Magnifex

Born in Divia, Magnus was wrenched from a relatively peaceful existence by the betrayal of his clan and set off down the long, bloody road to vengeance. Feared as the "Red Terror", he spent the next forty years of his life hunting down every single member of the conspiracy responsible. Having succeeded in his vendetta, Magnus was recruited by Natch Mar Ori, the famous mage-king of the Divian elves. Fighting in the Blackblood Wars for nearly seven hundred years, the two became inseparable, learning much from each other, before the human's death in the final great battle at the walls of the Divian capital. He was buried with full honours by his friends, left to rest forever...

Magnus slept for some three hundred years before being re-awoken from death by Natch to meet the threat of Zeolix. Together they travelled for years, before eventually arriving in Templehelm and going their separate ways to pursue their goal. Magnus soon came into the service of Sun Wukong V, King of An Cinn Fiair, but the Damacian War ruined the fair city. Wandering the lands, Magnus and Wukong came upon Vanguard Isle and started a new order there, sworn to tolerance and fraternity: the Quillborn. The faction began to expand from the few survivors of the Wild City into a thriving community, championing their cause and expanding their influence.

However, with the decline of Mortifera, the Unified Plaza collapsed due to the practical failure of the economy of Templehelm. To make matters worse, the return of Lunarius to Templehelm caused a resurgence in the Zeolite Wars. The brothers of the Order were torn between defending Planu from the cultists and remaining impartial. In the end, Magnus chose to join the war against the Endlord, rising to be one of Planu's foremost war-leaders. Though the peaceful Wukong was uneasy about the part he played, others of the Order chose to stand with him against Zeolix. As the war ground onward, however, more and more of his brothers fell, causing Magnus to question his judgement and rocking his trademark stoicism to the core.

The Zeolite Wars were concluded with the final defeat of Zeolix at the battle of Mount Kazmal; yet the price had been high - hundreds dead amongst them, many of Magnus' dearest friends and comrades. However, the Endlord had one last spite in store - during the battle, Magnus sustained direct wounds from hand-to-hand combat with the god's avatar. Though seemingly mundane, Magnus was crippled by burns that consumed his body. The only option was to purging his affliction by taking the Simian blood, proffered him by Vydril. With the sudden disappearance of Wukong, Magnus was forced to take the position of King-seat of the Order. In the six months since, he has fortified Redwall, gathered many new brothers to his side (both old and new), and organized a new alliance, called the Unity, to face the dragon threat. This war has been devastating. Many have died on all sides. Dear friends have been lost. Blood has been spilled enough to drown the world. But the Unity shall not flinch whilst Magnus remains in command. They cannot fail in their mission, for the sake of all the land.