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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wrahn" data-source="post: 2347057" data-attributes="member: 9191">Sort of an introduction to Korjan HeurnJouph stumbled over the question.  It was obvious that he hadn't done the reading.  Rage poured through him, murderous rage, Jourph was trying to decieve him.  With an act of supreme will power he pushed it down."Mr. Jouph, perhaps next time you can bother yourself to do the reading that was assigned."  Korjan Heurn, professor of Metaphysical Geography in the prestigous Acadamy of the Arcane, with a pleasant smile, no sign of his inner rage showing, gently chiding his student.His rise to tenured professor had been nothing short of miraculous, he had only been at the Acadamy for 3 years and he didn't even have grey in his beard (scandously he didn't even have a beard).  Worse still he was just a scholar and not a practioner of the art.  But his students loved him and his knowledge of the topic was without compare."Alright, perhaps some extra time will allow you to get caught up Mr. Jouph and not to be unfair to the rest of you, class is dismissed."  The class seemed suprised at the sudden dismissal, more than a few looked disappointed.A few moments later had him walking back to his rooms, he threw open the door and a beautiful young woman threw herself at him, kissing him wildly, with her legs wrapped around his waist.  Instead of being moved back, he took a step into his room, closing the door behind him.He disengaged himself from her, smiling.  Lariel loved too throw him for a curve, playing pranks on him.  It helped keep him from his dark moods.She immediately noted that he was upset, she knew him too well, "What's wrong?"It happened again and I can't stay here.  Without my father's help, this is becoming harder and harder.  Next time I may not be able to stop it.  He spoke in her mind.She was immediately serious, "Are you sure?  I know how much you love it here."I nearly ripped Jouph's head clean from his shoulders.  Friendly, ackward Jouph.  No, I can't stay here any longer."Well, what are we going to do now?  Shepherd?  Hermit?  You have to come into contact with people sometime."I have been thinking, perhaps back to the adventurer's path.  Fighting injustices and all that.  Perhaps I can die heroiclly before descending into madness.  And this time I don't think there is any "we."  You need to return home."Stop it!  Don't think like that, you are stronger than that.  You can beat this thing, the demon inside, you have held it at bay this long.""And if you think that getting rid of me is that easy, you don't know me very well."No, I didn't expect you to do the smart thing, but none the less I had to try."I promised your father I would look after you.  And I am going to.""I know." switching to regular speech, "I know, despite it all.  Well, I suppose I should go tell the Headmaster there is soon to be a vacancy."Korjan Heurn is the child of Vorkaine, god of luck and community and a fiend whom he never knew.  He is an Infernal, the unwanted offspring of a god.  Normally such entities are imprisoned away where they can not harm others, but Vorkaine was unwilling to do that to his child and being a god has it's perks.  He went to hell itself and retrieved his child and used his power to prevent his son from devolving into a monster.But Vorkaine has been killed, leaving his son to feel the ravages of his heritage as he slowly slips towards evil.  Only his supreme will has kept him from sliding into the abyss.</blockquote>

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