Born in the land of Alinor, the Summerset Isles, his childhood was no tragedy at all. He grew up spoiled, given everything he ever wanted, and took his family and all of his opportunities in life for granted. He started practicing his magic at a very young age, and quickly showed that he was capable of doing great things with his sorcery. In his teen years he spewed that greatness had been born, and that he would would bring honor to his race, and make all of Tamriel remember the Altmer race.
It was in these same years that he had fallen further than anyone had ever assumed he would. He became heavily addicted to skooma, which stunted his growth, and deteriorated his body. Soon he became a shell, and was rejected by anyone he was once close to. He was cast out of Alinor and resorted to joining the Skyrim Imperial Legion. Overcoming his addiction, the smug and brash High Elf grew cold and resentful.
Perhaps a chemical imbalance caused by the over consumption of skooma, but if it breathed, he hated it. He grew fond of tying prisoners to chairs and burning them to death, those sentenced to death by the Legion. With his recovery from one addiction, he obtained a new one. Sadism. With that, he traveled, and obtained the pieces of Mehrune Dagon's Razor, and becoming a well liked champion of the Daedric Prince. Beyond the gaze of the Imperials he would torture and maim the people of Skyrim in the shadows of the night.
He kept a level head at work, and with the admirable work he did, setting order to many outrageous bands of rebels, and being the main reason for the initial capture of Ulfric Stormcloak, He earned himself the title of Thane in Solitude. Though he had no ambition of reviving his past goals, he was doing it anyways. His name was knows, and his power was feared. That's the way he liked it.
He felt pleased knowing that Ulfric was on his way to his demise, until he learned of the Dragon Attack at Helgen, and the escape of the Stormcloak leader. He became furious and fire flew from his fingers. It took the sacrifice of several Legion soldiers, and superior force of General Talius with support from a number of Thalmor, to calm him down. He had him, and how he's back safe in Windhelm. Now he makes new plans to get him back out in the open.
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