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Rathan · 31st March 2009, 07:51 AM

Grendel Holylight

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Grendel Holylight's eyes shifted back and forth as his mind reeled at the sight of the wondrous capital city of Athklata. Normally a shifter avoided the the likes of large gatherings of 'sophisticated' beings, yet this shifter had skills not many of his race possessed. Grendel from a young age was taught by an outsider to his village a human by the name of Redgar Hornsbee, a traveling merchant and rogue scollar. Redgar was allowed to travel with the shifter tribe as he provided much needed communication with outsiders and was very kind to Genrdels people. The shifter tribe were a well known nomad type tribe of shifters that traveled the lands around Amn most notably in the Wealdath forest and the small ridge line that lie to the south of it, the Starspire Mountains.

Grendel himself was an oddity in his tribe and this was apparent in many ways, most notably however was his connection to a deity for which most of Grendels childhood remained unknown. Most in his tribe did not understand his powers or his gift and Grendel spent many hours of his childhood before council as elders of the tribe fought over weather he should be worshiped for his connections to a deity, or outcast as a 'oddity' which may spell the doom of his tribe if anyone of higher power came looking for him. It was not until Redgar was accepted by his tribe did Grendel learn who his goddess truly was of how rare of a connection he really had to her.

As most know shifters are very animalistic in nature and most do not have the compassity to understand ones connection with a higher power, there days are spent protecting the tribe, hunting, and whatever else need be done for the greater of the group. Once Redgar realized what connection Grendel had with his deity he began to learn him the arts of a priesthood. Gerndel learned to strike with the force of radiant power unmatched and unseen in his tribe before, but beyond this he learned from Redgar clarity of mind and diplomacy above and beyond just his tribes policy. Soon Grendels animalistic nature faded to quirks and old habits that die hard for one so attuned to nature, he became, with Redgars help, refined and ready to show his gift to the world outside his tribe.

The was pressing need for a leader to step up and speak for his tribe as well, the forests and mountain ridges were becoming scared of large herds of game to hunt, skin, and pillage much needed resources from and the shifters needed someone, they needed Grendel to be their voice in the large capital city of Athklata. There Grendel would be assigned to barter with the city for much needed gear and supplies for migration and the betterment of his tribe. Grendel was also to ask for permission to move to the North of Amn, or at least some of his tribe wanted passage there to see if game and supplies were more bountiful there and possibly open trade with other shifter tribes if available. Grendel was the 'sheep sent to the wolves' as most of his elders would say as he set forth for Athklata on his tasks at hand. Once in the city however Grendel found him under geared as he was accosted many times as an easy target from outside the city walls. It wasn't long before the animalistic priest took up city-folk protection in the form of better armor and weapons to protect himself in his ventures to come.