[anthorn]

The Land is Onchara. The world is Gaian. The Year 4016.

Ok. Here it goes.


Book one starts with the story of Anthorn, having been expelled from Mana City he wanders the wilderness. He meets Mal, a man who reveals himself to be an asassin sent by the governers wife. After a brawl Anthorn kills him, steals his horse and heads to Winterfell.

Here he meets Nikita, a Singer/Songmage, and former sister of the Order Of the Rose, who has been stuck their since her two friends died. She wants to leave but can't as she has been bound to the town by magical means. After seeing Anthorn deal with a bunch of bullies, she befriends him after a few attempts. While she wants to leave, Anthorn wants to stay. By chance they meet a man named Gol, a mage that the locals fear.

Gol can tell by Anthorns eyes that he is half Endlord and sees a use for him. He also sees use for Nikita as she knows quite a bit about history. He frees Nikita from her bonds and all three head on a journey to the abandoned isle. Gol also introduces them to a few companions. After much misadventure they reach the Island and reach Lancifer. But in one of the outhouses they discover a decomposing body of a winged humanoid.

In Lancifer itself they discover a book with the sexual congress of certain women and how many children they had. A book with calender dates and moon cycles. A map of the world. And a hatch which leads to a bunker type room. "What's it for?" one asks to which the reply is simply that it was built for a war, the only problem was it was built before the troubles started with the Council. After retreiving the Verrusian stone(crystal.) They leave, but on the way back to the boat they're attacked by Lycrots. Gol is seemingly killed. Anthorn takes the Crystal and everybody runs. Eventually making it across to the continent again.

Here they split up and say goodbyes. Anthorn though decides on being Nikita's bodyguard, having heard that her father is a very wealthy merchant. He plans to seduce her and take her money and run. Unfortunatley as they have a few adventures together he starts to actually care about her. Reaching Imara Nikita discovers her parents and family are dead, her villa burned to the ground. It turns out that when she went missing, they stopped at nothing to find her. Even agreeing to fund the Dumas Erandi. A resistance group who said they could find her. When they did'nt they stopped paying and the group got rid of them. Desperate for revenge, she heads to Damorkine where she hears they are at.

Upon getting there, they discover a scene of mayhem. Booking into an Inn, they learn of Faircaira. Pregnant with the soon to be reborn Anwyn. They also learn that she has been asked to join three groups. The Dumas Erandi. A group of women and men mages sick of the Councils laws on controlling the Mystic Arts. The Followers. A group who follow the new Sorceress. And the Fanharil fields, a group who have yet stated much intent. The groups want Faircaira and her child as the figure head to their groups and cause. The Council want her dead. Just before Nikita and Anthorn arrived she was kidnapped by the Guardians, then rescued by the Dumas Erandi, who now hold her in their makeshift headquarters.

Nikita sees this as an oppotunity to piss them off and so with Garrison and Faellii. (who were hired by the Fanharil fields to kidnap her.) and Sorrel who is searching for her daughter but who arrived with the Followers. They break into the Dumas headquarters and rescue Faircaira and together they flee Damorkine upon the Airship in which Anthorn and Nikita came.

Due to some bad weather, the Airship comes down at Eliuor forest and they continue to flee on foot, until they are captured by the Ferilm and taken to their hidden city Ganoelit to be held until the Council arrive. Here they meet a woman named Anara and her brother Lorn, who also happened to be with Nikita and Anthorn when they went to Lancifer, she helps them escape from her people with the aide of Faraday.

Faraday is Faircairas mother and leader of the Luarith people. In response to the Council refusing to leave her alone, she quit the Council and withdrew the support of her people.

They dont get far until Faircaira enters labour. Sorrel is forced to help her as she had originally lied and said she was a midwife. After several hours. Faircaira gives birth to a baby girl. Then out of the forest come the leader of the Dumas Erandi and the representatives of the other groups. They all warn that now the child is born the Council will move heaven and earth to kill her and anyone who helps. They have one choice. They must choose who to go with. Nikita and Anara choose the Fanharil fields. Sorrel and Lorn the Followers and much to Nikitas shock, Anthorn chooses The Dumas Erandi along with Faircaira, Faraday and Garrison and Faelii. When Nikita questions Anthorn he simply replies. From day one i've looked out for myself. Why should now be any different?

Here ends book one. Book two is continued in next post