Severed Royalty

The Unlit City was the only home I knew. I grew up in the palace, far from the line of succession. Alas, I was still a prince, albeit we were not favoured by the Matriarch for being male. Fortunately, I did have one sister that took a liking to me. She would often let me read her books on the dark arts and advanced spellbinding. She also taught me the ways of religion, and how to invoke the powers of prayers through concentration. One day, one of the other older princesses found us practicing from one of the ancient books, and my mother was informed. Princes were disallowed from studying the dark arts, and anyone caught faced dire consequences. My father tried to stand up for me, but she never liked me. My mother banished me from the house to never return. My sister plead and cried all night to my mother, but to no avail. We spent one last night together, as she managed to steal the oldest book for me to keep. Fist clenched, with tears rolling from my eyes, I left the house with a robe, a staff and the gifted book from my sister that night. I traveled far from the Unlit City into unknown territories. It was a rough start, I stumbled into a river at a nearby bridge and had to fight off some deathly illithids who were craving for a large brain. Luckily, the book my sister gave me came of use and that is where I started to focus all my energy...