Miseria



= Death is only a new beginning when you're a grave cleric... =

Miseria spent her younger childhood in a healing home for the church of the Moirai. Learning she'd been dropped their by her mother at 4 days old and not even given her mothers name, Miseria assumes it was because of her unusual wings. She hid these, only inspecting them in private after one incident where people reacted unfavorably to their grey tinged appearance. Feeling the sting of this she grew an angry rebellious child and from a young age would escape at night to run with the urchins, learning the ways of the streets but returning in the mornings, as even in her anger she did not want to disappoint the priestess Diana who raised her.

At the age of 12 yrs Diana decided Miserias' fate lay in the Empire of Iceforged and she was sent to train under an aging priest. Who though skilled in his craft could not keep the wayward child's interest long (his habit of nodding off in lessons didn't help at all). Using her street skills Miseria would sneak about the palace and one day discovered a forge with a loud redheaded Dwarf. Hiding and watching Miseria was curious at his craft. She returned often to do this, filling in her free time around the healers lessons. On one of these visits the forge exploded knocking the Dwarf burned and unconscious into the molten metal. Diving forward she struggled to pull the older teen from the forge and with no other choice but his death, released her wings to pull him back to safety and her full abilities to heal him as best she could. She was discovered there crouched over the injured son of the Emperor, wings turned completely black now and unable to explain the situation to the guards' satisfaction.

She was not surprised at being thrown in the cells below and planned to escape and run as soon as she could but did not get a chance. Closely guarded she assumed her execution was coming having now learned who she spied on. The Emperors third son, Avin.

Three days past until from her cell she heard Avin cursing and screaming at guards. Throwing open her cell door he stood there "GODS LASS, there's work to do, what the bloody hell ya sitting down here for? These IDIOT'S are no company for ya!" From that day forth Miseria swore her life to protecting Avin who had set it straight she had saved him. Avin had even bullied his father to adopting her to their family - though removed from the line of succession. Miseria learned Avin knew full well she hid all those times watching him, which now explained his habit of 'talking to himself'. From then on she no longer hid and enjoyed assisting Avin in the forge when free from her lessons. Firm friends he became her only family and there was no choice for her but to follow him when he decided to adventure.