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= Pauw Van der Veer = Pauw van der Veer is an Aerie hatched in 434 A.H.D. by Cawlin and Queeki van der Veer in High Nest village.

Early Life
Before his untimely death in 439 A.H.D avalanche, Pauw’s father Cawlin was an innkeeper and aspiring yodeller, yet struggled financially due to his obsession with collecting taxidermy magical creatures. Queeki, a food critic, quickly capitalised on his death by selling Cawlin’s taxidermy collection to a merchant with webbed toes. She used the money for a down payment on a 4 bedroom hillside villa just outside the coastal village of Costa Pesca with her new partner Dennes Gammonath, a triton.

Having been forced to relocate to Costa Pesca, Pauw struggled to fit in due to being an Aerie and left home aged 6 and went to visit the Gotsiche Vogel monastery, high in the mountains. After learning that the monastery subscribed to the Way of the Long Death, Pauw decided to join the order under the supervision of Master Yawgoo. From the onset of his training, it was clear that Pauw had unique abilities, quickly surpassing the skills of even the older trainees. Through his instruction at Gotische Vogel, Pauw gained expertise in both the Martial and Deathly arts, however he struggled with the rigid discipline imposed by Yawgoo and the other masters, resulting in increasingly intense disputes. Following the mysterious death of Yawgoo in a cherry tree-related accident, Pauw fled the monastery fearing reprisals from the other monks.

Life After the Monastery
After leaving Gotische Vogel, Pauw left the mountains and headed to Eyr Valley, where he used his skills to work as a mortician. Despite quickly learning that taxidermy is not an appropriate way to handle a corpse in Eyr Valley culture, he made the decision to migrate further afield in search of a new home, eventually settling in Perton.

Personal Life
During his stint in the valley, Pauw was in a brief relationship with Scree Oua Zo, however this came to an abrupt end when Scree became romantically involved with a goblin. Pauw has not yet recovered, yet has channeled his anger into his study of death, further empowering him.