Post by crysis on Jan 16, 2010 16:44:43 GMT -5
The Past
Sera Veshin was the only daughter of a wealthy merchant of Eshnar. Having been born during the city's economic boom, Sera was used to the comforts and niceties of the wealthy. However, her life was not to remain one of luxury. When she was 14, the demon Hazelae took the city of Eshnar for her own and in the aftermath of her possession, most of the adults of the city (and many of the children) were killed.
Sera was one of a group of children that managed to escape from the destruction and came to live in the Pick and Shovel inn under the care of an older man. The man, despite his affection, had an unhealthy interest in the young girls of the group, an interest that ended in his death at the hands of the oldest child, Jared. Fearing that Jared would hurt them in the same way the man had, the children banished him and he died while trying to get past the Elder Mage's sphere of protection over the city.
Sera survived as best she could at the inn, but she was picked on by the other children and given the name Crying Sister because she was so prone to tears. As time went on, the discrimination became more dangerous. She was now the oldest child and the children feared her as much as they had Jared. As tensions grew, the situation became more strained and finally Sera murdered one of the other children in a moment of fear.
Now forced to flee Eshnar, Sera ran with Jared's dagger to the sphere surrounding the city, fully prepared to die when she touched the sphere. However, as she arrived, the sphere disappeared and she found herself facing the expanse known as the Wildlands.
And freedom.
The Present
In a feverish daze, Sera climbed a tree to try and find bird's eggs. She found eggs, but it seems they belonged to something a little more dangerous than a bird.
Sera Veshin was the only daughter of a wealthy merchant of Eshnar. Having been born during the city's economic boom, Sera was used to the comforts and niceties of the wealthy. However, her life was not to remain one of luxury. When she was 14, the demon Hazelae took the city of Eshnar for her own and in the aftermath of her possession, most of the adults of the city (and many of the children) were killed.
Sera was one of a group of children that managed to escape from the destruction and came to live in the Pick and Shovel inn under the care of an older man. The man, despite his affection, had an unhealthy interest in the young girls of the group, an interest that ended in his death at the hands of the oldest child, Jared. Fearing that Jared would hurt them in the same way the man had, the children banished him and he died while trying to get past the Elder Mage's sphere of protection over the city.
Sera survived as best she could at the inn, but she was picked on by the other children and given the name Crying Sister because she was so prone to tears. As time went on, the discrimination became more dangerous. She was now the oldest child and the children feared her as much as they had Jared. As tensions grew, the situation became more strained and finally Sera murdered one of the other children in a moment of fear.
Now forced to flee Eshnar, Sera ran with Jared's dagger to the sphere surrounding the city, fully prepared to die when she touched the sphere. However, as she arrived, the sphere disappeared and she found herself facing the expanse known as the Wildlands.
And freedom.
The Present
In a feverish daze, Sera climbed a tree to try and find bird's eggs. She found eggs, but it seems they belonged to something a little more dangerous than a bird.