People of Tirisfel

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Claymore Mirilion
9 years ago, Claymore fought alongside many soldiers when the shadows attacked. He barely survived, losing his arm in the conflict. After the heroes saved him from his mortal wounds, Claymore felt useless as the fighting was still going on. The military wouldn't let him rejoin the fight, so he started The Knights of the Undaunted Crusade ("In War, Victory. In Death, Sacrifice. In Peace, Vigilance.") He took on an Oath as a Paladin, and rejoined the fight with newfound Divine magic to ward off undead. Instead of fighting on the front lines, he helped create the magic circles around Tirisfel to maintain the wards, and save mankind for the time being. He & a few other Order members took in children as squires, he personally adopted Evangeline as both his daughter and squire. 9 years later, he's aged a bit, and focuses only on training the new Knights to protect Tirisfel, and someday defeat the shadows. (Notes: Like all of the Knights in the order, he too has a symbol, which is a Lion representing his undying courage, and leadership. He is commonly referred to as Ser Claymore the Lion-Hearted.)

Astrik Renu
Young guard of Tirisfel. He is quite the soldier, but was unlucky and stupid enough to get ambushed alone by goblins one day. He was saved by "The Rose Angel" when she was finishing a hunting trial before she became a full-fledged knight. He remains in the guard to this day, and owes Angel a favor. He's nearly a Jack of all trades, being average in everything he does. Other than being a guard, he's known to be quite the chess player, and taught Angel how to play one day. They have an intimate friendship going on as if they were siblings, not lovers. At least Angel sees it that way, but Astrik has developed quite the crush on her, but refrains to reveal his feelings.

Old Graeger
The sole druid in town, he and 4 young rangers just barely managed to make it into town after the shadows overran the country side. His powers to enhance the fields of Tirisfel, and his ability to feed 40 people a day, more if he can avoid needing other spells, has made him the a powerful figure around town.

Dernal Oshen, Innkeeper
Before the first star fall, Dernal was content to operate his small town inn with his wife Rina and their 12 yer old daughter Melodi. Rina was fetching supplies in the city, over 5 days away by cart, when the dark star arrived. She didn't return with the few refugees that made it into town that year.
Over the past 9 years, Dernal has had his role in town expanded from the standard "consoler pouring drinks" to unofficial town clerk/judge. He gets involved in resolving conflicts and suggesting minor punishments if there is an issue. He also expanded his management skill from the inn (seeing how there are no customers anyway) to the town, directing people when there is a special task needed. Now there are many townsfolk worried about the new star fall, and trying to calm their fear, a suggestion is made to send out a team. He is loath to risk anyone, everyone in town is a friend he would rather not lose.

Heroes of Tirisfel

Pictured from Left to Right: Tobias the squire, Madeline the Goddess, and Huldrun the Paladin
Not Pictured: Justin Thyme, performing his third live reading of his Memoirs, Thyme Heals All Wounds

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Madeline
Madeline "The Ivory Goddess" she would insist it's "White Goddess" but the title was never given to her as a form of homage, more of an eye roll to her incessant vanity. Born of a unique celestial blood, her flesh, hair, nails, and all but her eyes are a stark white in color. Though still radiantly beautiful, her choice in the purest of white clothing, makes her a stark contrast to the world around her, seemingly glow wherever she is at. Prestidigitation ensures it so. Beneath all this vanity does however lie a powerful sorceress, who's magic breaches the realm of arcane into the divine.

In the peaceful time before the Starfall, Madeline was content to let her natural talents carry her through life. Her exploits and legendary beauty provides her with fame and adoration wherever she went. In fact the only reason she even adventures, isn't for the good of the world, its to further her fame and glory. Its not like she's ever in any real danger, She's a goddess after all, Huldrun on the other hand seems to get beat up a lot. Hmm.

Then the Dark Star Fell, and they turned to her for answers, answers she didn't know. She never studied, religion or magic, Those just came naturally to her. It was the Paladin Huldrun's idea to make a great big Protection circle. So channeling all her energy into pure divine arcana she fueled the first greater city ward. In the days to follow Huldrun and she set up additional wards and pushed the boundaries out a bit to claim areas of need. Though she had NO idea how they worked or what they did, she took every bit of credit for their creation.

That is until Huldrun agreed to investigate the fallen star. SHE couldn't possibly maintain it by herself, so she stammered to volunteer to join Huldrun. Without either of them there Huldrun opted to train a few local spell casters in the ritual, and broke the ward down into multiple maintainable parts. Each needing daily reinforcements. Then with the rest of the Heroes, the two of them set off to investigate the Dark Star.... and have not been heard from since....

A "little" bit about Huldrun

"Dwarfism is a hard thing to get over . Huldrun was born from a little woman, built like a dumpling, and he's the runt of all his brothers and sisters. But that didn't bring him down. He vowed to overcome his shortcomings."

"There are few choices loftier then the Halls of Justice, can't imagine him reaching those doors, but something must have put him up to it . But in he went and was immediately looked down upon by all the other paladins, 'you will never reach a Paladin status.' they sneered. Oh ye of little faith. If only they were half the man Huldrun was, then they'd have better chance seeing him eye to eye . It was tough for him at first, often overlooked by his peers, and more then once coming up short on his challenges. But when it comes to reaching his high flung goals, you gotta hand it to him."

"He became a Paladin of no meager esteem. I even think no less of him, when he spared a young boy who pick pocketed him, even though I never imagine someone to stoop so low . I wouldn't have been the bigger man and would have dragged the boy off to jail, instead he squired him, and he has since been head and shoulders above any hired help so far. So here's to you my stout friend, pull up a chair and let your feet dangle . Because when it comes to standing side by side with this man in battle, I'm just nuts over him!"

"Knock it off Justin, before I beat you senseless from the waist down. I'm the Paladin, yeah I'm short. Don't need to be tall to split you like a log and watch you timber. I'm taller the everyone once I knock ya to yer back. I'm the wall that keeps these two lilies pretty, there ain't nothing 'getting over' me."

Dashing, Debonair, Bon Vivant, Justin Thyme's monologue.

"The illustrious and luminous illustrator, illuminating the lavish linguist's lament of the limited lingo of lowly layman, languishing a longtime for leader to enlightening legions of loyal listeners. Alas, light is the list of legislation, lending legit language learners, legal leeway to lecture."

"So thus, to bring the gift of words, here I am Justin Thyme. I the leader of enlightenment will share upon you all of my prodigious vocabulary, in the form of rhetoric an rhyme. As you listen and learn, you will see that Thyme flies, with my companions in the tales of our many glorious journeys into distant lands. So I shall tell you all the great tales and to fill you with new words, and together we will enlighten all you loyal listeners, for Thyme is on your side."

"When the night is through, and Thyme is getting away from you. You can always find more Thyme, getting lost in my much anticipated autobiography "It's about Thyme." Fill yourself with words, from all of my works, a full set comes with a case, a Justin case, collection of my works, so that you will always have a little Thyme on your hands. Then in the long years to come. Give a wink and a nod with an eloquent word, for old Thyme's sake."