PaxLair City, Felucca, Chesapeake (PaxLair Times) – February 28, 2011 – by Blacwin – Blacwin once was a monk. He and Brother Guido sought refuge in Paxlair after their monastery burned down. They were given permission by Winfield to reside in one of the two towers there to continue their studies as long as they promised to help heal the people of Paxlair or others who sought help there.
Maggie, who resided in Paxlair at the time, caught Blacwin’s eye. Brother Guido found them as they lay together in the straw of the stables. Blacwin was immediately defrocked and sent running. Maggie, in the mean time, took Blackwin’s crook and severely beat Guido with it for interrupting her and the monk. Tired of running, Blacwin found himself, in the maw of the Orc dungeon near Paxlair. The orcs that captured him owed their allegiance to the Lich Savaric. They bound him and brought him to one of the various places Savaric calls home.
The Lich studied Blacwin as he lay entranced by the lich’s evil gaze. Blacwin revealed all that he had done in his life. The Lich was interested in the monk’s dexterity with bandaging the wounded. Savaric’s new slave was set to the task of healing the orcs under Savaric’s command. Impressed by Blacwin’s handiwork, Savaric sent Blacwin to study as a thief in the Buccaneer’s Den. He soon learned to steal deftly and to move unnoticed by most beings. His new task was to obtain artifacts the Lich desired from various dungeons, far off places, and even the Abyss.
Recently, Blacwin had been given orders to obtain the matter from the corrupted well in Mazrim’s Tower near Aryslan. He and a escort of orcs approached the tower but were attacked by spirits. The orcs were slain and Blacwin fled. In the Dark Wood he was attacked by a vampiress, clad in armour. She jumped upon him from her mount and drained him of most of his blood. She left him there to die. The Lich sensed Blacwin’s soul retreating to the afterlife. Savaric, himself, appeared though a magical gate and took Blacwin to the Dungeon of Fire. The Vampiric Mages there finished the job the vampire of Aryslan had not: they made him immortal.
The Lich sent Blacwin again to gather the matter contained in the corrupted well of Mazrim. His fate is still to be revealed.