[@TemplarKnight07] Have to say, I'm loving the attention to detail and time period.  As a point of interest, the Black Death generally referred is usually the pandemic in the mid 1300s.  Your character would have been born around 1550, give or take, and while there were still outbreaks, none was quite so bad as the 1346-1353 (roughly) one.  It could be anywhere from a couple years to a couple decades between outbreaks, and there are a couple that fit the time frame you're looking at, one in the mid-60s, one late 80s, and one near the turn of the century.  However since many people or their parents had already survived one or more outbreaks, the death toll was far less -- one or two in ten died, on average, instead of only two or three out of every ten surviving.  The thought of the end of days was long past -- in fact, this was considered a golden age by many among the wealthier members of the population.  Peasants had it (comparatively) better as well.  Plague had come and gone multiple times, and was merely a fact of life, along with many other types of illness.  It's pretty unlikely that decimated villages were so common.  It's not necessary to change anything -- it's a pretty minor detail, and likely won't come up.  With the details of his past life forgotten, Dagon only needs a reason that he wanted to forget, and you have that done solidly.  But since you clearly put in time researching, I kinda wanna discuss it.  Granted, it's been a while and I had to look some stuff up.  I just  *flailing* someone who wanted that sort of historical accuracy!  *tackle*