Mordred

Mordred is a simple Human, he grew up in Niphil and always wanted to be able to wield magical powers, but he didn't have the ability to manipulate or understand the arcane arts, so he became a Knight instead. One day he met a wizard who told him about a Lich named Arthindol who may be able to help him, but the journey is very dangerous and is almost impossible.

Mordred took mercenary contracts around Maar for years, making mercenary friends and establishing a name for himself.

One day Mordred stumbled into Hanno who also worked as a mercenary around Maar. Hanno impressed Mordred by riding a tamed Young Red Dragon named Pathranaak.

Hanno hired Mordred to collect an army and go meet Arthindol for Mordred had a great mercenary name and Hanno had his own reasons to meet Arthindol. Mordred believed that with a dragon they may be able to reach the Lich and he'll be able to request magic powers for himself.

Mordred gathered 300 mercenaries and a ship and sailed to Gaka to meet Hanno on the shores of Drawlsky.

When they arrived to the shores of Drawlsky on the beach Hanno waited without Pathranaak. Before Mordred managed to confront him about it Zombies attacked from the ruins of the city. There was a huge fight between Mordred's army and the Zombies but the army was doomed. Only Mordred, Hanno, and 2 other mercenaries managed to escape to the south, leaving their ship behind.

After a day walk through the mountains the group stopped to make camp and stategize, that's when Mordred confronted Hanno asking him about Pathranaak. Hanno said he released Pathranaak and that he'll continues this journey without him.

Mordred didn't like that answer, he felt that without the dragon this island is too dangerous.

2 days later in the camp, suddenly appeared a Wood Elf from the direction of Drawlsky. It was Candella, Hanno's little sister. They seemed happy to see each other, Mordred said that they must move on, now with another person they have even less food. The group agreed and they started walking.

After a perilous 3 day journey they arrived at Arthindol's Tower and climbed to the 10th floor, Candella and Hanno were talking with Arthindol in private and Hanno stated pulling cards from a Deck. As he was pulling the cards he lost his clothes, and a guy appeared next to him out of thin air, then some rocks shattered and Candella disappeared. After that he talked to Arthindol some more and Arthindol took the guy's soul and Hanno disappeared. It was Mordred's time to talk to the Lich.

Mordred asked Arthindol for magical powers. Arthindol said that he may grant him this request for a sacrifice of one of his servants or that he'll pull 2 cards from the mysterious Deck. Mordred without thinking twice sacrificed a mercenary and a surge of power filled him all of a sudden, he was able to case Chain Lightning.

The other mercenary witnessed it and fought Mordred to the death, just before Mordred dealt the final blow the mercenary took his own life saying: "I shall not die by the hands of a betrayer!"

Realizing he's stuck on the island with no way out, Mordred asked Arthindol to teleport him back to Maar. Arthindol agreed but he said that Mordred must pull 2 cards from the Deck of Many Things, and if he will live he shall be teleported back home.

Mordred pulled the cards: Key, and Flames. After pulling the 2nd card he was teleported to Neverwinter in an instant.