It can be sad, that the world be so cruel and unfair. The old and jaded like to brandish worn out idioms like a ward against their past pains, but to a child unfairness is a great demon, cold and thoughtless in its endeavor. Elorath was born premature, and had very little chance to live. He survived, but he was a generally unhealthy child.

The Gilgolor family was a minor house of the Sharion branch, therefore it was always stated that his duty was protection. To fight where the other clans languorously upheld their own duties. Therefore, it seemed poor luck or some cruel humor of a disinterested god that he'd been born weaker than his kin.

For all of his physical faults, his mind had always been sharp. He truly believed when he was younger that he could simply become better than anyone else. Where quickness lacked, he would make up with preemption. Where strength lacked, he'd finesse.

The reality of this folly came much later in life. A large contingent of his family had been sent to shore up a skirmish that no one thought would be a problem. However, the group ran afoul of Dreadlords. Elorath didn't remember the specifics of the encounter. He didn't know their purpose in the area, if it were legitimate or not. He wasn't sure if they'd struck first, or if his party had. All he was certain of was that he had been the only one to make it out alive, and it had been simply because he'd been seen as too weak to fight.

After this encounter, he became dedicated to finding a way to become more powerful. He had never been particularly skilled at traditional schools of magic, no matter his study. In his desperation, he turned to the arcane and chaotic. He did not learn enough about Runic Magic to justify what he did to himself, however, he still did it. He has been more careful with his use of Lithomancy, but he has studied it for many years in hopes that he might someday be able to harness its powers effectively.

The runes that he has on his torso are slowly killing him, and he knows it. They drain his strength with each use, but they have allowed him to achieve acclaim as a great warrior.

As such, he has become part of the honor guard to the great house of Thalien.