Zereldo
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Vidrios The Crystal Elf
Backstory.
In an elven village hidden within the treetops there lived a young elf boy named Vidrios. He was a woodland elf, who from a young age had shown an aptitude for both magic, and physical combat. His parents had both died in war, and so he lacked emotional attachment to anything. Seeing this, the Council of Elf Lords believed he could be shaped into the perfect elven warrior, a great hero, and a great weapon, to be used in the defense of the elves.
The council of Elf Lords approached Vidrios. He was asked to join the Woodland Guard, the village’s group of warrior elves who guarded both the village, and the forest surrounding it. If he would join the Guard, and submit to intense disciplined training, they would gift him one of the treasures of the village, the eternal armor and sword. It was an ancient armor, most likely thousands of years old, which had never been used within living memory. It showed no signs of use or rust, its elven steal and gold still gleamed as bright as it looked in the furnace the day it was forged. Gems on the blade and armor sparkled as they were caught in the sunlight. The armor was worth a fortune from all the gold and gems used in its crafting, but what made it truly special was the ancient and powerful elven magic that surrounded it. As the armor had not been used for centuries, no one knew for certain what its magic did.
Vidrios, enticed by the armor happily accepted the council’s offer. He began his training immediately and quickly acquired control of his magical abilities. Although he was the youngest elf ever to be recruited to serve in the guard he was also one of the quickest to have ever mastered his training. He was fully initiated in front of the whole village, a prestigious ceremony. The village cheered him on, as they were glad to see his success. After the ceremony he approached the Council about receiving his armor. They were honest with him; although he was trained they wanted him to have experience before the armor become his in order to be sure he was worthy of wielding it. Vidrios accepted their concerns, and from that point onwards was determined to prove himself as worthy of the armor.
As Vidrios soon found out, the Guard served another, more secretive purpose. It was also their task to guard an elven treasure of great power within a locked chest. Although the chest appeared wooden it was magically sealed and protected, as well as locked with a key. Both mechanisms would have to be overcome in order to open the chest and gain the artifact that was inside. It was said that the knowledge to use the powerful treasure that lay inside the chest was long lost. It was guarded for two reasons. Firstly, in case the knowledge to use it ever resurfaced. Secondly, although they knew very little about what they were guarding, they were more then aware that it was deadly in the wrong hands.
The treasure was kept in a cave, not far from the elves’ village. It was easily accessible, yet distant enough to preserve the village’s safety in case the cave itself was attacked. Elves of the Guard took shifts guarding the cave and were able to spend their time of duty within the village. The cave itself was magically enchanted. This prevented anything other than elves entering the cave, as well as disguising the magical energy that the chest gave off.
Three years of guard duty went by, alternating between guarding the chest and the village. In this time there had never been any large assaults, only stray monsters, or small groups of wandering bandits that needed to be dealt with. In These situations Vidrios had always proved to be one of the quickest to react, and most capable in combat. His composure, and his precision were points of admiration, even for the oldest and most experienced members of the guard. The Council of Elf Lords happily presented the armor to Vidrios, certain that he was the right recipient of it.
Within a few months of Vidrios gaining the armor the first major attack on the chest in over 100 years occurred. Undead swarmed the forest and surrounded the village. The guards charged into position, valiantly defending their secret village from the invaders. Vidrios became aware that the large undead force charging through the forest must have a purpose. The fact that they were so concentrated near the hidden tree top village seemed to be too much of a coincidence; they must be searching for something. A thought suddenly occurred to Vidrios, he quickly leapt forwards, running as fast as he could to the secret cave.
He arrived to see the last of the Woodlands Guards retreat into the cave entrance, protected by elf magic. He ran in after them, casting light spells at the undead as they pursued. They all stood together, realizing that only elves could enter the cave and that they were safe. They had only to wait until the village was safe until the rest of the guard was ready to attack the undead from behind, and they themselves could storm out of the cave. Their sense of security vanished almost instantly, however, as a shadowy voice was heard.
“Send in the undead elves,” the voice said deviously. Within moments the cave entrance was flooded with undead elves. Although the elves fought with honor they were still no match for the seemingly endless armies of the undead. One by one they fell in combat.
It so happened that the captain of the Woodland Guard was with those in the caves. When there were only three of them left he looked up.
“Vidrios,” He said. “I have the key for the chest. You are the best warrior here. Take the key and get as far away from here as you can.”
He handed Vidrios the key, which he quickly took. At that moment the necromancer entered the cave. He too was an elf. From his cloak he withdrew a replica of the key, which he held tauntingly in the air. As an elf, it was clear he could also disarm the magic of the chest. Vidrios Knew what he had to do, and the captain of the Woodland Guard nodded in approval, knowing there was no other way. The captain of the Woodland Guard guard lunged towards the elven necromancer, ready to do battle, and to buy Vidrios as much time as possible.
Vidrios arrived at the chest and hurriedly jammed the key in the lock. His eternal armor, of elven origin, disarmed the magic locks for him. The wooden chest slowly opened to reveal a crystal, which gave off a tremendous amount of magical power. Vidrios intended to take this crystal and get as far away from the forest as he could. He reached for the crystal, and as he touched it, the crystal began to bind itself to him, becoming a part of his body. It began to spread from his hand and above his arm. Vidrios could feel it overpowering him, controlling him, but he fought back. In a combination of his own strength and his armor’s intervention, he had subdued the crystal from completely overpowering him. Unsure of what to do, he rushed back to find the captain of the Woodland Guard still engaged with combat with the necromancer.
Vidrios attempted a light spell, but rather than light magic being cast from his hand, crystal shards formed, and were suddenly propelled towards the necromancer. These were sharp, jagged, magically imbued, and caused the necromancer a great deal of pain. Blasts of darkness were soon hurled at Vidrios, but curiously enough, crystal would materialize between himself and the attacks, protecting him. The necromancer was caught of guard and in his moment of uncertainty Vidrious ended him with a single slash of his sword.
Vidrios made his way back to the village to battle the other undead. It was a spectacle to behold as fragments of crystal shattered everywhere. They were used for his attacks and for his defense. He figured out how to use his traditional magic, but found the new crystal magic several times more effective. As the smoke cleared the elves saw what had become of him. At the start of the battle only his left arm was covered in crystal. Now parts of his chest and legs had crystals forming on them.
The council explained that they had heard legends of such a crystal, but had no idea that they were in fact guarding it. All elves that had ever touched it had been fully crystalized on the spot, at least according to legend. Vidrios, it seemed, was a special case, a sort of exception. It was clear that the crystal would continue to spread. Vidrios was given a new mission, to travel the world, in hopes of finding a way to control the crystal before it fully crystalized him, or if that failed, to find a way of separating himself from it. He left the village determined to find a way to control the vast power that was now a part of his body.
Appearance.
Vidrios is an elf, clothed in magical elven armor made of gold and elven steal. This would be gold and silver in color. Gems of several different armors should also be on the armor. His left arm should be completely covered in a jagged, yet beautiful crustal, which extends from his arm making it slightly longer and wider then his arm would really be. There should be smaller patches of crystal forming on his armor. His blade should be of a similar style and color scheme to his armor, but also make use of Elven runes.
Attacks
Vidrios is a light elemental character. His attacks consists of spells, his blade, and the use of crystals to cast spells and block his opponents attacks.
Battle cry
Player: My crystals will tear through your armor as if its cloth.
Opponent: Prepare to be shattered.
< Message edited by Zereldo -- 6/14/2013 10:18:32 >
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