Cedwyn of Arishkanae

Cedwyn of Arishkanae is a human monster hunter turned vampire, originally from Lake Arishkanae. Prior to meeting the party, he worked as a mercenary and monster-hunter. He is engaged to Vercinjetorix of Arishkanae.

History
Cedwyn was born in Arishkanae thirty-five years ago. He does not remember his father, who left before he was born. A traveller, his mother told him. It never mattered to him - he had his mother, and that was all that mattered.

He remembers little of his childhood in Arishkanae. Darkness, always, and helping his mother to stitch and mend clothes. Then, during his fifteenth year, his mother disappeared. He watched her walk into the Lake, and she never resurfaced. Alone and orphaned, Cedwyn left Arishkanae, heading north to try and build a life for himself.

He wandered alone for a year, until he stumbled upon Owain - or Owain stumbled upon him, depending on who you ask. Owain took Cedwyn in, training him as his apprentice in monster hunting. Cedwyn spent ten years in Owain's home, learning from him, caring for him and being cared for in return. He was Cedwyn's first crush, though Cedwyn never voiced it, knowing Owain saw him as closer to a son.

He might have spent forever following Owain, had the other man not gotten sick. Bitten by a ghoul. They both knew what that meant. As Owain got sick, he asked Cedwyn to promise him that when he was no longer man, Cedwyn would kill him.

Cedwyn promised.

But when Owain changed, Cedwyn didn't have the strength to kill him. Instead, he locked his now-undead mentor in his home, and ran. The guilt haunted him, but he kept going, determined to run far enough he would forget it.

Eight years later, he was hired by Seraphima Barletta to deal with the werewolf curse plaguing her family. Soon realising it was more than a simple case of monster hunting, Cedwyn sought outside help. And he met the party.