(Carn) claims the comfiest looking chair, then lobs a fireball into the fireplace "Well, I've already told you about how my great-grandfather found the hemovibrium and the notes to work it, therefore making Bloodsong. I've told you that I found the blueprints to make Roxane in a pre-war facility. And I've told you that I was in a marauder unit." takes a swig from his hip flask "I was born in a small town you won't find on any map. It was a converted pre-war complex on a small island in the Chill Sea. My father was in the military, and my grandfather. Both died when I was young. My grandfather when I was five, from a wasting disease, and my father when I was eight. Killed in combat against the Empire. In case you haven't noticed, I have a deep seated dislike for Yesha. When I was 16 I enlisted, my mother lived long enough to see me graduate basic, then she also died from a virus. One month later the Empire tried to invade Anglea. My original posting was as a infantryman, nothing but canon fodder to the brass. However I did quite well and Gunhild recruited me as a Marauder. After that I spent the next two years deep in the Empire." takes another swig "In Yesha there are three main political groups. The Ox, who prefer peaceful expansion, the Deer who prefer trade, and the Tigers, who prefer military conquest. I'm credited with the deaths of over 50 Tigers. After the two years the Empire got tired and sued for peace, so I was called back. The next five years I spent doing various missions with the unit, near the end though. A certain senator wanted me to carry out a certain order, one that I wouldn't carry out. They tried to court marshal me, but it turned out the senator was conspiring to commit treason, and by refusing the order I exposed him. So, I was found innocent, however the act of insubordination remains on my file. I knew I wouldn't get much farther in the military because of it, so when the time came, I didn't renew my contract. I packed up and headed out to try a secure a future by other means. Three years, and several contracts later, I wound up on a Goldfish in the middle of nowhere, with a captain and crew greener then Chaladonian grass. You guys know the rest....." scratches his chin "Wait, I guess Spades wasn't here then." turns to him "Bandits shot the ship down, the crew bit it. I hoofed it to town and came in here. Next day I got some help," points to Koali "then went back out there and fixed her up. She's now the Valkyrie, the ship we've been flying around on your little errands for awhile now."
