About me: **Backstory**
Maxwell Trevelyan is the youngest child of house Trevelyan of the Free Marches city of Ostwick. Fifth in order of birth and the third son, Maxwell was never going to inherit, and was to be given to the Templar order when he came of age. At the age of six, he discovered that he was a mage, and fearful of the rumors of the Circle of Magi and of never being able to see his family again, he hid his magic, keeping it secret from the rest of his family and their servants until he was 15. On his 15th nameday, Maxwell was set to leave his home and join the Templars. His parents Bann and Lady Trevelyan threw a small party for the family, a going away celebration, and the day seemed to be going well, except that Maxwell was growing more and more anxious as the day went on. When the Knight Captain arrived to take him to the Templar compound, Maxwell lost control and his magic surged out, a lightning storm erupting in the Trevelyan estate library. In the chaos and confusion, Maxwell ran. The young boy managed to evade Templars and guards and make it to the port where he stowed away on a ship.
Unbeknownst to the young mage, he had stowed away on a pirate ship, the Dragon's Revenge. It took them several days, but he was eventually found out and brought before the captain. Captain Vortigan Redaris, also known as Vortigan the Cutthroat, was an imposing man, but not an unsympathetic one. He agreed to allow Maxwell to live on the ship, provided he learned how to be of use. In a fight between the Dragon's Revenge and an Orlesian naval ship, Maxwell revealed himself to the crew as a mage, electrocuting an officer that had the Captain locked in combat. When next the ship made landfall in Rivain, Vortigan made sure to seek out a Seer he knew to train Maxwell. It took several years, but Maxwell became the official Ship's Mage to the Dragon's Revenge. Now in his late twenties Maxwell has been sailing under the Captain for over a decade. In that time he has added a number of useful spells to his repertoire, and made quite the name for himself as the Storm Mage of the Dragon's Revenge.
// Behind the adventurering barkeep - Hello! I'd like to thank you so much for accepting my friend request ^^ I'd more than happy to discuss storyline. Oh! And here's a much more thorough account of my character