Intro

Marzic is a keen, quiet troll with a sharp tongue and fierce conviction. His manners and social graces are carefully learned and executed, and while he is relatively well-spoken, he can be blunt and somewhat crass. He is quick-witted, efficient, and sensitive to changes in others and his surroundings, which makes him highly effective at both his work and in social situations. He has a strong sense of self and a carefully built temperament, making him less prone to doubt. While aloof and carefully controlled, Marzic is empathetic and generally strives to help, understand, and connect with others.

Early Life

Marzic was hatched in the late Conquest era, before the rise of the Empire. He showed up in the woods outside a small village, wearing fine but strange clothes and seemingly unable to speak. He appeared to be five sweeps old, and caught wild critters with his bare hands and ate them raw. Despite the village's concerns that he was feral or some sort of monster, he was adopted by a pair of trolls living on the village outskirts.

Marzic did not take to socialization quickly, and remained a wild and strange child- Literally aging slower than he should have, even for a ceruleanblood. One of his guardians taught him combat- And he picked it immediately, up as though he had already been taught. He had a tendency to resort to violence without warning, and severely beat the other village children who bullied him more than once. However, his guardians were careful and patient, and their lessons did not go unheeded; As time went on, Marzic mellowed out, began to speak, and picked up social cues.
It took Marzic ten sweeps to physically age from five to eight sweeps. Around this time, a black unicorn showed itself to him- Having been watching him from a distance throughout his life, and now choosing to be his companion now that he was becoming an adult.

War encroached upon Marzic's village, and like many others he enlisted in the army. He quickly became known as a terror on the battlefield- But while he did not revel in bloodshed, he also did not particularly act to help his fellow soldiers. Others found his intense but silent demeanor unnerving, and generally he did not earn any favor despite being a fierce combatant. Eventually, he grew sick of fighting and left, wandering without aim. Still fairly young and showing promise, he was taken as an apprentice by an older monster hunter for several sweeps; Under her guidance, Marzic's strong conviction fully cemented itself.

Adulthood

As a monster hunter, Marzic wandered. Typically, he would hunt monsters for a bounty or at the request of locals who were being terrorized. He began to revisit areas, if infrequently and only for short periods of time, and slowly built up a rapport with some locals. He also earned favor with fellow monster hunters and other adventurers, being intelligent, capable, and willing to work with others. However, he was known by and large for his violence and ruthlessness, and this only worsened as time went on. He was known to have killed some trolls- Even a minor noble- For unknown transgressions. This lead to the belief that he would kill anyone or anything for a sufficient sum.

Marzic's bloodthirsty reputation earned him his fair share of unwanted attention. A mage acquainted herself with Marzic and slowly, carefully earned his trust over several sweeps whilst concocting a plan of revenge: He had killed her matesprit, no doubt a terrible troll, and in response she learned his weaknesses and bound him in a hateful curse. The curse was one of vampirism, though Marzic gained none of the benefits of being a rainbow drinker, with the drawbacks intensified. In his attempts to break the curse, he was betrayed again; He locked himself underground to ascertain the details of the curse, and the troll who had promised to let him out instead abandoned him. He did not manage to free himself for over a thousand sweeps, now modern day.

Trivia & Other Info

• Marzic's wounds always heal without physical scarring, and this was the case since he was young.
• Details of Marzic's curse