The Lost Tribe

The term “The Lost Tribe” is attributed to Tamel’s progeny, both his own First Born and, eventually, their Offspring. He may not have played the part of his bloodline’s family patriarch in any public way, but over the eons he experienced human love and did leave a genetic legacy.

No one knows how many children he bore. This is partly because Tamel never took a Scribe. But it’s also because, unlike his brothers and sisters in the Eleven, he never settled into a specific area of the world. Tamel chose a nomadic life of adventure and travel. In the beginning, this was an offshoot of his role as the outstretched fist of the Sovereign Council of the Eleven, in his role as Blade Guardian and enforcer of the Covenant (read more about the Sovereign Council here).

For centuries, he enforced the harshest punishments ordered by the Sovereign Council, even when he disagreed. After the trial of Javan and Serac and the banishment of the Twins, however, he would no longer serve (read more about the Twins here). He may have still carried the Blade of the Sacrifice, but he set down the burden of enforcer and slipped into obscurity.

As a mysterious, nomadic adventurer, Tamel was rarely in one place for long. As a result, his First Born children were often unaware of who their father was and unprepared for their own Turning. Although it is generally believed that Tamel fathered fewer children than any other of the Eleven, his legacy was left in every region of the world. Many of those First Born grew to be strong – some good and just; others cruel and power hungry. For many, it wasn’t until they accidentally discovered their powers, or outlived all their family and loved ones, that they knew they were not entirely human.

Tamel was not heartless. He sought out many of his children when he anticipated that they might be discovering their powers. He taught them what they were and how they should act. But this haphazard parenting left many lost, afraid of what they were and blind to their place in the world.