Hayden

Not much is known before his time as a battle hardened warlord. He had a mother who he had to leave behind and lived poorly; with little material possessions. A young and juvenile Hayden was soon swept up in the underworld of mercenaries. Hayden eventually contracted to work as a mercenary to earn money and goods for others, including his mothers clan.

-The Mercenary and The Activist-
In some time in his adult life, he had begun to distribute his earned treasure to even more clans, all across the Shifting Expanse, becoming some sort of masked Robin Hood figure. Hayden despised his time periods employee ethics of Lightening. It had left unfair labor infest everything. He had actively sought against cruel exploitive clan empires who rose at the time period in response to loopholes of "Stormcatchers Accord". These clans who lured dragons into becoming slaves to back breaking work in order to benefit the ones on top. He had heard of these practices and immediately wanted to take radical action. As a mercenary, he forcefully broke into many places who practices these conditions, making higher ups free their workers by his own threats.

He had spend most of his years as a radical activist, creating works of literature and continued posing as a feared threat to exploiters. He frequently sent many, MANY messages to Stormcatcher in order to show his want for direct change.
One day his mercenary group were hired by an unknown patron to kill Hayden and stop his work for a very handsome price. Hayden was eventually attacked by one of his teammates, although he quickly got the upper hand and had accidentally killed them. Angry and distraught, he ran off to the Carrion Canyon for reflection. Eventually his other teammates tracked him. In a crack of rage, he killed them all.

-Justice-
A part of him had seemed to crumble. Hayden ended up accepting violence as a means to an end. The imperial continued to assert his view for justice upon the Shifting Expanses, but now unafraid to kill anyone who dares to go against him. He soon gained a cult following and used that to gain footing for his goals as an enforcer of justice.

-The Warlord-
At a point in time, a shady organization called the Kafka Order forced him to work together. In meaning together they meant in working for them and then only. The organization promised a new world order to bring peace and order in Sornieth without the presence of the deities and their conflicts. Hayden and his followers served Kafka, becoming a violent threat to all who get in their way.

The Citadel ((Soluna Tree)) was notified by their allies of a dangerous hit group lead by a masked imperial named Hayden. Soluna was tasked to stop them in their tracks. Lunar, Solar, and Terra knew this was risky but they couldn't let him roam. The mission was lead by Kuroark and Lunar, who confronted Hayden. Hayden soon retorted by attacking the clan and announced war in the name of the Kafka Order. Soluna Tree and Hayden's forces dropped into a war, lasting three years.

-Its your mean uncle- ((Current Lore Time Frame))
The war ended with Hayden surrendering and Kafka Order abandoning all support to him after that. His followers hid, wondering when their leader will come back for them. He proclaimed to have changed his view points and asked The Leaders to allow him to serve Soluna indefinitely as reparation. In a controversial and shocking surprise, Lunar agreed but had him to confess all his war crimes and denounce the Kafka Order. Hayden was given a high rank which angered many. He will be serving Soluna for life, if he does go against them, they are allowed to kill him. Hayden is also not allowed to participate in combat missions, usually only allowed to work behind the scenes.

Hayden wants to abandon violence, but is having trouble in dropping his old habits. He learned to use his lightening magic to stun rather than maim.

((WIP in progress))

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Hayden was given a high position in Soluna by Lunar.. He is resentful and guilty of the past, promising to serve the faction until death. Hayden adopted a stoic and cold personality. He doesn't wear his mask as frequently but resorted to using it for extremely specific reasons, because hes edgy and stupid. A wildclaw named Jarl offered to help him gather intel for missions. Jarl eventually proved her usefulness and soon best friended Hayden. .