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Early Life
Vlad Skergio was a minor Slavonian noble born near what is now Osijek, Croatia at some point between 1207 and 1215

Dwarf Genocide
In the year 1229, Vlad Skergio's parents were involved in a dispute between several different noble families, as a result of this a dwarf assassin was hired to hide in a box which was delivered to the Skergio household. When the box was delivered the Dwarf hid until night and murdered his parents in their sleep. This incident led to Vlad Skergio developing a fierce hatred of dwarves and short people in general. Vlad used his inheritance to travel around Slavonia inciting hatred against dwarves and short people, as well as commissioning anti dwarf posters and convincing other nobles to persecute dwarves and short people. During the next few years anti dwarf sentiment increased across Slavonia and Eastern Europe, with dwarves and short people being accused of everything from causing miscarriages to being secret Jews. Anti dwarf violence reached its peak between 1232 and 1234, with an estimated 30,000 dwarves and short people killed or injured in the violence across eastern Europe.

Death
Vlad Skergio faded into obscurity after the events of 1234, it is thought that he died at some point before 1240 as no records of him exist after this point.