[Xyltha Thanole]

Background History Secrets : Xyltha Thanole was born in Silrosia, 42 Patterns ago to one Cynthia and Whyl Thanole. His mother, the family matriarch, was a rather amiable elderly elfin female, with a known penchant for gourmet vegetarian food, never seen without some nibbles on hand. Voluptuously plump, an unusual trait in elven females, she manages the household tightly. His father was a harsh, money-minded salt merchant in Silrosia who likes to shore up his manly pride with jewelry and heavy clothing – often leaving him with little time to care for his family; which was exactly has he had planned it centuries ago. Xyltha has two siblings. Maewar, Xyltha’s older sister by 122 Ordinations, was the family black sheep; a keen traveller by nature who spent most of her time traipsing around Aelyria, though currently her whereabouts are unknown. She cuts a fine motherly figure for Thanole, often playing with her younger brother and treating him like a son she never had. Of course, this sort of behaviour was frowned upon in the family, deemed to be bordering almost on incestuous, and causing some strain between her and her mother, the matriarchal Cynthia. Dylantar, his older brother by 200 Ordinations, was a respectable merchant in his own right, currently working under the direction of Whyl Thanole. Like his father, he is also often away on business, rarely home. On the rare occasions he did visit, the two siblings never seemed to get along. Having spent his childhood running carefree without the benefit of parental influence and supervision, with his matriarch being at that stage too old to bear another period of child-rearing, this temperamental elfling grew up rather lonely, surrounded with no-one except several household staff to terrorise. His basic education was undertaken by a private tutor, who took to his young charge after Xyltha demonstrated an aptitude for scholarly pursuits. Xyltha’s sole role-model growing up was his older sister, who only infrequently visited the Thanole house, often imparting tidbits of anecdotes of her travels and bearing gifts that young children everywhere would find delightful. Then, several patterns ago, she mysteriously lost contact with the family, leaving the young Xyltha to think the worst possible scenario. Perhaps his most traumatic experience to date, however, was his forceful expulsion from the Thanole residence. His cumulative history of household terrorism and refusal to follow the mercantile footsteps of father and brother lead to a family ostracisation and subsequent banishment. Since then, he has been wandering about, trying to follow in his sister’s footsteps, and keeping a constant eye and ear out for her possible whereabouts. Recent History Shortly after his departure from the Thanole household, he briefly encountered the mysterious elf known as Erenthril Mael'tharias at Blackbarch Forest. After a few patterns of loafing around, he decided to visit Paxia, and sought to buy a house for himself there, but due to the devastation of the city, lived in the tent city while helping clear the rubbles. Deciding that Paxia was not for him, he visited Nexius Prime and studied Initiate Sorcery at the Arcane Rainbow Towers. Shortly after, he moved once more to Port Alyxandrya in his southward migration, and learned the basics of Horse-riding at the Lockheart stables. During his time there, he was also involved in the investigation of a gangland murder of a renowned artist. He briefly visited the magical city of Vers also, and attempted to take up a position as an apprentice Alchemist, to no avail.