Alexander Silverwald

Allies
Historians, Libraries, Museums and Centers of Culture.

Enemies
Bandits and thieves.

Backstory
It was an age of great discovery and light in a world full of darkness. Alexander was born into a long line of learned scholars and academics. For generations, the Silverwald family were deeply involved in keeping and expanding knowledge of the current and ancient world as to not lose it through the fog of time as it has happened many ages ago. His father, Maxwell Silverwald, was a high ranking member of the guild that oversaw the centers of knowledge of the city such as the central libraries, ancient crypts and the deep catacombs that contained all the accumulated wisdom of the land. As a young child, Alexander spent many hours of each day with his father following in his footsteps, usually with a tome in his hands. After many years, the elder Silverwald grew concerned for the state of guild and of his position. He noticed discrepancies in codices, missing works, strange occurrences, growing mistrust of his colleagues and had an uneasy suspicion that things weren’t as what they appeared to be or once was. He soon began to be worried about the safety of his family if things were headed the way he feared. Afterwards, Silverwald was informed that he was appointed to lead a new research trip to an expedition to the west, a land beyond the mountains to a recently discovered set of ruins and to collect anything they could from the site. Before he set off, Maxwell told his son to “Remember: Trust in yourself; that hardest things require the greatest sacrifices and always search for the truth.” This was the last time Alexander saw his father. Months later, Alex found out that his father and research party had disappeared. No account was given by the other guild elders as to what happened and that it was “an unfortunate tragedy.” Disillusioned by the guild and their disinterest in the circumstances of his father’s mysterious fate, he left the libraries and halls he grew up in to search for a new life and eventually found himself with the people of the lower and under class. His closest friends eventually became with the orphans and street urchins. After years of practice, he learned their craft. Their skills were sleight of hand, misdirection, fighting and an uncanny ability to get away from any situation when things went awry. With the city in decline from its golden age, it was soon evident that war was looming on the horizon from unseen forces from outside the city walls and from within. Even after all those years on the street, he still had at the back of his mind the desire to know what happened to his father. He wanted to do more than just study like him; he wanted to explore and find the truth. To discover the world and to make his way on his own terms.