BACKSTORY AND TIMELINE

March 1989-December 2019

LIGHTING THE FORGE

• March 21, 1989- Eisen is born to Zinnia and Aurelio Ferraio inside the family compound. 
  

• Eisen is raised to join the family trade of artificers, mages who imbue items with magical properties. The Ferraio Clan sells their wares to the Clans of Andalvyn in return for safety. No Clan would dare turn on them, for fear they would be deprived of their Ferraio's goods and left defenseless against other clans.

• Eisen is taught to fear the immortals, viewing them as threats to be avoided. His natural curiosity remains strong however, and the fear never seems to take root with him.

December 2019-October 2020

THE CRUCIBLE

• Aurelio Ferraio is murdered by a mysterious artificer from a rival clan. The unknown artificer attacked with a strange mechanical beast and left little sign of his identity or whereabouts. The Ferraio Clan is stricken by the loss of their patriarch. 
  

• Eisen finishes one of his father's projects, a mechanical owl known he names Archimedes. This reminder of his father strengthens his resolve and he begins a new project, to build an enchanted suit of armor designed to protect him from the immortals outside the walls of his family's compound. 

• Donning his armor, Eisen wanders out into the city stumbling across the Reaper's Arms Tavern. The immortals inside treat him coldly, except the uniquely kind Red who takes a liking to him. Eisen and Red spend time together, much to the disdain of both their mothers and eventually fall in love.

• Eisen meets the she-wolf, Alise and the two swiftly become fast friends sharing their love of mechanics.

• After some months an armorer working for the Church of Man saw an opportunity to weaken the vampires by disarming them as well as steal red for her own. She spreads lies about Eisen amongst the Reaper's Arms and causes the denizens there to chase Eisen into hiding. While tending to his wounds, the Church marches on the Ferraio Clan and heavily damages the estate. Eisen arrives just in time but his armor is horribly mangled fighting off such powerful foes.

• Eisen's family goes into hiding as they build up their strength to retake the manor. Eisen focuses on healing from his injuries and trying to repair his armor. The suit is a lost cause however and his shop was too badly ransacked for use.

November 2020-October 2021

STRIKING WHILE THE IRON'S HOT

• Eisen makes his way to Alise, hoping to use her garage as a makeshift workshop. He arrives tired and injured on her doorstep with his broken armor. Alise takes him in and he stays with her while he works on a new set of armor built to withstand Church forces.
  

• Alise falls into an abusive relationship, and Eisen is sickened watching her hurt. The two share long talks about her situation and Eisen regularly worries for her. 

• Eventually Alise finally breaks it off with her abusive ex. Eisen comforts her and the two finally confess their feelings for each other. They begin dating over the course of the summer. Eisen finally finishes his new and improved armor.

• The Ferraio Clan has recovered their strength and reconstruction begins on Ferraio Manor. Eisen's duty to his family pulls him away from Alise and the two reluctantly part ways. He spends the next several months caring for his family and shoring up the defenses of the manor to prevent any future attacks.

November 2021-Present

THE SPARKS FLY

• Eisen wanders about the streets ruminating over the many setbacks he'd faced the past few years. Lost deep in thought he runs headlong into a woman being chased by vampires. Eisen is stunned by the collision, but she grabs him and makes it look like he was a vampire and she was his freshly caught meal to throw the other two off. She then introduces herself as Gemma.
  

• Deciding there was safety in numbers, the pair flee back to her place before the vampires catch on where they hole up until morning.  Unfortunately the two are followed and the vampires break into her apartment. They manage to defeat the vampires, but not without Eisen sustaining a deep wound. 

• Gemma does her best to patch Eisen up, but doesn't have the means to heal his wounds. Eisen assures her his family can mend him if she can get him to Ferraio Manor. Gemma helps him home, and he manages to sneak her through all the defenses. Once inside, Eisen takes a potion which cures his injury. The pair rest until Eisen's little brother, Pfen alerts his mother to Gemma's presence.

• Eisen walks Gemma home and helps her repair the damage done to her apartment during the fight. The two share smiles and grow close as they work, though Gemma seems skittish. The pair spend the night together, but realizing Gemma may run, Eisen leaves her a secret message in an enchanted bearing. He awakes in the morning to find her gone...

• Eisen stumbles upon Alise in the middle of being attacked by a Slayer. The two reconnect, catching up on lost time and Eisen confesses he met someone, though he has no idea if he'll ever see her again.

• Pfen insists on joining Eisen for an adventure, and Eisen begrudgingly relents. Deciding to take his brother somewhere reasonably safe, he leads him out to a popular party spot in the woods. To his astonishment, he finds Gemma milling about the bar. A stunned Eisen greets her, and the two begin to nurture the flame between them once more.