Raul Emmenson

Raul Emmenson
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Status:	Alive
Age:	99
Race:	Half-Elf
Gender:	Male
Class:	Magic Thief
Nation:	Libaterra
Faction:	Dresdens Union Workers Grand Alliance

Raul Emmenson is a half-elf member of the Union Workers who lost his home town Steelfall in a demon raid. He has sworn to avenge the destruction of the town and hopes to fight with the Grand Alliance against the forces of Chaos although his methods tend to be pragmatically brutal. Despite his affiliation with the Alliance, his loyalty lies first and foremost with the Union.

Biography

Early Years

Raul Emmenson was born as a half-elf and became part of a militia in his youth, in a small supply town called Steelfall in Libaterra. His parents hadn't ever been seen, because Raul was left as a toddler inside a local temple asleep. He has no vivid memory of them other than they were running from something in regards to the law. During his time he got acquainted with and also joined the Union Workers, a loose guild of thieves.

After being with the small militia long enough to learn how to properly handle blades in a basic sense, he did some missions for the Union in the ensuing years, exploding forgotten ruins and getting entangled with assassinations and other clandestine operations. He eventually rose to the position of master thief in his guild.

Once he had spent a few years working for the Union, he decided to head for Alent where he hoped to learn magic from the few wizards of the Union who were working there in secret. During these years Raul grew close to a fellow thief, Madeline Emmenson, whom he eventually married. Their marriage was blissful for a few years until thieves from the Union's Thistle Grove cell got her addicted to a potent drug which periodically turned her hostile. Since then Raul and Madeline have duked it out in a yearly duel during which various thieves and lowlives and even some respectable mages bet on whether Raul's going to survive Madeline's attacks or not. Despite this Raul has sworn to make the treacherous thieves pay for corrupting his wife, and he hopes to find a cure for Madeline's addiction someday.

After years of study under the Union wizards, Raul was able to learn basic illusion spells and much raw theory before he had to leave in 11 AOE because he had heard word that Steelfall, the small town he had grown up, had burned to the ground in a raid by the Northern Horde. After confirming this he has vowed to help the Forces of Light, or perhaps find other survivors of his home, while perfecting his abilities to eventually be able to make a difference against the demon hordes.

Godslayer Era

The Point of No Return

Raul returned to Alent after he had heard that the Sarquil refugees and a small group of representatives from the Grand Alliance had camped near the city. He was troubled to hear gossip that the demons had taken over Vanna, the Sarquil capital, which meant that a full-scale demon invasion of Central Libaterra would take place soon. He decided to seek out prominent members of the Alliance, hoping to join their cause and fight against the demons while doing his best to aid the Union in any way possible.

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Aliases and Nicknames

Raul

What he is called.

Derrick Morgan

His most recent alias.

Appearance

Tall and gaunt, with long dark blond hair that falls around his face, and weathered skin. Stands to a full 5'9", sharp green eyes.

Personality and Traits

Obfuscating stupidity, hides his intelligence most of the time, kind, but rather snarky. Can be brutal depending on the circumstances although his time in the Alliance has mellowed him down a bit.

Powers and Abilities

He is quite adept at deceiving people with his tricks and daggers. He also has encyclopedic knowledge of cons, lockpicking, infiltration, and various trap engineering skills. Has been trained in psychology politicking, to varying success.

Relationships

Madeline Emmenson

Raul and Madeline loved each other very much until one day a master thief from the Thistle Grove cell got her addicted to a drug, which periodically turns Madeline hostile to Raul. Whenever not under the influence of the drug, she gets along with Raul well but the rest of the time she's doing her best to kill him. Raul is searching for a way to free her from the drug and punish the master thief responsible. Since then Raul was conflicted between his feelings for Madeline and Tara. He has now resolved to himself that Madeline is lost, and Raul will be more willing to use lethal force to free her from the mental degredation she has been suffering for so long.

Nesa Mikoto

At first Raul was disgusted by Nesa's "knight in shining armour" routine but once he got to know Nesa and his daughter Nyanna, he has softened up a bit and, although it's hard for him to admit it, he's starting to like heroics and does what he can to help Nesa and Nyanna.

Razravkar Dominus

Raul warmed up to Razravkar rather quickly once he learned that the necromancer wasn't bound by morals as much as other people in the Alliance. Since then he's sworn to aid Razravkar whom he considers a comrade, going even so far as to travel to Reign after him once he learned that Razravkar had fled there from Alentian authorities.

Unithien Grayrain

Raul thinks of her as a rare optimist, and pities her for her devotion to the corrupt Cardian church. He has also sworn to protect her and Nyanna on the request of Nyanna's father, Nesa Mikoto. Raul thinks of Unithien as an ally, and he's even starting to think of her as a friend.

Tara

Raul loves a woman named Tara who has served with him in the Union. After leaving a thief fortress near Etheril, he does not know if she's alive or dead, simply that she was to lead a dangerous operation agaist the Coalition army. Raul was conflicted between his feelings for Tara and his wife Madeline, he has recently decided to dedicate himself to Tara, if she's alive.

See also

• Madeline Emmenson
• Union Workers