The Thief

Alder _(All-dur)

Alder the hate-filled thief. Emotionless and Deadly.

Alder was born and raised on the Island of Delos for 16 years of his life. His mother and Father had him at an old age; his father was 50, and his mother was 45 when he was born. His father died when he was 10, and his mother became ill and passed when he was 13. Alder had no other family to turn to, so he went to live on his own, thieving to survive day-to-day. A cold and distanced boy who hated humanity.

He ended up in a small village on the south side of the island, where they were most famous for their beautiful beaches. There was an inn inside the village, he went to check it out and was greeted by a kindly couple and their two children, their daughter being 2 years younger than himself at the time. (their little son was only 6.) They fed him and let him stay the night, he disappeared before daylight when the daughter was sent to get him for breakfast. He returned at the same time that night. The family was more than happy to feed him and let him stay the night again; he came as he pleased and left when he wanted to. He slowly came to love the happy little family. For two years they accepted him, and made him feel welcome.

Alder had also come into contact with the local gang of that area, he associated with the wrong group. Slowly they consumed him. He stole and thieved more than he had done, but not even for survival. It was all for fun and to enjoy the torment of others, the gang was horrible and unscrupulous. He tried to break from them one day as he had come to hate them more than he had ever hated anyone before. They jumped him and just barely let him run. In the meantime, they had someone follow him as he fled back to the kindly family's Inn, the one gang member setting arson to the structure. It was late at night and he was only able to wake the sister, who woke her father. The father was able to get his children and Alder out safely, but as he went back in to save his still sleeping wife, the building gave way and crushed them both. Alder, horrified with what he caused, fled, leaving behind the brother and sister. He never saw them again.

The young boy, distraught and filled with a combination of hate and grief swore to himself to take out any sort of criminal he came across, hoping to some day gain a vengeance on the gang that inevitably had him kill his beloved Inn parents. He learned the art of poison and trained under a man he had met when he ended up in the city of Ackriah. He became a skilled assassin in the following years, Traveling city to city, divulging himself into the dark underworld of the cities he entered, disguised as a for-hire assassin to take out people for rivaling gangs. He wiped out mass amounts of crime with each city he visited, but slowly began to corrupt himself, killing anyone who crossed his path, stealing as he pleased. He became a heavily wanted outlaw in parts of the world for his many counts of murder and theft, he still saw himself as a good person killing off the evil in the world.

Alder ended up back in Ackriah and made a living in his dirty business. One day, however, he met the prince of the kingdom he lived in. He was so helpless and stupid. He could only pity him, yet, at the same time envy him. Alder had been trying to get back to his home island for a few years, but he had no real means of getting there. This prince offered him so many opportunities, so he kidnapped him and forced him to take him to Delos. Erran gave into him slowly and the two befriended each other, despite Alder having taken advantage of him. Alder appreciated his companionship, not always making it too obvious. He was a shell of hatred that Erran was slowly chipping away at.

Alder's favorite color is Green, and he is normally found wearing a completely covering hooded cloak. It is a dark slate blue color, and reaches down to his ankles. His hair was originally a rich dark brown, but it turned grey as the compounds he worked with to create his poisons had an adverse aging effect on him. His eyes deteriorated and his hair turned to that of an old man's. People tend to think of him as much older than he really is. (he's only 27)



_{OTL He has the longest Bio so far.}