Gilmuriel D'Honaire - This elfin man used to call himself Frederigo D'Honaire. This excerpt from his story tells it all:
Torres smiles an understanding smile as the two lovebirds blink in surprise
and
embarrassment. From what she saw led her to believe that
They were still learning the ins and outs….the demands of their new bodies.
Torres, having been gifted with something of an almost instinctive data
base of the
new body she'd been reincarnated in, didn't begrudge them the display they
just
had. It was all very much part and parcel of being an elf.
"Ah….I think I'll….go next," Fred said, flustered and still seeing fireworks
from
kissing the heavenly lips of lovely Astra.
And so Fred did.
"Like my sweet Astra…..I won't go into my entire life biography….short
as it
would be," Fred said humbly. "I am the fifth son of Duke D'Honair….second
in
step to the throne in case something would befall the King and Heir. This
means I
have the title of Lord, and all the social privileges…and obligations….that
come
with it. But, being the fifth son means there is little chance of me having
anything in
the way of inheritance when…..my father dies. Thus, I find that unless
I wanted to
live off the gratuity of my family….I'd need to somehow make a Name for
myself.
Do something that would secure a future for myself….and any future offspring
I
hoped to have with whoever I gave my heart to.….."
Fred pauses and smiles coyly at Astra, who smiles back.
"So I became a Dragon Slayer for the Great Kingdom. It was an honorable
profession, and VERY needed….frankly. High turnover rate and all that."
Fred
coughed. "I had always been under the impression that the lot of them were
fools
who failed to plan properly…and thus had basically planned to fail! Dragons
are
dangerous, cunning creatures…and not easy meat by a long shot! I'd heard
rumors of there being good dragons….even met a few in my travels! However,
there seemed to be a glut of evil dragons on the grounds…..must have been
fashionable for them or something…and so that's were I came in…..well
prepared beforehand!
"I spent inordinate amounts of time and effort combing the Archives of
the
Dragonslayers on the targeted dragons I was quested to slay. At first,
it earned
me no little condescending nicknames….let me tell you! However, after I
came
back from my eighth dragon kill……twice the average successful missions
completed with the slayer alive…..those names disappeared. I was making
a
good name for myself…and by the twentieth one….the one with what turned
out
to be Dragon Vellus, I had gained enough of a favor by the King to be granted
a
fief of land with peasants. In other words, I was within reach of gaining
a secure
future. I could actually think about doing something ELSE with my life….and
perhaps begin to look for my other half….except I found her in chains and
nothing else while hunting for the dragon. Things turned out much differently
than
expected….but….I have Astra…and she has me…..
"So….we all know now what happened after that. After Astra sneezed, I awoke
on the banks of the river that I'd soon find her. I had been restored to
my normal
self, thankfully. I also found the equipment that had been laid in a corner
-
perhaps the myth of a warriors equipment knowing it's master is true -
and as for
the rest……"
Fred smiled and soon afetrwards renamed himself Gilmuriel to reflect his new form.
Religious Affiliation- Christianity
Marital Status- Married (E'eysha)
Race - Elf
E'eysha D'Honaire - This elfin woman used to call herself Astra Thessamer. This excerpt from her story tells it all:
"How about we start with Astra first, eh?" Seeker smiles in a comforting
smile as
Astra jumps at mention of her name. "Rank may not have much privileges
here,
but at least we can let the warrior princess go first, right?"
Astra, elfin ears twitching a little in consternation at the words of this
strange elf,
just sighs and decides to humor him. Lord knows that the whole situation
has
gone to luney since she had been freed from the grasp of that
horrible….lecherous wyrm/mage. But God help her, if she didn't get a straight
answer from these other elves she was ready to kick their butts up to around
where their pointy ears were!
She decides to start from the beginning of her ordeal….in order to at least
tell
Fred some more about herself. Her heart flutters a little bit faster at
the last part
about Fred. As strange as it seems, Astra felt that somehow her heart was
beginning to be snared by this brave young man….and for the life of her
she
couldn't understand WHY! He seemed to be a man of deep honor…but like all
the mysterious dwellers of Alaria….Astra found Fred to be a mystery.
Astra felt her heart flutter more in excitement at the thought of plumbing
those
depths.
She sighs, acknowledging that her heart seemed to have decided the matter
for
her. Hearts were like that, and rarely listened to their more logical….rational
partner….the mind.
If this budding relationship did blossom into something serious, then if
she ever
DID regain her God given form (not that the thought of her being an elf
for the
rest of her existence really bother her….she thought, surprised at her
feelings)
then there really would be no real big political scandal. After all, Frederigo
D'Honaire was the son of one of the great dukes of the kingdom of Alaria,or
he
wouldn't be Lord Fred. Certainly he'd certainly be a fine match for her
if he could
become a companion in arms, and in life, of her! And there seemed to be
some
real hope for the young man…since he hadn't done anything to hint at the
rumored conciets of other Alarian nobles…who seemed to hold all woman as
something less that equals.
Astra was succumbing to the nature of her now elfin body. Elven hearts
were….wiser….than their human counterparts….and knew a good "catch" when
they sense them. This tended to lead to what humans felt was flighty behavior
on
the elves part, but in all the elves had better romantic realtionship by
FAR than
the average, mundane human being.
As far as this budding relationship between the elves Astra and Fred, Seven
of
Nine said it best in regards to them trying to resist this. Resistence
is futile.
Just another insight into the minds and hearts of the nonhuman minds and
hearts of
Terra….
Anyway, her mother, the Queen and ruler of Aqualaria, had done much to
bring
equality to the males of her land…..perhaps the same was happening hin
Alaria….and they were becoming enlightened?
Astra shakes her head to focus…and begins to tell her tale.
"I'm not going to tell the life history of me, but I'll just begin from
where I had
been captured by the vile dragon Vellus," she begins, noticing that Seeker
seems
to react slightly as if he recognized the name.
Yep, sounds like a Mirror of Astra, Seeker thought to herself, nodding
slightly,
causing his mane of coppery hair to shift a bit to where he needed to brush
it out
of his way. He made a mental note to at least make a headband in order
to keep
it out of his eyes (his equipment seemed bereft of scissors….if not some
of the
other equipment that he was used too).
He brushes his hair out of his eyes, and Astra continues.
"For some reason, my mother had gotten the idea in her head that an arranged
marriage between me and a Duke by the name of Zular, a man I've never met,
to
improve the rather strained relations between my country and Alaria," Astra
said,
with a bit of anger in her voice. "Now, I have nothing against this Zular,
but I'd be
hung if I was going to be forced into a marriage like that."
"Well, even if it did happen," Fred said. "You wouldn't have an ogre for
a
husband. I happen to know and like Zular. A real man of honor and
courage…..and a real brain inside his head! Fact is, I owe him my life
when he
came up with an antidote for a slow poison that some enemy to the House
D'Honair slipped in my food!"
"But I'm glad that the marriage didn't happen….for else I'd be heartbroken
right
now," Fred mutters softly to himself, heartfelt. All eyes turn to him and
smile, and
Fred feels like dying! He'd said it softly enough that human ears wouldn't
have
heard or understood that….but the others AREN'T human!
Astra, feeling something warm rush through her heart, gave Fred a fond
pat on his
hand (sending a jolt of pleasure through both) and the returned to her
tale.
"So….as a service of equal importance to Aqualaria to substitute for the
arranged
marriage I went off to slay the Dragon of the North Cavern," Astra finishes
up,
silently cursing the Greek philosophy duty to state. "The lore books I
had read on
this vile dragon were erroneous and I was capture….and used as bait for
other
adventurers."
"And to make you a more….effective bait Vellus stripped you naked," Fred
sighed. "And quiet an effective one, frankly. Vellus almost got the drop
on me!"
Seeker makes a mental note that, sometime in the future, to find out just
how
many Earth phrases and concepts seemed to be floating around such a remote
Mirror world.
"But you killed it…and that should have been the end," Astra sighs. "Vellus'
mentor banished us via magic into the desert… We survived to find a mage
tower
of the….er…eccentric Mage cum Scientist Dr. Vincent. He magically whisked
us
inside his tower, only to have disaster befall Lord Fred when the magic
creation
known as Bobo injured Fred terribly."
"Aye, that purple toaster headed ape did indeed," Fred muttered darkly.
"And
that mad mage healed me…HAH!…..by turning me into a freak with scissors
for
hands! Only when I and Astra begged did that idiot try to turn me back."
"And then disaster struck when I sneezed at an important point," Astra
said,
puzzled. "Funny, there wasn't anything around that should have made me
do that.
Say what you will of Vincent….that was the cleanest mage laboratory that
I've
ever seen!"
"Actually my brother Charles' lab was better than than Vincent….but I see
your
point." Fred put in, wondering if he would ever get to see his sometimes
zany….but brilliant brother again!
"Perhaps you were allergic to Bobo?" Torres conjectures. If all that had
happened to hadn't happened, then she'd have thought Astra and Fred mad
for
the tale they were telling.
As it was, it just made her head spin a bit.
"I ended up in the dark caverns of the dragon again and was able to find
my way
to freedom," Astra says. "I had thought of using the magical ear ring that
vincent
had given me to call forth Pronklezilch, a friend of Vincent. But I'd had
a funny
feeling about Vincent, about how stable he was. I didn't want to risk calling
forth
another mage to somebody who I had grave doubts about."
"Birds of a feather flocking together, huh?" Seeker put in. "You figured
that since
Vincent was a little mentally unstable that the same might be for his friends?"
"Right," Astra said. "Nice turn of the phrase, by the way. I've never heard
it, but it
fits!"
"Er….thanks," Seeker said. That phrase was hundreds of years old back
Home…..but never had been born apparently back where Astra was born.
"I went through a passageway with demons carved on it and then swam through
an underground river and came to the beach of the river. Fred soon found
me,
and we then made our way out to try to find our way to civilization when
we ran
into the fell forest of Xythryx. We were entrapped by a giant spider's
web and
knowing the deadly nature of those monsters, we had to call upon
Pronklezilch…else we'd be a spider's dinner!"
"But the damn mage turned out to be not only mad….but…horny," Fred ground
out. "He appeared, found us in danger, but wouldn't have lifted a finger
to help
unless Astra did some sexual favors for him. She tricked him into freeing
us….and killing the giant spider that was approaching….and that REALLY
got
the mage angered. He used the ancient Atlantian Crystal Staff on us….and
transformed us into elves! And since….by some strange sense of…alieness
to
this land around us….we've been teleported to some other world! Meaning,
I
and Astra are now elves forevermore."
Elves have a connection to the land around them….and can tell things instinctively
about it that a human is blind to. Fred's senses are telling him that Terra
Prime
isn't His Tera!
"Is that so bad?" Astra says softly. "We don't age…and we could be together
forevermore…..forever young and in love?"
"I'd….like that very much," Fred said softly….fully surrendering to the
demands on
his elven heart. They kiss softly and tenderly for a few minutes until
a soft cough by
Torres breaks the moment.
Astra soon renamed herself E'eysha to reflect her changed form.
Religious Affiliation- Christianity
Marital Status- Married (Gilmuriel)
Race - Elf