Dulan 500

Birth of Zian

By now Dulan had grown to be the main human city in Chantra and a hotbed of political intrigue. Leon of Manas was the descendent and heir of the great warrior Nathan. He carried Brumhart and was considered a promising new hero. His childhood friend and battlebrother, Ernan was just as ambitious, but far less honourable. He began to see Leon as a threat to his own ambitions, and attributed his success to the magical sword he wielded. He planned to ambush Leon the next time he was alone.

This soon happened, under tragic circumstances. Leon's wife died giving birth to Zian, a healthy baby boy who was the last of Leon's family. He took the baby with him on a journey through the Taas forest, and this is when Ernan chose to strike.

When Leon sensed the danger, he hid his tiny son in a basket under a bush and went to face his betrayer. He did not survive the battle. Ernon cared nothing about the boy. He took Brumhart and left the forest.

To his dismay, he found that the magic seal prevented him from even drawing the weapon - he was not a descendant of Nathan. In desperation, he travelled into the deep caves of the Noum who had made the magical sheath, but they refused to break the seal. In his anger, Ernan threw Brumhart into a pool of molten lava there in the caves.

Back in the Taas forest, an Elajin monk was travelling cautiously on foot. He heard a baby cry and discovered Zian hidden in the underbrush. The baby was playing with a signet ring, bearing the crest of the Manas family. The monk, Kenneth, knew how dangerous Dulan had become, and guessed at the baby's fate. He took Zian home with him to the monastery. Zian grew up there, learning discipline and the art of the warrior.