Seeking the Sacred Balance
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Born and raised in a rural village near the Earthwood in Damara, Kosef worked in logging from the age of 13 with his father. Practically from the time he was born he was bred to be strong and resilient; his father saw him as nothing more than a workhorse for his logging operation, and would not tolerate any signs of weakness. This included daydreaming, which the young, thoughtful Kosef was quite prone to much to his father’s chagrin. He had heard the tales of the righteous paladins of Ilmater that were common in the region, and quite often dreamt of a more exciting life for himself. He desperately sought for a greater purpose to his life, something more meaningful than the mundane village life.
His wishes were to be answered soon after turning 18, but in an unexpected way. Kosef had grown to a formidable 6’4”, with the muscles to match after years of hard labor. Despite his reluctance to remain and increasingly stubborn nature, he was the best worker in the camp by far. While chopping away at an oak tree early one morning, he caught a glimpse of a dryad through the trees. He had felt her eyes on him, and it was only for a short moment before the dryad darted out of sight, but that was enough; Kosef was entranced. Just as cries of “Timber!” rang out among his company and attention turned elsewhere, he dropped his axe and wandered off into the forest, curious. He caught sight of the dryad again, darting behind a tree, and deeper into the forest he followed. This unusual game of hide-and-seek continued for hours, until the Damaran found himself in front of an oak of an otherworldly nature.
It was the dryad’s tree, and she had purposefully lead him there. She could see his eagerness for something greater, and believed he could be of use as an ally of the forest. She taught him of the forest, of Silvanus, of the local druid circle, and of a monk of the Balanced Oak that lived in the nearby trees. It was this Order of the Balanced Oak that piqued the contemplative Kosef’s curiosity, as he wished to follow the Balanced way Silvanus promoted.
With a new sense of purpose, the young Damaran sought out the nearby monk, and took residence as an initiate. It was deep within the Earthwood that Kosef’s strength was honed into a weapon, and his mind sharpened to see what others did not. His path to enlightenment had begun. He took to the Order’s code quickly, realizing this was the greater purpose he had longed for.
Yet he still wished to see the world, and believed he could serve nature in greater ways by taking up the adventurer’s life. Barely a year had passed before Kosef made up his mind and set out as a wandering monk, despite his mentor’s urgings for him to stay in the forest. His travels have lead him to Narfell after hearing of the plague and the troubles within the Rawlinswood.
PC Name: Kosef Kulanov
Login Name: Scatterbrained
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