Cronan, the Beastmaster: More than two decades ago, Hammerhold had lost much ... too much: when the Great War fell into silence and the kingdoms signed singed treaties, gates were lifted high, halving the desert kingdom. Thousands were, at that time, trapped on
the other side, losing all contact with the world outside but, when those thousands died, one survived in the lush tropical forest. A small boy, named Cronan, somehow managed to escape the deadly plague that poisoned the community. For fifteen years he thrived between beasts and they would all listen to his calls and, as the Gates of Nazeru had been opened by a mysterious person, Cronan, the Beastmaster, escaped, to hear the sand once more and tame it.
Present day: 34 years old
Captain Blackthorne, the Corsair: The great, old pirate realized his mistake much too late when he, one day, woke up without a leg and a hand on a deserted beach of the
Mompoey Island. All his life as a pirate, a thief, a scoundrel, he realized then, was a mistake, from the moment he let Firebeard take him to the sea at the age of twelve, until the moment he rescued three
Hammerhold rogues who, in the end, betrayed him, three decades later. Lost, yet pure-hearted, Blackthorne then went to the desert kingdom's leader, asking for forgiveness. The merciful king, on his deathbed, challanged Blackthorne thrice and, much time after the lord's death, the former pirate was redeemed, as Captain Blackthorne, the Corsair.
Present day: 52 years old
Nivus, the Grand Wizard: Known for as long as he could remember as
Nas'de golden alchemist, Nivus' life was shattered when his weakness caused the fall of the town. Ill-fated, the potion-brewer walked for years, blindly, through the
desert of Azsare, until, one day, he reached a small village called
Saraze. He plummeted to the ground below as he entered the gates of the village and all but one child flew away in fear to their homes. Opening his eyes for an instant, the old man saw a young, blonde and curious girl staring at him intensely, as if she wanted to help, but didn't know how. She ran away then and Nivus lost all hope, but suddenly, he woke up on a warm bed, clean and clothed, with the young child sleeping by the head of his bed. Weeks had passed when he fully recovered and Saraze had a valuable warrior by their side: Nivus, the Grand Wizard ...
Dierdre, the Priestess: ... Yet, the story ended not there. A time came when all changed: the evacuation of the village came unexpectedly when rogues attacked Linirea and Nivus and Dierdre, the innocent, blonde girl, were left behind. They together fought the wild forces that came attacking, Dierdre having become the wizards disciple, after the death of her parents, at the age of 16, but Nivus had been wounded. The young woman tried to heal him, though she was trained only in the art of battle. Nivus seemed to have died and grief-stricken, his disciple ran away and came face to face to a great artifact: Nazeru's Gates. The young witch, somehow, managed to open them and entered an unknown world,
the jungle. Dierdre found herself isolated, but felt blessed and she trained and trained and trained, aided by the creatures of the tropical forest, until she became Dierdre, the Priestess.
Nivus - present day: 93 years old
Dierdre - present day: 35 years old
Part 2 of KR:F
Too bad you can't quote the look on my face.