Charles Conway was born and raised in Singapore, the son of two former residents of the hidden Conglomerate Citadel beneath Greenwich, England.

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His father, Robert Conway, had once trained as a Sediment Initiate before pursuing Arcane practices. His mother, Catherine, had studied Conjuration before leaving the Conglomerate and establishing a shop in Singapore. Like many others during the mass departures of the 1990s, Robert and Catherine had grown tired of life inside the secretive magical enclave and its rigid control over its people.

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After leaving the Citadel, the couple travelled widely, visiting surface-based schools of magic and studying how other traditions interacted with ordinary humanity. Their travels eventually brought them to Southeast Asia and the Pacific, where they became deeply interested in Polynesian magical practices, runes, spiritual histories, and ceremonial systems.

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They settled in Singapore and devoted much of their lives to documenting what they had learned. Together, they created private tomes filled with Polynesian magical research, translated rites, runic systems, and personal theories.

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Chay grew up surrounded by magical knowledge, but not always by parental attention.

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As a child and teenager, he often felt that his parents were more invested in their books, research, and expeditions than in him. His resentment grew as their work became increasingly secretive. When Robert and Catherine disappeared during what had been described only as another magical journey, Chay was left alone with their apartment, their belongings, and a lifetime of unanswered questions.

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Unknown to him, the Conway family had been observed for years by Conglomerate scouts. Once his abandonment became clear, representatives of the hidden society approached Chay and offered him training, protection, and a place within the Citadel.

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Before he could make a clear decision, Chay was confronted by a dangerous dark magical being. The encounter made his return to the Conglomerate far more complicated and forced several senior figures to reconsider how he should be introduced into their society.

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Rather than entering through a normal admissions process, Chay became involved in a magical tournament. He formed a team called ESC — Escape alongside Strider and Elemental.

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The team finished third overall and won first place in a teleportation competition. For reasons tied to the secrecy of the event, the participants’ memories were later erased. Even so, Chay’s performance was recorded by the Conglomerate and earned him exclusive entry into an accelerated Arcane School program.

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What seemed like an opportunity quickly felt like confinement.

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Once inside the Citadel, Chay realized that he was not free to leave whenever he wished. He became openly hostile toward Conglomerate authority, challenging its restrictions, leadership, and treatment of young magic users. He understood the dangers the institution was trying to contain, but he despised the methods it used and frequently described the Conglomerate as a cult.

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During this period, Chay befriended another young student, Carpitma. Though their personalities differed sharply, they became close friends and frequent adventuring partners. Together with Elemental, they also created a hot dog business inside the Citadel.

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What began as a joke became a minor cultural phenomenon. Hot dogs were largely unknown within the isolated magical community, and the business quickly became popular with students, residents, and even several senior figures.

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Chay’s early magical career was far less successful.

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His power frequently misfired, surged unpredictably, or caused effects he had not intended. His difficulties made him a source of frustration for instructors and a danger to himself and others. He also resisted the Conglomerate’s preference for strict specialization, instead learning from multiple magical schools whenever possible.

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Several Stone Leaders eventually recognized that Chay’s problem was not a lack of power, but a fundamental difference in how his magic functioned. With their guidance, and with help from his new roommate Nathan, Chay learned that he possessed a rare form of Wild Magic.

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Nathan’s own abilities allowed him to stabilize Chay’s unpredictable magical surges, giving Chay greater control than he could achieve alone.

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Since then, Chay has become one of the most unconventional young magic users in the Conglomerate. He combines formal Arcane training, Alteration enchantments, inherited Polynesian magical knowledge, and dangerous Wild Magic.

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He remains difficult, rebellious, and openly critical of the Conglomerate’s traditions. Yet despite his anger, he repeatedly fights to protect its people.

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Chay will defend the Citadel.

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He will learn from its teachers.

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He may even help save its leaders.

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But he refuses to pretend that the system is fair, healthy, or beyond reform.

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That contradiction has made him one of the most influential young voices in a growing movement questioning the old order of the Conglomerate.

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