The mad bomber

"If you have a problem, I have a bomb."

That's the motto of Viggo Vulcan, the Mad Bomber.

The half-elf grew up in unremarkable circumstances in the town of Edras, Andoran to a tinkering father and a baker for a mother. It wasn't long before his family saw his aptitude in both realms. The boy's keen mind found creation to be simple and exciting.

His parents doted on him and his older brother was next in line to inherit the Vulcan family bakery. A perfect family. Viggo was barely 15 years old when that all changed.

The Scarlet Mist swept through Edras, nearly halving the population overnight. Both of Viggo's parents fell to the plague, leaving him and his brother alone. Since those days, Viggo rarely ever removed his mask, believing that the Mist could return at any time.

In his grief, Viggo turned to his creative pursuits in his father's abandoned workshop, putting to use old schematics left behind and designing new ones. His friends, Jub Jub and Humpty, fed into his passion, even going so far as to steal a collection of notes from an alchemist. He saw the potential immediately in the mixtures contained within and began producing them en masse and selling them to whoever had the coin.

Before long, his weapons showed up in the hands of criminals, intent on ruling over what remained of Edras. What followed were nights filled with booming explosions, innocent lives lost, and several outstanding warrants for "The Mad Bomber of Edras."

Knowing that if his identity got out, he would have to face justice in the courts of Almas, Viggo packed his bags and fled Edras. Not before dealing with the criminals who so tarnished his name, however. He left his home, fires burning into the night behind him. He needed to lay low somewhere for awhile...