Ventus

Ventus is an Air Genasi Swashbuckler Rogue. He is a founding member and Captain of The Knights of the Emerald Lily Pad. He is an ex petty criminal, moving on from his life of crime with Rihiri Benazir to adventure with his party and comrades.

Background
Ventus was born in the city of Southreach, and spent much of his life within the confines of the City aiding in the affairs of the Air Elementals, with his Djinn Father (Ventusile) and his Human Mother (Nora). Excitable, fast, and with natural affinity for swordplay and being quick on his feet, helped running supplies from the regions in the city. He aided during trade journeys to and from the city with the various Air Genasi caravans, which relied on wide trade to survive in a city which was slowly beginning to forsake them. Ventus spent most of his life the subject of great scrutiny - an Air Genasi born with blue eyes is said to hold a great destiny, and so much was expected of him. Frustratingly to some, he much preferred practising duelling with his Mother Nora, who taught him how to be quick on his feet and defend himself from as young an age as possible.

Before meeting the Knights
Sometime in his late teens, Ventus' father took him to the ruins beneath Southreach, telling him it was time to teach him his role in the great destiny which was expected of him. Instead, Ventusile stabbed his son through the stomach, in an effort to prevent his destiny from coming to pass. Nora, having following them too late, saw her son mortally wounded and her love holding the blooded blade. Screaming an unholy scream, she drew a longsword which seemingly unsheathed from thin air and slashed her own neck with it - Ventusile froze, seemingly unable to move, before Nora gouged him and Ventusile fell to nothing.

After fleeing Southreach with Ventus that very night, Nora and Ventus traded and travelled across Weximore, settling in smaller villages for a few weeks at a time before moving onto the next.