Zenio Periclon
Zenio Periclon Żaenïœ Pehrıclœnnə | |
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| Born | Zenio Rhodia Periclon 12/07/1584 AR |
| Nationality | Khijovian |
| Occupation | Explorer, Dzeologist |
| Years active | 1593-Present |
| Known for | Dzeologist |
Notable work | Tales of the Arcadia, Memoirs of a Lost World, Ancient Knowledge, Nywii, Proto-Decryption of Old Dze, On Dze Literature, Dzeia's Bestiary, Dze Pedagogy, Symposial Delight, Ńṭhuuḿ's Panegyric |
Zenio Rhodia Periclon (July 12, 1584 AR - ) is a Khijovian navigator and explorer, and former second lieutenant on board of the Arcadia from 1593 to 1608 AR. He is currently stationed in Dzeia as a Dzeologist.
Early Life
Infancy and Early Chlidhood
The last born in a humble family of eight in the small town of Pronia in Garganthia, Zenio was the son of the craftsman Mahrdio Periclon and the carer Kleria Kamorian, and had as brothers Casio and Mitron and as sisters Breria, Nothye and Kramzia. Zenio remained five months after his birth the only son still alive, as the two older brothers, while they were migrating to Kleitore in search of job opportunities, had died in an aethermotive crash above the Kharpovian hills. The father, in order to commission a worthy burial for his children, spent a fortune resulting in the family being soon hit by a financial crisis and being full of debts. At the age of only three, his mother died of typhus and the minor sibling died right in her womb, further afflicting the already depressed father who for months did not want to work due to the pain. Given the monetary deficiencies, Zenio was unable to go to kindergarten and therefore spent his early childhood playing and snooping around the low-order streets of northern Pronia, sometimes gathering in the square to listen to the stories of wayfarers or old people. Meanwhile, in order to help their father, the three older sisters had turned to prostitution in nearby Axiomia using the excuse of working as maids, and would send amounts of money home every month. Thanks to his sisters' money, Zenio was able to afford to go to elementary school for five years and there he developed a passion for literature and writing.
Adolescence
The Periclon family would eventually achieve some sort of economic stability, so little Zenio quietly began normal school but, when he turned thirteen, his eldest sister Kramzia committed patricide following a brutal quarrel with their father regarding Zenio's future. Eventually the sister was arrested and convicted, and little Zenio moved in with the other sisters in Axiomia and lived with them in a small sub-leased attic. To pay off the accumulated debts, the two sisters forced their younger brother to work as a prostitute slave in a men's brothel, living his entire adolescence between bordellos and taverns of the lowest order. During the years spent as a prostitute, Zenio suffered numerous psycho-physical abuses and even rapes, however, despite his traumatic life condition, the young boy was still driven by an irrepressible desire to know: during his free time, in fact, Zenio tended to explore the city of Axiomia alone without the knowledge of the sisters and discover the wonders that were hidden there. He also passionately cultivated a multitude of hobbies, including writing and amateur navigation. Zenio delighted in impersonating sailors and often went to the port of Axiomia to observe the ships and nautical crews at work, sometimes circumnavigating the island of Axiomia with his humble canoe. This innate curiosity of his would eventually lead him, thanks to fate, to meet the well-known explorer Ahndo Scatevrio at a tavern. The latter, struck by the tenacity of the boy who persevered despite his precarious conditions, asked him if he wanted to abandon his horrible life to become a sailor on the Arcadia.