About[]
Remlik is a major character in the first three Lost Tribes books, and has a minor role in the fourth. He is introduced early on in The Colourless as Kandrina's tutor, and their friendship develops throughout the series.
Appearance[]
Remlik is described as dark skinned, with black hair and warm, dark brown eyes. It is mentioned that he closely resembles his twin sister Remlika, with the exception of her eyes turning silver after years of magic use. An image was posted along with a character profile on the author's blog on 14th May 2016.
Backstory[]
Remlik was born in the small town of Bewein, to parents Ganjue and Ramek. Both his parents were well known scholars, and often found themselves on the wrong side of the temples because of the ideas they espoused. At the age of 6, Remlik was orphaned and, along with his twin sister, adopted by Bandol and Limari, who owned a farm outside the town.
Remlik quickly became known in Bewein as a young prodigy. For most of his childhood, he preferred the company of books over that of other kids, and by the age of 10 had read through every book in the house. He became a regular visitor to Bewein's library, where he met several other scholars to share ideas with. Some of his birth parents' former acquaintances were among them, who were able to offer help and advice on avoiding the scrutiny of the priests.
At his adulthood ceremony, Remlik was apprenticed to a teacher from Astator. He travelled out to the coastal town to work in the schoolhouse, and thanks to his extensive knowledge rapidly rose from essentially babysitting the younger children to teaching classes. After five years at the school, he was offered the position of schoolmaster, a remarkable achievement for one so young. He chose to decline, however, as he felt a wider range of experience would benefit both himself and the school. Shortly after this, he left the school in Astator to travel through the People's lands and broaden his horizons.
A year later he settled in Manak, where his sister Remlika had also made a home. As the school in Manak was run by the temples, Remlik set himself up as a private tutor, offering a more practical and useful education than the endless recitals of gospel taught by the Creator's acolytes. The lessons learned in Bewein proved very useful in keeping out of the priests' way, especially once they began enforcing old blasphemy laws with harsh punishments.