Lauranna Stormblessed was born to serve Iomedae in battle. It was known from the very beginning. How else could an infant with cloudy white eyes and supernatural haunts have managed to survive in such a small community as Winter's Hollow? Born the daughter of the owners of the only inn in town, Lauranna's birth was heralded by a visitation of a shimmering figure - a woman in shining breastplate and carrying a radiant sword. The form spoke only 3 words: "Guard my trust".
Throughout Lauranna's life, she has been the victim of whispers - both the unnatural voices that follow her everywhere, and those of her peers who cannot abide the fact that someone as obviously cursed as her would enjoy a goddess' favor. Not that she saw it as a favor, not really. She worked hard, trained hard, adn drove herself to be the epitome of what she saw a champion of Iomedae to be. Strong in body and in mental acuity, she gave herself over to the studies of the arts martial.
When her older sister was taken by drunken mercenaries, it was twelve year old Lauranna that forced them to release her...with a frying pan. When the halfling thief raided the homes of Winter's Hollow, it was Lauranna that caught him and forced him to return the goods to their owners, and serve time in the community as recompense. And when the robber chief Corazon threatened her father with a glowing red poker, Lauranna grabbed up her practice sword and ran the villain through.
At the age of 17, Lauranna felt Iomedae calling her out to go into the wider world an serve her will. Saying goodbye to her parents, she strapped everything she owned to an old pack and headed out. Her skills with weapons and the gifts given her by Iomedae served her well in her initial encounters. Now,it seemed as if there was something more the goddess had planned for her life...