This is the first of a series of stories set in a little place I made up, called Sephora. I realize that the name sounds like a horrible disease, but it is a completely original D&D world that I created for a campaign. Anyway, any and all past references to anything that happened in the past are going to be expanded on in other stories (hopefully, I make no guarantees) and all the characters and places are original. I will try to publish character bios at the end of chapters, something I will try to do for as many characters as possible in as many Sephora stories as possible. Any way, on to the lovely little story, Phantasia, named for the...you know, I'll let you figure that out. Oh, it is likely that the story will be published as I publish two other stories, Vengeance (Books, Forgotten Realms) and the Second Spell War (Games, Dungeons and Dragons). The First Spell War will come later, I promise.
Prologue
All children in Sephora grow up with the tales of the past, of the Spell War, a war that shook the foundations of the world and brought the dragons, and of the terrible Second Spell War, a war that nearly wrought the destruction of the world, but, at the hands of the brave elf warrior Runir, the holy elven druid Morgan, the half-dragon Megaera, the dwarf Hilger, and the drider Fengol, the world was once again saved, and the Spell Forge, the legendary place where the mighty Spell Swords, weapons with the power to bring about both destruction and peace, were created, was lost, and once again the mighty fires in it were dormant. Then the great civil war came, pulling the continent of Kilellikko and the mighty Houses of the great country Mirke into a bloody war. The war spread, and soon, another terrible war of greater proportions than even the Second Spell War engulfed Sephora for nearly seven centuries, and things began to look grim. However, just when it began to look like the gods had forsaken Sephora, condemning it, the Spell Forge was once again ignited. In the last bleak moments of the war, a new warrior arose, wielding a Spell Sword. In this terrible, bloody moment, this warrior sacrificed his life to save Sephora, thus bring about a very shaky period of peace, but it was peace nonetheless. Although there were some minor wars, there was nothing as catastrophic as the Ending War, as the great war came to be called. Three centuries have passed since that war, and that peace may now be broken.
So, Prologue done. The first few bios will be of the afore mentioned characters (Runir, Morgan, Megaera, Hilger, and Fengol, as well as a few villains of the Second Spell War). Note that these will be in their respective stories as well, and they will be different, as they appear here as they are at the end of their respective stories, or as they are now. For the sake of time, I will not waste your by listing them as deceased if they are from a different story, unless they died at some point during theirs.
Runir
Status: Missing
Age: 472
Race: Elf
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 127
Family:
Freged (Father)- Dead
Gertryd (Mother)- Dead
Britomar (Brother)- Dead
Branwyn (Sister)-Dead
Arya (Sister)-Missing
Friends:
Therengol (Tutor)-Dead
Morgan-Missing
Megaera-Missing
Hilger-Missing
Fengol- Missing
Enemies:
Gwen-Alive, in captivity in the Prison of the Abyss
Ourogan-Deceased, killed by Runir
Weapons: Spell Sword of Kangar, Bow, Rapier
Special Powers: None
Bio: Born in the Darkwood Forests, Runir was the oldest of four children, all of whom became mercenaries together. After a few missions, a mysterious employer hired them to kill a demon. On this mission, the demon killed Britomar and Branwyn, and Arya was lost through a mysterious portal. Runir killed the demon and swore revenge on their employer. After wandering about for a nearly three centuries, he encountered Morgan and began to fight in the Second Spell War. He met up with Megaera, Hilger, and Fengol during this time, and they became known as the Companions of the Sword, for each wielded a Spell Sword, and also found out that the employer was Ourogan, a human possessed by a Spell Sword. After a battle with Ourogan in which Fengol was killed, Runir struck Ourogan down and vanished into the same type of portal that had stolen Arya from him, as did Morgan, Megaera, Hilger, and Fengol, who was revived by the power of Morgan's Spell Sword. It is said that they will return when Sephora needs them most, but many doubt this, as they did not show up during the Ending War.
