 Because no one has posted this yet...You misspelled the word Trauma in the Thread title. Just a heads up! Anyways, Edgar. Edgar has some trauma alright, but in his past.Â
Edgar is an orphan, and was adopted by two Hyur (Highlanders) by the name of Baldan, a Scholar, and Fyora, an Arcanist. Edgar was just a babe when he lost his folks, so it wasn't until the age of 7 when he finally found out about the incident: his parents had been murdered in cold blood.
This is traumatic enough, but then we get to Baldan and Fyora. Baldan was incredibly interested in Edgar's early Aetheric potential, and pushed him to become a Scholar like himself through private tutoring and eventually handing him over to the Arcanist's Guild when he reached the appropriate age. Fyora disapproved of all of this, believing that Edgar was being pushed far too hard, with Edgar returning from the Guild exhausted, if he hadn't worked himself into a coma, at which point he would have to be carried home. This disagreement lent itself to much fighting between the two Hyur, and eventually, they broke up when Edgar had reached adulthood.Â
Edgar took it the worst way: he believes himself to be the destroyer of their marriage, sabotaging his chances at having a family in spite of his parents' murders. Though he typically hides it well, the scars are there, however loathe he is to talk about it. When asked about his past, he will do his best not to bring up how these events have affected him. Ironically, Edgar's policies towards others have him pressing his friends to stop hiding their problems, and to talk to him about how events make them feel, acting as the ultimate emotional security blanket. Each "tender" moment, however, only adds a layer of guilt to Edgar's insecurity. After all one can barely help others if they cannot first help themselves...
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