The Blight of Treerazer (Inactive)

Game Master Nathan Hartshorn

Five points

1) Ariael's bow is his most prized possession as it dates back generations. While it is non magical, it is exquisitely crafted, of higher quality than many lesser weapons.

2) The Lafali family were one of the ones who stayed behind when the vast majority of elves left for Sovyrian. Ari's ancestor was the Ranger-General, and she opted to stay behind and coordinate the defenses of Iadara.

3) Ariael bears severe burn scars over his chest and back due to his imprisonment. While a cleric was able to heal the worst of the wounds, he refused to be fully healed, as the scars are constant reminder of his hatred for the cultists and demons who follow Treerazer.

4) Ari's mother, Versylaria, is the current Ranger-General of Iadara, and first cousin to Queen Edasseril. While the position passes from mother to daughter, Verylaria taught Ariael many of the secrets of the rangers, and he has honed them into demon slaying techniques.

5) In the hundred years since his rescue, Ariael has been razor focused on destroying the cult of Treerazer, pouring over all the books and tomes within the libraries of Iadara, training with the best demon hunters and learning everything he could about the minor demon lord entrenched in the southern reaches of Kyonin.

Goals: 1) Destroy Treerazer and his cult. 2) Discover the location of his twin sister, who has been missing for fifty years. 3)[bonus goal] Figure out what happened to his father who disappeared shortly after Ariael and Mierin were born.

Secrets: Ariael is in love with a fae(type undetermined) but they keep their relationship secret from all. She visits from time to time, but always the three nights during the full moon. 2) Ariael's sister has secretly gone to train with the grand druid of Kyonin. The reason its being kept a secret to all but a tiny few is that Queen Edasseril ordered her training personally. Should Edasseril never have an heir of her own, Mierin would take up the crown.

NPC ties: Mother: Versylaria. Taught Ariael all the basics of being a ranger, as well as being his role model and confidant. Sister: Mierin. Before she went missing, the twins were incredibly close, spending a lot of their free time together. Lover: Triaethsyl. Fae of a type undetermined(possibly for the GM to decide). Every month for the three days during the full moon, Ari and Triae spend the nights together, often out among the forests of Kyonin proper, away from the prying eyes of the residents of Iadara. They occasionally are able to see each other at other times, sometimes during the day, other times at night. While Ariael is unsure how his mother would react to him being in love with a fae, the couple have opted to keep their relationship secret. Triae is a lesser noble among the Fae Courts, and while falling in love with a mortal is not bad, its also not always good.

Foe: Valkenroth, a fiendish sorcerer in the service of Treerazer who Ariael has skirmished with on a couple of occasions. While most of the scars Ari bears are from his time imprisoned, some of are newer and thanks to his arcane foe.

Memories: 1) The day Ariael received his bow, which was ten years after being rescued. It was the spring equinox and during the celebration, his mother, along with his aunt the Queen, presented the young man with the bow that had once defended Iadara's borders when most of the elves had departed.

2) A night long ago, when he and Mierin were playing in a pond near their home, their mother singing softly nearby while she tended to a trio of deer who she was fostering at the time. Its one of Ariael's happiest, fondest memories.

3) His first encounter with Valkenroth, twenty five years ago. Ariael and a cadre of warriors were patrolling north of Tanglebriar when they encountered the mage and his cabal of cultists. A fierce battle ensued, which saw many of Ari's soldiers fall. A well placed arrow caught Valk in the hand as he was about to cast some spell, which saved his life. On that day, he renewed his sworn vengeance on all of Treerazer's minions, as well as the nascent demon lord himself.