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Prologue: The Background of the Quest
Tarnashta knelt in deep concentration on the forest floor. While his father, Tahngarth of the Weatherlight, had been something of a master of the element Earth, as the laws of inevitability demanded from a minotaur, Tarn was reluctant to follow this legacy. Instead, deciding to take fate into his own hands, he set forth to grapple with his own destiny. Yet, as it is only a fool who would willingly travel into the Llanowar forests on sabbatical without a bodyguard, Tarn first went to the mountains to barter with Halina, the dwarven trader, for the services of his Anaba bodyguard, whom he grudgingly handed over. It was good that the name of Tahngarth still inspired some amount of respect by these dirty highland traders, for the ability to navigate through the mountains was limited only to those who had completely embraced the power of mountain mana, such as his new bodyguard.
Sure, he had a few spells in his pocket, and could command some sort of respect, but his heart wasn't in it. Red just wasn't his color. This was the very reason that Tarn would risk his family's respected name and Earth master potential, to study the forest arts. While the mana that resides in the mountains relies upon strength, fire, and death, the mana of the forests hones from life, nature, and the essence of being. Tarn wasn't without the strength of mind and character needed for the harsh realities of red magic, but his heart just wasn't in it, he had the will and heart designed for the secrets of the living not those of the dead.
And it was with this will he started forward on his spiritual journey armed only with his Anaba bodyguard and a few spells of varying powers and mana.
Note by the author: Sorry if this prologue is dry and short, it is merely an introduction. The action with much usage of spells and new magical theories will appear in the chapters, this was just a lead off into the story.