Birth
Wandering through unknown territory, in search for a concept so foreign to the resentful Mali’Fenn, Nurture. His mind could not help but dawdle on his estrangement with the word, his largely absent father mostly to blame. At least Norland’s snow-covered terrain made him feel more at home than his father or Elvenesse ever could. Not knowing what he was looking for or where he would find it angered him, but his dedication to Wyrvun forced him to press on. Buried under the snow, the crow laid, seemingly ready to embrace the eternal winter. This lonely creature resonated with him, he saw himself in the crow, in some ways he understood it. Trapped and alone, with no way out. He quickly wrapped it in a cloth, not fulfilling just his duty to nurture the animal, but with a desire to nurture his first friend.
Peace
As the towering uruk handed him the dirty slab of raw meat, he knew what he must do. He did not expect it to taste so vile, nor did he expect to see the swallowed meat along with his prior meal on the floor in front of him. No matter, this act of peace was enough to earn the respect of the two, whom he questioned about their culture, government, and religion. He hid his anger and distaste of their savage ways behind a fake smile, as he wrote their answers in his notebook. He was not happy that Kindrel insisted on coming, but it did make it easier. Krugmar was his choice, for he felt the need to prove himself. Not only to the Prince, but to Kindrel, his father, and to Wyrvun.
War
A seasoned hunter finds its prey, though, deep in the dense forest, the prey found him. Overly confident, he had traversed the forest in search of a worthy beast. Time went quickly and he found himself hungry and thirsty, cuts lining his shins from the thorny bushes. The starving wolf must have thought him an easy meal as it revealed itself from behind the thicket, eyes calm as it stalked him. He found himself grinning as he crouched low, circling the beast with his knife in hand. As a howl erupted, he took the opportunity to thrust forward to claim his trophy. The jaws of the beast bit down on his hand as it entered its mouth, its claws managing to mangle his face. He shouted as he pushed the knife deeper, staring into the wolf’s eyes as they drained of life. Anger led him to assault the fallen beast’s body with a profusion of stabs, blood dripping from his hand and face. War, he found, is a good channel for his Rage.
Death
Why did he have to go second? Knowing what was to come made it so much worse. Death angered him, he had too much to accomplish, or rather, to prove. Still, he let the cold take him. It had helped that Kindrel was there to guide him, despite his best efforts, he trusted and, in some ways, even looked up to her. As he faded out of consciousness he was calmed by visions of a beautiful, freezing winter. He would awaken next to the fire, a grin outlined on his fatigued face. Death is always lurking in the shadows, he will not waste anymore time.
Rage
Words can be stronger than steel, they can pierce through even the toughest of armors. “Failure”, “Worm”, “Disgrace” lingered in his head, teasing him, belittling him. Blind rage thrusted his knife forward aimlessly, ending with him on the floor. It would take a few hopelessly angry attempts for him to realize the errors in his ways. Uncontrolled rage is like a dull sword, if it is not properly sharpened, it is self-destructive. If rightly honed, it can be used as an advantage, as a strength. Focusing his rage into calculated strikes, he drew blood on his accomplished opponent, a pride-filled moment before he was inevitably beaten unconscious.
Vigilance
The scars of the past linger across Ivaryne's body. They serve to remind him of the failures he must overcome. Rage is a tool and he is learning to properly wield it.
Against all odds, where few engage,
My grip I slip and fury uncage.
Consumed by wrath, I let rampage -
My fire is bright; it burns with RAGE.
Thus rises the Vigilant of Rage.