Lucerella I was born on the 26th day of the 3rd month of Lirisa the Archer in the year of the Amber Phoenix, 304 years after the victory of Lanival the Redeemer. I was not alone in my birth. In a very unlikely twist of luck, I had a twin. We were identical in appearance, but completely different in personality. She preferred the gentle things in life, while I spent my time learning the theory of combat. She was my parents favorite child, as they both were of the empathetic mindset. They almost teasingly referred to me as 'her uncle's daughter', since my uncle was a Ranger. When we were considered old enough to go out on our own, my sister was the first to travel away from our family home, much to the shock of our parents who thought I'd be the first. My sister joined the Empaths guild in the Zoluren town of Crossing. Her almost daily scrolls back home were filled with excitement at her new career. One day the scrolls stopped arriving, and my parents became concerned, so they sent me ahead to find her and discover if she was okay. She wasn't. She had been swayed by a boyfriend to change her guild. It made her incredibly unhappy to be a Warrior Mage, but she wanted to make HIM happy. Finally, I convinced her that she had to be true to herself. She went back to the Empaths. She also decided that if her boyfriend truly cared for her, he wouldn't have asked her to change into something she wasn't. So she cut him out of her life. He didn't take this too well, and lured her to the cliffs in Aesry Surlainis'a, where he pushed her into the ocean, and quickly followed after her. I was in mourning for many years. I sent a scroll to my parents explaining what had happened, and they wrote back saying that, while they loved me, it would be better if I stayed where I was, because the sight of me would remind them too much of my sister. So, I stayed. I joined the Ranger Guild. My life since then has been filled with joy, laughter, tears, and heartache. However, everything I've gone through has led me to where I am now. So I rarely look back with regrets. Now, I have a wonderful husband, Malachias, whom I cherish beyond much else, and we've been blessed with a child. I am satisfied with my position in my guild, and things couldn't possibly be better. My hopes for the future are bright. |
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