Oh my lord that's a backstory. Normally, I'd decline a few thing in the backstory for the messes it could make, but I feel it's so well done that I'll make some exceptions. There's nothing wrong with your backstory and I accept it exactly the way it is, but there are a couple things I want to mention before you jump in.
While I'm fine with having weapons beforehand (this goes for everyone), every person is only allowed to have a single bronze weapon or a Wind or Thunder Tome. I just want to make sure everyone is on the same level to start. Be thankful I'm not making you guys use logs. I'll be getting into more details on this pretty soon.
Another thing is the tomes experiments. I'm fine with your PC messing with tomes to make them have unusual effects, but these effects aren't going to always work. For example, hitting a Soldier with that tome would cause him to halt not being able to endure the pain, but a Warrior would be able to endure it and still attack just fine. (This is to avoid Powerplaying).
There is something else interesting I noticed (don't worry it's nothing bad), but I'd rather discuss it in a PM than in a post. With that out of the way, you can freely post and introduce yourself similar to what the others have done. Thanks for waiting on me though.
As for those who haven't posted yet, I'll be checking in on them to see what their status is. I intentionally did things like this just in case some last minute members wanted to join. It'll be a little slow, but things we'll start picking up by the end of the week. I really need to stop talking so much.