[Drenn]

Shadowstep- An Impirial theif, he started out as a young boy, farming near Cheydinhal, with a poor family. His father owed an important man some money, so they spent their lives trying to pay for it. By the age of 16, his father died, and in order to pay for the money, the important man sent Shadowstep into slavery.

He was now owned by a rich man, and when he became 17, his master stole something from a swords dealer, and the dealer noticed it. In order to free himself from the charge, he framed shadowstep for the theivery, which directly sent him into the Cheydinhal prison.

Shadowstep was now 18, and had made several escapes from the jail, by many means, such as lock picking himself out, or stealing the keys from patroling gaurds, but he was always sent back by gaurds from outside. For this he was sent to a jail that noone had escaped in years, the imperial prison.

In there he rotted for 3 years, which were all spent in anger. Valen Dreth, a nearby cellmate, was an anoyance. He said many racist comments towards shadowstep, and also some unspeakable things of his mother. Shadowstep had tried many times to assassinate Valen, such as tossing a bit of poison into his soup, or trying to persuade the gaurds into killing him.

Each attempt failed, and after a life of misery Shadowstep was on the brink of suicide. On that night, a familiar voice was heard from the stairs, the Emperor. The one that watched over him as he worked through slavery, doing nothing, just overwatching, as if he was studying him. The rage inside him built up.

He followed him through a dungeon, not being seen by the gaurds, and awaited him to be alone. Finaly he was, the blades left him in an unwatched room, perfect for his assassination. But someone came through the wall, smashing the Emperor in the back, and then went for the blades.

The emperor gasped for breath, still alive. Shadowstep walked towards him, and finished him off with a crushing blow. He took the passage that the unknown man came from, in the wall, and went unto his freedom. Eventually he reached outside, and tears reahced his eyes. For once he was free. He fell on his knees, and glanced at the beauty, then looked down to see a paper.

It seemed to be for him, saying to meet in Dareloth's garden at midnight. He did so, going to the Impirial city's waterfront district. There he was initiated into the theives guild, after being tested for his skills. He excelled through the theives guild, doing each task as if it were being done by the grey fox himself. Which was a good coincidance.

He miself became the grey fox, after climbing to the top, and at that point he felt was avenged. Nowadays he can be seen wearing the grey fox's mask, stealing several rare artifacts, collecting them, both for money and sport.