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About two centuries ago, Astraia of the Veiled Leaves had decided that the time had come for he to consider an heir to her Craft. Unsure of where she should seek an apprentice, she went to an oracle dwelling deep within the woods of her homeland to seek an omen. She was a bit more than startled by the terse pronouncement she was given.
“Pass your Craft to a child of you and that of a seventh son.” Elven couples are not known for large families, having much more than one or two children was considered remarkable, a brood as large as seven all of one gender unheard of. But getting no answers, she went off to ponder and search.
The weeks went rapidly to months, the years to decades. But at long last Astraia would find the destined father of her child. He was young, virile, and handsome. There was just one little problem…. He was Human.
Astraia had no intention of binding herself to a Human, but there was no other way of fulfilling the oracle’s mandate and she was leery of trying to defy so specific an omen. Fortunately their had been no specification of marriage, and her natural beauty and magical charms proved more than adequate to the task at hand. She kept him a virtual prisoner of passion for the three days of the full moon until she was satisfied that she had what she needed from him and then disappeared leaving nothing behind but memories that were more like very erotic dreams.
Her body took its course and she gave birth to a half-human girl whom she raised in secret not wanting to face the shame of her mixed progeny. Praise was rare and bitterly earned and her human heritage was frequently drawn up whenever Ylera’s progress fell short of her mother’s expectations. But she did show a surprising affinity for the Craft and in a surprisingly short time, she had come to a sufficient mastery that Astraia deemed her offspring ready to start her destined path.
Warned never to seek her mother out actively, Ylera was told in no uncertain terms that she would spend her life both child and stranger to the two worlds of her heritage. That she would live with society but always be apart from it. Taking her mother’s advice, she has made her dwelling within the woods, on the fringes of human settlement. She puts her mudane skills in the valuable role of midwife, serving as healer to those who can not afford the services of a cleric for their ills and assisting in childbirth, frequently taking barter for the payment of her services.
Ylera allows others to think of her as Human not even speaking elvish to elves although she understands the language fluently, she retains the violet eyes of her mother, but her more distinctive elven feature, the ears are kept hidden beneath her raven tresses and a hooded cloak that she is never seen without. While she is supportive and engaging with her patients, she is frequently aloof and distant.
Good! In the IC thread you'll see that Ylera has already been introduced.
If you can please change that post. If you check the description again, you'll notice that Ylera is passing as Human. The whole long hair and hooded cloak thing. She doesn't reveal her ears to ANYBODY. In addition to the usual reasons, she has reason to believe that someone would be seeking out a half-elven child, someone she doesn't want catching up with her.
One other thing, since I wasn't with the group at the beginning, what has brought Ylera to the spot where she meets up with the rest of the group?
So that's what we have to be thankful to your people for, Aqualung and Velcro.Nice job so far, JZ. You're doing a great job keeping things going. Interesting story...With a name like Sarek Tull, I keep expecting to hear a Vulcan version of "Aqualung".You're not far off. Jethro is my incredibly illogical brother.
lol...you can thank me and T'Pol later :)
I am really enjoying this adventure so far. Are you playing it mostly as written, or are you changing a few things? I thought the opening wedding scene was especially well done.
As someone reading along, I'm enjoying the player reactions and strategies to the challenges of each encounter...as well as how JZ has presented things so far.
I put in two traits, one of them being a modified version of Ghost Sight that awaits your approval.
Current Prepared Spell list
++ (PreCast Extended) DC 14+spell level
Cantrips: (Guidance, Light, Mending, Prestidigitation)
1st: Burning Hands* Cure Light Wounds*, Enlarge Person, , Mage Armor++, Mount, Mount++ Sleep*, Ventriloquism
2nd: Cure Moderate Wounds*, Enthrall*, False Life++, GlitterDust, Hideous Laughter*, Hold Person*
3rd: Remove Curse Deep Slumber*, Dispel Magic*,
4th: Secure Shelter* Summon Monster 4*,
corrected spell list
++ (PreCast Extended) DC 14+spell level
Cantrips: (Guidance, Light, Mending, Prestidigitation)
1st: Burning Hands* Cure Light Wounds*, , Mage Armor++, Mount++ Sleep*, V
2nd: Enthrall*, False Life++, GlitterDust, Hold Person*
3rd: Remove Curse Deep Slumber*, Dispel Magic*,
4th: Secure Shelter* Summon Monster 4*,
New prepared list
Spells prepared: +precast ++ precast extended
Cantrips:Daze, Detect Magic , Light Prestidgitation,
1st: Burning Hands, Command, Enlarge Person, Faerie Firex2, Mage Armor++
2nd: Enthrall, False Life++, GlitterDust, Hideous Laughter
3rd: Dispel Magic, Lightning Bolt, Water Walk
4th: Summon Monster IVx2
Updated Spell list
0: Guidance, Message, Reistance,Prestidgitation
1st: Burning Hands, Command, Enlarge Person, Mage Armor, Ventriloquism, Faerie Fire
2nd: Cure Moderate Wounds, False Life*+, Hideous Laughter, Hold Person, Enthrall
3rd: Dispel Magic, Lightning Boltx2, Deep Slumber
4th: Black Tentacles, Ice Storm, Summon Monster IV
Updated spell list:
0: Guidance, Message, Reistance,Prestidgitation
1st: Burning Hands, Command, Enlarge Person, Mage Armor, Ventriloquism, Faerie Fire
2nd: Cure Moderate Wounds, False Life*+, Hideous Laughter, Hold Person, Enthrall
3rd: Dispel Magic, Haste, Lightning Bolt, Sleet Storm
4th: Black Tentacles, Ice Storm, Summon Monster IV