Within the Vairin Empire, a small wagon trundled along the rocky paths that wound their way throughout the forested landscape. Two people sat in the wagon, a man, and a woman who were uncomfortably seated because of the rough roads that bounced the wagon back and forward. The man that was wrapped in a brown woolen cloak glanced at his wife's pregnant figure struggle to keep her balance among all the goods.  

Anders was a merchant for the small city of Drigod, Which supplied weapons and spices to surrounding cities and the capital of the entire empire. Anders was weary from the bustle of the capital and was looking forward to spending his time caring for his wife and unborn child. Kaelinna was seated by the goods that they had purchased and suddenly felt kicking that violently shook her out of her already precarious position. She cried out to Anders to stop the wagon and he threw a glancing look at his wife in worry as he pulled the wagon to a stop. 

As he got out and came around the back to check on his wife, he smelt a particular scent that he only smelt a few times before and it was always on the battlefield. Taking a careful look at their surroundings and noticed that the scent was particularly strong from the East. Slowly drawing his blade he stood protectively next to his wife in case anything would attack. Holding his position for what seemed like an eternity he finally heard what he thought could be the cries of a newborn. He dismissed it as tricks his head was playing on him but was shaken from his thoughts when Kaelinna prompted him forward towards the sound.

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" What are you doing, there could be a child in need. Get moving! ", exclaimed the flushed Kaelinna.

Anders carefully advanced into the undergrowth towards the source of the sound. Twenty feet into the undergrowth the bushes and shrubs suddenly stopped and the scorched ground that shows signs of extream fire. As he approached the epicenter of the fire and to utter shock he found a small bundle of cloth that had an otherworldly quality that mesmerized him. Anders picked the bundle up and started unwrapping it and revealed the smooth flesh of a newborn. As he fully uncovered the body the newborn suddenly lets a piercing wail that shook his head and stunned him. He extremely surprised to find a newborn in the forests and even more so that the cry of the newborn had stunned him.

Carrying the newborn swaddled in the cloth he returned to his wife who had a look of shock then worry as she saw the newborn. Holding the baby she immediately decides that she was going to care for it as if she was his mother. She looks down at his sparkling black eyes.

" You, little man, are a lucky one and you shall be named Kordan".