave the UNSG to investigate this and hopefully find and kill Nyx.

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