Uzak de Somnia

History:
Born into House Tortoris, a minor house under House Serta, in 1995 P.E. Uzak's childhood began in relative obscurity, even within his own family.

As the sole child of the family's prize ogre Urzak, known as "the Titan" for his immense size and strength even among ogres, House Tortoris was somewhat disappointed when, at his birth, Uzak was declared to be something of a runt. Even into adulthood, Uzak remained below average in size, though the discrepancy would shorten over time. despite his small size, it was assumed in Uzak's early childhood that he would serve the heiress of House Tortoris, the young Lady Salihn, with whom he shared a close friendship. However, destiny had other things in mind for the young ogre.

In 2005 P.E. while Uzak accompanied Lady Salihn as she played in the garden, his Lady's father received a visitor from the imperial capital, who announced himself as an emissary of the Empress Brea Somnia. Though he was not included in the initial meeting, Uzak would later learn from his own father that the Empress' adopted son, Lord Dae'avel Somnia, was searching for a personal guard and that, in return for House Tortoris' long years of faithful service to the crown, the imperial administration had offered him a chance to earn the position over the next few years in Levant. Knowing that this was the opportunity of a life, Uzak left his original house on his tenth birthday after saying his goodbyes, never again to return.

Once in Levant, Uzak was quickly inducted into a class with fourteen other young ogres and sluagh, led by a brutal but wise teacher named Garn, an elder ogre who had served in the fairfolk armies for many years.