Role

Chapter 5

Fleeing his murderous brother, young Elokhi retreated down the mountain. He
found shelter in Udgaard, but such a vile city offered no warm welcome for a
young boy who arrived with nothing.

Living a life in squalor for time he could not count, Elokhi struggled just to
survive - a year passed, perhaps longer. It was a dangerous life and Elokhi
may well have succumbed, either to brigands and thieves or to simple hunger.
But he was saved at last by a huge man in a long robe. It was a man Elokhi had
seen many times in the city. Always present, but rarely noticed. Elokhi saw
him once, quickly dispatching a jaette in a dark corner, before he disappeared
once more.

And that mysterious man found Elokhi when he needed him most. He offered the
young Arial food, clean water and shelter. He mended his wounds and nursed him
to health. All without ever giving a name. But he did allow the slightest
glimpse at his right hand, which bore a ring of the Paladin's guild.

This man, this paladin was doing good in perhaps the most evil place in Thera.
He did not act in fear, despite being surrounded by men who wished for nothing
more than his death. He did what was right, regardless of the risk.

At that realization, Elokhi was certain he'd recieved a second sign from the
Gods of the Light.

They'd shown him twice that he must take action in the face of fear.. and now
they showed him for the second time how he must act. He must follow the path
of the Light into the Paladin's guild.