Here is a part of the background story I created for Morgyn (my version of him). I just decided to share it because my friend encouraged me to...
Centuries ago, way before the King's War, Morgyn was a young adept on his way to become a practical spellcaster. Yes, it might come as surprising but Morgyn wasn't always… Untamned for lack of better phrasing.
Back then he was a simple merry young boy with no apparent desire to become a great spellcaster or a great anything really. He worked as an interrealm messenger delivering messages and artefacts of great valor to the high courts, the ambassadors and such other important entities and figures.
He was on a halt by the spellcasters academy the first time he saw him. Dark skin, ridiculously long black hair… red eyes. He was walking reverently toward the mages' market, looking like an angel in his long priest robes of pure white gradually fading to dark ink blue.
Morgyn couldn't forget him, the shape of the young priest haunted him. He needed to speak with him.
The occasion to do so came quicker than he could ever hope.
Forward a few years and moments of bliss for the strangers, turned friends, turned lovers and that's when at the dawn of the unevitable war, Zephyr told Morgyn he was with child. Whatever how ill appointed the timing was, they both couldn't hide their happiness.
Zephyr was at the beginning of the second trimester of his pregnancy when things took a pretty dark turn. Like many spellcasters Morgyn had had no choice but to enroll for the fight against the King's Dead-Walkers and human fetishes. Now having a reason to give his best Morgyn turned out to be a quite frankly surprisingly powerful and skilled spellcaster. For his part Zephyr had become a well reknown healer, using potions and spells. He was asked to take care of the greatly injured.
But as the war seemed only to go on forever Morgyn began to fear for his lover and unborn child. He pleaded the young priest to take his leave from healing for the remain of his pregnancy. Zephyr promised. Morgyn took them back to the secret glade.
“Promise that you will wait for me here, not leave under any circumstances... I'm- I know I'm asking something selfish but I-"
But Zephyr had simply nodded. Understanding as he always was.
"This place is well warded. No one, nothing can harm you here.”
"I'll wait for you here Morgyn." He said kissing him reassuringly.
So he went back to the fields...
Not long after, Zephyr was summoned by the Great Court of Priests. His healing skills were required at the Mages Head Quarters as the last offense of the Mad King had been a sever hit for the Mages division.
Zephyr knew no matter the circumstances he couldn't refuse. Not going would mean a belated death for the traitor and his family... Going meant risking his life but there was a chance everything would go well too… So he went.
Morgyn had been in the middle of a strategic defense meeting regarding the siege of the Mages HQ, when he felt the wards he'd placed around the entrance of the glade go off. His response was immidiate. He flew to the glade and finding no sign of the young priest he sent a tracking spell... He felt his world shattered when he received his love's position. He flew there in a moment hoping that somehow he was safe.
When he got there the zone was completely deserted. There were no flames, no broken trees or crumpled houses… The whole place was DEAD quiet. Heart thumping too hard and too fast Morgyn ran to the HQ calling for Zephyr as he went.
He can still remember the moment that followed as if it just happanned.
The door of the HQ slowly cracking open and the panicked voice calling his name. Zephyr as beautiful as ever, Morgyn had been so glad to see him, alive. But as soon as he took the first step toward him, Morgyn knew something wasn't right. Zephyr never made the second step, barely had the time to whisper his last words and they were so painful to hear.
“Finalem somnum… Glad it's you. Love.”
It was quick marely a minute. Morgyn knew what the Finalem Somnum spell did to those misfortuned enough the be on the receiving end… He knew Zephyr tried to protect their child with what remain of his magic but it wouldn't be enough he could feel both their souls turning already. He had to send their soul free...
'I'm glad it's you. Love' Those words echoed in Morgyn's shattering mind as he took the lives of his lover and child.
That day he became, Untamned.