Paladin_IPG

You’ve just arrived in a swampy, dim town. As you look around, your gaze is met with shacks and cabins. It smells of rotted wood and wet moss. You duck and step into a tattered tent, illuminated by a series of candles suspended in the air. At the back of the tent, an old hag raises her head, “What brings you to this dingy town? she begins, then pauses to study your face—”Ah, it’s you. I’ve been expecting you. Sit,” she gestures at a cushion, “Tell me your story.” ((How do you respond?)) I remove my travel pack and sit down before her. I think long and hard before replying, "My father saw greatness in me. He raised me to be strong and cautious. He taught me how to tend the fields, defend our flocks and judge others not by their looks, but by their character. But he never told me what I was meant for. Once he passed, I decided to search for that purpose. I've seen the peaks of mountains and the vast expanse of the plains. I've witnessed births and deaths, battles and celebrations. Yet I am no closer to understanding his goal for. All I have learned is that this realm is still threatened by strife and discord. If by my life or death, I can make tomorrow brighter, then I will."

Krennic was born in the the Southern fields of the Kingdom of Haense, to his retired professional soldier father and his cow raising mother. He spent much of his early childhood helping maintain the farm, along with his siblings, caring little for the larger conflicts brewing in the world. His father took what spare time he could to train him in basic defense and combat, though he would never speak of his past battles or of his travels in general. 1719, the area was attacked by a roaming band of raiders, following the assassination of King Marius. His parents were cut down, along with 4 of the other 7 children and their home was all but burned to the ground. Filled with anger and resentment of losing his family to the larger conflict of the two Emperors, he took his remaining younger siblings far north to escape the conflict and build a new home near the mountains. Once his 2 sisters and 1 brother were old enough to fend for themselves, they left to make their own way, Krennic decided it was time for him to go back into the world he shut out for so long and make a real life for himself.