Time to burn.
Aether is what some might call slightly damaged goods. His mind is fully intact, but he was raised from infancy by a demon, training to eventually be Haester's most useful weapon. He was raised to be loyal and to take orders without question, so long as they come from his direct superior. He took some values from this, but he is nothing like Haester was wanting. He is loyal to those he thinks deserve his loyalty. He has recently decided to take orders from no one, unless he thinks them worthy to order him around. He is not the ruthless man, Haester wanted. Aether is actually rather soft and prefers not to kill unless he has to. However, he does love a good fight. The only time he would want to kill someone is if they are trying to kill him. However, there is always revenge. That is a good enough reason to kill as far as he is concerned. Overall, Aether has a good heart, and will most definitely get into trouble because of it in the future.
Unfortunately Aether has had no contact with the world outside his own community, so he is blind to the true horrors of the world.
Aether has very little to tote around. He has the clothes on his back, a water skin made from the stomach of a rival demon of Haester's, a knapsack made from the hide of the same demon, a flask that with "Rilkan" on the front(it was his father's), and a few gems he managed to swipe from various places he went with Haester. He wears a once white thobe with a slit from the base up to a little below his groin to make from easier movement. Underneath, he wears a pair of grey baggy pants and a light pair of black leather boots. Over this all, he wear a tan cloak, the bottom of which is now tattered from extended use. He also wears a nice pair of goggles black goggles to protect his eyes from the environment.
Underneath all of this, he wears a light suit of what is basically scale male. He created it using magic. The plates that make up the scales are made of stone, but thanks to his gift, he condensed the stone to the point where it is a little stronger than steel.
Aether was born in a small town called Joken(pronounced yo-ken). Shortly after his birth, the town was raided by a rather powerful demon and those he had made his minions. Aether, being the only one young enough in town, is the only survivor. The demon's name was Haester. When the attackers returned home, Haester branded the boy and infused his body with powerful earth and fire magics. His followers cared from Aether until he was old enough to begin his training. As he became stronger and older, Haester realized the potential of the child. As Aether grew, he was given special treatment, but he had to perform various tasks to receive it. As long as he remained useful, he would be treated well. He grew up thinking his parents had been friends with the demon.
Around the time he was sixteen, Aether was offered the chance to become Haester's right hand man. By now, the demon had many many followers and actually had a town set up in a remote location in some mountains. There were enough resources in the area to sustain the town, so trade was not always necessary. Aether thought of refusing, but did not want to disappoint because with disappointment comes harsh punishment, and usually death. He had no real friends in the community, and so, he chose to accept. All he had to do was defeat Haester's current right hand man, Griz, in combat. Before being allowed to face him, however, he had to bring down one of the demon's rivals...alone.
Aether was given a sandskidder to ride to his destination and a guide to get him there, but the guide was not to assist Aether. A sandskidder is an animal that Haester created using magic to combine and alter various animals. They are large lizards with eight legs, and they require very little water to keep going. Despite their large size, they don't eat as much as you would think. They have a pretty nasty bite and can run across the wastes at surprising speeds. Anyway...where were we? Right! The demon slaying. The demon he was after was simply named Jeff. He was every bit as powerful as Haester and had made his own settlement. Aether was not informed of this and apparently, Jeff had been warned about him. Despite all of this, Aether managed to kill the demon. The fight was spectacular. Details may be disclosed upon request. Aether did not kill everyone. Only those who were a threat.
When he returned with Jeff's head, Haester was impressed. Haester would have had Griz face Aether in a fair fight, but Griz had other plans. As he spoke to the demon, he was smacked in the back by three arrows. The simply hit his armor and fell to the ground. Aether made quick work of his opponent and ascended to his new rank with pride. As a gift for his new position, Haester gave Aether a flask, telling him that his father had told Haester to give him it when he thought he accomplished something great.
Now, after three years, Aether has learned the truth of how he came to be in the care of Haester. And he plans to do something about it.