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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Greybar" data-source="post: 797509" data-attributes="member: 4938">Many years ago, before the demons came and drove the humans from the shores, before the Seabreath shook their bodies with fevers and their minds with madness, the children of Hara lived in seven great cities.  In Luinlassa, the City of Light, there came together six who would become heroes.  As with most heroes, they had no idea what they were getting into.  Their adventures began with an unusual theft from Berke's workshop, and led them to things beyond any of their experience.  A clash between gods, the freeing of an ancient power, and the rise of a power-hungry priestess who desired nothing less than immortality. Caught between powers beyond their reckoning they were defeated: transformed into six statues with a sweep of power they could not contest.Arlissa Lassa - Arlissa had a particularly vivid soul-dream as a young girl during the ceremony that took her into the company of the Sunborn. It was of a terrible fallen star, some fallen immortal soul of a Sunborn, that would bring terrible destruction upon the cities of the Haraivans. From this dream, she knew to seek out Malassa HeisaLassa, an Elder Priestess of Lassa who also looked for this dark star. With other members of the so-called Cult of the Watchers, she saw the sigil of this prophetic dream begin.  Now her faith and channeling of divine power are called upon to turn back the darkness.Daphna Lassa - Raised in the crèche of House Lassa, Daphna was quickly recognized for her strength, agility, and will to succeed. Thus, she began the training that would lead her into the cadre of House Lassa. She was taught the skills and arts that are needed to defend the House against the machinations of other Houses. Blessed by the divine touch, she swore to aid and defend Arlissa against the coming doom.Berke - Berke is a Moonborn, but one who was never overly interested in the manly professions of war, song, and field. Instead, had a great talent as an artisan, and a maker of things. This talent was recognized during the great festival of the Kuriltai, and he became one of the men who are taken into the city to serve House Lassa. But his great work for the coming Kuriltai was a mechanical cat, with a purring heart made from two green-pebbled stones taken as spoils from a lizardman. But when the cat was first wound, and the stones began to purr, something happened that was quite beyond his expectations. Samus the Lucky - Samus is still a young man, but has served in a major conflict with the <a href="http://home.attbi.com/~johndunk/haraiva/Articles/Races/lizardmen.html" target="_blank">Lizardmen</a> of the dark swamps. From this he carries a certain prejudice against the scaly and savage beasts. He has been astounded to discover that they do appear to have some form of speech, if primitive and gutteral compared to the flowing elegance of the Moonborn tongue. Balius - Balius was born the son of Xanthus, a bard of some small repute among the Moonborn, and still carries his father's lyre. His mother is a matter of some mystery and rumor. While Balius was still a small child, Xanthus set forth to wander beyond the fringes of Haraivan settlements. They lived for a while with the Karranas, until Xanthus' untimely death. Balius was then raised with the Karranas, and has become good friends with Karrinkas, who acts much as an older brother and guardian to him. Balius has a love of language, and has even learned a few words of the Lizardmen's speech. During his adventures, he has even begun to understand some of their ancient writing. Karrinkas - Karrinkas is the sole <a href="http://home.attbi.com/~johndunk/haraiva/Articles/Races/karranas.html" target="_blank">Karranas</a> in the group, and he sometimes has trouble understanding their strange ways. Unlike the Sunborn, Karrinkas is quite at home in the uncivilized lands, where his skills and speed are so valuable. Direct in his speech and actions, Karrinkas has always been in the forefront of the dangers of the group.</blockquote>

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