Father –
I don't really remember much about my
father, due to the fact that he died when I was only some where in my
30's so many centruries ago. The one thing that I do remember is he
knew what he had to do in order to protect his kids, and friends.
Though that is hard when you are fighting people who are much more
advanced than you. People that can step on you and not even notice
you are there.
If one thing he taught to me sunk in, that
still remembered is always protect those that are not able to protect
themselves. My older sister took this lesson to heart as well, but we
approach how to do this in totally different ways. Maybe it is
because she knew father better, and watched his method fail.
Mother – Valranth Ravecyne
The thing about my mother is that while
she was longer, my sister calms she changed when he died. Something
about her losing her solemate or something. She would go any mission
for the war effort she could. She was really trying to die in combat,
something about that being the only reasonable way to die. I don't
quiet understand that line of thinking to be honest with you,
especially with her bad luck that kept her from meeting her end.
The thing I know is that it felt like
she abandoned me, and my sister too. This left a very a strong impact
on me, of how you treat those you care about the most. This is
probable why I am as old as I am, and still single. Humanity still
needs protection from outside forces, or from humanity, and until the
world is truely safe I can't really stop to think about having a
family of my own.
Growing up during a war that lasts as
long as the one we lived through changes you, as I have seen with my
sister, and several others. There are times when I sit back and
hypothesis what my life would of been like if I was born after the
most major war that I have ever seen. One where Humanity, well most
of humanity faught for its freedom.
All of our family was one of those
who fought, even when I was not an adult I was part of the war
learning how to fight at a young age. Fighting at a young age,
probable because my sister wanted me to be good at protecting myself
if nothing else.
Anyways, after the war is when I
finally believed my sister about Mother having changed after the war.
She kind of just went through the motions of living. She lost a lot
of her luster for life, I think it was probable due to the fact that
she realized fate didn't want her to join her husband until she died
a natural death. The only time she seems to care about living is when
me or my sister visit her. Than she comes out of her shell and cares
about living.
Norose'akai
Raveycne
So
the thing with growing up, is I am unsure how I am suppose to act as
a proper elf. I realize there are probable cultural things that I
just don't really understand. That is probable because my sister and
my mother are the only others elf I knew for my first hundred years
of life. From inquiring from other elfs, it is common for elf
siblings to be several decades different in age, and thats true of
Noro. She is over three decades my elder.
She
made sure that I was always well looked after. I am sure that she
sometimes broke the rules to make sure I had food. She was like a
shadow, you could never see her in the dark. Even I had a hard time
knowing if she was in the same room as me, and I was her sister.
Don't get me wrong I love my sister to the core, but I know that she
is willing to be a criminal to protect those she cares about.
A
prime example of this is when on my hundredth birthday, when I
finally became an adult and was no longer a child she wanted to
properly celebrate. In order to do this, she had a plan, which
involved her she disappearing for a whole month. Arriving back a few
days before my birthday, and wouldn't tell me where she had been, or
why she had abandoned her post. I am only thankful for the fact that
at that time we were not a known camp of rebels. That is probable
because like most camps we were hidden in the Wode.
Though
on the night of when my birthday was, my sister procured a bunch of
the strong stuff. We got really well and totally wasted. I don't
quite remember all the mischief we got into that night. I do know
that the next day I went on a mission. I don't even remember the
exact details of the mission, I think it may have been a scouting
mission to find a safe place to build a watch point from.
This
maybe my bias showing but I always felt that my sister was very good
at being a shadow, as well as surviving off anything. Both of those
things I wish I could do myself, but neither was my expertise. I am
best while fighting with a rapier and shield, preferable in armour
heaver than leather, but lighter than plate. For ranged I prefer
darts, which others have understand and done the same, but others
look at me weird for not using the Bow and Arrows. They are the rare
people who don't understand that you can have a ton more darts in the
same space as arrows.
As
well as the fact that the the heaver armor takes a lot longer to put
on. Me and my sister both agree that lighter armour is better for you
than the strong armour. While I may not be as good at sneaking around
and killing people in the dark as my sister, I can steal sneak around
better in the light armour.
Zenith
Champion
So this was at one time a military order of Sillelio
dedicated to being as much of a champion for humans. At one time it
had many members. I think the history of this order has been lost to
the madness of Sillelio. Like the Church of the Morning Sun, the
Zenith Champion's focus on Protection and Hope.
Tenates
of Faith
Sunlight: With the power of the Sun at its highest
point, no enemies of humanity can hide anywhere. Therefore that is
when they are there weakest and must be destroyed.
Night
heat: It is said that the sun's heat stays around even after the sun
sets. As best seen in places that have shadows, the ground will
release the stored up energy. Just like this we have to hunt the
enemies of humanity, even where and when they are strongest.
Sunstroke: Just like the sun gives us good things, to much
good things can be bad. The sun is no different to much time in the
sun can cause us pain and suffering. We must not pursue and punish
Enemies to the point of where the sacrifice and protection of
humanity has.
Worship:
When
the sun raises at the beginning of the day, at the time when the sun
is at its Zenith, and when the sun sets is when the Zenith Champion
must pray. No less than 10 minutes, no more than 30 minutes of prayer
each time.
Karamedyees
So I
was assigned to a scouting group to figure out an enemies stronghold.
It went very badly, I don't think it was the giants who ambushed us.
I just think we came across something unrelated to the war that
ambushed us and demolished us all. I would of bleed out and died that
day if, Karamedyees, (Medyees), hadn't come across us.
I owe
my life to him, though I don't really appreciate the how that he did
it. From what I was informed the others where already dead, and I was
on the way there. It doesn't change the fact that there body fluids
and parts where used to save my life.
Unfortunately or
fortunately depending on how you look it that wasn't the last time
that he saved my life. Though that was probable the time that I was
closest to death that he saved my life. I have also come across
Medyees in places of civilization, and the wilds while in good health
and learnt that he is about a century younger than me. Though
Loxodon's don't age the same way that Elves do, he is a decent enough
person if you do not get in his way while he is healing.
Lady
Zed
After
the war I started wondering the world, rooting out evils. Never
really doing anything major or epic but helping out a few people
here and there. It turns out you can do a lot without doing anything
at all. Which on one hand is disapointing, but on the other hand you
get to deal with the imediate dangers of the those around you.
It
is through this protectiong of humanity that I met the Human who
called herself Lady Zed. I am unsure if the title of Lady was of true
nobility or if she was just pretending, but she seemed to know a lot
of human aristocratical traditions. Though out of her traveling
companions, I seemed to be the only one that stuck around a while.
That
is how I learnt that weather or not she was a Lady would not impact
that she was a Thief with enemies who where hunting her down. I never
really got any type of story from her, but as she was my friend. I
protect my friends, even if that relationship is not returned to me.
Eventually
she decided to settle down with another human that we had travelled
with that flirted with her. To top it off she had decided to settle
down on a farm, away from really any form of civilization. I
understand her reasoning behind this and completely supported it at
the time
Derek
Drematize
Humans
don't live that long, they tend to be frail beings. Though both Lady
Zed and her husband died of old age, surrounded by there family. Most
of the kids left for other things, a few stuck around the farm to
help it be profitable and sustainable. Though it was never a more
than about twenty people working and living on the farm at a time.
Those that did want to stay did leave to find spouses.
Derek
has Lady Zed's red hair so I know he is of one of her children and
not one that they have married. As well as that he is the current
head of the farm, and from what I can tell a person who wants his
farm to survive as best as he can.
I try to make sure I visit
the farm ever two to five years, but there have been times when the
visits are closer to ten years. I always do my best to visit either
during harvest or during the planting season in order to provide
help. I always do it for just the food, and sleep where ever there is
room: Outside, in the barn, in the cellar or wherever.
I am
family friend and have watched Derek go from being a young child to a
grown man to a father of many. I share news of the world with them
when I stop over. Never mentioning that I am doing this as favour to
Lady Zed and her husband. I really think that they have a nice place
for themselves. Though it being along a travelled road does help
somewhat.
