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The [[Darklord]] of [[Metropia]] Adair Deepburrow was born into a poor family, which barely supported itself hunting small game, such as rabbits and small birds. Unfortunately he was born into a drought-caused famine, and grew small and weak as a result. His rage at being bullied as a child made him seek small but vicious animals to befriend, such as badgers and wolverines. When he was ten, he was apprenticed by a druid who taught him the way of the wild. | The [[Darklord]] of [[Metropia]] Adair Deepburrow was born into a poor family, which barely supported itself hunting small game, such as rabbits and small birds. Unfortunately he was born into a drought-caused famine, and grew small and weak as a result. His rage at being bullied as a child made him seek small but vicious animals to befriend, such as badgers and wolverines. When he was ten, he was apprenticed by a druid who taught him the way of the wild. | ||
Revision as of 14:54, 28 December 2017
The Darklord of Metropia Adair Deepburrow was born into a poor family, which barely supported itself hunting small game, such as rabbits and small birds. Unfortunately he was born into a drought-caused famine, and grew small and weak as a result. His rage at being bullied as a child made him seek small but vicious animals to befriend, such as badgers and wolverines. When he was ten, he was apprenticed by a druid who taught him the way of the wild.
The druid taught him that nature was based on the survival of the fittest, but that sometimes that meant cunning as much as brute strength. He also taught him that one must rely only on oneself for survival. Young Adair took this to heart and decided only the ruthless and cunning survived, and that only by relying on the simplest tools can one remain strong. Only the weak used horse-drawn plows and traded for what they needed; the strong relied only on themselves. He preached that message and was ignored and mocked until the next drought-induced famine. The nearby cities survived it quite well by trading for food and Adair used that fact to rally his people behind him. They too would be fine if it weren't for those city dwellers stealing all the food for themselves. They needed to sack the nearby cities and take their food.
Those that followed Adair sacked the nearby cities and took their wealth. One of his biggest opponents was his own sister, who tried to turn him from his dark path. She gained a larger and larger following, as more halflings started questioning the righteousness of these wars on the settlements. One day he killed her in her sleep and the mists claimed him. When he stepped out he saw a city in the distance but no troops. When he scouted it out he found it a huge city of halflings. As he waited he found out some cannibalistic halflings from Dark Sun that would follow his command. About 100 more arrived every week. He planned to use them to spearhead his attack on the city when he found out that they would often desert him and join the enemy.
His curses are he can only command domestic animals and his animal companion has been switched from a badger to a sheepdog. The nearby halflings have no desire whatsoever to return to a primitive, rural life. Except for mutton almost all the food is imported as the various domains are quite willing to sell them food for cigars, well made clothing and furniture.
