Editing Adventures in the Distal Provinces:Rufus Eldon (section)

===Phases:===

'''First Phase:'''  ''That halfbreed kid...''

Rufus was raised by desperately poor farmer-hunter-gatherers (humans) in the desert wilds of north Matan. It was his guardians, Glasgrell Sternspear and Brolo, who gave him the name Rufus Eldon. The clan couldn't afford to dispose of any able-bodied member, and it was Rufus' understanding that he'd come to them at the age of 3, past the danger years of common infant death. Or so they told him. It was no secret that he was not their child, but he never actually learned how he ended up with them. He was always told it wasn't important.
They gave him a name they felt would grant him a better chance at success in the world than Fok Sternspear, the name Brolo's mother wanted to give him. He was never fully accepted, and had to learn to be scrappy.

'''Second Phase:'''  ''Secrets, Rumors, and Lies''

From age seven to age seventeen, he would occasionally hear stories about his origins. But the stories were inconsistent. He doesn't know if is mother was aakuana e or his father, or if rape was involved. He even crossed paths once with an old Orc woman who called him words with an unknown meaning, "Kekoa Kamaauoha". Does it mean accursed trash/leavings? Or does it mean something else? Who is he? And why is he?

'''Third Phase:'''  ''Time to leave...''

After Glasgrell and Brolo died recently, it was time for Rufus to go out into the world to find answers.