PAXLAIR - July 8, 1999 - Azazel, UOSS

Azazel did a great job putting recent events together. This is a great read for all of us!

Aurora, lady of the lair, much is centered around this gal. So much has already happened, I don't know where to start. Aurora is a Dryad. Dryads live in the forests, as such, Aurora has her own tree there that she must be near. [For a better understanding of what a Dryad is, go to  The Encyclopedia Mythica. When Aurora came to the city of PaxLair, to become apart of the Ladies of the Lair, a problem arose. Because she was a Dryad, and being in PaxLair kept her away from her tree, she was falling victim of amnesia. Aurora had been trying to combat this by frequently returning to her tree for short periods of time, but it was to no avail.

"She was forgetting everything, and preparing to return to her tree for longer time. I sought out the Oracle." Sir Zanthor, a Knight of PaxLair, stated.

Sir Zanthor is speaking of the Oracle of the Forest or rather, the Forest Oracle. The Forest Oracle is an ancient wise one, who has a vast knowledge of many things. When someone is in need they may go to her for advise. Sir Zanthor is also the man who seeks Aurora's hand in marriage.

When Sir Zanthor found the Forest Oracle, she told him of a way in which Aurora could be away from her tree. The Oracle spoke of Aurora carrying special seeds with her. These seeds would allow Aurora to be away from her tree for long periods of time. Not only did the Oracle give the insight to the seeds, she offered the group her very own tears. If Aurora were to drink these, she would remember all of her past experiences, past lives even, curing her amnesia. As with most things, however, the tears came with a price. Before the Oracle would give up the tears, Sir Zanthor had to pass a test. It had to be Sir Zanthor because he was the one who sought Aurora's hand, and it was he who had found out about the seeds from the Oracle.

To obtain the Forest Oracle's tears, Sir Zanthor had to go to the Dark Tower in Corwyn. The Dark Tower resides at the edge of the forest behind the Black Rose Brewery. A great evil had taken over the tower in Corwyn, it is believed it was once the V*A tower. His job was simple, to enter the tower alone and defeat one of the beings that dwelled within. Sir Zanthor was met by a wraith, after some chatting with the being, a fray broke out. Sir Zanthor was victorious, and passed the test. When the Forest Oracle was once again found, they were given the tears which Aurora drank, thus curing her memory. Aurora then found the seeds the Oracle spoke of, a seed of life, a seed of love, and a seed of learning. Aurora fit the seeds inside rings, she wears the seed of life, Zanthor wears the seed of love, and the seed of learning was given to Don Martin, the guild master for the Veiled Alliance (V*A).

With every action, there is a equal and opposite reaction. The Oracle told everyone the wraiths were now after Aurora, and Sir Zanthor was to protect her. The wraiths were the evil that had taken over the V*A tower. They are led by one called Uuban Dalik, The Dark Prophet. The wraiths seek Aurora's soul, to feed off of. They have stated that the Dryad's (Aurora's) soul is very strong. Aurora is one of very few Dryads in this world, perhaps that is why the wraiths believe Aurora's soul to be so special.

Once upon a dark day, Kyleria Dawn, Aurora's friend and fellow lady of the lair, was beaten up, real bad, by a person named Rhydian. Rhydian was a Death Knight, very little is known about him. It is thought that he hurt Kyleria to get to Aurora, for he is now known as Rhydian, Knight of the Void, and has joined the evil ways of the wraiths.

Recently, Aurora set out to find the evil Rhydian. Almost simultaneously, a squire named Garzaia showed up in PaxLair. Garzaia was a squire to Fin the Smithy, he was apart of the Knights of PaxLar, the very group Sir Zanthor is apart of. Garzaia lead the lady of the lair, Pain, to the Dark Tower in Corwyn. She had been told that Kyleria had been captured, and that she had to come with Garzaia to free her. The squire had betraye her and the towns, it was a trap. The wraiths were there and they took her soul.

When Sir Zanthor received word of this, he ran to Corwyn hoping to catch them and figure out what exactly they'd done. He was met by a group of wraiths, which he ended up fighting. Out numbered, Sir Zanthor fled to PaxLair. In PaxLair he organized a large group to go back to Corwyn. Obviously Zanthor wasn't very happy with the traitor Garzaia. Zanthor chased the traitor down and a huge battle raged on. When two wraiths showed up, that proceeded to attack Sir Zanthor, Zanthor got separated from them. Soon after this, Aurora was found, still in search of Rhydian. The two of them proceeded to the wraith's Dark Tower along with a large group of people from PaxLair and Corwyn. They all attacked the tower, and Aurora went inside alone.

The battle outside the tower was fierce, neither side really won. The wraiths themselves, stayed inside the tower for the most part, and the large group attacking, outside. Inside the tower, Aurora was being killed. The wraiths tried to take her soul, yet were unable to. When Aurora died, her soul stayed inside the seed of life, which she wore on her ring. The seed stayed with her even after death, and the wraiths, despite all their attempts, were unable to get her soul.

What will happen next, I do not know, only time will tell.