Rhazien

Rhazien knew from an early age he was different than most other people. He was weak, not fast on his feet and constantly sick. He thought he was some cruel twist of fate since his twin brother Calhan had the strength and friends Rhazien always wanted.

Calhan and himself were servants of Razoul, who was a wicked cruel human who took pleasure in torturing his servants when they didn't please him. Whipping and beating were a daily occurrence their young lives. Known only to his brother and himself, the master was a washed up wizard who kept it secret from the rest of the town as sorcery was seen as an abomination.

Rhazien’s father was unknown except for the one other person who Rhazien couldn't find. His mother. According to many of the people in the village, his mother was a vile witch who would hex anyone looking at her. She disappeared early on in Rhazien’s life. People tended not to look at Rhazien for too long as it made them uncomfortable. Rhazien's stare seemed to pierce their eyes and look directly into their soul, this talent served Rhazien well as he didn’t like people in his way. Calhan often tried to include him in activities with the little free time they had.

One day Rhazien bought the wrong potion ingredients, so as punishment the master poured the burning liquid onto Rhazien's back in front of Calhan. Calhan pulled a dagger from under his cloth and leapt at the Razoul. He froze before he got within 1 metre, Razoul used his mind and forced Calhan to stab himself in the stomach. The pain and anger built up inside of Rhazien and exploded with a black fiery end to his master's life. Razoul went to his brother who was bleeding and barely conscious. There was banging on the door and Calhan begged Rhazien to leave.

Rhazien was kneeling beside Calhan and before the door burst open, Calhan pushed Razoul out of the window and into the stream that was below the tower. The boys never saw each other again. The black fire that leapt from Rhazien's body that day left his eyes colourless, black and empty. Rhazien awoke under the watch of Hector a wizard of the the White Scorpions. Hector knew the power inside Rhazien and decided to train him. He also told Razoul about his brother's mysterious disappearance.

After his education Razoul worked as an assassin specializing in killing other magic users for many years. With each death he pictured Razoul's lifeless body, then remembered Calhan. He still gets some missions from his mentor and White Scorpions contact but those are just distractions on his search for his mother and brother.