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Things about Iorath Beylon(idk if I posted before, but here we go):

1. He grew up in a backwater town with a small population. Both of his parents were businesspeople and they owned a small prawn shop. Iorath was expected to inherit it and be a businessman like those before him, but he had never liked dealing with people. His parents, however, believed this could be rectified. They forced the young Iorath to stay in the shop to "learn to chat with customers", but the boy absolutely loathed the experience. The only good thing that came out from the tormenting time was that he could play with all the curiosities that the customers left here in exchange of money. One day, a stranger sold a spellbook to his parents, and this opened a whole new world to the young Iorath.

2. Utterly fascinated by the spellbook, he spent all his time trying to decode it. One day, finally, he thought he figured out the first spell. It was find familiar. Iorath was pretty lonely - most of his time was spent in the shop, and when he was free, he was picked by other kids for being weak. That's why he thought having a familiar was not a bad idea, and from what he read, a familiar could communicate with him - he could have a friend, finally! So he conjured away. The problem was that his translation was not pefect, and a mistake led to a small explosion. It left a scar on his right cheek that could not be healed by any means. For some mysterious reasons, his magic still worked, and a kitty appeared before him.

3. Erebus had always considered himself a royalty. He thought he was meant to conquer the world. When he was summoned, he was elated, as it was a sign that his plan could be set into motion. He told the curious young boy that he was the Lord of Darkness, and the boy was lucky to be his first minion. From now on, the boy must address him as "my liege".

4. Little did they know, Erebus was just a normal kitty (well, he was magical in origin, but it was not very special). He could form bonds with Iorath, but that was all. His only special trait was the seemingly insatiable appetite for expensive cat treats. Other than that, he was a greedy, arrogant, and selfish jerk. But Iorath loved him. He still loved Erebus when the wizard learned that his cat was just a normal one. When Iorath found out about the truth, he did not tell Erebus, preferring to let his friend live his own fantasy, although he stopped calling Erebus "my liege". (Well, the young Iorath could be easily fooled despite his intelligence. The adult version sometimes could be, too, because he lacked the wisdom to be discerning).

5. Iorath's parents were furious when they found out that their son experimented with magic and disfigured himself. Iorath had been a handsome fellow, but after the accident, people could only notice his ugly scar (it was probably due to some residual magic in the scar). He had not been popular for his shy and quiet nature, and he was even less liked after acquiring that scar. His parents was angry precisely because of this - such a look and reputation would certainly be detrimental to business. Worse yet, Iorath was their only child, so there was no one else to realise their dream of expanding the prawn shop business.

6. They started to look for people to heal their son's scar. None were successful, but Iorath managed to pick up tricks here and there when he was spending time with the healers. Magic enthralled him. He knew he was going to be a wizard, although wizards were practically myths in this small town.

7. When he exhausted all the materials available to him, he decided to leave. Knowing that his parents would intervene, he told them nothing. He started running small errands in the town to save up for his plan of leaving. When he had enough, he sneaked out from his home, leaving only a note to inform his parents of his intention.

8. Thus his adventuring life began. It was hard. He got injured fairly easily, but thanks to years of good care and having the proper nourishment, he got back up just as quickly. Sadly, his scar had earned him few friends. He could not stay in a place for long because of his ugly look and his nature as a magic user. Sometimes ignorant villagers would consider him as a kind of hags and drove him away with torches and pitchforks.

9. All those did not deter him. He continued to learn whenever he could, and his magical talents grew. He quickly developed an affinity with conjuration spells. Erebus sometimes would got bored of him as all cats did to their humans. But he needed someone receptive to talk to. In those times, he would often conjure magical creatures and spoke with them. He preferred weird creatures, such as monstrous catepillars, because he saw himself in them. They were all monsters to the world.

10. Still Erebus remained his favourite and best friend despite the cat's many shortcomings. It was because Iorath knew Erebus cared for him too. The cat would snuggle with him when he thought Iorath was not awake. It was his immense ego that prevented Erebus to show affection openly. The cat was also the only one who encouraged Iorath to learn magic, as it pleased him to have a "powerful minion". Although Iorath was amused by the motive, deep down, he was grateful for his cat's encouraging words.

11. The cat would get into troubles constantly by challenging creatures way more powerful than him, forcing Iorath to the rescue.(Of course it was not a rescue for Erebus. It was his minion carrying out orders.) Iorath would admonish his cat for his recklessness, but the wizard in fact liked the challenge. When he had a windfall, Iorath would treat his cat with the best fish sashimi he could find. Because of this, he could not stay well-off long. His cat would always demand fine food that would cost all his money. Recently, Erebus was fed Dragon's meat by a powerful sorceress, and since then, he could not shut up about it. Well, it seemed that Iorath still had a long way to go!

#Iorath Beylon #OC #He started as a char for my friend's homebrew campaign #Probably gonna draw sth from here #Looking at my 7381778392 wips now