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Torn
« on: January 15, 2005, 11:19:00 AM »
//Her origional Character application

Andraia grew up in a small village near Haven. Her family lived what most would call an average live. They were not poor nor were they rich. No one in the immediate family was an adventurer or a warrior of any fame, just good honest folks. Andraia was not like her family. Every chance she could get she would sneak off to the forest to visit the the animals, or follow the adventurers through town asking them all kinds of questions.

One day Andraia met an elf by the name of Darielle. She was a powerful cleric who served Kithairien. Andraia would follow her all around town. In time Darielle got used to turning around and seeing Andraia behind her.

Andraia’s parents did not like their daughter following the adventurers like this. They forbid her to see Darielle anymore. That very night Andraia left home and swore never to return. She wanted to live the life of adventure, excitement and glory.

Darielle could see Andraias’ desire to become a cleric. So she took her under her wing and began to teach her everything she could. Andraia learned a great deal about the animals of the lands as they traveled great distances together.

About 3 years ago Andraia and Darielle were off on one of their usual adventures. This time however they were attacked by a large group of trolls. They fought bravely; together they bested most of the oncoming trolls. Some how in the fray the two were separated. It was then that a second wave of trolls attacked. Darielle screamed for Andraia to run Andraia turned to run, she looked back and saw Darielle was not following.  Darielle took the pack head on and was killed by the trolls. Andraia ran out of the swamps and hid in a near by cave. There she cried for hours…  Darielle gave up her life so that Andraia could escape.

Andraia still lives the life of the adventurer but that day in the swamp taught her many lessons. None more important than that the live of an adventurer is far from the glory that she heard as a child while listening to the bards sing of their heroic deeds.
 

Guardian 452

Torn
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2005, 11:31:00 AM »
(All around the house are chests and crates full of the things Andraia has crafted.)


*Andraia is sitting on the floor, she hasnt moved for hours. She is just looking at a painting on the wall of her mentor darielle.*



It just doensn't feel right any longer Darielle. I feel more at home in front of a forge than I do running thru an upen feild. The tingle I used to get when I grasped my spear, I now feel when I hold a hammer alloft about to stike a piece of metal.

I feel as though I have forsaken your name *a tear rolls down her cheek* and all that you taught me.


What has become of me? What am I becoming?  Perhaps Ozymandias was right. Perhaps my calling is elsewhere.


I think I need to go speak with him.



*she kisses her hand and places it on the painting, then walks out of her house, leaving her spear leaning on the wall next to Darielle's picture*






 

Guardian 452

Who is Andraia Benteel?
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2005, 08:37:00 AM »
*Andraia sits at her desk and begins to write in her journal*


I had a long talk with Elinmire today. He said he could see something was troubling me. I told him that I felt I have reached a crossroads in my life, and that I knew not which path to take. I told him I felt that either one would involve a significant sacrafice. I said I felt as if I was no longer doing The Runners will, spending more and more time gathering materials and working with my hands challenging myself to make some thing new instead of spending time out in the feilds and forest. Why? because I feel more at home now when I am working with my hands trying to make things.

I told Elinmire what I feared most was loosing what has been given to me by Kithairien and being left with an empty shell of a life. I do not wish to betray the memory of Darielle. To which Elinmire told me that I needed to find myself, what is inside with out relying on powers granted to me by others, once I know who I am, he said then the path ahead of you will be much clearer.


Starting right now today I will am not going to use the divine powers bestowed unto me. I feel I have become too dependant on them.

I know not what the benefit or reprocussions of this choise will be but I am going to spend a period of time away from using the divine gifts granted to me. I need to know who I am with out such things... for one day soon I may be without such things.
 


I will not lie I am afraid of what consiquences this may bring unto me.... but I feel it is something I must do in order to know who Andraia Benteel really is.


*she puts her pen back in the ink well, and gets up from her desk. She pauses momentarily standing before the painting of Darielle.  She steps out on her front poarch and takes in a deep breath, holding it a moment, then releasing it, she walks off with her head held high*



 

Guardian 452

RE: Torn
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2005, 01:20:00 PM »
Andraia enters Hlint from the East, she sees the home she sold #110, she recalls all the things she took to the pawnshop and sold, .. all her crafting tools, all her gathered components nearly everything she owned.

She is wearing some simple clothes she purchased from the local tailor, her platinum armor... sold, her boots, gone, All that remains is her Spear, her Goad (mini spear) her sheild and some assoreted jewlry. Everything else she sold or gave away.


She enters the main part of Hlint, as she reaches the smithy she feels something tug at her... drawing her inside. She does not resist and she enters. Inside it is hot, and stinky.... yet she takes in a deep breath as if she were standing in a field of Lillys. She walks over to the closet anvil and places her hands on the metal surface. She just stands there motionless for a few moments.

She stands upright and nods to some un spoken words. She walks out of the smithy and goes to the magic supply merchant, there she buys some things she wants. She grabs some arrows, food and water and some mining picks and she walks outside.

She kneels in the grass behind the building and quietly begins to pray. The wind circles around her and she seems to sway from side to side in the breeze just like the grass around her.


When her prayers are completed she stands up and begins to call upon her divine powers. Everything comes to her as naturally as it did before. She gathers her belongings and heads strait for Haven Mine. Inside the makes short work of what Ogres that get in her way. She reaches the Iron deposits below and gets to work. With each strike on the raw ore deposits she grins. She gathers as much Iron as she can handle and still walk out at a quick pace.

Upon entering Hlint she marches strait towards the smithy. She smelts her loot of Iron with ease and approaches the weapon anvil. She sets up to make her first strike on the orange hot Iron... and she looks to the sky.... She says in defiant words.
 
I am Andraia Benteel, Servant of Kithairien. This is the path I choose!

Her hammer lands on the iron with a satisfying clang. She continues to work the iron into a fine longsword. Sweat dripping from her body from all the work with the heated metals and forges ,she quenches the blade in water and holds it in front of her, very pleased with what her hands have once again created.

She leaves the smithy with a small bundle of swords and a smile from ear to ear.



 

Guardian 452

RE: Torn
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2005, 08:20:00 PM »
Andraia is sitting on a crate in the corner of the Smithy in Hlint. She takes out a small leather bound journal and begins to write.



I feel that I have chosen the right path, just the other day I had a man, Quin I beleive his name was, chase me down across Hlint only to thank me for an Iron Longsowrd I had made for him many many moons ago. I was so flattered I didn't really know what to say. Here was this rather handsome man who left the converstaion he was having with a group of others just to chase me down to say thanks... it really was quite moving.

*she stops writing a moment and smiles remembering the event*


*she slaps closed the journal and begins stokeing the forge to smelt some metals*

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