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<blockquote data-quote="Graybeard" data-source="post: 5739253" data-attributes="member: 21705"><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Miranda</span></p><p></p><p>Miranda pulled up an empty seat and sat down with her new classmates. She briefly debated how much of her past she should tell them but ultimately decided that they should know about her and her life thus far. It was information that could be useful in the future. If something bad should happen to her, at least they would know where her family lived.</p><p></p><p>She quickly drained her ale and motioned to the barkeep for a refill.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">"I'm not sure where to start as most of my life has been uneventful. I grew up in the town of Riverbend where my family owns an inn called The Silver Dragon. I was about 13 years of age when the dreams began. My abilities started to manifest at the same time. Small magical items would sometimes appear without any conscious effort on my part. My dreams back then usually only involved dragons. There were usually at least 4 dragons in my dreams. Some would be flying and the others would be sitting around me. I could not understand what they were saying but they looked at me as though they were appraising me or evaluating me. The dreams would always end when they made some sort of decision. Just before I turned 14 years of age, I became extremely ill. My parents told me that strange thinsg happened in my room during that time. Items were broken or destroyed by magical energies. My dreams intensified when I was ill. A local cleric of Pelor cured my illness. She explained what was happening to me and a few days later, I traveled to Greenhaven. That is where I met my mentor Lia Siannodel. She worked with me for the next 2 years until she said she could not teach me anymore. She said that I needed to travel to learn more about my abilities. The only way I could learn more about my abilities was to use them more often. Lia said I would then gain greater control over them and would, in time, learn even more powerful spells. During all this time, I continued to have dreams of dragons. Their images were always unclear but I could tell that they were dragons and were light in color. As time passed, the dreams became more involved. Soon I was dreaming of being in a great battle with magical energies hurling through the air, great and powerful warriors slashing at each other with swords and axes, large and strange looking beasts attacking everywhere, and dragons flying overhead. It is if I am an invisible observer to the battle. I do not know if this is some sort of future prediction or not. Is this a battle that will be fought or may be fought? What part do I play in all of this? It is all very confusing to me. If I am the cause of this battle, then how can I prevent it? Am I supposed to prevent it? Is it a battle for the safety of the kingdom or of the world? I seek answers to these questions and others. Something led me here to the Academy. I know not what. Perhaps Pelor herself guided my journey here. Perhaps I have some destiny yet not revealed? </span> she related to the others. </p><p></p><p>She picked up her mug of ale and stared into it for a moment before taking a large swig. Ale did not bother her. She had been drinking it for several years now. Anything stronger, on the other hand, nearly knocked her to the floor.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">"I have met many people on my journey here. Olek, you are only the 2nd Dwarf to have crossed my path. The first was a cobbler I met in Greenhaven. He was quite talented but his demeanor was often grumpy. When we first met, I thought you to be overly boastful and brash. Hearing you this evening has altered my opinion."</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Graybeard, post: 5739253, member: 21705"] [SIZE="3"]Miranda[/SIZE] Miranda pulled up an empty seat and sat down with her new classmates. She briefly debated how much of her past she should tell them but ultimately decided that they should know about her and her life thus far. It was information that could be useful in the future. If something bad should happen to her, at least they would know where her family lived. She quickly drained her ale and motioned to the barkeep for a refill. [COLOR="DarkRed"]"I'm not sure where to start as most of my life has been uneventful. I grew up in the town of Riverbend where my family owns an inn called The Silver Dragon. I was about 13 years of age when the dreams began. My abilities started to manifest at the same time. Small magical items would sometimes appear without any conscious effort on my part. My dreams back then usually only involved dragons. There were usually at least 4 dragons in my dreams. Some would be flying and the others would be sitting around me. I could not understand what they were saying but they looked at me as though they were appraising me or evaluating me. The dreams would always end when they made some sort of decision. Just before I turned 14 years of age, I became extremely ill. My parents told me that strange thinsg happened in my room during that time. Items were broken or destroyed by magical energies. My dreams intensified when I was ill. A local cleric of Pelor cured my illness. She explained what was happening to me and a few days later, I traveled to Greenhaven. That is where I met my mentor Lia Siannodel. She worked with me for the next 2 years until she said she could not teach me anymore. She said that I needed to travel to learn more about my abilities. The only way I could learn more about my abilities was to use them more often. Lia said I would then gain greater control over them and would, in time, learn even more powerful spells. During all this time, I continued to have dreams of dragons. Their images were always unclear but I could tell that they were dragons and were light in color. As time passed, the dreams became more involved. Soon I was dreaming of being in a great battle with magical energies hurling through the air, great and powerful warriors slashing at each other with swords and axes, large and strange looking beasts attacking everywhere, and dragons flying overhead. It is if I am an invisible observer to the battle. I do not know if this is some sort of future prediction or not. Is this a battle that will be fought or may be fought? What part do I play in all of this? It is all very confusing to me. If I am the cause of this battle, then how can I prevent it? Am I supposed to prevent it? Is it a battle for the safety of the kingdom or of the world? I seek answers to these questions and others. Something led me here to the Academy. I know not what. Perhaps Pelor herself guided my journey here. Perhaps I have some destiny yet not revealed? [/COLOR] she related to the others. She picked up her mug of ale and stared into it for a moment before taking a large swig. Ale did not bother her. She had been drinking it for several years now. Anything stronger, on the other hand, nearly knocked her to the floor. [COLOR="DarkRed"]"I have met many people on my journey here. Olek, you are only the 2nd Dwarf to have crossed my path. The first was a cobbler I met in Greenhaven. He was quite talented but his demeanor was often grumpy. When we first met, I thought you to be overly boastful and brash. Hearing you this evening has altered my opinion."[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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