Role

Chapter 1

In a fishing village near the Loch Terradian there lived a family of three.
The father was a fisherman and would go out daily to bring in a haul, some of
which he brought home to the family. The mother did anything else that needed
to be done, chores, cooking and raising their only child, Damil. This was
just another family living their normal, dull day to day life. In most cases,
there would be nothing to see.

Yet, the young Damil's curiosity and energy could not be quite satisfied.
He was always willing to help both of his parents with whatever needed to be
done, but at the cost of them being hounded by many different questions from
the inquisitive boy, often about two initially different topics: aquatic life
and food. Still, he was willing to learn about any subject, and his need for
understanding became to such a point that both of his parents decided they
could not handle this talkative, curious, needy child. They just needed an
excuse to get rid of him without feeling like they did anything too bad.

And so they took a trip to the High Tower of Sorcery. Damil ran inside,
excited by the prospect he might have magical talented. This reaction was
expected. While he was so distracted, the parents departed, leaving him
there, making him the Tower's problem. These parents had convinced
themselves that their boy did have magical talent, so the Tower would take
care of him. Delusions were created so they never had to admit they were just
terrible parents.