Magnifex

Magnus was born in Divia and initially lived a happy life, but he was forced into violence to hunt down those who killed his fiancé and clan. His vengeance earned, he was recruited by the heroic Natch Mar Ori to fight in the Blackblood Wars on the loyalist side - to do this, the Divian elves imbued him with preternatural dexterity and long-life to stem the dark tide. Along with the Paragons, Magnus fought a gruelling four-hundred years of near-constant war before taking a crossbow bolt intended for Natch through the neck at the Siege of Victrix.

Some centuries later, Natch managed to recover and revive Magnus' mortal remains; together they searched the world for a new start, before eventually arriving in Templehelm. After the rise of Zeolix, the two parted ways, and Magnus came into the service of Sun Wukong V, King of An Cinn Fiair, marking a brief respite for the Last Cruor. Soon, however, the Damacian Wars ruined the fair city, leaving the Wild Ones destitute. Wandering the lands, Magnus and Wukong came upon Vanguard Isle and started a monastic order there - sworn to peace, tolerance and fraternity: the Quillborn.

With the retirement of Mortifera, the Quillborn took on the role of caretakers of the Unified Market for a brief period; and Magnus took up many of the responsibilities of the day-to-day business. However, the return of Lunarius to Templehelm and a resurgence in the Zeolite Wars soon saw Magnus torn between defending Planu from the cultists and remaining impartial. In the end, he chose to help the people of the land in their war against the Endlord, rising to be one of their foremost war-leaders. Though Wukong was initially uneasy about the part he played, various other brothers of the Order chose to stand with Magnus against Zeolix - fighting in the battles of Ordinance, Old Erebus and Kazmal. As the war ground onward, however, more and more of his brothers fell, causing Magnus to develop feelings of survival guilt and ever-deepening anger.

With the physical manifestation and subsequent defeat of Zeolix at the battle of Mount Kazmal, Magnus gradually became lucid once more. Looking back at the past, he quickly realized the depths to which he sank and the changes the war imposed upon his soul - for Magnus was no longer either the warrior of Divia or the officer of An Cinn Fiair that he had been. The love and loss he experienced tempered his idealistic nature - making him more appreciative of his companions, yet more steadfast in the face of danger. 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, examination by his friend Ptolemy proved that the burns could not be healed and would eventually kill him. Fortunately, Prince Vydril gave him the gift of the Simian Blood, breaking and then reforging his essence in a new form.

With the departure of Vydril to IceLotus and the illness of Wukong, Magnus was forced to take up the temporary mantle of Chief of the Quillborn. Since taking leadership, he has withdrawn the order from the Market in order to replenish their strength and fortify their home. Opening the gates of Redwall, Magnus has sent for old friends and retired brothers of the order to take up the banner and signs of the Quillborn: for many threats lurk without, though they are not half as dangerous as those that lurk within...