Veiko Deschain

[Veiko Deschain]

Name: Veiko Deschain
Age: 20
Height: 5'9"
Eyes: Green
Relatives: Charon Deschain, Maximus Dechain
Race: Human
Alignment: Lawful good
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Veiko Deschain is the younger brother of Charon and Maximus Deschain. Originally born in Britain, Veiko moved to Serpents Hold where his father was born, after his mother was murdered, though Veiko was always raised to believe she simply "packed up and left". Veiko was raised with his brothers in Serpents Hold where from an early age he became familiar with the sword, particularly the katana.
When Veiko was still a young boy, his father was killed at sea, combating the fearsome leviathan. At the time, Veiko made a vow, he would slay the leviathan if it was the last thing he did.
Veiko's brother Charon moved away to study the dark practice of Necromancy and Veiko has seen very little of him since. It is believed that Charon spends most of his time murdering, though this is not official.
Veiko spent the rest of his youth training to fight with his brother Maximus under the stern hand of Cort their guardian. Both brothers were extremely competetive and pushed each other to bring out the best. When Veiko was 16, he was already a strong, healthy young man and remembered the promise to his father.
Maximus had always been against the idea of travelling out to sea in pursuit of the leviathan but Veiko would not listen. One night, he took his father's heirloom valorite katana and took the long boat out to sea in search of the creature.
For weeks, the ship travelled in search of the leviathan, and supplies began to run dry. Veiko began to lose hope, until one night, when the seas were rough, the leviathan arose from the ocean.
Veiko battled hard with the creature that had slew his father. Hiding behind the side of the ship and tactically slashing at the creature, the battle lasted hours.
The leviathan's tentacles smashed into the mast of the ship, destroying the sail before actually climbing on the ship itself. The weight of the leviathan almost sunk the ship right there, but Veiko would not surrender. The 16 year old spat out the sea water from his mouth and made one final attempt to kill the creature, scoring a perfect strike to the eye, the blade going through the socket and into the brain... the leviathan was dead, but the ship was sinking.
Veiko grabbed a hold of a piece of the decking that was floating on the water, as he watched the ship sink to the bottom of the great Britannian sea.
Cold and sinking, Veiko quickly removed his platemail tunic in order to tread water.
Hours later and the tide had washed Veiko up on a remote island. He was carried from the beach by three sages and taken to their temple. The sages took care of the near-drowned Veiko and told him that it was the work of the Avatar who had saved him from the waves and who had given him the strength to slay the leviathan.
So written, they said, in the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom, Prayer 144:1, Blessed be the Avatar my strength, which teacheth my hands to war and my fingers to fight.
From this Veiko began to follow a spiritual path in the Way of the Avatar.
After spending several years on the island, an adventurer by the name of Rabid arrived, looking for food and supplies. He told the sages and Veiko, he was to pick up some fruit to last him on his trip back to the mainland. Veiko saw that his destiny was not on the island. He must return to his old life and continue his journey. So Veiko accompanied Rabid on the boat  back to the mainland. The boat docked at the town of Cove, where Veiko thanked Rabid for the safe passage back to the mainland, and set off in search of work to earn money for passage to Serpents Hold to find his brother Maximus.
Noticing the local barracks, Veiko took up a position as a guardsman in order to earn the gold he needed.
Several weeks into his new job and Veiko was out hunting orcs, little did he know his brother had arrived in Cove, searching for him. After returning from the patrol, Veiko was reunited with Maximus.
The first thing he said to his brother upon reunion was, "father hath been avenged my brother".

To this day, Veiko and Maximus now both serve as soliders for the Barony of Cove. They aspire to be the greatest soldiers in any army, and to be famous throughout Britannia as fearsome opponents.

But what of Charon?