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Name: Valen
Age: 27
Class: Nightblade
Race: Breton
Gender: Male
Spells: Chameleon, Open, Firebolt, Shock, Calm Humanoid
Weapon Spec: Shortblade
Maj Skills: Shortblade, Destruction, Stealth
Min skills: Mysticism, Illusion, Backstabbing
Equipment: Steel Wakizashi, Leather Armour, Cloak and Cowl, Map
Background:
(TL,DR? Poor boy, swapped identity with a rich kid, became a ward of a mage, learnt magic, left seeking adventure)

 Valen was born a street urchin who would survive the dangerous streets and harsh terrain of Highrock by robbing and stealing from local shop keepers. That is not to say he didn't usually get caught by the shop keepers if not the guards who over time through his time in jail cells he even came to befriend a few of them.

When Valen was 14 years old he went on another of his "Grand Adventures" which was really just going to another town in search new loot. This time however something quite strange happened. When Valen was walking a road in the countryside he came across a boy not much older than himself, Valen questioned him but the boy seemed to be highly confused and was unable to answer most questions, all Valen learnt from the lad was that he was a noble and was travelling to a Lords estate as he had recently became a ward through some family scheming. However the lad and his guard were attacked on the road and his guard were cut down fairly quickly giving the boy only moments to escape. With a glint of mischief in his eye Valen suggested to the boy that they swap clothes so the boy would have better chances of escaping, the boy agreed and gave him directions of where he was to go. 

Valen arrived at the Lords house who happened to be a former high ranking official for the Mages Guild but was forced to retire because of a few plots against him. And Because of the lords former rank Valen was able to learn all sorts of wondrous magic that he would never have dreamed of learning.

Valen grew close to the lord, who never suspected a thing (or so Valen thinks), but he longed to go on another "Grand adventure" just as did when he was a lad, and so Valen departed seeking adventure. When Valen arrived at a inn a courier slipped him a letter under the table. 

Where are you?: Daggerfall