The portal was full of light, and, once he and Mina fell through, they were thrust into the horror of the Lemurian Blood Feast – Rak Shalla. Mina fought bravely to protect him, but the two were separated, and he lost track of her once he was taken. He was eventually sold by the Lemurians to the Sangre fort to be trained to fight in the Aern Blood Sports. During his training, a large Se’Brithi mocked his human fragility, forcing the syllables ‘Who-Man’ past his reptilian lips. The moniker stuck.
When the Sangre trainees discovered they were to serve as blood sacrifice for the Aermite Ascension ceremony, they rebelled against their captors and secured the fort after a swift and bloody skirmish. Rather than hold the fort, they decided to infiltrate the temple in the Prime City Vrosk, confront the High Priest and his Diviners, and destroy the sphere they used to siphon life force for their own dark purposes during the Ascension.
Who-Man and his band entered the temple in disguise. But when their ruse was discovered, he and Karmea, the newest trainee, were forced to press forward alone into the Priests’ inner chamber. The High Priest immediately smote Karmea with an energy spell. Who-Man countered fiercely and struck him down. While Who-Man held back the remaining Diviners, Karmea, with her dying action, shattered the sphere turning the High Priest, and each of his Diviners to dust.
Who-Man escaped Vrosk with nothing to keep him going but the echoes of old worlds he once lived in – and the ghosts of new friends who taught him how to live in this new one. But he was free. And he could finally find Mina.