Smaragdus Lichuen

History

The sands, the winds, the skies and the shadows have forgotten the truth of law. Petty despots, perfects, empresses, and queens may be content to pleasure themselves in simple banalities of the flesh and soul, but I am here to show them a great truth. They must bend to accept the mantle of rulership and must accept their role as enforcers and embodiments of Law.

Before I beheld the Ignis Verdant I was a common page. I stood as a pillar of my duty and swore my life to the fracturing bureaucracy of my republic. Cathak Meran, dutifully appointed satrap from the Realm, resided over our assembly;it was one of my responsibilities to ensure that communications between him and various senators ere delivered promptly. Of course I was privy to information above my station, but it was my responsibility to hold my tongue.

It was until I slipped. You see, it is legal and proper for men to own slaves. An owner, however, bears responsibility to ensure that his slaves are kept at peak working efficiency. What Meran had been doing, however heresey. Our people were being sold to him for his own personal amusements. I swore to end this foul practice.

It was a Moonday of Ascending Air and the first day of the readings of petitions. I had prepared evidence, practiced my speech, and was ready to expose this horrible thing. When the moment finally came, however, my voice left me. I fled the scene to escape my own shame and humiliation. It was the best decision of my life, the serfs do not have the right to petition their superiors. It was She who taught me this powerful truth. It was also she who gave me the authority to rise above those who would bend the law to suit themselves.

When I accepted her law, she granted me the ability to change my name from the weakened title it was to the Emerald Light, Smaragdus Lichuen. My mistresses Exalted me to be a speaker for her law. A Fiend in the service of the endless desert. I will take the petty imperfections which people put between themselves and law. They will become one with the truth. When this is done their eyes will be hollow, their voices flat; their world will be empty of all but duty. We will all serve.

Creations Notes

I am thinking of changing his caste to a Malefector. Among other things, it fits in theme MUCH better. He will probably be Ebon Dragon Favored.