Jodah the teacher

Little Jodah isn't immediately the powerful and rather cold warlock we see later. As a child, he was an outcast, feared because of his heritage, and constant bullying and the early awakening of his powers greatly influenced his character.

After this, Jodah was exiled to Dismit, where members of his line were trained to kill without being noticed. It was these childhood experiences and the attitudes of those around him that greatly influenced the person Jodah later became.

A particularly significant moment occurred when Jodah was 10 years old. Typically, males of the Avi line's abilities manifested at 13, but Jodah's power awakened earlier. During a conflict with one of the school bullies, Lemak, Jodah, in a fit of rage, absorbed his life force. Afterward, he realized how dangerous his ability could be.

When Jodah entered magic school, things didn't improve. His classmates knew his lineage, so they avoided him and bullied him. Due to the constant pressure, he didn't do particularly well in school, although he understood demonology quite well. He disliked school so much that sometimes he simply wished he'd stayed home.

Jodah was born in Skaisern, to the Avi family. The Avi family possessed a special ability—the ability to absorb the life force of other beings—and so the people of Skaisern regarded the family with intense fear and hostility. Jodah himself felt this attitude from an early age.