A Singular Favor

Backstory:Baldric was born with a name that should have opened every door in Western Bourthlurd. Instead, it locked him in chains. The son of Sir Hamilton Dovere, master of the Philosopher’s Stone and ruler of the western provinces, Baldric was a product of blood and prophecy. His magical power was unlike anything seen in generations—too much, too early. And so, at the age of nine, his father branded him dangerous and sold him to slavers under a false name. He spent the next sixty years in and out of underground markets, private torture chambers, bloodsport arenas, and arcane experiments. He was punished for disobedience, starved for control, and used as a living conduit for black magic. But the power inside him never left. It festered. Hardened. Burned. When it erupted—it left nothing alive. He escaped, covered in soot and silence. And in his wake, he gathered two others like him: Lye Isaacs, a cold, bookish manipulator who viewed life like a chessboard. Rei, a loudmouthed, gun-toting rebel with no magical ability and no patience for nonsense. Together, they carved their legend across the war-torn world—mercenaries, prophets, weapons for hire. They never chose sides. Only contracts

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