Ghost Jaguar is a member of the Sky-fire tribe, and as such is one of the Descended. Born in the Jungle he learnt to grow up fast and he had soon outlived both of his older brothers and a younger sister. His father Blooded Eagle, was a great Hunter, and he knew the Jungle better than any man who had come before him, and better than any yet to come. He taught his son, Ghost Jaguar the ways of the Jungle, he taught that the Jungle could be a fierce enemy or a great ally. He taught that the Jungle did not only take life, but that it gave it too.

Ghost Jaguar’s Grandfather, Tree Demon, was a great warrior who was born in the Jade Cities. He had served as the High Priests Champion for many years however, when his son (Ghost Jaguar’s Uncle) was to be sacrificed for “a crime he didn’t commit” Tree Demon rose up in defiance, he freed his son and the two of them fled into the Jungle. Not even three weeks later, Tree Demon had to watch as a fungus ate its way through his son from the inside out. Unable to save his life, the old warrior eased his son’s passing, the obsidian blade tracing effortlessly across his sons throat.

Tree Demon lived alone for the next three years before encountering a tribe of Descended. The old warrior had incorporated many ferns and branches into his quilted armour in an effort to camouflage himself, however one of the keen eyed hunters noticed something unusual, and investigated, upon discovering that the “tree” was alive the Descended attacked, the old warrior responded almost killing the young man. The other Descended attacked, and Tree Demon fought back with an inhuman ferocity, downing two more Descended before he himself was subdued. Years of Ritual “Flower Wars” had ensured that the three men wounded by Tree Demon had not been killed, and he himself was lucky enough to survive his own wounds long enough for the Descended to find he was human.

The Descended took him to their camp as their prisoner, however upon seeing the wounded warrior, the Chieftains daughter demanded he be freed. As freedom is something that all Descended hold dear to themselves, her wishes were met. Over the next months Tree Demon (so named for his first encounter with the Descended) proved himself a valuable member of the Tribe. Eventually he married the Chieftains daughter and had several sons, of which the only one to survive to adulthood was Blooded Eagle...

When Ghost Jaguar was thirteen years of age he married Laughing Bird and a year later they were blessed with a young daughter, Beautiful Flower, whenever she laughed or giggled, or pulled funny faces at the fish in the rivers, life seemed just a little less harsh. However when she was four years old tragedy struck the young family as Beautiful Flower fell violently ill. She had eaten on of the seeds in the otherwise edible Bayadu fruit. The tribe healer tried everything in her power but it was of no use, Beautiful Flower was dying. “There is nothing that can be done, this is the Jungle.” Said the healer, but Ghost Jaguar refused to listen, he hunted high and low for any kind of herb that could help, but nothing would slow the poison. Finally one of the old men of the tribe mentioned that when Ghost Jaguar’s Grandfather had come to the jungle he brought with him a golden mushroom that had miraculously healed him when he was a young boy. Seeing no other choice Ghost Jaguar gathered together his few possession then taking his daughter in his arms he set off for the Jade City, his wife in tow.

A kilometre out from the Jade City, Ghost Jaguar and his young family encountered one of the rare Ascended huntining parties that were brave enough venture into the Jungle. Seeing the Descended the men attacked, Ghost Jaguar tried to reason with them but they did not listen, taking his grandfather’s war club in hand the young warrior tried his best to defend himself and his family, managing to drive off the initial assualt, and saving their lives. However the hunters soon regrouped and when they came the second time they were prepared to face a warrior not a primitive, they flanked Ghost Jaguar and although he fought with all the heart of a Jungle Warrior, he was shortly overcome. A war mace to the head ended the fight.

When he came too he was in giant marketplace, dried blood clung to the side of his head. All around him he could hear people talking but their tongues seemed crude, but still he knew enough of the words to be able to make out what they were saying. He was standing on raised stage, all his possession had be striped from him including his loincloth. Standing naked on unsteady feet he watched as men and women placed bids. When it was his turn to be bid on, a man in an elaborate head dress said something in an even stranger tongue, something about, “not it, the gods’ one”, and just like that he was dragged off. He later learnt that he was enslaved and that like most healthy men and women that were enslaved he had been taken to the Temple to serve the Priests.

For weeks he tried to question his captives about his family and each time he was met with blow to the face, he was treated little better than animal, used to haul great burdens, and to wait on hand and foot his “master’s” every desire. After six weeks, he finally glimpsed his wife in the great temple, crying out he ran to her, but he was intercepted by several guards he bludgeoned him into unconsciousness. It took him two weeks to heal enough to be of use again, the surgeon, an older slave, had said he was lucky he healed so quick as usually he would have been dispatched after a few days, but the Priest had seen he was strong.

Over the next month Ghost Jaguar befriended the unusually fat slave Tlaxha, and through him discovered that a slave’s life need not be as hard as one would assume. And that by earning a “Patron” a Slave could earn more rights, even the ability to move around more freely, if of course he could prove himself more useful in matters concerning the “Great Game”. Seeing an opportunity to see his wife again, and to find out is his daughter was ok, Ghost Jaguar took Tlaxha’s advice and did everything he could to earn himself a Patron. Eventually he succeeded in earning himself a Patron and managed to prove himself rather useful in the ways of court intrigue. Over the next months he saw his wife three more times, and on the third time learnt that their daughter was alive and well, that she had been saved by an old Warrior who knew of the Gold Fungi. Ghost Jaguar’s heart nearly burst with over-enjoyment but he managed to contain it swearing that he would someday repay the man who saved his daughter. Over the next six months Ghost Jaguar switched one priest to another eventually landing in the “employ” of one of the senior most Priests in the temple. He quickly discovered that his new master was involved deeply in the Great Game and that his principal opponent was the Priestess that “owned” his wife and daughter. This allows Ghost Jaguar to see his wife and child more frequently as he spies for his master in the Great Game. But still Ghost Jaguar looks to the Jungle, he longs to be free, but he cannot leave the City without his Wife and Child…