Astu

Born into a poor family in a village far from anyone who would care, the desert was brutal to those who weren't supposed to be there. Day to day life was simple, work for whatever coin I could, my family could always use the extra bowl of soup, rarely did we have enough for everyone. The land was dry, the soil unforgiving and didn't leave much to do in Astu's free time. It all made sense for him, until the day they were finally seen by the outsiders, a large owl was circling the village. Astu kept watch hidden on the outskirts of the city watching for signs of foreign invasion until the red moon came. The bird eventually left, but The coming of the Dance of the Phantasmal Night left us weak and vulnerable. Astu fell asleep along with most of his village, when he awoke he found his village raided and destroyed, the main temple was surrounded by those who wore the symbol of)TO BE NAMED) they took what they could find, the artifacts of the Yuan-Ti. Astu found himself homeless, a coward, and a runaway all at the same time. He was self-appointed the Serpent of the Red Moon. He wanted revenge on those who made the call and those who did the deed. Making his way from village to village attempting to make his ranks up the ladder of the church to find those who would have the power to make the call to slaughter a village of people. He kept a ledger filled with those names who owed Astu favors, more secrets were held in the back pages in a rare language. Until one day the ledger went missing, and one little pickpocket would change not only his life but a slippery elf's as well. Astu would then be blackmailed for the next few weeks to keep his neck safe in the church, the information the person stole would be enough to warrant death.