Dungeons and Dragons Backstory: Ignis Ravensblood

Ignis Ravensblood grew up not knowing his family. The first thing he remembered was stealing a glaive
from a noble. This glaive ended up being forged in shadows, one that is sentient. This was going to be
the only thing he stole but the glaive spoke to him, told him to take more. He stole what he needed to
survive.

It didn't always go to plan. When he was kicked out of a bakery one morning, a young boy approached
him. The boy picked up Ignis’ glaive and they started a conversation. The glaive realised the boy could
be useful, being an experienced thief.

The boy and Ignis worked together, stealing what they needed. No matter what they did, they always
stole what the glaive said.

One night, the glaive whispered to him.

“I can give you the power you can only dream of, I can give you the strength you’ve always wanted.”

It took Ignis a couple of days before he accepted the deal and the glaive gave him magic. In return, he
obeys the glaives every command. 

Dungeons and Dragons Backstory: Shira Ti

Shira came from a family of wizards, the innate magic manifesting in her for the first time in one hundred
years. Her family gave her a spellbook when she was a child, her cousin giving her the ring to help her
cast magic. Her family tried to teach her how to cast spells the way a wizard does, with the spellbook.
She would train on the outskirts of her village to learn how to use her magic herself. She would learn how
to cast spells with the spellbook in her hand to please her family. She would write in the book as if it was
her diary. All the text in it is in Infernal. Because of this, she despises using weapons and will only use
spells

She left her family when she was sick of being treated like a wizard, but she couldn’t leave the spellbook
behind.

When she left, she realised she needed money, she made her way to the thieves guild where she was
given jobs to kill. While she was sceptical of carrying out the jobs at first, she soon leaned into it and it
eventually became second nature to think up ways to kill people as soon as she meets them in case she
gets a job to kill them. She acts all happy and open to people when she meets them, telling them
‘secrets’ to get them to trust her so she can kill them easier. If this process takes more than five days,
she kills them from a distance, every aspect of her covered. If she does this, she will always attack from
the shadows.

Because of the spellbook in her hand, shes often is mistaken as a wizard at first glance. She doesn’t try
to hide the fact she's a sorcerer.

Dungeons and Dragons Backstory: Leucis

Leucis spent most of his life working for the thieves guild. He prided himself on being one of the best,
effortlessly sneaking into nobles dwellings and stealing everything that wasn’t nailed down. He met a lot
of beautiful women but none were more beautiful than a woman he met on the last job he did for the
guild. He stole a ring from a noble known for splashing out on antiques and magical artefacts. The ring
was a curious object. A ruby sat in the band, one that seemed to glow, as if a flame was trapped within it.
When he picked it up, he heard a woman's voice from the ring and he became enchanted by it. He
pocketed the ring and finished his assignment, but the ring never left his mind. When safely away from
the building, he put the ring on and saw images of her in his mind. He immediately fell for her, her beauty
being like nothing he’d ever seen before. The images vanished and her voice filtered through his mind.
She introduced herself as Fierna, Lady of the Fourth Layer of the Nine Hells, Phlegethos. One of the
Arch-Demons of the Nine Hells. Lady Fierna tempted him with great power if he gives her his soul and
agrees to be her servant in the next life. He told her he’d agree, only if she becomes his wife. She replied
with a no but asked if he had another offer. Hearing a sultry tone in her voice, he proposes that they
marry when he dies. After a bit of thought, she replied with ‘Grow stronger for me, protect me, serve me
and never disobey me, and we can marry in unholy matrimony when you die.’

Not seeing a better offer, Leucis agreed and made the contract.

Leucis cut ties with the thieves guild after this and travelled around to grow stronger for the one he loved,
talking to her during the day and in his dreams. With every conversation, every monster killed for her, the
bond between them grew deeper, growing into an everlasting love that’ll never be broken.

Dungeons and Dragons Backstory: Mikri Kithara

She was abandoned by her parents at birth, being taken in by a family of wood elves. She was shunned
by the village for being a drow, the village being filled with high and wood elves. Her older adoptive
brother carved a stringed instrument for her from a tree, allowing her to distract herself from her lonely
life. When walking through the forest, she found an eldritch tome. Its contents were terrifying and had
scared her. She burned the book but the images haunted her that night.

She lived with those haunting images for years in silence, using music to dispel the evil images. When
playing one night, she met an aasimar called Akyl. He had been wandering around the forest, not
knowing where he was or where he was going. Akyl stayed in the forest, growing close to Mikri.

Years pass. Mikri gets better with her instrument and Akyl teaches her Celestial, but the dark thoughts
don’t leave. She eventually breaks, Akyl being with her when it happens. She plays a loud note,
simultaneously screaming. The darkness covers the area, causing animals and trees within five feet of
her to instantly die. Akyl included.

Due to his death, she couldn’t bear to stay in her village. She travelled the lands, playing to people
for money. Wherever she went, Akyl’s voice stayed in her mind. He always whispered things, always
there in the back of her mind.

Immortal Love (Short Story)

It’s an endless cycle. We’re born with the same names, Solomon, Jeanette, Tyrn. We’re always born
the same. Every time, Solomon rescues me. He's the one to fight the darkness, the one that wields
the sword. I don’t want to be protected anymore.

I open my eyes. I’m staring at the dress of a Mura statue at one of the sacred springs. As always,
Solomon is behind me, standing guard. I can feel the energy from the sacred sword. It’s comforting
and it enrages me.

“Why does it have to be this way,” I mutter under my breath, “why can’t I be the strong one?”

I hear splashing behind me, Solomon wading through the water. He takes my hand in his, my heart
beating faster at the contact.

“Princess, you are the strongest person I have ever met.” He smiles and I feel the heat rising to my
cheeks.

I take my hand from his and look away so I don’t see the hurt in his eyes.

I don’t want to feel this way for him, I don’t want to love him. I want to be able to hurt him without my
heart being torn to shreds.

Without saying anything, Solomon takes my wrist. He leads me towards the statue, pushing me to my
knees. The skirt of my dress floats to the water surface. He puts my left hand onto the base of the
statue. When he moves his hand I feel a light warming my veins, I hear a voice.

Close your eyes.

I do as it says. I can’t see anything for a few seconds before a light fills my vision. My head gets fuzzy
and I feel myself getting weaker. I feel my body falling.

I open my eyes and I’m standing on the deck of a ship.

This is who you were in the past, Jeanette.

I walk around the ship. Men run around, some have crates in hand. Others have nothing but they all
are taking commands from a young blonde at the wheel of the ship. She has a strange necklace.

“Who is she?”

She is the Pirate Captain, Dura. To hide from Tyrn, the King used a spell to disguise his only daughter,
Jeanette, as Dura.

The scene wavers and its replaced by a forest. A man I recognise as Solomon is facing some bandits.
There's another man I don’t recognise, a blonde with long hair, plaited. He has his back to me.

Erik of the Dominion tribe. The Jeanette of this era used a transformation spell to fight alongside
Solomon.

As the voice says this, Erik throws a kunai at one of the bandits. As the bandit falls to his knees, the
scene wavers again.

This time, nothing replaces it. A figure steps through the darkness. Shes dressed in white, her blonde
hair has a ribbon in it. She has one bracelet on.

“Then you have me. A Goddess in human form to appear beside Solomon. I shed my divinity so I
could fight alongside the mortal I loved. Whenever the land is in danger, we shall be reborn.”

I hold my hand to my chest, my heart beating wildly. Have I always been this strong?

“Princess Jeanette, do not think of your love as a curse and remember he will feel the same.” Stepping
towards me, Mura touches my forehead and a bright light fills my vision.

When I next wake, I’m in Solomon’s arms. I savour the moment, going over what I was told by Mura
before Solomons words reach me.

“Jeanette, the Guardians are fighting us!”

I stand up and run out of the spring, the wind of Mount Lanayru cutting into my skin. Solomon throws
a cloak over my shoulders and pulls me to the edge of the mountain. We both jump and I whistle, a
crimson bird swooping down to rescue us. It drops us near the ground, Solomon rolling when he lands,
me stumbling. I’m given a sword by the people of the Dominion tribe and join Solomon in battle.

It isn’t long before we’re running, Solomon heavily injured. He was hit by a beam, blood staining his
blue tunic, which is now covered in mud and ripped in places. The sacred sword has started to rust.
He leans heavily on me, limping quite a lot. When he stumbles, he takes me down with him.

“Solomon!” Tears stream down my cheeks as Solomon's eyes close. I wipe the blood away from the
corner of his mouth as a Dominion tribesman approaches us. The tribesman takes Solomon, shielding
his body with her own as the Guardians approach us.

“There are too many, Jeanette. We won’t survive!”

“Get Solomon to the resurrection chamber. Quickly.” The tribesman nods as she and a male carry
Solomon to the chamber we found.

I stand towards the Guardians, my left hand out, my right on my chest.

“I think I understand now, Mura.” I close my eyes and let my memories of Solomon wash over me.
When I open my eyes, a sigil appears on my hand and a bright light surrounds the Guardians,
expelling the evil spirit inside them and deactivating them.