[ WP ] People born on February 29th age 1/4 as fast as normal people

Steef was born on the 29th of February on the 201st year of Creation. His parents, Wick and Jay had already had 9 children before him and as they were growing old they had n't really expected another child, but they were experienced, already burdened with many children but well off, so took to the challenge. 
 
 But raising Steef was quite different. He grew so slowly that his they feared he was sickly and would soon die like their third, fourth and eight child, but he he showed no signs of sickness, he just grew very slowly. As Wick woke up on the 29th of February on the 205th year of Creation he remarked to his wife that Brine godsmind could stop thinking and talking about the Calendar. 
 
 Steef learned to walk that year. Four years later playing out the stories in his mind, but he preferred to play alone. Four years after that he started climing in the trees, much to his aging parents disliking and and it was four years still until they could stop dressing him. Soon after that Jay died in her sleep. After she died Wick dropped of his son to his second daughter, Sawah and moved to his second son. Sawah and her husband raised him with their children and when they left the home they raised him alone. Sawah's husband raised him dutifully but Sawah always had time for him. Steef's sister died before he turned 50 and his nephew took him in. Steef liked his nephew well enough, but he could never follow what he said, and his nephew hardly ever beat Steef. Perhaps tired from the cold atmosphere that reigned between him and his nephew and the amninocity his grandnephews and grandnieces showed him, Steef left his nephews home on the 29th of February, 261. But there may have been another reason, as Steef had been acting strangely in the weeks before he left. In any case, his nephew never saw him again. 
 
 Fourty years later rider crossed the Sun's Mountains. He was tall, strong and fair, but his wisdom would be a greater service to Father Wicken-the-young. As the name implies Wicken was n't very father like, he was a recently orphaned boy of five, but everyone followed late Woben's wishes to keep Wicken as Fathew, for now at least. Not much later Wickens uncles tried to have him killed but Wicken's mother, Jayw, hurried him to safety. It was then, when Jayw met Yewowhed, as Wicken called later called him. Yewowhed declared his support to the young Fathew and given Wicken only supporters were his mother, his teacher and his fool Yewowhed was a significant addition. 
 
 They took refuge in the forest. There he started to train the fool and the teacher. They began with wooden sticks but when the fool pondered the purpose of training without weapons and the effectiveness of sticks Yewohed left for two days, only to return carrying weapons. The fool took well to the training, but young Wicken was almost better than his teacher at sparring. He got profficient enough with a spear though. Yewowhed and the fool started to go head out of the forest to raid and set up ambushes and over the next years a host of fugitives and rebels gathered around young Wicken. On Wickens tenth summer the forest camp got attacked. The rebel band took heavy losses, but inflicted heavy damage in return and Wicken escaped unharmed, Jayw did not. 
 
 Yewowhed hardened. He was n't as witty or easy going as before, but his men respected him and stayed loyal. Yewowhed always had a soft spot for Wicken though. Three years later the great showdown between Wicken and his remaining uncle, Johnn the last, the battle Ardsfield occured. Johnn had the numbers and the horses, but Yowowhed had the experience. Johnn was cautious though and did n't risk his infantry without a reason, instead relying on his greater number of archers. Suddenly started seemed to route. Johnn sent is fearsome horses in. They would follow them into the forest and beyond. His feets stayed idling, until they heard battle-cries followed by the screaming of horses on the forest edge. Before they could reach the forest Yewowhed's men emerged, seemingly more numerous before. The two armies met while Yewowhed's horses drove the archers away. Wicken took part in this battle and earned the name young-sword, when he killed his first enemy as he fought with Great-Fool. 
 
 Wicken became Fathaw but continued to listen to his loyal man. In time Wicken married, had children and crowned his son the King of the land. Yewowhed advised Wickens son and later Wickens grandsons and greatgrandsons, greatgreatgrandsons and greatgreatgreatgrandsons. Slowly, Yewowhead aged, finally dying, all white and wrinkly at 320 years of age in the 521st year of Creation.
