Scutra

This is official lore about Scutra from Antiquus.

One of the first foals born after the event, which became known as the Proelium, was a small colt they called Scutra. The herd was overjoyed at the birth and survival of the foal and celebrated for days. During this time, unfortunately, many foals were stillborn due to excessive amounts of stress on the mother, or would be caught unaware by a tremor and would be crushed. It was a devastating time for the Antiquians, but this colt was born at just the right time. His birth seemed to mark the end of the Proelium, as no more tremors were felt from that day on. He was a little on the small side, but the adults dismissed it. However, as time wore on, it became obvious that there was a real problem. Even when he was over a year old, he had hardly grown any since his birth. Of course, the other colts fully exploited their size advantage and when it was finally time for Scutra to venture out on his own, the colt knew he would never be strong enough to control his own herd. Instead, he decided to go where no horse had ventured since the Proelium: across the sandy bar where Solum and Imber had battled, to a cay that remained separated from Antiquus since that fateful day.

Once there, Scutra found something he hadn't imagined: horses! Though slightly different from the herds he grew up around, they were definitely from Antiquus originally. They all stared at him with distrust as he climbed up the hill, but none spoke a word. Until an exceptionally tall, scarred stallion stepped in front of the colt, a sneer on his face. He introduced himself as Falx, ruler of Iocosa Navis - which Scutra came to learn was what they called the small part of the island that had been separated. Falx and his followers were tough, bitter horses who resented being cut off from the mainland of Antiquus. They told him stories of how they had tried to return after the Proelium, but the herds there insisted they were cursed and that's why Solum allowed Imber to cut them off from the rest. Ever since then, the stallions who were forced to live on Iocosa Navis had been reduced to sneaking through the night to the mainland of Antiquus and steal mares while their stallions slept.This environment had created an atmosphere of fear and anger, and stallions who would rob their own brother if it meant another mare for themselves. These stallions were known as Latros, thieves who would sneak over the water in the night, or steal mares in broad daylight from Imber's Shoal.

Scutra tried living amongst the Latros for a while, but their lifestyle, never being able to trust anyone and always having to sleep with one eye open, was much too harsh for him. So, one day when they were all sleeping, the little stallion left Iocosa Navis and swam over to the other spit of land left above the ocean. Here, he finally found the solitude and peace he craved. But, after a few days he realized it was much too empty. He stood on the beach and watched as foals played in the shallow waters closer to Antiquus, joyfully splashing each other and running without a care in the world. That, he decided, was how life should be lived. Unable to stop himself, the stallion snuck over to the foals, swimming most of the way across the lagoon to the mainland. He was about the size of a foal, despite his age, so the older herd members saw nothing to fear from the stranger that joined their children. However, the next time they looked, their foals had disappeared! Scutra began talking foals old enough to leave their parents into coming to his island, which he called Immortalis, to play all the time. No more learning to be an adult, just nothing but fun and playing all the time. Needless to say, to most foals this sounds like heaven and they gladly leave with this magical colt. Parents have begun to warn their foals of a colt who will try to steal them away, luring them with promises he never intends to keep.

His deepest betrayal, however, came when he started talking to the daughter of Falx and Procella, the "pearl of Iocosa Navis." The filly's parents would often leave during the night on raids, which is when Scutra began starting up conversations with her about how wonderful life could be if they had no responsibilities and could just play all day. For months, the stallion would have long conversations with the filly. To be honest, Scutra was just trying to free Reannet from the life of a marauder she was destined for, but because of his immaturity, he doesn't go about things in the right manner. One night, Reannet asked if she could join him in Immortalis, and shortly after, she left Iocosa Navis without a word to her family or friends. A lookout spotted the filly leaving and alerted Falx, who set out after them as fast as he could. It was that night that Scutra led him into caiman infested waters, hoping the bigger stallion wouldn't follow. He miscalculated Falx's devotion to his daughter, and that night forever changed the Latros Captain and forever set the stage for the tensions between Falx and his Latros followers and Scutra and the Immortalis foals.