Elliot Cloudbringer

Origins
The Blackfoot Bandit Clan in Navarro attacked Sugarcane Sands when Elliot was but a child. At 7 years old he watched as bandits opened fire on the town, and injured his closest friends and family. Crying softly as he could as he hid in his family's farmhouse, he listened as the leader of the Bandit clan gave a speech at the expense of all the folks he had tied up. Elliot snuck back to the town after he heard more yelling and gunshots. Fearing the cruel bandits had begun executing his neighbors and parents, he ran without thinking only to witness an Arcanyst dressed all in white open fire on the bandits, using ricochets and trickshots to get around corners and cover that the bandits put up. Elliot watched as the man appeared to blink from place to place, killing the men who had threatened his family. In all the commotion, the bandit leader rode off. The Arcanyst finally stopped fighting, and put his beautiful twin pistols away. He tipped his hat to the townsfolk, and rode off into the sunset. Elliot had watched this event with shimmering eyes of wonder. To save people like that, to make sure no harm came to families all over his homeland? That was his dream. As he watched the man ride off, he smiled. That day, Elliot Menon began his journey to become an Arcanyst, the most powerful lawmen in the West.

After pleading with his parents, Elliot was finally able to apprentice under the town's Mechanyst, Robert Rotan. Rotan taught him the fine skills of being a Mechanyst, how to mold the Aether and pull and sculpt it's raw energy into simple weaponry. After two years, Elliot began building more complex weaponry to Rotan's surprise. Elliot had always been quick to tinker and attempt to fix things, so the Mechanyst life suited him well. He visited his parents frequently, but in their old age, their health began to fail. They died in their sleep together on March 13th, 198 A.C.I. The funeral was a town-wide event, with every member of the community saying something of his parents. 4 years later, on March 13th, 202 A.C.I., Elliot changed his last name to Cloudbringer,and departed from Rotan. Before he left however, Rotan told him he had one last job to do. Delaying his travel 8 days, Rotan instructed him to create two beautiful pistols that showed the duality of man. After 8 days, Elliot presented two revolvers to Rotan, named Dawn and Dusk. Rotan gave him a small amount of coin, and to Elliot's surprise, revealed that the guns were his last test before his big journey, and gave them back to him as a gift. Elliot set off on March 21st, 202 A.C.I. to the largest city on the continent, Galleon. There, he established the first ever independent Arcanyst office, Cloudbringer Captures and Assistance. Set in the West Quarter of Galleon, he quickly gained popularity among Casino owners and the middle and lower class. Often called "The People's Arcanyst," Elliot is well known as a man who will help the poor and helpless, and became a beacon of hope for the lower class citizens of Galleon.

Pre-Podcast
Shortly after establishing Cloudbringer Captures and Assistance, Elliot found his first contract in a rich cattle rancher by the name of Sheffield Conway. Sheffield told the young Arcanyst, only 19 at the time, that the man he needed dead was a guy by the name of Curtis Browerly. Reporting that Curtis would regularly steal cattle as well as land from him, Sheffield stated that his acts of rude behaviour warranted his execution. Knowing manners were important to the people of his land, and eager to finally prove himself as an Arcanyst, Elliot accepted the job gladly. Wielding his pistols and a smirk of ambition, Elliot set off to find the Browerly farmstead. It took him a day to ride to the secluded yet large ranch, but he got off his horse Dusty and arrived at the Browerly's front door. A middle-aged man dressed like a lazy slob and speaking with alcohol on his breath told the Arcanyst to scram. Elliot kicked the door opened and gazed around the room. The man seemed to live alone. He opened fire with Dusk, and then Dawn. The man sunk back against the wall, breathing heavily and then dying. Elliot pondered a moment. He investigated the room to discover maps drawn by Curtis detailing the theft of his land by Sheffield Conway. Cursing under his breath, Elliot buried the man in his backyard and shut the door behind him. On the long ride back to Galleon, a fire burned within him. Confronting Sheffield at his estate in the Southern Quarter, Elliot cursed at him, asking for simply the money. Feeling cocky about deceiving an Arcanyst, Sheffield laughed and told Elliot that he had killed an innocent man, there was no reason to pay him. Elliot smirked and said, "Guess I'll have to kill a guilty one," as he pulled out Dusk and Dawn in a flash, opening all 12 shots into the man, killing him as he sat in his own living room. Elliot carried his heavy body to a dumpster. He looked angrily into the distance, and found a new comfort on his way home. Passing by a bar, and remembering a strong green glowing drink called, "The Damsel in Distress," Elliot headed inside and had his first sip of alcohol. Finding easier to cope and sleep at night, he soon became a dedicated alcoholic. After a few stiff drinks, he arrived back at his office and home. It late in the evening now, and he watched as the red sun kissed the golden sands goodnight. It was funny to him, in a way. Turns out, three men had died. Sheffield Conway, Curtis Browerly, and young Elliot Mennon, the child whose dreams were as wide and beautiful as the sea of sand that blessed Navarro.

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