The story was inspired by a Dungeons and Dragons game my friends and I played
Disclaimer: I do not own D&D (duh). However, the characters are mine, inspired by my friends, but mine. A couple names are derived from Terry Brooks' The Elfstones of Shanara. I do not own Terry Brooks (duh).
Nadia Silverleaf © Nikki Stinson
The following is sort of an introduction to the characters.
The Clan of the Essedils
The Essedils are a long line of fighters, and are very sarcastic. They are drow (picture an elf with dark skin) and therefore generally "evil". They prefer to be left alone (this will be very important later in the story).
Caro Essedil
Minor character, clan leader, 840 years old (120 human years)
Anda
and Damon EssedilTwo very minor characters, the parents of 3 of the main characters.
Lira Essedil
Major character, fighter, daughter of Anda and Damon
Wil Essedil
Major character, magic user (under the guise of fighter), eldest child and son of Anda and Damon
Seran Essedil
My character in the D&D game that inspired this story, the main character you could say, Dark Cleric/ Thief, daughter of Anda and Damon.
~*~ everyone in the Essedil clan is a fighter, that's what makes the "types" in there so important. Wil chooses to hind the fact that he's really a magic user, but Seran ran away to become a Dark Cleric rather than hide it. ~*~
Lily Mynos
Major character, elven, fighter
Loren Semiya
Major character, halfling, fighter/magic-user
Pipon Lowne
Major character, halfling, fighter/ magic user, Loren's rival
Nadia Silverleaf
Major character, elf, mercenary, mage/thief,
Kumo Itsuku
(to worship spiders)Major character, drow, Acolyte
These are some of the characters, more will be revealed later
Before the start of the story:
At age eight Seran discovered a small cave behind a waterfall deep in the forests of the Elven homeland. Walking in she was greeted by Jordan, a dark cleric, and a worshiper of Jehaira, Goddess of Spiders. Jordan showed off some of his magic to Seran, and she was fascinated. Everyday after that, she would go to Jordan's cave and he would teach her the spells he knew. He also told her about Jehaira, and Seran became also one the Goddess of Spider's followers. Jordan also taught her how to move even quieter than the normal elf/drow, he taught her thievery techniques, and the art of lying. Along the sides of the cave, Jordan had erected many shelves, which held many fascinating objects, but mostly books. Seran discovered a book on Dragons, and it became her life-long mission to either tame a dragon, or kill a mother dragon and raise her young herself. At 14 she was supposed to enroll with her siblings in the Elven Academy of Warfare, but she ran away to join the Temple.
Wil and Lira had more normal elven childhoods, learning about wildlife, how to survive away from civilization, and training. At 14 they both went to the EAW, but Wil got a tutor in the ways of magic.
Loren and Lily also joined the EAW, don't ask me how a halfling got in there, just deal with it. Backgrounds unknown.