Campaign "Shadows over Esteren"
The Laochdrinn were a noble family from Baldh-Ruoch, Capital of the Reizh. Not a strong one, and quite young compared to the other branches but full of promises and excelling in the art of diplomacy. Edren was the eldest son, and his father Joachim did his best to give him the most complete education. He made it in the Sapience institution after doing his Ost, and learned Flux manipulation under the strict mentoring of the old Albus. Edren was doing well, learning fast and quite adept to build strong relationship with his fellow students with the help from his charming smile, which he got it from his mother Ellana, His twin brothers, Fredrich and Guivren, were still under tutoring, showing promises of a bright future and the youngest daughter, Guiniver, was destined to help the Laochdrinn form a strong alliance with the RochePiarde, one of the most influent families of Baldh-Ruoch. He also took the strange habit of gathering every peeble, beedle of plant he found which has the slightest connexion to the Art of the Flux, the Occult or the Spirits.
And then, they died.
All but Edren perished during this fateful night. The family house was reduced to a smoldering pile of dust by the morning, consumed by a gigantic brasier. This was no ordinary fire. It didn't emit heat and the strange, undefined color of the flames was definitively not something natural. Edren could do nothing but watch his life consume itself. Everything the fire touched was annihilated, even the water thrown by the bystander vaporized instantly. To this day, no one knows what happened, and why.
As the eldest son, Edren was very self conscious of his responsibilities before the tragedy. In a instant, he lost everything. Father, mother, brothers and sister were no more. The two servants of the House, Janne and Lancet died too, and even his best friend from the university which was sleeping over : Oldelaf. Soon, the last peoples he knew cut their relationship with him. Rumors start spreading about malediction and ill omens, and soon, Edren became more and more isolated.
Some would be destroyed forever.
Not Edren. It took a while, but he bounce back. He quit the university, and began to make his living by gathering and selling what others cannot take the time to find : exotic plants, location of unusual minerals, books and other "artefacts". He takes pride in his ability to find what is rare and selling it to the right person. He made new friends and contacts. Life change a man, that is for sure, and Nowadays Edren is quite the opposite of Yesterday Edren. Since he lost everything, he began to ignoring the consequences of his acts more and more, to the point where he even endangers those who dare join him in one of his missions.
He's not reluctant to talk about the past, but is quick to change the subject. Even to those who know him for a while, the only sequel he kept from this tragedy is a persistent and violent phobia of fires.
To be continued...
