Tyrol Kobral

Tyrol Kobral was a human from Karrnath who abandoned the samurai ways after being exiled from his homeland, learning the skills of the ninja and eventually taking upon himself the mantle of the Black Fox.

Early Life
Raised in a samurai household, expectations were high for Tyrol's future. As he grew older however, it became clear that he didn't have the brute strength that most samurai required to wield their weapons effectively. Tyrol made up for his lack of strength through speed and cunning, befitting his household's heraldry: a fox. Tyrol's world was shattered though when his admission into the academy to officially join the ranks of the samurai caused the discovery of a Kobral family secret. Tyrol's father, Gaelan Kobral, was a foreign outcast who had forged papers and moved to Korth in the hopes of escaping notice, and gaining honour under a new master. Upon discovering this, Kaius had Gaelan arrested and would have seized Tyrol as well, had his father not put up a fight, providing time for Tyrol to escape with his family's heirloom blade.

Day of Mourning
Tyrol spent much of his life after his escape on the run, hiding from the samurai. While he started off in petty larceny and slowly moved up to bigger game, Tyrol became something of a sneak-for-hire, driven by his desire to distance himself entirely from the samurai in word and deed. His reputation for being everything that a Samurai is not, made him valuable as a scout and as a broker of knowledge so there was never a shortage of work. On the Day of Mourning, Tyrol was serving with a dwarven garrison in the Mror holds as a scout, and was thus more distant from it's events than many humans would have otherwise been.

Becoming a Legend
Tyrol's insatiable desire for the power to overthrow the samurai caste, led him to the legends of the Black Fox. His ego and his family crest played no small part in his obsession with this legend. The legends, however turned out to be true, and upon discovering an ancient temple, Tyrol learned the truth about The Black Fox and even gained the power that all Black Foxes boasted: the uncanny ability to dodge blows at superhuman speeds.