Antwine Sildor
Early Life
Altwine was born into the Stilmyst family. His father, Vaalyun Stilmyst, was the lord of the province, a luxurious and greedy man. Vaalyun kept the taxes high and the rents steep, constantly keeping an ear to the ground to find an extra coin. It was through a business venture that Vaalyun's first saw Altwine's mother, Nalia Aranor, a business venture that was soon broadened to include their marraige.
Altwine grew up as one of six males in line for his father's seat and the only son of Nalia (Vaalyun's first wife). As a kid, his lack of interest in the gold and riches of his father earned him Vaalyun's displeasure and ire. Often Vaalyun would have Altwine beat or starved to get through to him and, when that failed, he turned the punishment on Nalia instead. This treatment eventually led to Nalia's demise and Altwine's permanent limp.
Meeting Lucian Galanodel
Altwine was 24 when he met Lucian. Lucian felt pity towards Altwine and began to offer aid and advice in smaller matters - how to hide from his father when tempers rose, which of the servants were most likely to have sympathy after the beatings, and which of his fathers allies were only pretending to be friends. After showing skill in these steps Lucian quickly expanded his teaching to politics, leadership, and statecraft, skills that Vaalyun had completed given up in teaching Altwine, instead focusing on his younger brother.
Lucian saw Altwine as an opportunity to more fully ground the Knives of the Dawn into the Amiro Empire. When Altwine passed test after test Lucian set, Lucian began working on how to concrete Altwine's seat as the eldest son of Vaalyun so that he would succeed his father.
Together, the two conspire to murder him as a part of a large amount of collateral damage when eliminating a bandit lord who had been terrorizing the neighboring province while being based in the Stylmyst province (Vaalyun left them alone in return for a hefty fee). Unfortunately, the Emperor's Shadow intervened to foil their plan (as each province is not allow to interfere with each other), and although Vaalyun and the bandit lord were killed, Lucian perished in the attempt.
After Lucian Galanodel's Fall
Following Lucian's death, Altwine assumed control over the Knives of the Dawn. Using their base in the Stilmyst province,they set out to remove the corruption from their own ranks before moving outward and trying to covertly do the same in the nearby provinces. Although the Knives still aim to slow and stop Amiron expansion into new lands, their primary focus is in ensuring that justice is not stacked in favor of the ruling classes.
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Age
37
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Gender
Male
Eyes
Hazel
Hair
Blond shoulder length
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Pale
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