Neroz Fressia

Neroz Fressia, known as The Enlightened One, was a divine warrior who wielded the first gladio, the Gladio of Fressia. He is the central figure of Fressianism, and is described to have his power lended by God through his gladio. His mission was to conquer the Iskandar Empire, prove the world he was "The Enlightened One" from God, and finally bring peace and a holy society to humanity.

Fressia was born to his parents in a stable on 1 January. He was named after Neroz the Savior, a god in Paxian Polytheism, who was said to be the one to bring salvation to humanity, but was stopped by Satan. His parents were slaves and were promptly separated from their infant only days after he was born. The only remenance his parents left on Neroz was his name and was stigmatized mark of his caste symbol on his left shoulder. He was then raised as a orphan slave belonging to the brutal Iskandar Empire that at the time was dominating Continentia. During his slave years he worked in the slave mines of the Fotis Mountains, living in brutal conditions and constantly whipped by his masters. Some scars from the whipping remained on his body for the rest of his life, and is represented to show Neroz's slave past.

On Neroz's day of turning 18, he was mining in the Fotis Mountains and a large rock fell and crushed Neroz's right arm. The slaves around him and himself knew that because his arm was crushed, he would be a useless slave and would be killed by one of the slavemasters. A slave master noticed Neroz's broken arm and walked towards him while yelling out his name, which prompted Neroz to run away deeper into the mine. The shouting continued as Neroz continued running in the mine, with light getting contiunely less. Neroz then reached a dead end and panicked, knowing his the slave master would find and kill him. He began sobbing to himself and whispered a proverb from Paxian Polytheism.

Suddenly, part of the mine collasped and Neroz fell into a cavern, illuminated by crystals. Among the crystals laid a shiny sword-like weapon. Upon touching it, Neroz was transferred to God's realm in Heaven.

Early Life
Fressia was born in the town of Suvcor, near the Fotis Mountains in 50 BPE. He was born to slave parents and was separated from them when Fressia was only a baby.

Throughout and childhood and early adult life, Fressia worked in the dangerous slave mines in the Fotis Mountains. In 30 BPE, while Fressia was mining, he discovered an abundance of shiny metal and a shiny red gem. Upon touching the red gem, Neroz was transported to to Heaven, where Fressia would make his first contact with God. God then told Fressia that he has chosen him to lend his power by giving him the red gem, which would become known as the Fressia Gem.

Chronicles of Fressia