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Jutse was born in the city of [[Hesilen]] in [[Bachi]], deep within the [[Great Blind Desert]]. He is the identical twin sibling of [[Cleo Aldwyn]]. He has a sphinx father and a calico mother. | Jutse was born in the city of [[Hesilen]] in [[Bachi]], deep within the [[Great Blind Desert]]. He is the identical twin sibling of [[Cleo Aldwyn]]. He has a sphinx father and a calico mother. | ||
- | The aftermath of the [[Adenian-Tethish War]] took a toll on the global economy. As Hesilen is primarily a trading village, this meant that fewer and fewer traders came through Hesilen, so more and more of their parents' | + | The aftermath of the [[Adenian-Tethish War]] took a toll on the global economy. As Hesilen is primarily a trading village, this meant that fewer and fewer traders came through Hesilen, so more and more of their parents' |
- | At a very young age, Cleo was sold into slavery | + | At a very young age, Cleo was handed over to a group of traders, leaving Jutse behind with his parents. Jutse' |
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Without traders bringing us tanks of water, the village gradually disintegrated. One by one, the villagers left, | Without traders bringing us tanks of water, the village gradually disintegrated. One by one, the villagers left, | ||
- | joining the traders on their way out and seeking their fortunes elsewhere. But my parents refused to leave. As long as there was a single person left in that village, they would stay to ensure their health. | + | joining the traders on their way out and seeking their fortunes elsewhere. But his parents refused to leave. As long as there was a single person left in that village, they would stay to ensure their health. |
Hesilen was where we lived. It was our home. We had never known anything else. | Hesilen was where we lived. It was our home. We had never known anything else. | ||
No one in our family had, for thousands of years. | No one in our family had, for thousands of years. | ||
- | I was born an identical twin. My sister is named Cleo. When both of us were three, | + | Jutse was born an identical twin. His sister is named Cleo. When both of us were three, |
- | When I learned of this, I was incensed. | + | When Jutse learned of this, he was incensed. |
Furious. | Furious. | ||
- | I was so lonely that I had resorted to making up an imaginary friend called Boulder who lived on a rock outside my village. When they told me what they had done, I resented them heavily. | + | Jutse was so lonely that he had resorted to making up an imaginary friend called Boulder who lived on a rock outside my village. When they told me what they had done, he resented them heavily. |
- | Of course, now that I have some years behind me, and I can think more rationally, | + | When Jutse was eleven, his father made a house call for the head of one of the oldest families in the village, apart from our own. In that house, he found the man unresponsive, with cold, hard skin. His father, with all his expertise, could not accurately determine when the man had died, only that he was certainly dead. No pulse, no breathing. His father worked tirelessly to discover a cure, to work out some combination of poultices and restoratives, |
- | I understand why they did what they did, and I do not resent them for it. | + | |
- | It was the right decision. | + | |
- | When I was eleven, my father | + | His father |
- | My father named this disease “Stoneflesh” for its peculiar impact on the skin and soft tissues. The disease gradually desiccated the flesh of the afflicted and robbed it of its pliability. The end result was that the body would no longer absorb water effectively, | + | The disease had a 100% mortality rate, and it was extremely contagious. |
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- | The disease had a 100% mortality rate, and it was extremely contagious. | + | |