Yenos the Dark

Yenos the Dark was the first publicly known Necromancer since the fall of the Ancient Lizardman Empire, one of the two founding fathers of the Republic of Keldorn (the other being Swidhelm Folkling, his first apprentice), and a key figure in Dead Man's Rise.

Early Life
Other than his supposed date of birth - 49.601975184967 - not much is known about Yenos' early life, as the man himself was rather secretive about his origins, and it's hard to distinguish fact from legend. Still, the most reliable reports say that Yenos was born into a family of Pagan refugees fleeing from the Titanist rule of the Kingdom of Etrand - fleeing down south, to the swamplands. This seems to be a credible theory, as contemporary reports say that Yenos spoke with a Southern accent.

At some time during his youth, he met the Lizardman Hairang the Corruptor, who took him under his wing, and trained him the dark arts, such as Necromancy. After becoming Hairang's apprentice, Yenos travelled with his master to various parts of Etrand, to investigate Massenpreost Despotanfras ruins, and his master even took him to the Island of Keldorn several times, to various ancient dungeons that were also visited by his own master, as well as his own master's master, the famous Khardung the Destroyer.

At one point, Hairang disappeared without a trace, which meant that Yenos would be on his own. That is the time he hatched his plan to conquer Etrand from within.