(Author's note: this story starts with the end of our last campaign and my old character, Breo. Eventually I may write the stories from that campaign, but for now, we will stick with my new character's story. I hope you enjoy! ^.^ )

Origin Story

After defeating the last dragon, the companions travel back to the city to have drinks and revel in their newest victory. Breo sits at the bar beside Orsik drinking alongside him, avoiding his "special brew". After a bit, a tipsey Leo comes over to her
/and tries to flirt his way into her bed for the night, but she laughs it off and sends him onhis way. She watches as Orsik drinks himself into a stupor and Erwin is blushing while being approached by a lady of the night and Varis is in a corner meditatingand
Remo is sitting at a stool, just watching everyone around him. She just watches her latest companions as they celebrate their victory while thinking of the other companions, the ones she started this journey with; she thinks about how she haslost
several friends along the way while twisting the strange bone necklace she always wears around her neck.

What the others do not notice is that Breo has not taken her gear to her room. Her satchel sits beside her barstool alongside her weapons and instruments.

After a bit more celebration, Breo quietly slips into each of her companions rooms and leaves a little trinket for each of her companions on their pillows; five simple braided leather necklaces, all with a different color dragon scale on the end. For
/Orsik, she leaves the one with the blue dragon scale; for Erwin she leaves the red scale; for Remo the green scale; for Varis she leaves the black scale; and lastly for Leo, Breo carefully lays down the necklace with the pure white dragon scale, runninga
finger along its edge as she does so. With each of these necklaces she leaves a simple note saying,

"It's been fun my friends.

~Breo."

After leaving Leo's room, she makes her way out the back of the tavern, putting the jewel encrusted eyepatch on and making sure to leave unseen, all of her gear slung over her shoulder.

(A Few Years Later)

Breo is at the helm or her ship, getting ready to leave port and make her way back to the sea. She is waiting on one last person to board the ship. Every few months, she sends out some people to check on her old companions and make sure everyone is fineand
safe. She has heard back from all of them...except for one, the one that always makes her nervous that bad news is about to find her.

While being so lost in thought, she does not notice that the agent she has been anxiously waiting for has arrived and is standing in front of her.

"My captain..."

Breo shakes herself out of thought and composes herself.

"Yes, what news do you bring?"

The agent looks down, like what he is about to say pains him beyond words. Breo feels her heart stop beating before again pounding in her chest, almost painfully.

"My captain...your old companion...the one you always have me keep an eye on...the roguish elf man, the one named Leo...he...is no longer in this world."

Breo is frozen, unable to let go of the helm, her knuckles white with her grip on the wood. She almost does not hear the agent continue.

"He was in search of something, what it was, we do not know. He was caught by a poisoned blade...it is thought that it may have been cursed as well because there was no funeral...there was no body for a funeral. He made it to your other companions home,the
one named Erwin, the bookkeeper; but he was beyond saving. I am very sorry my captain."

Breo watches him walk away, not actually seeing him. After a few minutes longer of standing frozen, Breo shakes herself before calling out for the first mate. He appears beside her almost instantly.

"My captain?"

Breo turns to him, trying to hold herself together.

"I must go to my cabin. You have command of the deck until I emerge again. Do not let anyone disturb me while I am in there. Unless the ship is sinking, do not disturb me."

She waits for her first mates word and quickly makes her way to her cabin, locking the door. She stands still for a second before flying into a rage and destroying almost everything in the room, throwing things against the walls, breaking the glass itemsshe
has on her table; the only things spared are items reminding her of her friends and her instruments.

After effectively destroying her cabin, Breo falls to her cot, the tears finally falling as a scream of pure, agonizing pain is heard throughout the ship.

(A few months later)

Breo is laying down on a cot in a cabin, strumming the strings on her lute, enjoying the swaying of the ship. There is a knock on the door before it opens to reveal the first mate of the ship.

"Captain, we've found something floating in the water. We think you'll want to see this."

He rushes back out to the deck with Breo right behind him. On the deck she finds a strange looking creature with sun browned skin and hints of red as well; the creatures hair isa deep amethyst purple, reaching almost down to its feet. The strange thing
/about this human shaped creature is that it has horns on its head and a five foot long tail which iscurrently layingbeside its limp body.

She stares at the creature, mesmerized by how beautiful the creature is to her. Breo then notices her crew shying away from the creature before rushing to its side and checking for a pulse. Upon finding a light pulse Breo uses her spell to bring the creature
/away from the brink of death.

As she feels the pulse grow stronger she instructs some of her crew to bring the stranger to her cabin and barks at the rest to get back to work while following after to her cabin. Over the next few days she nurses the creature back to heath, waiting
/for it come back to consciousness. When the stranger finally does, it jumps off of the bed and cowers in a corner. Breo calmly gets to her feet from her seat beside the bed and slowly gets down on one knee.

"Hello. My name is Breo and I am the captain of the vessel you now reside upon. We found you floating, barely alive in the middle of the ocean. How did you get there?"

The stranger simply looks at Breo with distrustful and terrified cat shapedgolden eyes. After getting no reply, Breo slowly walks to the cabin door and calls for the first mate to bring some food for the new comer. After the food is brought to the cabin,
/she sets it close to the stranger and goes back to her seat and picks up her lute, beginning to play a simple and quiet tune. The stranger stairs at the food and then at Breo. Seeing no current danger, it carefully takes the food, quickly devouring
/the whole plate full of food. The music stops and Breo looks to the stranger;

"Would you like some more food and drink?"

The creature pauses before quickly nodding its head. Breo turns back out the door and calls for more food and drink to be brought to her cabin. She once again takes her seat, but this time leaves the lute propped up on the bed and simply looks at the
/newcomer.

"Let us start over. How about I just get your name so that I know what to call you?"

Breo had talked to her crew while the stranger was unconscious and found out the reason for their apparent paranoia of the newcomer. She found out that the newcomer was a Tiefling and they are seen as horrible creatures and treated poorly almost everywhere
/they go. Breo deduced from the way the Tiefling looked when they were found, that a village must have tried to drown her somehow. Breo continues to think of what this creature must have gone through, becoming lost in thought.

"My name is Zethaya"

Breo almost didn't realize the creature was talking because it's voice was so quiet and gentle. She looksat the stranger for a bit before smiling gently at her.

"Mind if I call you Zeth?"

Over the course of the next years, Breo endsup taking Zeth under her wing as her apprentice, teaching her the ways of the ocean and her trade. Breo notices that Zeth has a love of playing tricks and pranking others just like herself, so she gives her
/Alchemy Jug to her to make it more fun for Zeth. She also finds that Zeth is able to change forms and has a nack for spell work as well; most days they both canbe seen high up in the crows nest practicing spells together late into the twilight hours
/of the day.

As the years go by, Breo begins to notice that her feelings are changing for her apprentice; she begins to see her as an equal and not a student; seeing her as a partner. Breo decides to keep these feelings in check, ignoring how she feels for years while
/teaching and working alongside of Zeth.

After many years of trying to be content with being friends, Breo has finally had enough. She waits until they make port and most of the crew has gone to shore and calls Zeth over to the railing. She takes Zeth's hand while looking over the railing.

"Zeth...I've been thinking about this for awhile...years in fact..." she says, trailing off into her thoughts.

"Breo, what is it? Is something wrong?"

"Zeth...I love you. Will you please agree to be my partner?"

Zeth stands frozen for a minute, staring at Breo. She gently takes her hand out of Breo's.

"Breo...I...don't know what to say..."

"Just say yes...please. I've been alone for so long..."

"Breo...I don't even know my place in this world yet..."

They stand there, just staring at each other for several minutes. Breo sighs before stepping back.

"If you need some time to think about it, I understand. I will wait for you. But...it probably will be best for you to go and find yourself out in the world before making your decision."

Breo turns, and leans on the railing while looking out over the ocean. Feeling torn, Zeth leans on the railing beside Breo.

"Breo...I will come back. I just need some time"

Breo sighs again before quickly wrapping Zeth in a tight hug. Breo pulls away after a bit and looks deep into Zeth's cat likegolden eyes, like she's memorizing every emotion going through them.

"If you would like, I know someone who might can help you along with your journey. I have not seen him since I left, but I've heard he's doing good for himself right now. His name is Orsik. Go to him, tell him Breo sent you so he can help you along. I'll
/also write him a note detailing everything so he knows what is going on."

Breo turns away and heads towards the captains cabin. She pauses and turns back around.

"It will probably also be best for you take some ale with you...I'll have a bit prepared for you to give to him. And also this."

Breo opens her pouch and pulls out a small container of varnish; no one knows why she keeps it because it is too thick and sticky to actually be used.

"Give him this as well. He should get a good laugh out if it...or he may just start twitching...could go either way."

With a sad smile, Breo turns and heads to her cabin to write the note for Orsik, letting him know everything that has happened (excluding the part where she confessed her love) and that she is sending Zeth to him in hopes that he can help her out.

(A couple hours later)

Zeth stands besidethe gang plank, her satchel and equipment thrown over her shoulder and the note safely tucked away in a secret pocket.

Breo stands in front of her, her hands tucked behind her back, looking very much like the captain she is.

"Zeth...I hope you find the answers you're seeking...and I hope to see youagain soon."

Breo pats Zeth on the shoulder and walks towards her cabin, shutting the door behind her. Zeth stares after for a bit before turning and heading down to land, a note with a map telling her where to go to find this dwarf named Orsik. As she steps foot
/on land, she hears the notes of a mournful song coming from the ship and knows exactly where it comes from; but she continues on, determined to find her answers before coming back to Breo and giving her an answer.

With one last glance back, she heads out on her journey.