Lux

Born to the soon-to-be queen of the western kingdom Lux should've had a fairly cushy life. In reality, even before his birth, he seemed to be a magnet for disasters. His father disappeared soon after the announcement that his mother had become pregnant and, during childbirth, he would end up losing his mother as well. She died before she could inherit the title of queen (passing on the brand to Lux instead) meaning Lux stood to be the next heir, though not everyone was happy about it. Because of the dubious circumstances around Lux's birth he was often treated more as a nuisance even from a young age. Some looked down on him for being the son of a cowardly no-good father while others blamed him for the death of his own mother. The last straw, however, wouldn't come until around the age of two.

When Lux was two years old he was set to take an exam that would help to determine his magic attributes. It went fine at first; finding out his aether element was relatively easy as it was with most children, but something was clearly wrong the more the examiners looked into it. It was normal for everyone to have two magic types, both aether and nether, but for some reason it seemed as though Lux had a third. The discovery was off-putting, no one had ever displayed something like that before, and it was the last push that was needed for his uncle to declare Lux unfit to inherit the throne. At this point his existence was still kept a secret from the general public so a plan was quickly formulated. A simple plan, sure, but it would at least absolve anyone of the guilt of actually killing him.

On the outskirts of the kingdom where it boardered the north and south kingdoms was a place known to be infamously uninhabitable. For some reason crops almost never grew and it was home to all kinds of nasty beasts. Lux's uncle decided that leaving him there would be a fitting end. Being a child Lux was none the wiser and went along when he was told they would be going on a trip. The journey out there was long, a few days in fact, and when they finally made it Lux was both exhausted and confused. It didn't exactly seem like a great vacation place. Before he could think about it much, though, he was kicked off the cart and left to fend for himself. At first he thought it might've been a game but, when night started to fall, he realized no one was coming back for him. He would spend the next weeks doing whatever he could to survive.

Somehow Lux would manage to get out of the uninhabitable zone, but he didn't have much longer. Running on low water and food he was resigned to the fact he probably couldn't keep going. Luck was on his side for once though when a kind stranger would end up finding him and taking him to his house. The entire situation is hazy to him; he simply remembers bits and pieces of the journey to the tiny village, the kind strangers attempts to get him to eat, and the doctors face who often visited. Recovery was slow but miraculously he would survive. Since then Lux has opted to stay in the small village and close to the man who saved him as he feels extremely grateful. Even though the kind stranger would often go on long journeys alone Lux still admired him and grew to see him as a father figure. Thats why when he failed to return home for almost a year Lux began to feel uneasy and decided, at the very least, he should try and find him.