Matias Vaquero
Matias was born to a minor noble family in the free city of Feíara.
Living a mostly careless lifestyle, Matias spent most of his upbringing with the children of other nobles. He was well educated, taught how to fight, and showed an early interest in the games of politics.
As some might expect this upbringing lead Matias to have a healthy amount of hubris. He considered himself one of the best blades-men in the city and often challenged others in simple street duels for the slightest offenses. This earned him a reputation as a fighter, but also a hot-head.
He was known by many for being extremely quick to change moods, going from charming and cordial to a rabid wolf at the slightest provocation.
This reputation eventually lead him to join the Feíaran Armed Forces.
Matias nature created no small amount of difficulty for him within the military, and his superiors quickly placed him within the expeditionary forces to simply get rid of him. It was in his fourth month within this force that the Feíaran ran afoul of the Regiment of Monsters he would later join.
They were sent to the edge of Cortos to help break a siege being conducted on a nominal ally of Feíara, and as they fell upon their foe they found not men, but horrid abominations.
Within a matter of minutes the Expeditionary Force was wiped out, and Matias lay on his death bed. It was here that a woman with strange horns and wings like spider legs appeared to him, whispering in his ear of life and glory beyond what he could dream of.
Matias accepted, falling into the Abyss and then waking in the cold.
