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06-01-2004, 11:47 AM
My first character burned...
The tale of Dagnir
Dagnir was born in the city of Tharbad to a mercantile family. Throughout his life, strange things happened around him. Candles would snuff themselves out in his presence only to ignite again when he left. His uncle Broedrik said that he had the 'gift'. His uncle told Dagnir's parents that there was a man in town who could foster that gift, train it into something useful. Croanthos was this man, a man from the south, the fabled town of Minas Anor in sight of the dread land of Mordor. Croanthos was a sage, an enchanter, gifted with the far sight. It is said that he was one of the keepers of the seeing stones of the men of Westernesse. Croanthos agreed to take on Dagnir as an apprentice. All was well for a time, until Marthos Eketta also became an apprentice of Croanthos. Marthos is a scion of a noble house of Arthedain. His family is powerful and wealthy. They are kin to the King, Argeleb the second. Once Marthos became an apprentice, Dagnir no longer mattered to Croanthos. Dagnir was treated lower than a serf. Dagnir became envious of the attention paid to the new apprentice, only here because he was a distant relative to the King. Dagnir could no longer take the abuse, he went to Croanthos to plead his case to increase his training so that he would no longer have to be an apprentice. Croanthos rebuffed his eldest apprentice telling him that if he was unhappy with his station he could leave and leave all that he had learned behind. This did not sit well with Dagnir. That night he gathered his things and stole into his former master's study. There he gathered the notes and materials he had laborously worked on these many years. He then left for good. Dagnir found life as a ex-apprentice not very appealing, he could make some coin with his simple magics but not enough to live a comfortable life. Then Dagnir met Eargil and his lads. Eargil was the leader of a gang of Bandits who plied their trade from Tharbad to Suduri on the coast. Eargil said that he could use Dagnir's 'talents'. Thus Dagnir became a member of Eargil's gang. All was well until the plague came. Eargil and all his lads were slain by the black death from the north. Unbeknownst to Dagnir the plague had also taken out his family leaving only his sister back in Tharbad. Dagnir continues to wander about seeking to improve his 'gift' on his own.
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The tale of Dagnir
Dagnir was born in the city of Tharbad to a mercantile family. Throughout his life, strange things happened around him. Candles would snuff themselves out in his presence only to ignite again when he left. His uncle Broedrik said that he had the 'gift'. His uncle told Dagnir's parents that there was a man in town who could foster that gift, train it into something useful. Croanthos was this man, a man from the south, the fabled town of Minas Anor in sight of the dread land of Mordor. Croanthos was a sage, an enchanter, gifted with the far sight. It is said that he was one of the keepers of the seeing stones of the men of Westernesse. Croanthos agreed to take on Dagnir as an apprentice. All was well for a time, until Marthos Eketta also became an apprentice of Croanthos. Marthos is a scion of a noble house of Arthedain. His family is powerful and wealthy. They are kin to the King, Argeleb the second. Once Marthos became an apprentice, Dagnir no longer mattered to Croanthos. Dagnir was treated lower than a serf. Dagnir became envious of the attention paid to the new apprentice, only here because he was a distant relative to the King. Dagnir could no longer take the abuse, he went to Croanthos to plead his case to increase his training so that he would no longer have to be an apprentice. Croanthos rebuffed his eldest apprentice telling him that if he was unhappy with his station he could leave and leave all that he had learned behind. This did not sit well with Dagnir. That night he gathered his things and stole into his former master's study. There he gathered the notes and materials he had laborously worked on these many years. He then left for good. Dagnir found life as a ex-apprentice not very appealing, he could make some coin with his simple magics but not enough to live a comfortable life. Then Dagnir met Eargil and his lads. Eargil was the leader of a gang of Bandits who plied their trade from Tharbad to Suduri on the coast. Eargil said that he could use Dagnir's 'talents'. Thus Dagnir became a member of Eargil's gang. All was well until the plague came. Eargil and all his lads were slain by the black death from the north. Unbeknownst to Dagnir the plague had also taken out his family leaving only his sister back in Tharbad. Dagnir continues to wander about seeking to improve his 'gift' on his own.
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