Ivan Aleksey

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Ivan Harmond was the son of Vladmir Harmond, a Lunar Mage from the Moon Clan, and Axera Larak, a Fremennik Diplomat in Rellekka. The couple met one day when Axera was on a diplomatic mission to the Lunar Isles, as tensions were beginning to emerge yet again. Vladmir was the first person to interact with Axera when she arrived, and something about the two just snapped together. They were, to say the least, nearly inseperable during Axera's time on the Lunar Isles.

After time, the problems that had risen on the shores of Rellekka had been quelled, and it was time for Axera to leave. When she arrived in Rellekka, those closest to her could feel that something was wrong with her. She seemed disheartened, never giving her full attention to anything. She trudged along, day by day, until one morning she discovered something very life changing: She was pregnant! At the first chance she could, she chartered a ship to take her back to the Isles to deliver the news to Vladmir. When she arrived, she went off in search of him. After finally finding him, and after updating him of the situation, they decided that it was best that they live in Rellekka, So, off they headed back, both working together to try and find the best way to speak to the Cheiftan about the predicament.

It turned out that it was quite easy to convince the Cheiftan to let Vladmir quarter while in Rellekka, explaining that a child born from both views could prove a harmoneous and beneficial bond between the two clans. It was his hope that he could further close the gap of solitude between the two Clans, and bring forth a friendship if nothing else. Hence forth, Vladmir Harmond was now an official member of the Fremennik people, and he learned day by day the daily chores and upkeep required to live in the harsh shores of Rellekka. He learned how to do these every day tasks by his own hands, and not by the magic in his veins. At first, it was hard. Magic was a crutch for him, and he had doubts that he would ever be ever to truly help his new home. However, Vladmir had a nack for the Healing Magicks performed by the Moon Clan, and soon became an apprentice to the Clan's medicine healer, aiding her with magick when she could not perform a feat by hand. This sparked a new hope for him, as well as a basic friendship between Vladmir and the members of the Clan. He had become a respected member of Rellekka, and everyone was grateful to have him there.

During Vladmir's learning stages, Axera was there for every mistake and every triumph, always doing her best to guide Vladmir through the day. Despite her love for the man, her Fremennik blood proved quite heated at times, causing her to lose her temper on occassion. After several months had gone by, some of the women had made it a point to not let Axera exert herself too much, and she was prevented from leaving her house. But she did not mind in the slightest. She was happy again, and she was going to have a child with the man she was in love with. What more could she possibly want?

Eventually the day came when she was to start giving birth. It happened just after sunrise, and the baby boy was delivered an hour later. Ivan Harmond was to be his name, and he was the son of two very different Clans. In celebration of this grand event, the Cheiftan arranged a large feast to Honour the child, and bestow upon him a prosperous omen. And it was during this feast that it was found that Ivan had an anomaly, a birth defect that caused him to not feel pain. How it happened was nothing more than an accident, as a bar maid was walking past Ivan she accidentally spilled hot broth on him. Even though there was visible signs of scorching, Ivan did not cry out and pain, and simply had a dumbfounded look as everyone stared in awe at him. Now, not only was he to be a gap closer between the two Clans, he could be the perfect warrior: One that felt no pain.

Early Life; The Harmond Era
As soon as Ivan was able to walk, he became a trouble maker, plain and simple. If he could cause disruption and chaos, he would make sure he did. He was constantly seen running around the village rapping on doors, scaring animals, and always wanting attention. It flustered Vladmir and Axera that their child would be so Chaotic, when they themselves were gnerally very calm and collective. Nonetheless, they made sure to do their best to teach Ivan what they could, in hopes that he was just going through a phase.

When Ivan was six years old, Ivan was just now learning to talk. It was an oddity that he was not talking before now, and Ivan struggled with forming words as they were meant to be said. What made it worse is that he was being taught two different languages at once (Fremennik and Commontongue.), and he did not fully grasp both until later in his life. However, until he learned how to speak audibly, he was known to mix the words he did know with hand motions, making his voice heard this way.

In Ivan's pre teen years, his parents' deemed it his Eccentric years. Because he had not yet fully grasped language, he would sometimes keep to himself, opting to listen to the birds chirp or watch the Rock Crabs scurry about on the shores as they looked for food, instead of listening to the negative banter from the other children. As a result, Ivan did not have many friends growing up. But, there was one person that young Ivan could communicate with. That boy's name was Aleksey Jarvahl, and he was just turning eighteen years of age. The two formed a close friendship, and it stayed that way despite taunts from the other children.

However, he could not always escape the gaze of the children, who often found pleasure in exploiting his flaws. Needless to say Ivan was involved in many skirmishes with other children, often taking on a dozen children at once in one giant brawl. And during every fight, there was always one man who stood back and watched the fights persist instead of attempting to disperse it. That man, obviously, was the Cheiftan. And every fight Ivan was in he saw a spark in the boy's eyes, a fire in each punch and kick, and a stone solid persistance to finish the fight.

Despite the efforts of his parents, Ivan's anger continued to grow day by day, and they desperately wanted to calm their son. The "best" idea came from Vladmir, when he explained that maybe a visit to the Isles could help quell his anger. So a ship was arranged, and it was planned so that the boat would come to the Lunar Isles on Ivan's sixteenth birthday. To top it off, his parents had invited Aleksey to come with them in hopes of lighting up Ivan's mood. But during the voyage, Ivan discovered that he did not like the sea as he was constantly vomitting from the unusual motions. The entire voyage was a terrible experience for Ivan, and he was thankful that there was only going to need to be one more trip back before he was back on his homeland.

Soon the boat landed, and Ivan was finally in his Father's homeland.