Role

Chapter 3

Over the years that passed, Talindaeth learned much of what
his people were from the Archangel. He learned that they were originally a
group of Elves that left Darsylon to make a new home. One
that followed Her, and her teachings. Once a proud and noble
group of warriors and priests, they were all but destroyed
by the armies of the Empire, who came to their lands seeking
riches to support the ever growing populations. Long ago
in a fierce battle, fraught with dark magics and darker intentions
the warriors of the People fought to the Last, hoping to save
their way, and their people, but in the end, one from within
betrayed them all. The Warlord in charge took to breaking those
who remained. Destroying all remnants of their religion, so
as to ensure that none would rise against him again.

The night of terror, the night that Talindaeth was put on his
path, the Warlord saw that his coffers could grow no more, that
this land had been stripped for all that it would offer. That
night he ordered his soldiers to lay waste to the village and
all who lived within. Only Talindaeth survived the Purge.

The People of the Jaguar embrace her tenants in all that they
are. They are courageous in battle, pure in mind, body, and spirit
and most of all fierce combatants. In departing from the fold
that was Darsylon, they also learned to live in closer harmony
to the land than their cousins could ever have hoped to achieve.
They gave up many of the trappings of civilization, realizing
that many of these are what lead to the darker paths. Reliance
on others for support, growing soft in villages and towns, these
lead to a softening of their Kin. The Way of the People is
now Talindaeths way.