Ildefonso was born in Riativin to a commoner family. The family was large, and so coin and opportunities were spread thin. While his brothers were more inclined to find opportunities with their martial prowess, and his sisters sought only to find good matches to escape their ability to escape their position that sat barely above serfdom, Ildefonso embraced a passion for knowledge. In his childhood years, this came to the attention of a Deneirian spinster, who chose to sponsor the boy. He was afforded a proper education, and inducted into the faith. As he entered his teenage years, he began an apprenticeship in architecture, studying the necessary sciences as a means for a successful career in adulthood. Yet, his passion for the arts, that began as a hobby to sit at the side of his studies, became central in his life.
The apprenticeship fell apart, and the dreams of becoming a writer, a playwright, an author, a thespian - they took the stage in Ildefonso's life. His sponsor, Alesta, had a request of the man, no longer a boy. She would be pleased with him pursuing these avenues, if he did so in the pursuit of knowledge, and that he served Deneir in his actions. It was not enough to simply bring books to a land, if its probably could not all read. People must learn how to enjoy the arts to engage closely with them. It was a task he accepted.
Aged 27, Ildefonso made an unfortunate discovery inside Alesta's office. According to a bank document, the small fortune that had gone on his education and privileged upbringing had nearly all dried up. Why would she not tell him? And so he waited. Yet, when she returned, all he could ask was how she would survive. Alesta told Ildefonso that she was never actually a spinster. Her husband had long since passed away, but she had a son. A son with a penchant for gambling excessively. Sponsoring Ildefonso was a way for her to pass on her life to a spiritual son, if she could not her birth son, but the well of wealth ran out of funds as she had been borrowing from them to pay off debts.
He tried to comfort her, but in his heart, but he knew in his heart that his life of privilege had come to an abrupt end. She knew it too. They exchanged farewells, and Ildefonso left for Murann to start a life of his own. He had heard of its theater, its library, and its House of Firehair. Surely the city could sponsor an artist? Even if he would have to start with nothing.
The apprenticeship fell apart, and the dreams of becoming a writer, a playwright, an author, a thespian - they took the stage in Ildefonso's life. His sponsor, Alesta, had a request of the man, no longer a boy. She would be pleased with him pursuing these avenues, if he did so in the pursuit of knowledge, and that he served Deneir in his actions. It was not enough to simply bring books to a land, if its probably could not all read. People must learn how to enjoy the arts to engage closely with them. It was a task he accepted.
Aged 27, Ildefonso made an unfortunate discovery inside Alesta's office. According to a bank document, the small fortune that had gone on his education and privileged upbringing had nearly all dried up. Why would she not tell him? And so he waited. Yet, when she returned, all he could ask was how she would survive. Alesta told Ildefonso that she was never actually a spinster. Her husband had long since passed away, but she had a son. A son with a penchant for gambling excessively. Sponsoring Ildefonso was a way for her to pass on her life to a spiritual son, if she could not her birth son, but the well of wealth ran out of funds as she had been borrowing from them to pay off debts.
He tried to comfort her, but in his heart, but he knew in his heart that his life of privilege had come to an abrupt end. She knew it too. They exchanged farewells, and Ildefonso left for Murann to start a life of his own. He had heard of its theater, its library, and its House of Firehair. Surely the city could sponsor an artist? Even if he would have to start with nothing.