I hardly know where to begin. So much of my life is unclear and the rest is shrouded in mystery. I will tell what I know and the rest will unfold as we discover it together. I was born in a small village on the minor isle. The circumstances of my birth are still unclear. There are many different accounts. One thing is for sure, I was abandoned to the care of strangers after I was born. There was a great evil that stirred the people into panic. I was given to a couple with instructions of what was to be done of me. After my mother left, the couple meant to keep me for their own. Then I am told that as they cared for me they discovered my birthmark on my right shoulder. The mark of Power� Dark Power. The villagers would not let me stay in their care for long. Even as an infant I was feared. I didn't understand then but I am beginning to understand now. I was tossed from village to village.. unwanted and feared. Strange things would happen to the people around me should I get angry. Normally tame pets would attack me for no apparent reason. In fact one of the main reasons I was forced to leave was because the creatures were somehow drawn to me and put the villagers in danger. As I grew older, to earn my keep, I worked whatever odd jobs I could. But it would never last. And friends were hard to keep once the gossip of my birthmark was discussed. One day while running from a frightened crowd of villagers, I ran into a kindly old mage named Archimedes and his wife. They saved me from the mob and took me in. My clothes were ripped and my mark exposed. I knew that I would soon have to move on, but they explained that they had been looking for me for years. They told me that in the months before I was due to arrive, my mother made arrangements with a Council of Mages to see to my upbringing, but was unable to reach them in time. Archimedes would tell me very little else of my mother after that. Not even my last name would he speak. I vowed from that day on I would not rest until the mystery of my past be revealed. That day I named myself �Quest� to remind me of the search for my past. Archimedes instructed me in the path of mages. He taught me all he could but the day came when I needed further instructions. So he sent me out in the world to find my path. I was drawn to the ways of the Wizard for some strange reason. Not long after accepting my path I heard a voice call to me. A voice strong and comforting asking me to join him and be part of the coming Kingdom of Melvaunt. It was the voice of Lord Valeran and I accepted. It was not long after the Kingdom had been recovered that a very strange aelfborn woman revealed herself as one who has watch me since my birth. Her name.. Minerva and no one has been the same since. Minerva has a knack for saying much of little value. She holds her secrets tightly. But one night as she taunted me, she spoke of a regal woman of high birth. There are not many who would remember her family now said Minerva, and her ancestral home has been completely destroyed. Beautiful and gentle, she was sought after by many and unfortunately caught the eye of the most foul creature known to man at the time. This man� this creature wielded great powers and vowed he would have this noble woman. He spirited her away which causes a great war. Many did perish in the conflict and finally the maiden was rescued but at a terrible price. The lady had been�hurt. She ran away from her family and hid for months. Always traveling in secret, never in the same place twice� She was being hunted. Minerva was a young druid in that village and aided in healing this noble woman after she gave birth. Not long after this woman made her bargain with a couple for the care of her infant, she was captured outside the village by the most hideous creatures Minerva said she had ever seen in her young life. This woman.. My mother has not been seen since. I am determined to find her and free her if I can, and ultimately face the evil which is my father. |