Timeline~

Randomly got really inspired to get down a basic timeline somewhere for all the things I keep in my head about Bane as far as what I've currently (and tentatively) figured out has happened to him.  Course, I've tried to do this before, and always ended up failing, but I'm gonna be a lot more broad this time, just so I don't keep getting so damn caught up in the details haha.  Things'll probably end up color coded.  If they do, all I know right now is the red'll be Bane's history, and everything else, will be 'branches'.  As such, I currently have his story sort of set up in real-time, so the dates are all based on the current date, and Bane's age.  <u>  Everything is subject to change, until properly 'revealed'... which so far, has barely happened cause I suck.  Lol.

Important Events Prior to 10-30-82

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  • Family History of the Pyra-Katharos

         -  Legend of Verriia

           -  The Practice

           -  The Feud

           -  The Denial and the Sacred Line

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  • Nev's Betrayal
  • History of Lilithe (Letha)

           -  The 'Prophesy' from the Gods

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  • Family History of the V'lir 

           -  Watchful Eyes

Birth of the Demon: 10-30-82

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  • Uriel is born

           -  One 'holding the sacred flame'

           -  Eyes 'open to evil'; "They will come and see through your lies!"

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  • Pyra-Katharos shaken

           - 'Prophesy' at hand

           -  Practices altered

           -  Life of secrecy and mistrust

           -  Fear

           -  Banned the use of fire, but for evocation of the gods.  ("We cannot summon their power now, for they are furious with us for our sins; It is wrong to take from those who have given so much to us, after we've abused it.")

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  • V'lir intrigued

Childhood: 1982-1987

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  • Mistreatment of Uriel

     -  Could not be rid of him, for he was the 'heir of the sacred flame', and thus, godsent.  But because his eyes were 'open to evil', the gods must've been very displeased.  He has 'seen' the sin that was committed, and it turned their future leader into a demon as punishment to the community.  He was seen as a plague sent to them that they must bear to prove themselves, and receive forgiveness from the gods - where afterwhich they thought, he'd either 'be reverted', or be 'spirited away'.

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  • Scolding of siblings and youngsters from elders for using the name 'Uriel'.
  • General 'lack of faith' in Pyrakath for Torne

     -  Effected Lyrelle; she secretly cared for her child hesitantly, and would still call him by name, but hatred grew at how it effected her husband and family.

     -  Older siblings understood a bit of the social dynamics, and were harsh to Uriel.  Younger siblings were a bit more naive, and it was through them and Lyre that Uriel learned his own name.  Vince and Fey would play with him sometimes in secret at night, but Uriel was always 'the bad guy' and was always forced to lose any games they played; or at least, no matter what his proficiency, he never 'won'.

     -  The others in Pyrakath were losing 'morale'.  They once had a tightly knit community, and slowly, speculation was raised in the gods, in the 'council leaders', and in their fate.  They looked for someone to blame, and at first, this was Torne.  Uriel was deemed 'the abomination', but the community was looking for what had gone wrong to 'cause' him.

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  • Various Cleansing rituals established. 

     -  On Uriel's birthday, a mock 'sacrificial offering' ritual was established.  Where the ceremony actually represents the 'plague' upon Pyrakath being lifted, the 'demon' becoming vanquished, and their goddess smiling upon them once more.

     -  Ironically, Bane never knew the true purpose of this ritual.  He only knew it was a tribute to the goddess, Veriia, and still celebrates it on the 30th of October; though in reality, it was a 'festival' to celebrate the coming day of Bane's demise.  (He was continuing this 'tradition' in firedancing post made near Halloween.)

Childhood: 1987-1991

• 'Sudden' Death of a Council Member

        -  Everyone was shocked.  Lots of controversy, until finally out of anger, Torne directly blamed Uriel, and in front of everyone, disowned him as a son.  Somehow, this brought ease, and faith in Torne was somewhat restored.

• Uriel became the 'one responsible' for everything going wrong in the community.

        -  Lyrelle stopped calling him by name.  Influenced heavily by Torne's sudden aggressive behavior toward Uriel, she was eventually convinced that her son was, in fact, evil.  She secretly told the rest of her children that it was dangerous to play with him, and soon they stopped.

        -  At 5, Uriel was given very difficult, and very demeaning tasks to perform that no one else wanted.  Especially those of cleaning up after others, though he was not permitted to be in the presence of others until they were gone.  The task of constantly cleaning, along with his 'etiquette training', made him hyper aware of anything that was dirty, so this is why he is so keen on hygiene and cleanliness...but due to his punishments, and the fact that his community liked to see him hurt, there's an exception for blood and battery.

        -  His 'punishments' became more like 'tortures'.  It was accepted that he was 'a demon' and the cause of bad things in the community.  Because the people were scared, it was similar to the 'witch accusations'; only anyone who wanted to 'take out frustration' on something was free to do so on Uriel.  To them, it was a sign to their goddess that they are 'fighting their sins', where being nice to Uriel would be a sign of 'betrayal to the gods, and the community'.

        -  Uriel began to become emotionally compromised.  He didn't understand basic things such as 'when was the right time to be happy', what it meant when others were sad, or why it was bad to hurt people.  He was hurt all the time, but it was 'wrong' to do those things to others.  He began to feel that his own pain was 'good', and started to become masochistic.  Because it was all he'd ever known, he was very passive about his treatment, and never knew 'what he was missing'.

        -  Due to this 'malice toward Uriel' mentality, he wasn't taught the same way other children were.  He was not allowed to stay in the same room with them for nearly anything.  He was, however, taught exclusively about the myths and legends of the gods, and many of the other deities.  Along with this, he was taught very proper etiquette, for he was to address all his superiors, (which was everyone in the community) with great respect.  He was even taught to say 'thank you, sir/miss' after being 'punished'.  Later in life, Bane retains a lot of this etiquette, both in mannerisms and speaking, but for a long time, he was very sarcastic about it in order to mock his family.  To this day, it's rather unclear sometimes whether he is sincere or speaking in mockery, because sometimes he doesn't even know himself.

 

• Uriel found his love for fire.
  - During various rituals held in Pyrakath, Uriel was often tossed into a large center fire to represent either a sacriface, or 'the evils plaguing the community being vanquished'.  However, Uriel found when he was in the center of the flames to be almost soothing.  To him, not only was it 'the energy of their goddess', but it almost seemed like it was keeping him safe from the outside world; he was in here, and they were out there.  Because he had nothing else, he began to 'attach' himself to fire, at though it was a living thing and his only friend.  
  - Never once had he felt fire hurt him, unlike nearly everything else he was surrounded by, so it made him feel safe, and like he was 'in his own world'.  His mind clung to this ideal, and he developed a sort of pyromania very early on.  The result of this 'being in his own world' notion can be seen in Bane when he becomes unstable, and suddenly wants to light everything on fire.  To him, he's almost 'leaving this world that's too much to bear for a safe, soothing place'.
  - Fire had always been barred from use unless on specific occasions in Pyrakath.  Uriel originally had no intentions of using fire on his own, but being cast off all the time, unless being punished, or being sent to work, he was generally by himself; and one time, it happened by accident when the flames did as Uriel was thinking.  He panicked at first, however, thinking fire a 'friend', he couldn't help but try to call it again, and when he was successful, he began training himself in secret.
   
• Uriel meets Vera.
   - At one point, Uriel had ventured far outside of what was considered the Pyrakath territory and into a 'forbidden' area.  Nearing the rocky, mountainous part of the volcanic penninsula, Uriel saw someone who looked different from anyone else he'd ever seen before up on one of the rocks.  It wasn't long before the girl noticed him staring, and started excitedly waving at him and came down closer.  Uriel could do nothing more than gawk in awe.  She introduced herself as Vera, and Uriel later learned that she was called a vulpix.  Having been taught that 'outsiders' are all hideous monstrocities, and considering that Vera was so pretty, had some control of fire, and was nice to him, (nevermind her name being similar to their goddess, Veriia) he concluded that Vera was the goddess herself who came down to the world.  Of course, she called him silly for ever thinking that, but from that point on, Uriel had made his first friend, whom he respected and cared for more than anyone.
  -  Vera's demeanor was extremely positive, fun loving, and mischivous.  She was a bit older than Uriel, but the two quickly became best friends.  Uriel had never experienced such kindness from anyone in his life, and Vera was always amused at how shocked and excited Uriel got when she did the simplest things for him, such as helping him up if he tripped.  She was very adamant about her belief of 'being true to one's self' and especially the notion that one should never lie.  She was somewhat dominating, and always pushing the timid Uriel to participate and try out new things, despite him being afraid of 'getting in trouble' or it 'being bad'.  Despite her pushyness, however, she really did care about his feelings, so if it was ever too much, she'd apologize and give him a hug.
  -  Uriel would try to see Vera as often as he could every day after meeting her.  Often times they would play games and 'make believe', go exploring, train with each other (Vera taught Uriel how to use fire better), tell each other stories, find food, and sometimes talk about their 'home life'.  When Vera would push Uriel to try something new, he often whined and complained and resisted a lot, usually being afraid and uncertain.. but after he did it, he'd usually have a lot of fun.  Sometimes he just didn't want to admit it.  Vera on the other hand was very patient with him, and would barely ever let herself 'get down' over Uriel's complaining.  
  -  Because of his time spent with Vera, and Uriel learning what kindness was, while slowly starting to believe that he was actually worthy of existing just as he was from Vera's encouragement... Uriel began to become more resistant to his 'punishments' back in Pyrakath, and the way he was treated.  He started to get more self-confidence, and became more rebellious, even sometimes retaliating when struck; of course, this only made things worse for him, however, he was starting to find a will of his own.
  -  Along with a stronger will, eventually a sort of pent up hatred began to grow in Uriel for the others in Pyrakath who treated him so badly.  There were times when Uriel would have these explosive fits of rage, where he'd start burning things and just acting out violently, like he was in a 'different world'.   Only Vera could calm him by pinning him down and asking him 3 questions to 'bring him back to reality'; "Who are you, who am I, and what are the things you love in this world?"  Forcing Uriel to concentrate and think about who he was and what he was doing would usually calm him down enough to where he stopped being so upset.  When he was like this, however, he'd never hurt Vera once.  

Childhood - Things Fall Apart 1992

(Vera dies)

(Uriel snaps)

(Community destroyed)

(Uriel 'killed') (age 10)

 

A Second Chance - Time with Nev 1992-1995

(Nev still 'butthurt')

(Body reconstruction...with sideeffects)

(Distortion Realm)

(Nev and Uriel get attached)

(Fallout at Pyrakath)

(Meanwhile...'Family Outing' lol)

(V'lir family moves)

(Nev Ditches Uriel) (age 13)

 

New Beginnings - Bane 1996

(No idea where he is)

(Decided he was dead)

(Calls himself Bane from then on)

(Life of defiance, life in honor of Vera) (age 14)

 

Unexpected Friendship - Letha 1996-1997

(Wanted; Found Alive)

(Meets Letha briefly)

(Unfortunate encounter; loses self)

(Stays with Letha; learn about each other and the Pyra-Katharos line)

(Mutual trust)

(Aerial Ace and training)

(Word Spreads)

(Letha leaves) (age 15)

 

The Liar and The Ruiner - Solitary Travel 1998-1999

(A loss for a gain - ongoing)

('Old Mansion / Tower' stay)

(Meets Sheena)

(First encounter with Raila)

(Sheena dies) (age 17)

 

The Resulting Rage - 'Him' 1999-2000

(Lets self go; Deadly 'partnership' with 'Him')

(Second, Third, and Fourth encounters with Raila)

(Raila gets intrigued after third encounter, a little obsessive after fourth *note her past / story)

(Sheena's avenger)

(Reality blurs) (age 18)

 

The Obsession - Nyx 2000-2002

(Drawn by the dead)

(1st, brief, encounter with Nyx)

(Stays with a group of Spiritomb for a while, Levrafen illudes at 'similarities' between them)

(Nyx shows up again, actually 'acquainted' this time)

(Bane decides to go; encounters Sableye 'sacrificial' group with Nyx in charge)

(Trapped by Ill; Bane / Him forced 'separation')

(All 'barriers' broken; all control of either is lost / 'free for all')

(Nyx 'claims' Bane)

('He' does not approve; helps Bane try to stabilize)

(Nyx tries to 'have her way' with them)

(Bane and Him team up; Nyx slain, ghosts scatter) (age 20)

 

The Deal - Reacquaintance with Nev 2003-2005

(No stability, no sense of reality; destroys everything)(5 months traveling alone)

(Nev's lake caught in the crossfire; recognizes Bane)

(Offers him a deal;  accepts)

('Conditional' stability, stays with Nev for a time)(4-6 months)

(Once 'rewired', sets off again; Nev 'keeping tabs')(1-2 months traveling alone)
(Brief encounter with "Night Stalker" while tracking someone)(chased off after a week)(2004)

(Assassinfaces threaten more than just Bane)

(Lead to Lauthna)

(Offered the night to rest, meets Fi)

('Sheena's avenger' turns out to be Fi's brother, Ziris) (stays in general area 5 months)

(Ruling family squabble; previous leader loses) (1 month)

(Fi fallout; village destroyed)

(Bane leaves, assumes all are dead)(travels alone for 6ish months)(2005)(age 24)

 

The Troupe - A New Perspective 2005-2007

More later again~  <u>

 

Comments

[Lokidottir]

Meeoowww~

I did Bane/Uriel's birthchart, for shits and giggles...

Sun: Scorpio
Moon: Aries [how fitting~]
Mercury: Libra
Venus: Scorpio
Mars: Sagittarius
Jupiter: Scorpio
Saturn: Libra
Uranus: Sagittarius 
Neptune: Sagittarius
Pluto: Libra

[Dasair]

HEHEHE~  Haaapppy faaaaaaaaace~  

I'd be interested to see what random thingfaces would say about him.  >u>

[Paul Williams]

Nice Post... :-)

Paul

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