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<blockquote data-quote="InVinoVeritas" data-source="post: 4638163" data-attributes="member: 41485"><p>Growing up on a farm on an isolated island, Finvir never thought much about the scope of the world. He lived with his parents and his older sister in, well, not quite comfort, but peace. The family would regularly travel to the local monastery for their spiritual needs, row to shore to sell their wares, and otherwise lived in harmony with their little world.</p><p> </p><p>That all changed when his sister Glanya started to manifest sorcery. </p><p> </p><p>The family knew that arcane magic was evil. Her parents tried to make her stop, toss aside the Gift, and devote herself to a life of piety. Eventually, they took her to the monastery, and asked the devoted to cure her of her affliction. The priests looked down with disapproval on the witch-child, and spirited her away. </p><p> </p><p>One of the monks stayed long enough to explain to the family: if their son starts to show signs of the Dark Pact, he will have to be removed and cleansed as well. The family understood.</p><p> </p><p>Finvir was worried about this. How could he keep the horrors of the arcane at bay? As a boy of twelve, he told his parents that he could not risk letting the Gift claim him, too, and vowed to become a monk. Although the parents wanted to keep their only remaining child around, they did not stop him.</p><p> </p><p>He joined the monastery and learned about the signs of the Arcane, and how to identify them, and that such people must be destroyed. He did indeed realized that the signs were present within himself, but that he vowed not to join with the Dark Pact. So, he threw himself into solitude and contemplation, fasting and starving himself, so that the Gift would not manifest. Somehow, the gods saw fit to grant this deeply devout follower the chance to break free, and rewarded him with Dragon's Divinity.</p><p> </p><p>Once he emerged from his seclusion, he showed his fellow brothers his newfound power. At first, they feared him, but then they discovered that indeed, he is Divine, not Arcane. </p><p> </p><p>Yet, that spark of the Arcane never quite left him. He still feels it in his soul, a stain he tried to keep hidden. Over time, he also learned of his sister's fate--she was taken to the religion's holy city to be cleansed by fire. Surely, her blackened bones would have been ground to dust so as never to rise again.</p><p> </p><p>So, he stood conflicted. His familial bonds chafed with his divine bonds... but in the end, he chose family. He knows that one day, he too may manifest, and all of his sacrifice would be for nought. So, he hid and made his way to Arcana to help. He carries a lock of his sister's red hair to remind him of the sacrifices he has made.</p><p> </p><p>Finvir Malinsson, Human Favored Soul</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InVinoVeritas, post: 4638163, member: 41485"] Growing up on a farm on an isolated island, Finvir never thought much about the scope of the world. He lived with his parents and his older sister in, well, not quite comfort, but peace. The family would regularly travel to the local monastery for their spiritual needs, row to shore to sell their wares, and otherwise lived in harmony with their little world. That all changed when his sister Glanya started to manifest sorcery. The family knew that arcane magic was evil. Her parents tried to make her stop, toss aside the Gift, and devote herself to a life of piety. Eventually, they took her to the monastery, and asked the devoted to cure her of her affliction. The priests looked down with disapproval on the witch-child, and spirited her away. One of the monks stayed long enough to explain to the family: if their son starts to show signs of the Dark Pact, he will have to be removed and cleansed as well. The family understood. Finvir was worried about this. How could he keep the horrors of the arcane at bay? As a boy of twelve, he told his parents that he could not risk letting the Gift claim him, too, and vowed to become a monk. Although the parents wanted to keep their only remaining child around, they did not stop him. He joined the monastery and learned about the signs of the Arcane, and how to identify them, and that such people must be destroyed. He did indeed realized that the signs were present within himself, but that he vowed not to join with the Dark Pact. So, he threw himself into solitude and contemplation, fasting and starving himself, so that the Gift would not manifest. Somehow, the gods saw fit to grant this deeply devout follower the chance to break free, and rewarded him with Dragon's Divinity. Once he emerged from his seclusion, he showed his fellow brothers his newfound power. At first, they feared him, but then they discovered that indeed, he is Divine, not Arcane. Yet, that spark of the Arcane never quite left him. He still feels it in his soul, a stain he tried to keep hidden. Over time, he also learned of his sister's fate--she was taken to the religion's holy city to be cleansed by fire. Surely, her blackened bones would have been ground to dust so as never to rise again. So, he stood conflicted. His familial bonds chafed with his divine bonds... but in the end, he chose family. He knows that one day, he too may manifest, and all of his sacrifice would be for nought. So, he hid and made his way to Arcana to help. He carries a lock of his sister's red hair to remind him of the sacrifices he has made. Finvir Malinsson, Human Favored Soul [/QUOTE]
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