Darius was born and raised in Matairie in southern Yalaxos to Buford and Mellette La Vaucheré. Buford was a simple boat builder, making the flat bottomed swamp boat typical of the area, while his mother was a seamstress. As is the way in southern Yalaxos, the family never had much money so young Darius sought to find his fortune in the north, he moved to start a new life in the hub of all activity, Bal Sideen. His rather outgoing, and often quite cocky, manner naturally led him to a career in entertainment.... when it wasn't getting him in to trouble. He soon picked up a penchant for frequenting many local inns and gambling houses, often getting himself in to debt and when he was up, his winnings would not last long. He did however always ensure he had enough to at least send back home to his parents, he never forgot his family or where he came from. It was after some years he started to better himself, stay out of trouble and began to climb the career ladder in the business of gambling houses, until one day he finally had his own place. But competition was tough so he sold up and moved to pastures new, somewhere his business would be appreciated but a place he could really make his mark and stand out from the crowd, Stoltzlandt. He ended up in a town called Sundburg running his own inn and gambling house. Finally a place he could truly call his own. He wanted to pay homage to his southern Yalaxian roots and bring some of the exotic flavour of his homeland to Stoltzlandt so he named the place Hotel Royale. Business was booming and he was truly happy with life until one fateful day 5 ladies showed up at his door with a proposal he couldn't possibly refuse, however much he tried, and things would never be the same again.....