Sayid ibn Maimun
Sayid ibn Maimun is, perhaps, one of the most important and controversial of the members of Alexandria's First Stand, second only to Steros Meroand himself, as the two were most influential early mentors of Alexandria. Sayid's testimonial, which predates all but those of Dadtim and Kivan, is the foundation of the Petran Heresy, which asserts that Alexandria is not the Omnity herself, but rather a warrior/prophet sent by a monotheistic deity to put down the Dark Lord. According to the Alexandrian Canon, Sayid betrayed Alexandria in her moment of greatest need, necessitating the Martyrdom.
Origins and Pre-Tragidore Life
Sayid was born the youngest son in a large family of successful merchant-marines in coastal Petra. As the baby in a wealthy family, he was afforded tremendous luxury and freedom from the responsibilities of his older siblings. Growing up, Sayid was predictably rambunctious, energetic, and entitled, but also contained the seeds of competence and ambition. Without managerial obligations to tie him down, he threw himself into the most most appealing and exciting part of his mercantile heritage: adventuring, traveling, and treasure hunting.
As a young man, Sayid arrived on the mainland aboard one of his father's merchant vessels in search of adventure and gold. The ship, returning to Petra from the Sidhe-Praxen isles, carried with it the war-mage princess of the Elven Kingdoms, Marrwyn Teldandilion, who was on the run from the boredom and responsibility of her heritage. In the port city, the pair were tied to Steros and Dadtim the Elder when a holy man prophesied that the four would assist Gods with an ancient battle. It was this prophecy that brought the four to Tragidor, and introduced them to Alexandria and Arek.
Mentoring Alexandria
After the destruction of Tragidor, Sayid was responsible for mentoring Alexandria and a fraction of the other orphans. While Steros raised large group of orphans in the disciplined and severe barracks of the Church of Tarlos, Sayid took a smaller group of the more cunning students and gave them an upbringing more akin to his own. He taught them how to look good, gain advantage, fight, and most importantly, to win, but turned a blind eye to any trouble they caused. Predictably, this caused significant conflict with Steros and his crew of monastic law-enforcers.
Under his tutelage, Alexandria learned a level of polish and trickery that would become essential as she rose to power and importance. Sayid, himself a deeply cunning and adept socialite, taught Alexandria to predict and exploit opportunity, to be attentive to and competent with trickery and deceit, and to carry herself with poise while doing it. Many of the adept social manipulation Alexandria used to gain alliances in the Prophet's War, and to steer her people to action against the Dark Lord awakened, can be attributed to Sayid's mentorship.
The Petran Civil War
Alexandria and Sayid Return
Personality and Testimonial
Controversy and Conflict
