Namaste the Shrider

From the beginning his was a story waiting to happen. His mother a healer of a small village and his father a justice. One night the healer was called to her duty only to be set upon by a fearsome group as she sought to return to her home and family. She was sorely used and every member of the rogues knew her. Nine months later Namaste was born in pain and memories most dire, he was fated to unlove, as any child could be. His parents looked at him and knew shame, pain and embarrassment, his looks favored the humans that had beset his avian mother and as such caused his family to despise him the more. To their shame they took these feelings out on their young son and used him most cruelly, beating him and treating him as no person should be treated. This life culminated in Namaste's seeking of love outside his family. He found it in a young village girl who treated him as he had never been treated before. She gave him what no other ever had, and they soon discovered they were to be parents. When Namaste's father was aware of this, he used his knowledge of the seamier side of life to kill the girl and throw her body into a canyon. He then attempted to do the same to his 'son'. However Namaste's life like his spirit wasn't easily taken. He survived his fathers attack and was unknowingly pulled from the deep by a dwarven man called Bartog. At last it seemed Namaste had found love as this kindly dwarf raised him as he would a loved son. As Namaste grew he responded to his new life. Not looking for a beating at every turn he finally called the dwarf by the name he, Bartog, had longed to hear: "Father". At this stage in his development Namaste resolved to put his past ghosts to rest and went back to his village to seek his parents and confront them with their crimes. There ensued a trial. Once more his father tried to beat Namaste into submission but it was not to be. The village saw what had been happening and condemned his parents actions. Now Namaste was without family and not truly of the village. He was named a 'Shrider' meaning forsaken, forgotten and unloved. Returning to Thera, Namaste became of age. He discovered though that his newfound father and mentor, had disappeared while he was gone and left him the Rhyedin properties. His life now in his own grasp he chose a religion following Mhalador and a guild learning the craft of the ninja. He learnt much until his master was scarce able to teach him more and then applied to join the Royal house of Rheydin. The time of his residence in the House of Rheydin was indeed stormy. People all over the lands were aghast at the doings of the Royals. There were members that flouted the law, who robbed and attacked their citizens in their own town. Much rumbling was heard from the citizenry. Namaste found it hard to watch his beloved city become more and more run down and he ran afoul of the rest of his Royal family when he asked them to step down from their positions because of their lack of presence. He was demoted. He came to realize he would never make a difference so Namaste retired from public life but was still continually hounded and bountied by his former family. Feelings of loss finally brought Namaste to a meeting with Alesus where he questioned his faith. The demons of his past life haunting him was near too much for him to take, but listening to Alesus gave him a little hope for the future. Eventually Namaste knelt at the obelisk near their meeting place and called upon the one it represented, Shandronas. He was granted audience with a ghostly representation of the long dead Elven Healer. Shandronas gave Namaste many truths to think about, not the least of which was that the way forward in his life was his alone to make. Here are some of Shandronas words:- "I can show you the path, Namaste. But you alone are able to walk it.' "The past is a blessed thing it shows us who we are.' Namaste left from this meeting traveled the lands with nothing to defend himself but his faith, spreading the news to everyone. 'Do you wish to hear of the One,' finally he decided that his roving days were drawing to a close, and he wanted to seek happiness in the building of his own family. But that is another story.