Daren Athlorn 1

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Daren Athlorn Part 1 by A Quiet Historian

The history of Daren Athlorn is a short but virtuous one. Daren was born and died within the sandstone walls of Trinsic, but we are getting ahead of ourselves. During his birth Darens mother had died and he was left with only his father, a strict warrior who had failed at becoming a Paladin. Darens father, Aiden Athlorn, was a great fighter with the sword and mace, his combat skills easily made him a viable subject for training as a Paladin, but his temper... his temper was fierce, and as quickly as it had begun, his training had ended. Failing to become a Paladin for the city, Aiden applied for the position of arms trainer. Aiden taught many would be Paladins how to properly wield a sword and for this he was given a residence inside the city walls and enough coin to feed himself and his family.

The death of his wife had hit Aiden very hard and he had placed all the blame for it on his son Daren. Since the age of four Daren was treated no better then a slave, his chores lasted the entire day and he had often been forced to work with but a single meal for the entire day. Only twice in his youth had Daren protested to the treatment he had received from his father, the first time he was but seven years old and for his troubles locked in a dark, damp cellar for a week with very little water to drink and only crumbs to feed upon. Many years had passed since the first incident occurred, this time Daren was fifteen years old and though his slave like work had been put aside, he was forced to train with the sword and mace for fifteen hours each day. Aiden had wanted badly to become a Paladin and serve the glorious city of Trinsic, so he was going to live out his dream through his son. Daren greatly disliked his training, he actually preferred the slave like work he had been forced to do before to it, but his father would not let up. When Daren had finally built up the courage to stand up to his father once again and explain that he did not wish to become a Paladin, he was beaten to near death. Throughout the years Aiden's temper had only gotten worse and during the weeks of his son's recovery he felt little remorse for what he had done, in his mind his son had cost him more then any amount of gold could replace, he had cost him the only person he had truly loved, and now he wanted to stop training? The thought was inconceivable to Aiden.

So it was that at the age of eighteen Daren had completed his training and was accepted as a Paladin of Trinsic. Aiden had never been happier with Daren in his life, Aiden was finally able to live his dream, all be it through his son. It was however only shortly after Daren had become a Paladin that the undead had begun their siege on the city of Trinsic. It was a dark time for Britannia, Lord British was using everything within his power to find a way to stop Minax as her generals continued with their attacks. Juo'nar, a fallen Paladin turned Lich was leading the siege on Trinsic. Juo'nar had kept constant pressure on any forces that attempted to free the city and Daren was the leader of the groups that did just that.

It had been weeks since the undead had taken control of the city, many citizens and guardsman alike had fled the city as fighting at the heart of the onslaught would have only meant death and gain nothing. Regrouping in a small camp outside the city, the Paladin Dupre had joined the escapees at the request of Lord British with orders to do all he could to free the city. It was only shortly after Dupre had joined them that Daren had been assigned a small force to penetrate the walls of the city of Honor and free any that were still alive. Daren knew the risks of the mission, as did his men, but they had to follow orders. Entering the city was a task itself, the main entrance had been barricaded and the walls were guarded by undead minions of Juo'nar who required no rest. Five if the fourteen men assigned to Daren were skilled archers and he made use of them, ordering them to arm their crossbows with silver bolts, he dispatched the guards of one sector of the wall quickly and quietly, he then scaled the wall followed closely by his men. Upon viewing what had happened to the city, over the main hall of the city a temple had been constructed in honor of Lady Minax and the streets were filled with the undead. Daren was in shock, but he knew if he and his men stood a chance they would have to act quickly. Splitting up into teams of five, Daren and his men began searching buildings for survivors& but there were none to be found. Lord British had not yet put out his call to the citizens of the land to rise up and help free the city, so the only living beings within the city were Daren his fourteen men, and one reporter from the Britannian news service. After searching nearly twelve buildings the men had regrouped within a provisoners shop to discuss their findings. When Daren heard that no survivors had been found in the twelve buildings that had been searched he had little hope in finding anyone, but his mission was to search the entire city, and he would do just that.