Stark/Synopsis

History
Stark was born in one of the Warrior Villages of the Klee region. Though he was derided by his father and the rest of his village for being weak, his older brother Stoltz, the hero of the village, showed him kindness and encouraged him to train hard. Stark was a hard worker, training even in the rain, and he was commended by Stoltz to have good focus. His brother would help him train and correct his form, not minding even when Stark sullied his pristine white cape. When the village was attacked by demons, Stark initially wielded his wooden training sword and tried to face the demons, but Stoltz told Stark to run away. Stark fled into the woods. Some time after, Stark came across Eisen, who empathized with Stark's cowardice and regrets and trained him to become a powerful warrior. Under Eisen's tutelage, Stark grew much stronger, to the point where he was powerful enough to scare Eisen when he got angry in an argument. This led Eisen to hit Stark, leaving the scar across his face. As a result of this falling out, Stark left in anger. He wandered through the Central Lands until he came across the village in the Riegel Canyon that was being attacked by the solar dragon and stood his ground in front of the dragon, causing it to back off from the village. Stark, who was too afraid to actually fight the dragon, spends the next three years in the village acting as their protector. His fear of the dragon is so great that he admits having considered fleeing and abandoning the village altogether by the time Frieren and Fern arrive at the village. Despite this, each night he trained by swinging at a cliff near the village. Over the course of three years, his training carved out a large gouge into the mountain.