Azreal

"Khylie, that's highly inappropriate"

Name: Azreal Lovelace

Race: Tiefling

Born: 365

Deceased: 435 (Consumed into Hell)

Hair: Black

Eyes: Yellow (glow)

Skin color: Red

Parents and Birth
Azreal's mother and father met each other by chance during a period of high prejudice toward demons in Noscea. As the magiarchy was in the process of gaining power, they held great disdain for any beings of power that could potentially disrupt that power. As the hunt commenced, they ran into each other. Not having seen another Tiefling before, they were pleasantly surprised to have bumped into each other. As the mob started closing in, a young man stepped forward and offered them an escape route. Once safe, he revealed that he was part of a resistance movement against the magiarchy within the city. He was looking for individuals that he could use as specialists and offered to train them in various arts of assassination to exact revenge on the mages that persecuted them.

During their training they fell in love and married, officially becoming: Alistair and Lilith Lovelace. After their marriage they formed the perfect assassin team under the codenames: Phantom Blade and Scarlet Strike. Although operating primarily in the city, their reach extended outward to other parts of the continent as the job demanded. Infamy came quickly, and they were soon known well.

After a few years Lilith became pregnant, and the couple decided to abandon their work in order to create a normal life for their child. Their departure from the safety of the resistance was quickly discovered however, and it was not long after that they became the hunted. The once great assassins were reduced to trying to disguise themselves and begging on the street, unable to stay in a single place for long.

Alistair and Lilith were in the city of Avar when Azreal was born. They had been hiding in an alley when Lilith’s screams drew the attention of passersby. After giving birth in that alley, Alistair and Lilith were dragged into the middle of the town and hung. Not able to justify killing a child over the crimes of the parents, however, the Mayor allowed Azreal to take refuge and grow up in an orphanage.

Childhood
Azreal lived a relatively happy and carefree life at the orphanage for a while. He understood at a young age that his appearance was different from everyone else and would cause uneasiness to the fellow children. Despite this, he embraced the kindness that he received and grew to accept the fact that he would likely not be adopted. He began to see the children and caretakers at the orphanage as his family. Azreal typically did not go outside due to his appearance and chose to spend his time cooking, doing chores and simply watching the other children.

Azreal did not only have his appearance to set him apart from others, but he discovered at the orphanage that he had the ability to sense spirits. He could not see them, but he could typically sense their presence. Chalking it up to a childs imagination, his claims of these spirits were typically ignored and added to the uneasiness that others felt about him. As he grew in age, he learned of his natural affinity for magic. Curious about the world beyond, he began to use magic to enhance his gift of sensing spirits. Before long he was able to see and speak with the various spirits in the area, as well as call to him those he had spoken to before.

Azreal soon made a habit of summoning spirits for informational purposes, until one night he dared to call forth a powerful and malevolent spirit. This spirit immediately began to destroy the orphanage with strong winds and raging fires. Everything happened so quickly, Azreal was unable to warn or save anyone but himself. He was able to protect himself through magic but he was forced to watch the only home he'd ever known burn to the ground. As the only survivor, this event haunted him and he was unable to find peace. The cause of the fire was never discovered and Azreal wasn't about to commit himself to the same fate as his parents.

Now without any place to return to in Avar, he lived in the city’s alleyways in extreme guilt. He became obsessed with the possibility of turning back time in order to stop himself from summoning the malevolent spirit. He believed it to be possible, but it was powerful magic far outside of his abilities. He turned to the only magic he was well versed in: speaking to those on the other side. He called forth all of the spirits that he could think of, but not one would reveal anything to him. All they would say was that controlling time was a forbidden magic and that nothing good would come from pursuing it. In desperation, Azreal turned to a last resort: Summoning the spirit that had destroyed the orphanage. The spirit has no qualms about giving Azreal the information he desired, as chaos was in its nature. Not wasting any time to consider repercussions or practice, Azreal attempted to cast a spell to rewind time. Still not able to contain such power, the spell backfired and made a deep vertical gouge across his chest. As he began to lose consciousness, he felt a presence next to him whisper something into his ear. He was unable to make out what was said and blacked out.

Azreal awoke later on a shabby hospital in Avar; having been pitied and dragged there. As his vision began to focus, he started to see something move in the far corner of the room. Upon closer inspection, he concluded there was nothing there. Shortly after, he began to hear and see things moving quietly through the room even though there was nothing else present. After a short silence, all of the glass surrounding him shattered. Having no explanation and being blamed for the incident, he was ordered to leave once he could stand.

Ever since that day he has concluded that he has been cursed for arrogance and foolishness. He has since traveled, learning how to control the gift of time that the spirit taught him so long ago.

Likes: Books, Magic, Alchemy, Small animals, his talking scythe, Learning things, Sunsets, Boats, Cooking, Singing (though if confronted about this, he’d deny it), Helping others, Puzzles, Children, Black, Traveling, Cleaning, Mornings

Dislikes: Shahir, Fire, Demon Books, Dancing, Alcohol, Sweets, Gambling, Baking, Red, Violence, Ghosts, Talking about himself

Served as Surgeon on The Scorned Siren.