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Character Introduction / Sylum Clan0

Sylum Inspiration: Warrick Calhoun

Sylum: Co-Leader

 

And the pirate!

Born Warrick Calhoun in 1687 AD, in Port Royal, the third child in a family of seven. His father, William Calhoun a free black man, took his family to the small island of Jamaica to keep them free from the risk of slavery, but his hopes for his family were not to last long. William died from an unknown illness when Warrick was nine years old, leaving the family vulnerable.

Warrick watched as his older brother and sister were captured and sold into slavery, whilst he protected the youngsters, and saved his mother.

To avoid that fate himself, Warrick ran off and became a cabin boy on a Pirate ship, taking a berth on the Red Stallion on the eve of his tenth birthday.

He grew up to become a feared Pirate, under the tutelage of Captain Jericho Brown, for whom he became a valued and trusted First Mate. Upon tiring of the Pirate life, Brown ran off with a merchant’s daughter to settle down in Spain, leaving the ship to Warrick.

As Captain, Warrick became a well known Pirate Hunter, and a true gentleman of the sea. If a Pirate needed to be caught, Warrick was the one usually contracted for the job. He brought in every man he set out to claim bounty on. His friend and Quartermaster was James Brass, who would tell anyone he knew the Red Stallion better than her Captain.

While boarding a small merchant vessel in 1723, he found himself with more than mere treasure, for Fate had brought him face to face with Nicolaus Valerius Meridius.

(Dilios Note: recently rumors have started that the story of who Warrick is, has started to adjust and change … it would seem)

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Evolution / Sylum 20th Anniversary0

Sylum 20th Anniversary: Evolution Download (Reminder)

 

EDIT:  As there was some confusion.  This is the original Evolution the one that got posted (ages ago). There will be discrepancies as none of the major changes that came about via rework of Clan War or remove of Annihilation has been addressed in Evolution.   The main plot points are the same; The mutants, the main characters etc.  If have questions on something you see in Evolution that doesn’t quite make sense or counters other stories – ping me and i’ll clarify!

Like Family – this is the whole document, all the chapters.   There will be reminders to download over the next six weeks.

Evolution

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Character Introduction / Sylum Clan2

Sylum Insipration: Antonio Crisafi

Sylum: Second-in-Command

 

And our favorite Templar.   Technically the only one we like.

 

Born Antonio Crisafi in 1115 AD, Turin – Italy, he was the youngest son of the Crisafi family.

Intending a career in the priesthood, he was inspired by the writings of Bernard of Clairvaux, and in 1129 set out to find the Templar Knights, finally tracking down Hugues de Payens in 1131. At only 16 years of age he began his service as a Squire due to the influence of his family name, and his considerable education from the Benedictine Monastery in his home town.

As a Prior he found his true calling, serving God in the austere environment of the Holy Land, and as he grew in both years and experience, Antonio rose with seeming effortless speed to the rank of Preceptor by the year 1148, serving his Master, Captain Alexis de Chateauneuf.

Attacked while on escort for Benedictine Monks heading to Pilgrimage in Jerusalem during the time of the Second Crusade, he was captured along with his Master, and three other Priors, having distracted the enemy long enough for the Brothers to escape danger. Antonio watched his beloved Templar Brethren die at the hands of their captors, and found an unlikely ally in a Crusader who occupied the jail cell next to his own – Robin Longstride. An undying friendship was forged between the two men as they endured the physical abuses of their situation, and encouraged one another to remain strong that they might one day escape.

Their affection would last them forever.

After the death of his Master, tortured into a lingering agony until he finally succumbed to his injuries, Antonio escaped from prison with Robin and despite a desperate situation as they fought their way free, salvation came for them both at the hands of Nicholas Dupre.

Before Antonio left home to complete his education, he had unknowingly fathered a son by his sister’s handmaiden, Constance. She had been sent away to a Nunnery in shame, dying in childbirth to bring William Crisafi into the world. The child was given to the Papera Family as they journeyed out of Italy to make a new life for themselves, finally settling in Northern England.

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Evolution / Sylum 20th Anniversary5

Sylum 20th Anniversary: Evolution Download

 

EDIT:  As there was some confusion.  This is the original Evolution the one that got posted (ages ago). There will be discrepancies as none of the major changes that came about via rework of Clan War or remove of Annihilation has been addressed in Evolution.   The main plot points are the same; The mutants, the main characters etc.  If have questions on something you see in Evolution that doesn’t quite make sense or counters other stories – ping me and i’ll clarify!

Like Family – this is the whole document, all the chapters.   There will be reminders to download over the next six weeks.

Evolution

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