Role

Chapter 7

Elerosse was born in the white city of Voralia, nestled peacefully in the
midst of the great rive that carries the same name. Born the son of one
of the cities noble peace keepers that guard the city in perpetual
vigilance, Elerosse's childhood was one of rules and structure. He
learned to respect his elders, the importance of the law in living a good,
moral life, and above all to respect the Gods of Light. Holding in his
heart great love and respect for his father, Tanthinanis Amandil,
Elerosse's work diligently to be an ideal son, he was well mannered and
polite, anxious to be of help, and constantly putting himself to task in
regards to his studies.

It was his desire from his youngest days to follow his father and take a
place amongst the guards when he was old enough and capable of such a
pursuit. His father, a wise man, sensed this early on and wishing more
for his son than what life had give him, sent him off to work in the Holy
temple of the light, to serve the priests there and learn from them,
thinking that perhaps with such guidance he would instead seek a place
amongst the clergy instead. Elerosse ever the dutiful son obeyed his
father eagerly, but his desires to serve and protect never diminished once
he was living within the temple. The dogmatic rituals and practices of
the clergy and monks was ground into him, Elerosse never buckled
under the pressure finding a sense of peace and well being in the
routines and rites that filled his days. He quickly began to please the
priests with the sense of respect and care that he took in his duties and
prayers and they began to prod him in a new direction, his strong body
and mind they knew could both be shaped within the halls of the squires
where those that sought the training of the paladins guild where tested
and weeded through and thus once again others pushed Elerosse in a
new direction sending him away again to be taught by someone else.

The priests had been right, and Tanthinanis could not have been more
proud of his son, for Elerosse excelled, quickly moving through the
ranks and towards acceptance as a full squire. It seemed to Elerosse that
all he had learned from his father, the priests, and the knights was just to
move him in this direction, to open the path that now lay before him, in
his heart he knew this to be above all, the right thing to path to take.