Exsigua

Early Life
In his youth Exsigua was unremarkable; born into a lowborn family of Osanyin he could have easily lived out his life in obscurity. As with others in the city he fell foul of Matsudana's attentions as a youth and was transformed into a form more befitting The Inimitable's designs for his people. This was a time of great pain and tragedy for Exsigua who's form now resembled a small and unassuming deer, but for the subtle green colouring and the foliage that made up his coat. Exsigua would live most of his early life in this form, alongside his parents, as little more than a pet or curiosity for passing nobles.

Exaltation
Still possessed of his mental faculties, Exsigua could not take the pain of being bound to such a feeble form, unable to meaningfully communicate or live a fulfilled life. At the Zenith of the Sanguine Age Exsigua ventured far from home in search of a death that would finally grant him release from his torment. He travelled south from his home hoping to chance upon a predator that would tear him to pieces and feast upon him, granting his spirit freedom from his body and giving blessed release from a cursed life. What he found instead was and enemy assassin of the Thrive moving towards his home. Appearing for all the world as an unassuming fawn, it was easy for Exsigua to stalk the agent through his home forest unnoticed until it was that he realised the agents target was none other than Willow, the favoured adopted daughter of his lord and master. Exsigua, knowing that he could find both death and glory in a single act, roamed near to Willow, gaining her attention as the agent closed in. Thinking his quarry distracted by an unassuming beast, the assassin chose the moment that Willow knelt to pet and admire Exsigua to strike. Exsigua, small and incapable of defending or warning Willow of her coming death, instead threw himself into the path of the assassin's blade. As he bled out he watched as Willow, who he had saved from certain death, tore the assassin to pieces with great fury. Then it was Willow's turn to return the favour. She kept Exsigua alive and took him before Matsudana to explain his deeds and to petition that he be given a form befitting such a bold and courageous spirit. Matsudana agreed and rewarded Exsigua with a form befitting his heroism and a position as a member of Willow's personal guard. Soon there after, Exsigua would go on to become a great general in the Fecund's military.