Tiefling Rouge

A.K.A. - Aekos Crimson Eye

Although Aekos was born to a wealthy merchant family, he has never truly known luxary. At an early age Aekos was traveling with his parents on their merchant fleet when they were set upon the armada of the murderous pirate Red Wake. As the pirate was famous for, nearly every member of the merchant fleet, crew and passenger alike, were brutally slain. The rest were spared the blade, only to become slaves of the pirate and his lieutenants. Thus was Aekos's fate. One of Red Wake's captains, unable to execute such a young child, took Aekos on to his ship as a cabin boy.
Aekos spent the next seventeen years living as a pirate under Captain Thorbadin Ironkeel, on a ship crewed almost entirely by dwarves. Shortly after picking up Aekos, Ironkeel and his ship left Red Wake's fleet and privateered under its own flag. During this time the young tiefling grew up, learning the ways of the buccaneers and moving up the ship's ranks. He became a full fledged member of the crew, and was given the pirate nickname of 'Crimson Eye', alluding to the deep red of his orbs. Aekos lived almost entirely at sea, seeing cities such as Port Sirrus and other rouge dens as his only example of civilization.
Recently, Captain Ironkeel has decided to retire from his pirate life and the loyalty of his crew proved beyond measure as they chose to follow him into retirement. Ironkeel and his 'clan' of dwarven pirates scuttled their ships and set up residence in Port Sirrus, living off the spoils of their exploits. Aekos, however, was not ready for such a sedentary life. Not feeling right about heading out on the seas with another pirate crew, for Ironkeel really did treat his crew as if they were kin, but instead Aekos decided to see what the dry land had to offer. He had heard many a tale of adventurers exploring forgotten ruins and crypts, returning home with treasures beyond any pirate lord's cache. Perhaps he can find these places himself and have tales told of his exploits.....

Although Aekos was born to a wealthy merchant family, he has hardly known luxary in his life. As a child his wild streak caused him to be a terror for even the most hard nosed nannies, causing his parents to bring their unruly son with them on all there business trips. At the age of five, it was on one of these such trips that Aekos and his parent's merchant fleet was attacked by the Bloodhammer pirates.
These vicious and brutal marauders, comprised of a single clan of Dwarves, laid waste to all who crossed their path, rarely leaving anyone alive. Aekos's parents were put to the sword and when it came to the young Tiefling's turn, he slipped from his captor's grasp and attacked. Captain Theergurd Bloodhammer was impressed with the child's aggession and decided that Aekos would be his cabin boy (for as long as he could last among the pirates).