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Chapter 13 - Character Dive! 3.0

Hey all! pardon my absence, it's been one hell of a year over in the real world!

But alas, we are back!

Here in the world of Enverdolmol!

I have genuinely missed the lot of you, my kind and loyal readers. You have no idea how much you all -yes you behind that screen- inspire me and keep me motivated and ever-writing. I am forever grateful. And to show that gratefulness, I will continue to write and extend my stories for as long as I am physically and mentally capable. On that, you have my word.

Well, with all that said, I have a few more Character Dives ready for you all!

I hope you all have enjoyed my tales thus far, and that these Dives hold you over til the next chapter is posted!

-I have a few chapters brewin' as you read these Dives!-

With much love and appreciation, enjoy.

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"No blood on our pillows. Part 1."

Character: Ajor Dova.

Species: Elfym.

Class: Assassin.

Nation: Grootawe/Lustria.

Age: 71 HLS.

Weapon: Duel Long Daggers known as Ru'piet which translates to "Cry out."

Ironically, they are enchanted with an ability to "mute" living things on contact, rendering the target unable to produce noise in any form.

Origin:

As an Elfym child, Ajor was taken in by a young Moonrey, who would raise and train her to be one of the finest Assassins in the land. Before Moonrey, she had been a part of a roving band of child thieves. They were known around the Crater Coast as "Dock Rats" for the habit of raiding docked ships at night while the sailors and crew were inland.

Ajor and her band were set up and caught in a trap one night, and five out of the eight were subsequently killed. Ajor and the two that remained were saved by Moonrey, who had some sort of leverage against the enraged Captain. She stays with House Moonrey not out of any form of owed debt, but of pure and undying loyalty to her Mother. Ajor had grown into one hell of a clean taker of lives shall we say, but alas, her blades would ever only strike for just cause, for even in her days as a thief, her morals had never wavered. In her years under Moonrey, she had come to learn and accept the fact that there were far worse things one could be than an Assassin.

At least she would be doing her neck of the woods some good.

Abilities:

Can generate after-images to confuse and disorient combatants.

-Expert level Assassination techniques.

-Can generate an anti-detection field that negates most types of intrusion spells.

-Excellent hand-to-hand combatant.

Stats:

Strength: 6/10.

Stamina: 8.5/10.

Agility: 9/10.

Dexterity: 8.5/10.

Intellect: 7.5/10.

Aether: 6.5/10.

Resilience: 6.5/10.

Resistance: High Magic: 6.5/10. Low Magic: 8.5/10.

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"No blood on our pillows. Part 1."

Character: Laroon Moonrey.

Species: Elf.

Class: Madam of House Moonrey and Borough Leader of Wegkrip.

Nation: Lustria/Crater Coast.

Age: 200 HLS.

Weapon: Needle Rapier: Lunar Thorn. A customized hollow Rapier that drains blood on contact, up to 1/4th pint per strike pending on the damaged location on her target.

Origin:

Laroon Moonrey was born nearly 200 years ago in Lustria. For an Elf, she was viewed as strange among her people due to her mind manipulation abilities that developed early on in her youth. This led to many not being able to trust her nor their own thoughts around her for the majority of her life, which led to long bouts of isolation.

Moonrey had always exhibited what the other Elves around her called "Human-like" materialistic qualities. This internal struggle was accompanied by other "Human-like" traits like obsessive worrying over time, and even promiscuity, something that was far from common among her people. It seemed like from birth Laroon was destined to be an Ambassador for the Nation Lustria, not only due to her natural way she seemed to have with her own people, but also because her mental magics were often very effective against humans in particular in comparison to other species.

After meeting with, falling in love with, and bearing the child of a human male whom she had met on one of her many trips to the Crater Coast, she had been immediately ostracized and exiled from Lustria for interbreeding with a non-Elf person. So it was that with a child, she had traveled to and settled in Wegkrip. With the birth of their child, her now husband had taken the position of Borough Leader of Wegkrip, and they settled in to raise their child together. Laroon would with time come to realize that Wegkrip was no Lustria.

The first years had been hard for her, she had not only a child to raise, but to still find as much time as possible to acclimate to life outside of an Elven nation.

Due to various Assassination attempts, Laroon was forced to send her child away, not even allowing herself to be given knowledge as to where the child went. Just days after this, her husband would be killed in a failed cue, and she would find herself ascending to fill his position. By day she ran the growing town of Wegkrip, by night she ran the prestigious House Moonrey, and through it, she sought her husband's killers.

Abilities:

-Line of sight mind manipulation: mental push/pull of information.

-Expert Fencing duelist.

-Self-trained Assassin.

-Can extract the minerals from the blood of other living things via her sword, and use this to accelerate her own natural healing process.

Stats:

Strength: 6.5/10.

Stamina: 8/10.

Agility: 9/10.

Dexterity: 8.5/10.

Intellect: 9/10.

Aether: 8/10.

Resilience: 6.5/10.

Resistance: High Magic: 7.5/10. Low Magic: 8.5/10.

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"No blood on our pillows. Part 1."

Character: Borut Kes.

Species: Human.

Class: Captain of the Blades of Wegkrip/Soldier.

Nation: Grootawe Crater Coast.

Age: 42 HLS.

Weapon: -Duel-edged broad sword.

-Kite shield.

-Bladed brass-knuckles.

Origin:

Born to a poor family, Borut's father had been a soldier, as had been his father's father. It was simply in their blood.

So was greed, ambition, and cunning.

Borut had joined the town guard at a young age and had risen through the ranks quickly, if not ruthlessly. The Five Boroughs were a tough place to live, and he had quickly grown strong and resilient through poverty and hardship.

But alas, he kept to it and worked hard. This eventually landed him a position as a Private Guard to the Borough Leader herself whose eye he had caught with his loyalty and actions during the cue that had taken the life of the former Borough leader, and her late husband. An excellent swordsman and combat expert, his station as her Captain was well-earned.

For close to a decade now he had served the Borough Leader as the Captain of her Blades of Wegkrip, an elite arm of her personal guard. To this day he knows nothing of her double life as the Madam of House Moonrey.

Despite his clean and even heroic public reputation, Borut was never a very kind individual behind closed doors... His cruel, inhuman sexual crimes had earned him a death warrant via Lady Laroon herself. This warrant would later be dismissed by one Madam Moonrey.

A most curious turn of events...

Abilities:

-Limited Aether Suppression of those in his immediate space, just as long as he can or has intimidated the individual.

-Expert combat specialist.

-Can coat his armor, shield, and sword, in damage-resistant Aether.

Stats:

Strength: 7.5/10.

Stamina: 6.5/10.

Agility: 7.5/10.

Dexterity: 7/10.

Intellect: 6.5/10.

Aether: 6/10.

Resilience: 8/10.

Resistance: High Magic: 5/10. Low Magic: 6.5/10.

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Hey, glad you all came as usual!

I hope you all have enjoyed and continue to enjoy my Character Dives and connecting Chapter parts.

As the stories unfold and get deeper, I will not only post MORE Character Dives, but I will continue to update the ones that I have posted thus far for you all!

I will have a new chapter out pretty dang soon so worry not!

I love you all. Truly I do. It amazes me still that people come to read my works and actually enjoy them enough to wait! you, you, you, YOU all are the amazing ones. You mean the world to me and I hope you all continue to stay safe, stay healthy, and most importantly, stay vigilant!

I will see you all again soon, over in the world of Enverdolmol!

-Redd.