Faux grew up with his dad, Vence Xilbernaf, in the Darkscape, an area in of Midjord where the soil itself is unholy and is known for being horribly dangerous to travel in. Most people avoid traversing into it and the native species are often onsidered frightful beasts.
Born to a holy mother and an unholy father, Faux was by no menas a common sight at the time. The environment was hostile and rough - it was no means the optimal place to raise a child, but considering his heritage, it was probably one of the better places for them to stay unbothered. After Faux's mother gave birth to him, it was just him and his father in an inhereted family home.
He technically had other family on his dad's side that still resided in other places in the Darkscape, but the relationship was less of that of a family and moreso akin to an organization bound by blood.
Faux showed early signs of haboring a lot of magic, strong sparks it that manifested with his strong emotions. It was strong, but also incredibly hard for him to control. In hindsight, Faux sometimes wonders if this lack of control was also a part of the reason Vence refused to to bring him along. His dad also had magic, but Faux's seemed different, likely due to his mixed heritage. With no practical need to really use it, nor any real understanding of how to use his particular kind of magic, his only taught him some essential easy stuff that he practiced over and over.
Faux's father took pretty good care of Faux. He was considered one of the more civilized creatures that was easier to communicate with. That didn't mean he was particularly nice or kind to others though. Vence was very protective of Faux, knowing that the Darkscape was full of dangerous beings. He came from a line of rather well-off and priviledged unholy beings and so despite being closed off from the outside, he had quite a bit to offer Faux in terms of knowledge to study. Obviously it was more geared towarsd the Darkscape as well, but there was still a lot to learn. Not just family history, but also different anatomy books and medical records on the creatures in the area. Faux's father' himself wasn't in the medical field, but's side of the family were hunters of sorts and had a strong family tradition of disecting an figuring out other animals, in particular to eat and utilize the different parts of other beings for their own gain. Or sometimes even sell to the outside.
Faux learnt quite a bit of knowledge from Vence, despite his dad refusing to take him along for hunts for most of his childhood. He did want Faux to be able to take care of himself, but Faux was quite smaller than the rest of his dad's family. Instead Faux focused moreso on soaking in knowledge, especially from their homemade library.
When he reached his midteens, his dad one day just didn't come home from his hunt. He was usually rather timely and it had been a frequent topic that if he didn't arrive home before the daybreak, then he likely wouldn't be coming back at all. So in a way, Faux had always been prepared, always expected it.
It didn't stop hurting though.
Faux sent a letter off to the remainer of his his dad's family that he had passed away and that he would be taking care of the home. Since Faux had become a registered and accepted member of the family, there was seemingly no issue.
Life went on, now practically alone. Faux didn't continue the family business, but he knew enough to get by due to all the knowledge he had soaked up from those books. He never asked for help from his remaining family and the never reached out side to ask for updates ocasionally.
When Faux had been contemplating to travel out to learn more of healing magi, he disclosed as much in a letter to get advice and his grandmother wrote back that he was welcome to do so but that they'd send out family to live in the house so it was proteted for however long gone Faux would be. On top of that, he his attention was directed to the region of southern Bha'Lir, in particular the Heisteria Academy that specialized in healing.
This was probably the most his family had ever offered him and Faux appreciated it, deciding that he trusted them enough to take them up on this offer. Accepting their offer, he got ready to finally leave this lone place behind and to discover what laid outside his home.

Faux had a lot of reasons and aspirations for a career in the medical field. He in particular really wanted to pursue the path of physical healing as the idea of mending vessels or potentially making life easier for others seemed so important. With the childhood Faux had, he had seen his fair share of misery and so he strove to make a difference. A part of him just wanted to do good, but there was also a part of him that wanted to leave a mark on history to become famous and unforgettable to others. He wanted to be part of something larger and something important that could help those around him.
In his pursuit of knowledge, he heard of Heisteria, the school for the arts of healing and medicine, located in Cinmir.
Cinmir and Vhasmir- no, all of the southern Bha'lir, was rather well-known for their advancement of healing. After all, the goddess Regizea herself had her largest temple in Southern Vhasmir.
Seeking more knowledge and better opportunities, Faux decided to try be accepted by Heisteria. His magical abilities were good, although unruly and a bit chaotic. That said, everyone could clearly see he had the potential to become something truly fantastic one day! Though Faux didn't have a lot of theoretical knowledge beforehand, he quickly soaked in concepts and knowledge, which helped him show more promise.
He was accepted to attend Heisteria, despite his lack of papers on any prior education. His professors had mixed opinions of his attendance to the else pretty pristine academy, but it was undeniable that Faux had the talent for this field of work. He was attentive and focused on his goal, often spending his free time studying rather than socializing.
Faux found making friends a bit of an awkward affair, his humor and culture differated quite to those around him who were native to the Bha'Lir region. Though there were many kinds of creatures attending, he still looked stranger than most with his strange ears, eyes and his ability to sit completely still for hours upon end. Some peope actually saw him as weird and creepy, while others let their jealousy feed their dislike of him. Unsure how to approach others, Faux opted to focus on his studying or to further his knowledge on the medical field in one way or another.
Despite not seeking out friends and avoiding social events, another foreigner decided to befriend him. Allika was also outside the Bha'lir area, an individual with a somewhat pushy and confident personality who wasn't afraid to have differing opinions. Where Faux and many others sought to help and to bestow glory on their name, Allika was mainly there to get a good and well sought-after job.
Allika initiated their relationship by just sitting down by Faux's table and starting to ask for help concerning their classes. Faux being better at the theoretical knowledge, helped Allika understand the material. It went from studying together to then hanging out in their time off, until they were practically seen together always.
Things were going quite well until the middle of the third year where Faux suddenly started struggle withhis studying. His theoretical knowledge was still close to perfect, the issue was his magic. It wouldn't do as he needed it to do, though able to manage the simpler things he needed before,t he technically difficult and elaborate spells seemed to not work with his magic. They tried to figuring out why, what the issue was, but even figuring out what Faux's magic kind in the first place was, seemed to be a struggle.

The praise and expectations for Faux started dissapearing. As he struggled more and more, he became more and more frustrated and disheartened. His classmates started passing him by, one by one and then positive attention he had gotten from his idols dwindled. His professors became hesitant, uncertain of what they had once called a wonder. It cracked him up, crumbled his sense of self-worth and drive. He wanted to be better, to change the world. And he knewhe could do it, right? He had the potential. So why wasn't the world letting him? What was wrong with him, which part was broken?
Falling further and further back, he tried to study harder, to have his teacher explain it over and over until sympathy grew to annoyance or pity.
Why?
Why, why, why?
How could be become talented again? How could he stop feelign this miserable? Some suggested he'd seek a different way of healing that didn't including magic, but all it did was to tear him apart.
Desperate and lost in his own crumbling mind, he sought advice from the sources that didn't feel like a knife in the back, his books. He needed an answer, something, to lead him back into the light. Had Allika not been there to help take of himself, he'd have completely neglected his own health, as he burried himself more and more away. He'd most likely have push Allika away too, had he not held onto him and listened to his rambles, whilst showing her resistance and support. He was really good at pushing down his terrible and destructive ideas, but also enourage him to figure out new ways to re-discover his purpose.
And then it hit Faux--
What if-- what if he did the most healing anyone could?
What if he just-- healed the dead? Brought them back? Sure it was illegal but that was in part because "it's always messy".
Well what if it wasn't?
Faux could figure otu a way to make it work, he knew he could do it. It wasn't impossible, it merely took a lot of magic. And he had a lot of magic, he knew that much. That was one of the reasons it stung so much when people called him magic insufficient.
He'd prove that he was worth attention and approval, that he wasn't to be discarded or broken. He'd fix what couldn't be fixed easily yet.
Faux convinced himself more and more that this was a good idea, though he understood very well that it was a pretty controversial idea and topic. Heisteria considered it a high moral crime that would get your license taken away for even dabbling in. But it only made sense - after all most feared what they didn't understand yet.
No matter, he'd tell Allika, whether Allika then would approve or snitch on him. Allika at least tell him if he thought it was a terrible idea and he trusted her.
He didn't expect Allika to think it was a decent idea though, much less that he'd throw away his entire potential career to join him. Allika told him that he thought it was one of his better ideas, when he presented all the benefits and drawbacks to her. Faux said he didn't have to join him and that he'd hate to take Allika to a path that was difficult and risky and in turn Allika told him to "shut up and that they were friends who stuck together".
One would think that necromancy would be as difficult as Faux' normal studies and they wouldn't necessariy be wrong. It wasn't like necromancy didn't need controlled magic too, but at least there was no one who expected him to reach any goals at a specific time. With it being a rather under-researched topic to begin with, Faux and Allika had a lot to explore, especially as thye did attempt to do it in the most ethical way they could think of.
As such, they started studying necromancy in the middle of their normal studies as they sagged more and more behind in their classes. They still managed to get by and actually the outlet and new passion helped Faux stress less and do generally better. With all the extra practice, he also managed to be able to control his magic more, though now he seemed to put in less effort on his normal healing studies. Faux and Allika did what was needed for them to comfortably get by, and spend the remaining energy to make sure that their side-studies was well hidded, developing different coding languages and such to communicate and transcribe their research into.
Their bond became stronger and stronger. They were both set on learning necromancy, so should one die, it was the others duty to bring them back. They were family, and family stuck together. Through thick and thin.
With promising results over their time at Heisteria, they actually managed to comfortably ressurrect different animals before their graduation, though they purposely didn't bring back any people before they were out of Heisteria. Finally though, they managed to Graduate from class '57, at that point well known as inseperatable troublemakers.
Finally getting to put that chapter behind him was so good for Faux. It changed him a lot, as he became more of a loose canon and leaned into his home-culture, rather than trying to fit into the rest of the culture at Heisteria. With Allika as a life-long friend and a new strong want in mind, Faux set off to master necromancy.

Practice makes perfect. And Faux sure practiced a lot. Unbound by any guilds, any group or family, Faux did as he pleased, testing the limits of the world he lived in. Allika and him parted after school, but stayed in touch to exchange their research and ideas. The two of them were rather smart and innovative, their brainstorming bouncing off each other really well.
The more Faux watched death and all that it had to offer, the less bothered by it he became. It didn't mean that he still didn't want to help others, but dying was less of an issue, just a minor set back.
His practice didn't go unchallenged. Though some appreciated his work, others thought of him as malevolent being, disrupting the laws of nature. Faux didn't mind too much however, people still came to him and asked for his help and their appreciation and joy over his work was all he needed. He settled into his old house that theXilbernaf family kept available to him, slowly refurnishing and rebuilding the place to be the perfect place for his work.
TThough he recided in the Darkscape, he made frequent travels far out from there, only to return after a month or two. On one of his travels, he met an elemental called Aris, whohe grew close with. It was bond that Faux hadn't really expected, but didn't mind. Her affection and care filled a void he hadn't really noticed that had been there. In a similar way to Allika, yet more akin to Vence, his late father. She became his mother, which he just kind of rolled with, offering her freedom and protection in return.