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==Background==
Zel Shivertail is a hero of the commonfolk living in the Walled Cities. Originally a level 15 [Lieutenant], he surprised the continent by surviving when the city of Geir was overrun by the Antinium during the [[First Antinium War]]. He and three hundred warriors and civilians fled into the city dungeon where they held out and grew stronger by constantly leveling up. Eventually they were strong enough to push the Antinium out of the dungeon and escape. As their leader, Zel cemented his rank as a hero — a commoner born from nothing, yet achieving what no-one else had done.
In the process, he became one of the most renowned [Generals] on the continent. Even [[Niers Astoragon]] thought of him in praise. He became a Level 39 [General] after his battles; one of the most incredible growths ever recorded in known history. Shivertail became hailed as ‘Tidebreaker’, in reference to the [[Antinium|Black Tide’s]] failure to overwhelm his army time and time again.<ref name="S02-TAW">[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/05/31/s02-the-antinium-wars-pt-2/ S02 – The Antinium Wars (Pt.2)]</ref> Zel killed two Centenium that [[Klbkch]] considered to be friends<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/12/26/3-42/ Chapter 3.42]</ref> ([[Rehab]] and [[Mellika]]<ref name=":0">[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/06/23/s02-the-antinium-wars-pt-3/ S02 - Antinium Wars Pt. 3]</ref>). He entered a romantic relationship with General [[Sserys]] before his death in the last battle of the First Antinium War.
During the [[Second Antinium War]], he abandoned his battles against the Antinium to bring aid to Liscor with three other generals during the [[Necromancer's Siege of Liscor]]. [[Az’kerash|Az'kerash]] quickly killed the other generals, leaving him as the only military leader left to fight back against the Necromancer.<ref name=":0" /> But he lacked the offensive strategies to launch a desicive strike against the Necromancer, though his defensive prowess also prevented the Necromancer from killing him, leaving the siege at a stalemate fot three months.<ref>{{VERef|The Antinium Wars (Pt.4) – Interlude}}</ref>
The Antinium's reinforcements gave Zel the oppening to attack Az'kerash. Zel tore the Necromancer in half, causing the undead army to crumble without their master and leading the world to believe Az'kerash was dead. After the battle, he and Klbkch attacked each other, and had to be seperated.<ref>{{VERef|The Antinium Wars (Pt.5) – Interlude}}</ref>
Zel was being groomed to someday replace Sserys in leading the Drake forces against the Antinium, and had the support of Grand Strategist [[Chaldion Oliwing|Chaldion]] and Dragonspeaker [[Luciva Skybreath|Luciva]] behind him. However when he revealed his homosexuality and refused to disavow it, he was abandoned by the Walled Cities. He would lead armies for smaller Drake cities from that point on.<ref>{{VERef|10.33 MNK}}</ref>
