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How did your character get to Kiwike, and where did he come from?

He came from Cethenia, where he lived after his betrayal. After living there incognito for a few years, he began trying to find a way to get back at his enemies (as previously explained). After listening to rumors he found a sort of ruin in the frozen wastes to the north which was said to have housed an old project for multidimensional travel. After a period of time spent searching, he finally found the frozen over laboratory, and decided to make it his base of operations. It was not long before he found out why the place had been abandoned... After further exploration into the ruins, he began to get the strong feeling he was being watched. He started to see eyes in the shadows, hear things that should make no noise, and the smell of death reeked the air around him. Trying to ignore it and hoping he was not losing his sanity, he continued his search. After roughly two months (it was hard to tell time down here, so he judged by meals and sleep only), he found it. The inner chamber was huge, and housed a large metal ring with many devices of all sorts attached to it. Upon investigation he found that the machinery was (for the most part) intact, so he began his attempt to get it working again. Looking back, he is almost certain that is the reason for what happened later. After he was sure everything was in working order, he flipped the master power switch. The machines began working, making all sorts of noises, and almost immediately, as if in response to the noise, came a shriek of terror. He gazed in the direction of the sound as he grabbed his ears, only to see those same eye, staring at him. He was not sure what it was, but he could not force himself to look away... Then it came out of the shadows. A tall, black figure with long arms and legs. It took a step toward him, but he could not seem to regain conscious thought. Another.... It raised its hand, as if in preparation for an attack, and Oran started backing away on the ground, still unable to think clearly. He felt something brush against his arm. The feeling caused him to look out of reflex, noticing it was a wrench. Now thinking a bit more clearly, he picked it up and threw it at the...thing, as he ran in the other direction. The thing (monster?) was still near the only exit, and he tried to think as he ran. It simply raised its left arm and caught the object, dropping it to the ground. He ran as quickly as he could, but after a few seconds another noise sounded. He looked over to where the metal ring had been and saw a swirling...mist? He could not tell, but he was sure it was the only option he had. He sprinted over to what he assumed must be a portal and jumped through...Then, nothing.

When he awoke, he looked up to find himself in a tundra. Did it just send me back above ground? he thought as he tried to ignore the migraine he had. But when he looked more closely, he saw strange creatures, and noticed that he could not possibly still be in Cethenia at all. Where am I?... he thought as he felt consciousness slipping away again...

(( And that is my (overly long) backstory of how Oran got here. ))