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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Early life and education=== | ===Early life and education=== | ||
Zaj grew up in annexed [[Sanadia]], a country which resisted and fell to the subjugation of | Zaj grew up in annexed [[Sanadia]], a country which resisted and fell to the subjugation of neighboring [[Holy Kingdom of Harmonia]] during a time when Harmonia was active in expanding its territory in the 420s-430s. As per Harmonian assimilation policy and similar to the treatment of [[Le Buque]], annexed territory citizens receive Harmonian 3rd-Class citizenship, which meant Zaj, like all Sanadia children, would have been sent to affluent households in Crystal Valley to work and be educated in Harmonian ways. | ||
Witnessing internalised hate of Sanadia and romanticisation of Harmonian values by himself, as well as his own brethren, upon his return to Sanadia at the age of 13 left Zaj with a burning desire for vengeance against Harmonia. This would propel him to undertake the membership test for the [[Howling Voice Guild]], which, despite being over the acceptance age, he successfully qualified for. Zaj believed that the Guild offered an equal playing field regardless of one's status. Becoming a squire-class [[gunner]] and wielding the gun [[Tal Grund]], his ultimate goal was to gain influence in both the Harmonian government and the Howling Voice Guild, allowing him to create a climate of fear and power. | Witnessing internalised hate of Sanadia and romanticisation of Harmonian values by himself, as well as his own brethren, upon his return to Sanadia at the age of 13 left Zaj with a burning desire for vengeance against Harmonia. This would propel him to undertake the membership test for the [[Howling Voice Guild]], which, despite being over the acceptance age, he successfully qualified for. Zaj believed that the Guild offered an equal playing field regardless of one's status. Becoming a squire-class [[gunner]] and wielding the gun [[Tal Grund]], his ultimate goal was to gain influence in both the Harmonian government and the Howling Voice Guild, allowing him to create a climate of fear and power. |