Zarek's 'powers' come from inheriting/learning it combined with living life. Most people tend to overlook that for the 'average' person life can be fairly dangerous even within the walls of the city states.
His mother (a highlander) while not a monk of Rhalgr knew enough to teach some of the basic forms and such (little lore bending plus 'daww' moments of mother + son training together) to him early on in life. She was also a Brass Blade so I like to think that before she died she passed on tidbits about how to take care of oneself in Ul'dah.
Due to his father's connections and work for the Syndicate, a buddy of his kind of halfheartedly started to look after the then parentless Zarek and thus got him started in a life of 'organized crime' so to speak. Bouncing, throwing fights, collecting money...all those plus managing to live through everything else that happens on back streets in Ul'dah is what gave Zarek his powers.
His mother (a highlander) while not a monk of Rhalgr knew enough to teach some of the basic forms and such (little lore bending plus 'daww' moments of mother + son training together) to him early on in life. She was also a Brass Blade so I like to think that before she died she passed on tidbits about how to take care of oneself in Ul'dah.
Due to his father's connections and work for the Syndicate, a buddy of his kind of halfheartedly started to look after the then parentless Zarek and thus got him started in a life of 'organized crime' so to speak. Bouncing, throwing fights, collecting money...all those plus managing to live through everything else that happens on back streets in Ul'dah is what gave Zarek his powers.
Martiallais Heuloix - Duty. Honor. Faith.
Armand Tremaux - Justice, like lightning.
"We're all snowflakes in a great blizzard." - Virara 2017
Armand Tremaux - Justice, like lightning.
"We're all snowflakes in a great blizzard." - Virara 2017
