Character Creation

In and out of jail since a young age, one might think his home on the outside is his second home and the cells are his first. He was an occupant so frequently the guards kept a cell reserved—if possible—just for him, often times he'd get to pick up what he was doing when he was released the last time. Despite the darkness that followed him around, he had one bright solitary light; a half-elf girl that gave her heart to him no matter the bad looks they received.

No matter how hard she tried to convince him to stop crime, he always fell back into it, it was ingrained in him, his only strong suit.
Her prayers where answered one day, however, in the form of purpose; a military recruiter scouting the town, looked in the jails for able and disposable bodies—Rydler was of course found in his usual cell. He was offered to be let out for a bit of service. With nothing better to do, he accepted.

Everything was going pretty good for awhile, he used what he learned to help and he was useful for once. Thing turned as the darkness returned to follow him once again when he was arrested. He smiled as he was cuffed, thinking I've been through this before. His love showed up to his sentencing, a warm sight, in a cold room. This wasn't normal, he usually got small time for small crimes; his world was flipped at the time he was given for something he didn't do, getting sent to a jail unfamiliar. His light was extinguished when his love walked to him in tears, hugging him a final time "You'll never change." she sobbed, placing a departing gift in his cuffed hands—a necklace with the symbol of Lathander.

Urban Septime, a Cysegrian, grew up in Cadarnle as the son of a caravan teamster. His mother died when he was very young. Following in the footsteps of his father, Urban became a member of the Tullus House, a merchant company quite notorious for its vast reach managing ground and waterway transportation throughout Cysegr and beyond. In truth, Tullus House has long been a racketeering operation. Urban, like his father before him, was an enforcer for this group of gangsters.

During his days of crime, Urban was exceptionally cruel and violent, delivering merciless punishment on any of Tullus’ opponents, competitors, or supporters who failed to pay an exorbitant fealty tax. During a year-long gang war against a rival teamster group known as Basile Grain Carriers, Urban killed men in the name of Tullus House. His fury and brutality earned him the street name of Krodha, a reference to an ancient Avrunahan demon of wrath. During this gang war fought in the cities and on the roads, Urban’s father Albus was also killed.

His father’s death was an unexpectedly severe blow to Urban. Disillusioned with the endless life of violence and revenge, Urban began to listen to the teachings of a Heliosan priest named Bachusan. After a series of personal talks with the wise speaker, Urban chose to turn away from his depraved life and commit to the traditions of his valiant ancestors. He took on the religion of Helios, the Sun Titan, Lord of the Sky. It was a religion that Urban had always paid lip service to, but now he swore to embrace it as a true guide to his life. After spending nearly a year in ritual and rehabilitation, Urban was accepted into an inner order of devotees and began a training regiment to become a priest.

During his training, Urban found himself under stress of what he saw as the hypocrisy and corruption of much of the Heliosan clergy. His aged mentor and inspiration Bachusan died while Urban was studying for ordainment. A crooked High Priest named Avilius became Urban’s ultimate superior. Urban gradually discovered that Avilius was a liar, grifter, and derelict. Urban came at odds against his superior and fell out of favor in the order.

One night, Urban discovered that Avilius was a child molester. Reacting immediately, Urban attacked Avilius, beat him severely with a bronze candelabrum, and would have strangled him to death had it not been for the intervention of a team of acolytes who ran to the High Priest’s aid.

Urban was not only excommunicated from the Heliosan Order, but also was imprisoned in the Chain Citadel in Cadarnle. He endured three years of incarceration until he was released for agreeing to enlist in the Cysegrian Legions. Urban was posted to the Q'sulth and assigned to a special military unit assigned to dangerous missions and undesirable mission engaging with the nearby mountain tribes.

In the challenging combat and hardship, Urban fought alongside many exceptional men completing dangerous commando and clandestine missions. Urban formed strong bonds with the other legionnaires. At the end of the war, he and some of his closest comrades-in-arms were framed for a crime that they did not commit. Urban found himself imprisoned again, this time at an underground security stockade in Port Llif.

But this time, Urban was not without capable friends. And this time, none of them intended to stay.