THRONE OF GLASS

"WE ALL BEAR SCARS,...MINE JUST HAPPEN TO BE MORE VISIBLE THAN MOST."
- S.J. MASS, THRONE OF GLASS

NOTE: Maeve wished to add Zoro to her cabal of warriors. This puts his abilities on the same level as Fenrys, Rowan, and the others. In a one-on-one sword fight with no magic, he can beat all of them.

Born as a demi-fae in Shimotsuki Village, a remote and secluded area hidden away in the mountains Zoro spent his early childhood as an orphan. Both of his parents had died when he was young and since he was taken in by the local dojo, his sensei becoming a father like figure to him. Particularly after the death of his best friend, and the teacher's daughter Kuina.

His Fae nature gave him superior strength and speed and as he grew the power within him grew as well. Upon his settling, he was one of the few demi-fae to gain a fae form, able to shift into a massive green fox. It was his power though that caused him to catch the attention of the Fae Queen. He had a very rare magic known as Haki and unlike others with this gift who would normally inherit only one or two of its various forms, had been born with all three. It was the third form of this power, known as Haoshoku Haki, that drew the Queen’s attention for if used properly it could be turned into a weapon against her.

Unwilling to swear a blood oath to a Queen who had never shown any interest in those who couldn’t defend themselves or bother to protect his village, Zoro was finally forced to flee to the West. In pursuit of Dracule Mihawk, who was said to be the greatest swordsman alive.

Traveling the world, though avoiding Wendlyn, he sought out the swordsman Mihawk. Determined to take his title as the greatest in the world and fulfill his childhood promise with Kuina. To make enough money to travel he took up collecting bounties for pirates, assassins, and rouges, earning the title the Demon Bounty Hunter.

Luckily, when magic vanished from the land, he wasn’t trapped in his animal form. His features, which didn’t show many traits of the fae and could be passed of as human made it easy for him to blend in.

Before her imprisonment in Endovier, Celena and Zoro encountered each other several times. Forming a bond of mutual respect for the other's skills and even helping each other a few times. Zoro had been more than happy to lend a hand in the destruction of a certain pirate operation that involved slavery at her side.

It was due to this bond, and a life debt that he owed her, that Celena reached out to him upon learning she was being sent to Wendlyn by the king. Unable to fully trust Chaol because of his betrayal that resulted in the death of her friend Nehemia and fearing for Dorian’s safety because of his growing magic she asked Zoro to come and protect the Prince.

And so unknowingly he accepted a role that would cause him to one day find his court, his family, and his true home.