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<blockquote data-quote="Eeralai" data-source="post: 2670123" data-attributes="member: 15008"><p>I had a hard time last month coming up with a background for Clover. For whatever reason, I was really obtuse over needing a reason for Lune to want Clover as part of the team. I wrote three little stories that were nice, but not at all what David was looking for. This is none of them <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I am Clover, sweet and adored by all. All but evil. I love beauty. Shafts of light beaming through a copse of trees shoot sparks through my heart. Water falling over rocks and bubbling up at the bottom makes my soul over flow. And the sound of a dryad whispering through the leaves of her tree as if she were a gentle breeze lifts my body to heaven. Oh wait, I'm already in heaven! </p><p></p><p>Beauty is good. It is impossible to be good and be ugly. Even the most knotted tree full of crags and crevices has its own complicated beauty.</p><p></p><p>It is impossible to be evil and be beautful. Of course, devils try to be beautiful. The Lord of Deception is particularly good at obtaining false beauty. But when you look through the glamour and into its soul, the grotesque mass of congealed sins is the reality.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps it is my silver glow that makes me think so much of beauty. I am a Wilderly, and my people always look like silver surrounding a cloud as the sun shines through it after a rain. We have not always been so. My ancestors were regular mortals until a colossal bear sent by Lune strode through their midst and crushed a lich that was about to destroy them. At first they worshiped the woman who was the bear. But then they realized that Lune was the greater power behind her. So devoted were they, their souls would pass through the waiting world after death and straight into Lune's realm. He marked them with silver as they passed into his realm. They developed unique abilities that were passed onto their decendants, along with their silver sheen. It is our privledge to fight in the great battles between good and evil.</p><p></p><p>I think I am an accidental hero. At least at first I was. I was sent to guard part of the border of Lune's realm with some of my people. There were rumors that some demons would be attacking the area. I had every intention of staying with my group, but a copse of dryads were singing so playfully, that I had to go and watch the party. They spun their simple but intricate dances, but before I was fully mezmorized, I spied a large red demon set to jump out of a tree. I shiver to think what he might have done to them, had I not been there. He almost won, but my sheer hate for evil drove me to furious fighting, and I was victorious in the end.</p><p></p><p>It seemed to happen frequently to me. I would be distracted from my duty at one place and end up saving the inhabitants of another place. Now when I am sent on a mission, I look around for the loveliest spot nearby and know that is what will be attacked. I think demons and devils are inately drawn to beauty to destroy it. Perhaps they think it is weakest, or perhaps it is as much an abomination to them as evil is to me.</p><p></p><p>The Wilderly border patrol are now well versed in my method of attack and do well. I am honored and surprised that Lune has chosen me for this squad. But I think my accidentalness must be part of the appeal <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eeralai, post: 2670123, member: 15008"] I had a hard time last month coming up with a background for Clover. For whatever reason, I was really obtuse over needing a reason for Lune to want Clover as part of the team. I wrote three little stories that were nice, but not at all what David was looking for. This is none of them :) I am Clover, sweet and adored by all. All but evil. I love beauty. Shafts of light beaming through a copse of trees shoot sparks through my heart. Water falling over rocks and bubbling up at the bottom makes my soul over flow. And the sound of a dryad whispering through the leaves of her tree as if she were a gentle breeze lifts my body to heaven. Oh wait, I'm already in heaven! Beauty is good. It is impossible to be good and be ugly. Even the most knotted tree full of crags and crevices has its own complicated beauty. It is impossible to be evil and be beautful. Of course, devils try to be beautiful. The Lord of Deception is particularly good at obtaining false beauty. But when you look through the glamour and into its soul, the grotesque mass of congealed sins is the reality. Perhaps it is my silver glow that makes me think so much of beauty. I am a Wilderly, and my people always look like silver surrounding a cloud as the sun shines through it after a rain. We have not always been so. My ancestors were regular mortals until a colossal bear sent by Lune strode through their midst and crushed a lich that was about to destroy them. At first they worshiped the woman who was the bear. But then they realized that Lune was the greater power behind her. So devoted were they, their souls would pass through the waiting world after death and straight into Lune's realm. He marked them with silver as they passed into his realm. They developed unique abilities that were passed onto their decendants, along with their silver sheen. It is our privledge to fight in the great battles between good and evil. I think I am an accidental hero. At least at first I was. I was sent to guard part of the border of Lune's realm with some of my people. There were rumors that some demons would be attacking the area. I had every intention of staying with my group, but a copse of dryads were singing so playfully, that I had to go and watch the party. They spun their simple but intricate dances, but before I was fully mezmorized, I spied a large red demon set to jump out of a tree. I shiver to think what he might have done to them, had I not been there. He almost won, but my sheer hate for evil drove me to furious fighting, and I was victorious in the end. It seemed to happen frequently to me. I would be distracted from my duty at one place and end up saving the inhabitants of another place. Now when I am sent on a mission, I look around for the loveliest spot nearby and know that is what will be attacked. I think demons and devils are inately drawn to beauty to destroy it. Perhaps they think it is weakest, or perhaps it is as much an abomination to them as evil is to me. The Wilderly border patrol are now well versed in my method of attack and do well. I am honored and surprised that Lune has chosen me for this squad. But I think my accidentalness must be part of the appeal :) [/QUOTE]
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