Oog of Val Miran

Oog has been on this land of Thera for longer than I can remem- ber, I asked him his age and was told he was sixty three. As a youngling by his own admission his temper was an uncontrollable force, and so he grew. Until he met a man, a tall man in shiny armor is what the young Oog saw and that man taught him the con- trol that was to help him survive his bouts of rage. The mans name was Indegal and he was to become young Oog's mentor. The other most important lesson that Indegal taught Oog was that 'One man Can make a difference'. He tried to live by this. Oog thought he could help most by becoming a Val Miran Royal, so this he set out to do, it was a time of turmoil and darkness covered the lands like a blanket, The king disappeared and Oog became king at the urging of the immortals as it was considered the town should fall if he did not. During this time he was influenced mightily by Lord Eitreach. He ruled Val Miran for ten years and during that time he met a young druid named Lum. They loved each other, and decided to marry, the day was set. One beautiful Sun- day morning Oog set out to marry his Druid but when he went to seek her out all he found was a note. Lum was dead. To make mat- ters worse his best advisor was soon killed, along with the second advisor, both these deaths Oog thinks were because someone was actually after him. All of these occurrences led to Oog de- ciding to leave Thera, he says mostly because of his lost love but the other deaths certainly played a part in his decision. I asked him what happened then? He said 'So I left, I went to a far off land to be alone '.. 'You left The royal House", I asked.. He said 'Everything'. He left Athelea in charge. But, he could not find solace in the far off land , he knew in his heart that peace of mind would never happen unless he faced his fears. He was alone on the is- land for many years and finally one day he got a message from the air that these lands could once again use his help. He decided to return but was greeted by all as if he was a ghost.. Many thought of him a living dead man, but finally they found that he was ac- tually still the same person he had been all those years before, and he was asked by Luqin himself to return to the Royal house of Val Miran. He has been welcomed back into the royal house with open arms. I asked him had he got over his love for Lum but he says in all honesty he will always love her. Although he thinks he can love again but also thinks no-one will want to love an old ogre like him.