Kaliko

Kaliko was born in the old kingdoms of Susurrus, a strain of natives who lived far beneath Templehelm, after the 1st Deiotakas. He was the youngest child of the royal family, and thus not heir to the throne. He was sacrificed to the Dark, or the Void, in exchange for knowledge of forbidden arcana. As an infant he grasped the darkness of the Void, and formed a covenant with creatures which manifested as the Crows. He brooded silently, until the 2nd Deiotakas disrupted the magic of his people, destroying their kingdoms and opening a small tear large enough for him to fly through upon Dark Wings. The survivors of the upheaval saw him, and recognized his face as having the look of their old monarchy. This dark child was heralded as the Last Monarch, the Prince of Silence.

Sitting upon the Pale Throne, Kaliko was raised by the eldest survivors, Wordsweaver Elei'aya and Crowtalon Hsin. Respectively they served as mother and father figures, and their lovechild, Sehn, served as Kaliko's elder brother. Kaliko learned an old, archaic form of the Common Tongue from Elven tomes. In theses tomes he read about constellations, comets, and the power of fallen stars. Looking to the night sky, he became infatuated, leading his people in pursuit of the power of the Stars. An expedition took place, and Kaliko hired Templehelm's best warriors and guidesmen to lead him to the town of Starfall, where the fragment of a fallen star had come to land. Taking this as an omen of success, he returned home and excitedly shared the darkness of the Void with his people. He blessed the people of Susurrus with Dark Wings, and then left to pursue power in the assistance of a demon named Damon Hosh. He left Elei'aya and Hsin in charge of Susurrus.