Vashj Sar'sul

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Genetically engineered at birth to be the vanguard of a new project to achieve multi-layered genes and superior connection to the World Storm, Vashj was created from early on in his egg stage. Injected with constant doses of truminum and dragonkin genetics, the young lifeform nearly lost his life to the deadly injections like so many of his unborn kin have before Vashj. The few that actually are birthed are trained, as Vashj was, to become strong fighters with the magical weaving and the art of sword play to protect themselves and the people of the dwindling naga race. However, Vashj did not take on this training to a much later age as he was to lead his people in experimenting with the World Storm's connection to the Dragonkin blood inside Vashj.

Though this connection proved to be near non-existant, the naga continued to care and train for Vash despite the blood of their enemies that flowed through him. The naga carried on the knowledge of their ancient naga mage-lords since the time of old before the God Wars, and instilled it upon Vash and the fellow younglings in the remnant cities. Through this knowledge, the magic came almost naturally to him in the days of his training much later in his life. However, it took much later, nearly twenty years, to weild a sword somewhat well enough to defend.

Vashj first saw the devestating effect of Sylnorath's Scar upon Aeria when he ventured outside the walls of the remant naga. The once furtile lands of jungle now only reduced to a sea of deserts. With the knowledge and practice of the magic trained for nearly a century, Vashj traveled the wastes in order to put the training to use as instructed by the naga. Weeks went on without any word about the dragonkin naga. He came back bathed in the blood of the humans who have taken his ancient land, their skulls attached to a band around his neck and waist. Captured merchants of varying nationalities followed behind him, chained from head to toe to be given to the naga as a gift.

Only now Vashj was considered one of the naga, no longer outcasted in the society that birthed and experimented on him. But something more dark grew inside Vashj in his attempt to gain favor with his kin. War changed him, talked to him. An overwhelming desire to slay his enemies and be showered in their blood made him leave the city after two centuries and twenty years of staying inside to hone his skills. While still being an outcast to the world, a mere myth in some cultures, the naga set out to seek war, conflict. He spent years on the battle field, small and large, just for the thrill of battle. He requested no money, no rewards for his service. For this, his name grew as a warrior of great magical and physical skills around Aeria.

While in the South acting in a war for a tiefling named Marcus Olm, Vashj stayed among the cities for a short while before returning back to Sanctimonia. Along his way he spotted an alfar woman being harassed by other alfar men. Still covered in blood from a previous fight, Vashj slew the male alfar for the woman before continuing his trail north. She, of course, came with him for protection. Forming a sort of bond, the two stayed in Surna for reasons unknown to Vashj. He stayed regardless because of the active fighting in the area.