Jason Reilev

=Biography=

Early Life: Rummian Royalty & Complicated Family
Jason Reilev was born 2nd Prince to House Djerik of Rummia, an Isle in the Jurrian Sea. His father, Zetin was the patriarch of House Djerik, making Jason and his older brother, Phrivet, royalty. Jason never knew his mother, who died shortly after giving birth to him. Though he grew up in his father's castle, the two were never close, and Zetin, known for being cruel prior to his wife's death, became even more isolated from his kingdom and his family in the years that followed.

Jason's brother Phrivet was his closest friend. His only friend besides a young servant called Aejil. Jason spent hours playing with Phrivet while he was young, and only when he grew older did he realize his brother was different. He was a bit slower than the others in the castle. A bit more introspective. Completely non-verbal. Even so, Jason remained close with Phrivet until the age of fifteen, when their family circumstances would change things forever.

Due to the Rummian custom of Rumjarja, Zetin forced his sons to fight for the throne upon the eldest reaching adulthood - Jason was only fifteen at the time. As always, Rumjara is to the Death. Rather than kill his brother, Jason tried to escape with Phrivet, leaving Rummia on a pirate ship: the Karina. Phrivet died is the escape, but Jason remained the crew of the Karina: Arcus Rajazad, Remus Callidus, Ajax Callidus, Quintus Umbran, and Ralf the Divian.

Travels
From his departure from Rummia aboard the Karina until the age of twenty-three, Jason travelled far and wide across Ateon.

Piracy in the Jurrian
The crew of the Karina stuck together for some three years after their formation in the slums of Rummia. Arcus Rajazad, then known only as Arcus, was a fine ship's captain and a fellow Ichthy. Ralf was a drunk but a fine navigator. Quintus Umbran fancied himself a poet of sorts and was most useful as an bit of muscle. Ajax was the brawn, and Remus was the brains behind their whole operation, and soon their small crew was smuggling across the Jurrian. As Jason trained with Ajax and Quintus and crew grew bolder, they eventually turned to piracy, recruiting the odd man down-on-his-luck to join them. This continued for the next two years, until the crew for the most part split up. There'd been an incident on a civilian ship, and Jason left the life of a pirate behind, heading out on his own travels. The rest of them didn't stick together for very long, but the core five all ended up in Templehelm at one time or another.

The South and West
Jason spent his later teenage years in the South and then the West. He spent his time as a sell-sword, assisting simple people how he could and taking payment in the form of food, lodging, equipment, and meager coin. Jason spent nearly an entire year adventuring across the Free Land

Death & Rebirth
Two years after Jason's death, three men gathered at the Temple of Mycelyix, where the Nexus had once stood: Cedric Rashoth, Acmog the Lich-King, and Rapheous, then head of The Guild. At this gathering, Acmog uses his mastery of the necromantic arts to call Jason's soul back to Templehelm and tether it to the severed eye of a Leviathan as a kind of phylactery. Shortly after this, Cedric Rashoth communed with Akwal, and, after much prayer, Akwal fused Jason's phylactery with a magically-constructed artificial body that Cedric had prepared.

Arcus the Oracle
A friend who came to Templehelm with Jason. He served as Jason's right-hand and oracle. He died shortly after the Great Upheaval.

Boldric of Whitecrest
Jason's first and oldest friend in Templehelm. Boldric and Jason built Whitecrest from the ground up, twice. When Jason stepped down from the throne in order to stave off Glacikaldrian Invasion, he left Boldric in his place. A life-long Mycelyite, Boldric and Jason were the foundation of the traditional affections between those two creeds.

Blak Shadrian
A friend of Jason's from Old Whitecrest, Blak Shadrian was loyal and kind. When he returned to his homeland, none expected that his daughter would one day come to Templehelm, seeking shelter and guidance from her father's old friend.

Leonad Storm
King of Tranquility. Leonad helped Jason to grow closer to Akwal, and he provided a home for him following the Great Upheaval.

Ran'akak'flam
Also called Rand Steel-Flame, he was a long-time friend, rival, peer, and eventually enemy. Rand and Jason followed the same faith in very different ways, and as Rand grew older, he became more and more fundamentalist in his beliefs. This lead to friction between him and then-Champion Jason Reilev, and eventually Rand's jealousy and tribalism and Jason's desire for unity among the faith came to a head. The Massacre at Dubiety is a bloody mark on Tranquil History, and it is a tale of tragedy and betrayal. Often thinking his actions were in the wrong, it was one of Jason's few regrets.

Mystiko de Montechristo
The traitorous fiend was a close friend of Jason's, and he would often seek solace with his more loyal, kind friend. When possible, Mystiko was housed or hidden, but even Jason had to turn him away once or twice to keep his own people safe.

Quan Do O Grant
A complicated friendship indeed. Quan and Jason never quite saw eye-to-eye when it came to the faith. When Jason was named Champion, he and Quan only drifted further apart, and when both were affected by the possessive magic of the Others, that relationship fully crumbled. Their tale is long and storied, but it ended with Jason face-down on Syzar's Isle, his own trident thrust through his heart by one he had laughed, danced, and drunk with a time ago. Quan Do O Grant killed Jason first, before the Sea Father revived him. It was a betrayal that stung Jason's heart till the day his soul was taken from him as well.

Ekgnujya the Cruel
A long-time friend of Jason, Ekgnujya fought alongside him from the days of Tranquility till they served the Kingdom of Aren. Known for his engineering skills, Ekgnujya was often left in charge of siege weaponry. Due to the kind nature of Jason as King, the darker projects of nation-building were usually left to Ekgnujya as well.

Daniel McLachlen
A strong and loyal friend. Daniel McLachlen was found with Jason ever since the days of Tranquility. They fought and celebrated together until the days of Serenity, until Jason was killed by Quan.

Saevus the Netharnan
A loyal friend and a Netharnan, Saevus was a Cresian who lived through the Great Upheaval with Jason. It is thanks to their relationship that Jason was on such good terms with Netharna. This understanding is what prefaced Jason's inclusion of all faiths into his Kingdoms.

Rabol the Mad
A long-time friend, Rabol and Jason met in Old Whitecrest and continued their correspondence for long after. Jason was always the first to help Rabol when trouble came to the Isle.

Victoria Shadrian
Daughter of King Blak Shadrian, Victoria came to Whitecrest after the Great Upheaval, and Jason took her udner his wing. They were friends long after, even when she moved to Thyvor.

Baran the Diplomat
A close friend of Jason's, Baran kept trade running smoothly and Whitecrest out of war as best he could. The two often enjoyed a cup of tea together.

Dagger Arkenstone
At first allies, then enemies, Jason and Dagger acknowledged each other as loyal friends at the end of their relationship. Even so, the issues their Kingdoms had with one another often made that friendship difficult. Still, Dagger was one of the only ones to defend Whitecrest when the Cult laid siege. For that, Jason was always grateful.

Laith
One of Jason's many students, Laith was a refugee from Sunagakure when they met. Under Jason's wing, Laith studied architecture, swordsmanship, and diplomacy, though he was often to boisterous to excel at most of what Jason tried to teach him. Still, out of all of Jason's students, Laith was with him the longest, surviving from New Whitecrest until Jason's second and final death near Bloodfall. Laith served him loyally, and tries to do right by Jason to this day.

Cedric
One of Jason's many students, Cedric always had a mind for magic. He followed Jason in his faith, though often struggled in ways that his master could not easily understand. When Jason was killed, Cedric scoured Templehelm trying to find a way to bring him back. Eventually, through Acmog the Lich and with the use of ancient Jazadi Golemancy, Cedric did manage to tether Jason's soul to a body, which was then blessed and further resurrected by Akwal. Jason was upset when he awoke and cast Cedric off in anger. It is not known what happened to Cedric next. Some say he left Templehelm. Some say, without a master and struggling with his faith, Cedric cast everything aside.