Once upon a time there was a girl. Her name was Tailin Hawke. She had raven black hair and icy blue eyes. She was fairly tall and slender. She had always been different from other girls though…for she was a mage. Tailin got her powers from her father who died when she was young. Tailin lived in Kirkwall a town where mages are feared and looked down on. There were few who actually acknowledged and talked to mages openly others were either too scared or hated them and thought they should all be gone from the world. Tailin lived in a house in Lowtown where the people were poor. She lived there with her mother, sister, and brother. Her sister Bethany was also a mage and her brother Carver wanted to be a templar for some strange reason. So far Tailin and her sister haven't been found out by the templars, but in order for it to stay that way they had to be cautious and hide for the rest of their lives. Tailin wished there was another way for everyone to live freely so they wouldn't have to hide any longer. Sadly she didn't think that would ever happen. If they were ever caught by the templars then they would be sent into the circle which is where all mages go when they are caught. It's an awful place for mages. Tailin has heard many stories of how the templars beat the mages or would even do far worse to them. Tailin and her sister were safe from the reach of the templars for now. All of that was soon about to change. One day as Tailin returned from a bit of shopping she came to her house and noticed the door was still open. I thought I closed it when I left…hopefully nothing bad has happened while I was away. The thought scared her for what if something horrible did actually happened while she was away. She cautiously approached the door and opened it only to find that her family had been taken hostage by the templars.
"Run! Get as far away from here as you can!" shouted her mother. She hesitated for a moment wondering if her family would be alright if she just left. Finally she decided that it would be safer for them if she wasn't there, so she ran. She ran as fast as she could away from her house. What were they doing there! Did they find out about Bethany and I! She thought. She ran past the hanged man and down the stairs. When she reached the docks she thought she was safe. Then a hand suddenly came from the shadows of an ally and grabbed her! She looked over her shoulder to see who it was. It was a templar, of course just her luck to actually be caught by the templars.
"Let go of me!" she shouted struggling to break from his grip. It was no use for he was far stronger than she was. He started to drag her towards the Gallows and horror stuck her. "What are you doing! Let go! Where are you taking me!" she screamed knowing exactly where they were going.
"I'm taking you to the Gallows where you belong!" he said.
"What! No! You can't do this!" she yelled in terror.
"Yes I can for you are a mage and the Gallows is where all you mages belong." He said almost smiling.
She was quiet the rest of the way for she knew there was no use in arguing it would only get her into more trouble. She already knew what was to become of her when they got to the Gallows. She was going to be locked in a small, cold, dark, damp cell and that's where she would stay. She would then be forced to join the circle just like many of the other mages. They finally reached the Gallows. The templar took her up the tower stair leading her to her cell. She saw the many sad faces of the mages who were already there. The sight of them made her hate what the templars were doing even more. They look horrible, being treated like a dangerous untamed animals that need to be locked and caged with the key thrown away. She thought. They came to a stop where the templar threw her into the cell. He then locked it and walked away. This is where she would be from now on…alone…in the darkness.