Nuich Artraba

Nuich was born the 16th day of the 1st month of Akroeg the Ram in the year of the Silver Unicorn, 336. He was born in the deep woods north of Theren, to a Mother who was an empath by profession and a Father who was a Ranger. During those first few months of his life it was really hard on the Artraba family. No other families lived near and food was scarce. The only folks anywhere close was a small abbey about three days walk from their little cabin.

As fate would have it the second year of Nuich life was his worst ever. During the night when storms were making it hard for man or beast, a group of Marauders invaded the little homestead, killing the mother and looting the home. The marauders did not find little Nuich for his mother had enough sense to get him hid in the cellar in the nick of time.

Upon returning from his hunting trip, Nuich's father found the destruction to his home and the death of his wife. Searching as only a man of the woods could do he found his son stored safely in the cellar.

After this tragic blow to his family, Nuich's father was not the same man. Yes he loved his son with all his heart, but he could not forget the woman who had shared his life with him and his will to live wavered. When Nuich was 8 years old his father died in his sleep from grief.

Nuich was really too young to understand why his father did not get up the next morning so he went outside to play and was starled to see a man covered in thick robes staring at him tenderly with a smile. He apparently was a friend of the family who had felt the death of Nuich's father and came knowing that the son would be alone and scared.

The kind man was really too old to raise a son so he packed Nuich's meager belongings and took him to the Abbey, to see if the monks there would raise the young man.

The monks took Nuich in and raised him to the age of 14. Nuich had inherited a need for wandering by then (from his Father more than likely) and left the Abbey one cold night and headed southwards, just following the stars and his destiny.

After many months of wandering, his journey brought him to the town of the Crossings. While wandering around this vast city he happened upon a few folks who were dressed in a familiar fashion and he fell in behind them to follow. They led him to the Ranger guild where upon arriving he at once joined knowing that he had found a new home and family.

Nuich carried on his training alone for the most part until one day he happened upon the most beautiful elven lass he had ever seen. Being the determined type , he started to court her with the intention of starting a new family with her. He had never wanted anything as bad in his life than that.

After several months of pursuing her, he finally got up the courage to ask her to be his wife. And that my friends was when Nuich and Shainia were made a couple and have been together til this day. Shainia has become the cornerstone to his existence and the rock that supports him and he loves her more than life itself.

Since he was 14, Nuich has been a Ranger and now at 25 he thinks of himself as a person who likes to help others and will fight to end suffering in the lands.They both strive to help those in need and to make the lands around them a better place to live. So if you are ever wandering around and happen to see Nuich, please say hello because he will more than likely pull up a stump and sit down to enjoy your company.

May your paths be downhill and never crowded.

Nuich Artraba