Born to Marcus and Saria Kiltias, Travis is the oldest of a family of three. His father is a carpenter in the town near their home and his mother is a seamstress of some renown employed mainly by wealthy families in the area. Travis was required to help both of his parents with the daily chores at a very young age. He’d help his father split logs for firewood, hunt game for their meals, and work with him in his carpentry shop. Although his two younger sisters spent most of their time with Saria, Travis was expected to help out around the house as well. For his family, there was no time for idleness.
When he had time for himself, Travis would often travel into town and spar with the other boys his age. A retired soldier often taught the boys battle tactics and weapon techniques; Travis was a quick study. He practiced nearly everyday and soon became proficient in many different combat forms. The boys were all close friends throughout their younger years. Around the age of sixteen, however, some of the boys began leaving. A few went off to work as apprentices for master craftsmen, one or two joined religious groups, and most of the rest went off to join the military. Their childhood was ending and Travis knew he would soon have to make his own decision.
On the morning of his eighteenth birthday, Marcus Kiltias presented his son with a worn leather pack. Inside were a few items: a bedroll, a knife, a wooden ocarina, some simple woodworking tools, a simple first aid kit, and a bronze leaf on a leather necklace. Marcus explained that these had been his once and now he was passing them on to his only son. Together, they walked to the carpentry shop and Marcus gave Travis his old armor. Explaining that adventuring let a man find himself, Marcus told his son that he was no longer welcome in the Kiltias home. And so Travis Kiltias became a wandering adventurer, searching for his place in the world like so many others.
Upon leaving his home, Travis soon found himself traveling across the vast world of Althanas. He met Vana’driel the half-gigas in Fallien and Drizaghar Maena’triel the drow in Raiaera before traveling to Scara Brae. There he teamed up with Lars to find a lost boy from the town of Olme. When the pair ventured into the forest, they stumbled on an illegal logging operation taking place. Upon further investigation, Lars discovered that a crime syndicate, The Scourge, was working behind the scenes. They fought and killed several guards before returning to the town to report what they had seen. Hailed as a hero, Travis traveled to Valeena Lake to meet up with his companions.
There he met the Halfling Nicodemus and the group of four made their way to Scara Brae the city. On the outskirts of the city, they ran into Brammas Ghistre, a human, who asked to join them. Together the party entered Scara Brae. After several months, Travis was unfortunate enough to witness an arson committed by the Scourge’s Burner. Pegged as a Scourge member, Travis had to flee the city. The group traveled to Corone and made their way to the Underwood. Given different jobs, the five went their separate ways. Travis ended up heading north to work on a farm near the mountains.
A few weeks later, Travis found himself walking through the streets of Radasanth during a torrential downpour. He ran into some spearmen and battled them off with the help of an unknown ally (Josh Cronen).
Some time later, Travis Kiltias found himself in the capital city of Radasanth once more. He stopped by the Bazaar to buy a few items before continuing on to the Citadel. There he was matched up against the assassin Seralcard (though he doesn’t know the man’s name). After a grueling battle, he barely escape with his life; Seralcard proving the victor. Luckily, the monks of the Citadel were able to heal him, though they could not repair his destroyed weapon.
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