Magnus & EloraSome backstory:
Elora first love interest died at the hands of Vez'nan's raider armies. Elora was an ice wizard to begin with, but when she found this out, she spiraled into despair, and hatred. She vowed to wipe every creature that had ever done an evil deed off the face of the planet. So consumed was she with this quest that she literally and metaphorically froze her heart in a hopeless state of merciless vengeance. Vengeance was all she could think about; she slaughtered every single bandit from that insignificant raiding party, she searched for their families, and slaughtered them too. Vez'nan, seeing her destroying his armies, sent his
Giant Demons to capture this threat, and bring her to him.
While in captivity, she developed something akin to Stockholm's Syndrome, except that it wasn't love. (Vez'nan loved her, but she didn't return the sentiment. She only respected him for his knowledge and power.) One day, Vez'nan expressed his feelings for her. He was taken aback when she furiously rejected him (He had reminded her of her lost love. That's why she was so angry.) and froze his entire tower. She left Vez'nan frozen in a block of ice, but he and the tower thawed after a few days, thanks to their position near the Rift of Cinders.
Elora wandered westward, annihilating every evil being she encountered, until she wandered into Lineria. She fended off the hordes besieging the Citadel at the time. The King, amazed at her prowess in battle, asked her to join his forces at once. She complied, but only because she could have a reason for killing bad guys now. Without a reason, she would have probably been labeled as a vigilante. (And probably for good reason too.)
And that leads us to how she met Magnus:
Magnus, just graduated from Wizard School, was immediately accepted into the King's elite guard for his great skill with the wand. Ever since he saw Elora, he admired her. He loved her. But he heard that she had some very high standards from some friends of his. Yet, he continued in his endeavors to impress her. After a few months, he gathered up his courage, and told her how he felt. He found himself coldly rejected, and told in no uncertain terms that he was not for her.
Magnus, still determined, vowed that he
would become the most powerful, most impressive mage ever. She rejected him again and again, but each rejection only reinvigorated him in his quest for power. Even to this very day, he continues in his journey to power. Maybe someday Magnus' undying persistence will pay off, and melt that icy heart.