Senathon was born as a product of rape. The village that his elfin mother lived in was a small settlement situated on the edge of an enormous forest. The village was an outpost for trappers and furriers and as such had a reasonable economy, It was this economy that attracted the band of mercenaries. The mercenaries attacked without warning or provocation, Merely to make quick cash for there own benefits. They savaged the village, Killing a large proportion of the menfolk and raping nearly all the women, One of the women was Senathon's mother, She was left for dead when her assailant was replaced by a short sword. Mother and child lived only by luck, A wondering Cleric entered town not long after the mercenaries left. He was able to heal the damage done by the sword, He also helped many others in the village to live. The Cleric was haled a Hero and given a place of honour in the community. He stayed only long enough to see the birth of Senathon.
Three weeks after the birth of Senathon his mother disappeared. Senathon layed unattended in his crib for two days before one of the towns prominent hunters entered the house to see why they hadn't seen the mother. Upon finding the child and no mother the hunter almost killed the accursed child there and then but was superstitious and didn't want a curse to befall him. He called a council meeting to decide who would care for the child. Not a single hand was raised, no one wanted to care for the accursed thing. Once again the hunter stepped forward and offered the solution, He would take it to a close friend of his to take care of it. The villagers all readily agreed. The hunter took the child and entered the forest.
The friend of course was the forest itself. For many days he travelled towards the centre until he reached a clearing covered in the tracks of wolves. It was there he layed the child down in it's wrappings. Without looking back the hunter left, heading for home.
Senathon layed there for less then two hours when an outcast elfin woman stumbled into the clearing. Aqualener had been cast out of her society for her foul temper and vengeful nature. When Aqualener came across the elfin child she looked at it as a gift, a weapon for her Vengeance. She took the child and raised it as her own, It was Aqualener that gave the name Senathon to the child. It was many years before Aqualener realised that Senathon was only Half elfin, And that delighted her more than ever for Senathon would be accepted by both the elfin and human peoples.
Aqualener was a warrior and as such she took it Apon herself to train Senathon in the art of Martial Combat. When Senathon reached the age of twelve he was already an accomplished warrior. It was at this time that Aqualener sent Senathon out to a human settlement to gain training in the arts of warfare. He joined a mercenary band and spent the next four years on the battlefield, learning how to run an army, lay siege, skirmish, how to create plans and strategies and how to kill. It was during the many wars that Senathon was ordered to commit many savage and horrendous acts of violence. Senathon was a warrior who followed orders and so performed all that was asked of him. It was in his fourth year that Senathon rose to the position of leader of the mercenary band. He returned to Aqualener with his mercenaries.
Aqualener was overjoyed, This was beyond her wildest imaginings, An entire band to carry out her revenge. She looked at Senathon and praised his skill, she then explained how a nearby village had attacked her and cast her out of her society for no reason other than jealousy of her talents. Senathon assured his mother that he would avenge her. Senathon and his band of mercenaries descended on the village without warning or apparent provocation.
Senathon gave the order to kill every last living creature in the village. Many dozens of men, women, and children died on the end of Senathons blade. With each kill came a further darkening of his soul. As the last child slid from his blade he stopped and listened to the dieing screams of those around him, and smiled at his perfect victory, He had lost not a single man. Senathon turned and ordered a temporary disbandment of his men stating that they could ransack the village for payment. He turned and entered the forest covered in blood and carrying the only piece of property he ever wanted, needed or cared for, His sword. Aqualener had become careless in her revelry over the completion of her vengeance, She had wandered back to the clearing that she had found Senathon.
The pack of wolves descended on Aqualener without warning and not needing provocation.
Senathon was nearby when it happened and heard the attack. He rushed in and went into a frenzied attack on the wolves, He killed many and received many wounds before he was able to drive off the wolves. He knelt beside his mother's torn body, As he looked into her eyes she spat at him "Begone from me fool, my vengeance is complete and the gods have taken payment ", When Senathon asked what his mother meant she spat "MOTHER! HA. Your no son of mine, I found you in the forest and raised you to carry out my vengeance. You were no more than a weapon for me, It is done, I have no further use for you. Run away and die somewhere for all I care". Aqualener then laughed. Senathon was stunned by this revelation. When he asked where he came from Aqualener just laughed at him. Senathon became enraged and turned on Aqualener. He knelt and slowly slid his sword up between her legs pushing the blade deeper wile asking where he came from, Aqualener gasped from pain then laughed all the harder. Senathon continued to push the blade deeper all the wile Aqualener laughed. The blade eventually pierced the diaphragm, Aqualener stopped laughing but still smiled fiercely. Aqualener died when the blade pierced her heart, She was still smiling, Silently laughing at the world, her vengeance and at Senathon.
Senathon ran, leaving his sword in the torn and dirty thing he had once called mother. The last vestiges of decency fled from him. Many days later Senathon stumbled across a small village on the edge of the forest. He was welcomed there by friendly people. Senathon was less then civil, he was down right rude and threatening to them. They soon learned to leave him be. On one of the many days that Senathon sat in the tavern getting drunk and obnoxious he over heard a mother threaten a child "Come home now or I'll have drake take you to see his friend in the forest like he did the elfin demon". Senathon went to visit Drake that evening, The elderly hunter died very slowly telling Senathon all about what had happened in the past. Senathon disappeared that night, He returned to regroup his band of mercenaries. He informed them of their new mission, To track down and destroy every last member of the mercenary band who call themselves 'The Crimson Skulls'. For the next five years Senathon and his band joined every fight, war or dispute that raged anywhere in the kingdom. They gained the reputation for being ferocious and efficient, no task was to low for them, No act too base. They faced 'The Crimson Skulls' on the battlefield many times, Senathon would spend days picking through the mutilated and bloated bodies on the field trying to find if his nemesis, his father had fallen in battle. Always he came away empty.
'The Crimson Skulls' during one battle captured Senathon. He was tortured, A small tube with a tap on the end was surgically inserted in his neck. The torturer would daily come and open the tap and let Senathons life's blood drain onto the floor, leaving him constantly weak, they would ask him his companies battle plans, movements and strategies all the wile cutting, poking and causing pain. Senathon was able to resist long enough for his men to rescue him. He didn't even thank them, as far as he was concerned it was their duty. Senathon wrought his vengeance by slaughtering all the families of every known member of 'The Crimson Skulls '.
Senathon was scouring the field of dead for his nemesis one cloudy day when a single shaft of light shone down and struck the top of a nearby mound. Senathon found himself oddly curious so approached the mound. When he reached the top he found the crushed body of an elderly man who had been run over by a war chariot. Senathon noted that the light shone on the body, nowhere else. As he approached the body it coughed and asked for help. Senathon was surprised to see the man alive but shrugged and went to turn away, the elderly man called out to Senathon by nme. Senathon whirled around and stalked up to the man ripped his sword out and stuck it to the throat of the elderly man. Senathon demanded to know how the old man knew him. The old man smiled, "How? Why everyone knows the famous killer and rapist Senathon". Senathon was furious "RAPIST! I have never raped in my life old man and you will die for the very suggestion". The old man smiled "That is good to hear, It means you are not beyond redemption. Heal me SSenathon and all will be revealed". Senathon paused "Redemption?, Heal?. Ha! I can't even perform simple first aid let alone heal old man". The old man smiled " Then kneel down here and I will tell you the words of power to speak". Senathon snorted and turned to leave, He paused for no reason and turned back to the old man and knelt beside him, "speak old man and make it fast I'm very busy, I have something to find". The old man smiled " I know".
The old man told Senathon what to say. Senathon repeated the words precisely and was suddenly filled with energy, a presence he had never experienced before. Senathon fought the felling fearing that it would take over him, destroy him but a voice entered his mind telling him not to fear, to relax and let the felling purge his soul, Heal him so that he could heal others. Senathon gave in, dropped his guard and let the felling roar through his essence. Senathon open up more and more, dragging more of the energy through him as he felt it scour his soul clean. Senathon still remembered all, but now he could view it without the bitterness that accompanied it. It became just a part of who he was, It didn't dictate his actions any more. Senathon collapsed unconscious on the ground after healing the old man.
When Senathon came to he didn't know where he was only that the old man had moved him to somewhere different. The whole feeling of the place was different. Senathon found that he could think clearly for the first time in his life without his past dictating his thoughts. The old man, who became known as Gilder, taught Senathon how to find and use herbs, surgery techniques, Medical procedures and the art of theurgy. Senathon had found peace at last.
After two years of study with Gilder, Senathon was fairly proficient and Gilder announced that it was time for him to leave. Gilder turned to Senathon and told him that his new task in life was to find and wander a new realm and help it's inhabitants. Senathon raised an eyebrow and looked at Gilder "Find a new realm? How?" Gilder chuckled "I almost forgot, I have to teach you the skill of Rift walking".
Senathon looked "Rift walking? What is that?" Gilder smiled "Rift walking is the art of tearing a hole in the prime material plane of existence to the astral plane that touches apon all things that exist on all planes of existence. Once you open the rift you step through to the astral plane and close it behind you. Then with a few more spells you warp the spacial relationship between any two points on any two planes of existence, open a second rift to the new place and step through and close it behind you. There are a few dangers such as some of the creatures that lurk on the astral plane".
Thus Senathon spent another year in the company of Gilder learning how to rift walk. After the year past Gilder and Senathon parted company. Senathon opened his first rift and stepped in. On the astral plane for the first time he found himself disorientated as there is no directions, no up, down, forward, backwards, side to side only pure mental thought. Senathon soon grasped the concept and learned to manipulate himself around the astral plane. He experimented with warping space, when he felt confident he searched for a suitable place to live by searching the astral for tell tale signs of other worlds. When Senathon found one he opened a rift and stepped in. Senathon now wanders this new realm in search of a new home, helping anyone he can. He still returns each night to the lands of his birth, until he finds a new place to settle.