Role

Chapter 1

Growing up with her single mother, Qhedraba picked up the eternal sadness
residing within the visually cheerful and outwardly happy woman.
Eventually, little by little, she found out what the reason for that
sadness is, why she had a very unusual last name and the matter of
her dark skin, much unlike her human mother.

It turns out that the drow House of Yiarrenn was an old and powerful
House in the middle of the dark-elven politics, but when the head of
the House fell in love and wedded a human, it caused quite a stir.
For the nobles of Under Houses it seemed almost an insult that
their daughters were not good enough for Yiarrenn, and many had
matrimonial plans that were political in nature and planned for a
long time into the future. All of this was brought into the disarray.

None of this was self-evident, as the outward pleasantries were above
the pettiness, thus the newly matroned Mother of Yiarrenn did not
suspect anything until too late.

The too late came too soon, as she was just pregnant with her first,
and as the fate would have it, her last child, Qhedraba.
The torches around the House went out one night and the halls went
silent. All the servants seemingly disappeared and as her husband
did not return from the Council, the Mother was sick with worry.
Almost sure of the worst, she listened and waited, alone and afraid.
Suddenly, a ghostly figure appeared, resembling her husband, and silently
beckoned to follow as it glided in the darkness, hovering and shimmering.
Pointing out the hidden door behind the tapestry, the ghost urged
the Mother to enter, and sensing urgency and the need for it, she complied.
Entering the dark emptiness, she fell into nothingness, disappearing into it.
Fainting from the stress and perhaps the scary unknown, the Mother found herself
Above, in the forest not far from the small settlement of men.

Qhedraba was impressed by the tale and decided to find out as much as she
could about the nature of the undead and the studies of Magic in general.
Pursuing her dreams, she joined the guild of the Necromancers, reveling in
the newfound abilities within and admiring her ever-growing strength.