Eloranna

Much of my earliest memories are gone. My sister Adeluna and I were raised by an elder of our village. A human Warrior Mage, by the name of Belanok. He raised us as his own children, even though he never had any true kin. He brought us up to never question the past, and that we were the only ones who could decide our future.

That being said, questions regarding our natural parents , always came with vague responses like �Now is not the time for these questions�, or �Look forward to your future�. All Addy and I knew, was we were found near an old abandoned house by our village gates.

When we were in our early teens, our village was attacked by a large group of marauders. Bela�s age had finally caught up with him, and not being able to defend our village or my sister and myself, decided it was best to flee towards Riverhaven. We traveled through many a sunrise and sunset, until we finally came to view our new home.

Bela fell ill near my sisters 15th birthday, and during his time in bed, revealed to us the true reason he never spoke of our mother or father. They were thieves, and he had murdered them.

He was part of a small group of men, who were elected to protect our old village. The group had become aware of a band of thieves hiding in the nearby wood, who had pillaged and murdered several families in surrounding villages.

One evening, Bela and the other men ambushed the thieves in their sleep. All the thieves were killed during the fight and several of our Protectors. As they gathered the dead, they heard soft whimpers coming from one of the thieves tents. Bela was the first to spot us, and stopped the other men from causing us any harm. He cared for us, and shielded us from the concerns other villagers had living with Rakash strays. From that day forward. Bela added he never told us before of our true past, for fear we would not understand why the Protectors did what they had to do. He again said we were created for better things, and did not want us to follow the footsteps of our parents.

Since the death of our beloved Bela, Addy and I have created a blood oath to honor Bela, by making good choices and choosing respectable professions.