Nikolas Ewig

Nikolas Ewig is the bastard son of King Augustus of Fortile who was born in 996 while his father served as a general in the Fortilan army. His mother was a Terragothan named Celestina Ewig who died when Nikolas was 5. He was then raised on a farm in Terragoth to a Magi that lived in exile and no longer practiced magic.

King Augustus, then a prince, was not permitted to legitimize Nikolas because of his non- magi background. Despite not yet being Crown Prince, Augustus was married to Anastasia Rhodes. Augustus occasionally visited Nikolas on "diplomatic missions" to the Far East. Only Augustus' wife, parents, and brothers, would know of Nikolas' existence until his half- sister Genia Manchester found him after the execution of their follower.

Nikolas subsequently moved to Fortile to help regain the throne from Marius Ambrosius. He was widely accepted by his family, though some of the Manchester's loyalty did not view his presence favorably.