A/N: New story. A simple prologue, will get around to updating it eventually. This will attempt to rework and clean up every single shitty story I've done thus far.

If you are reading these notes, then it is likely I have passed away or simply left the keys to my private study laying around. Either way, I have chosen to undertake the tasks of recording the story of my life, in the hopes of attaining immortality through literature. I know my time on this planet is drawing to a close; whether it ends in glory or but a whimper, I will never know for sure.

I have seen a lot of change in my long life. Fought in many wars; experienced death countless times. But in this turbulent world; I never lost my way. I stood tall in the face of adversity. Never yielded to oppressors or bent the knee to those who sought to conquer the innocent. I am a Lathyrus, through and through; and a Lathyrus will never give up his morales. We stick to our code as our code is our blood.

There are many a tale I could regale; far too many for this one book. So I will try to not bore you with day to day life and focus on what you really want to read; the battles, adventure, and romance. So we shall start near the beginning of my life; when I was the ripe old age of seventeen.