Elvenhome, is a beautiful place, but the forest holds many secrets. It is our job to protect them we are the elite of the elite. We are the “Ra Taur'ohtar” , the best the race could offer.
We have been bred for this, picked thru the ceremony of naur anar ar' alu ithil. We are the final guardians of elvenkind, the protector of the elder forest. I remember the day as any, while on patrol I came across a human a childling, barely able to walk, how it got so far into the woods I do not know, but there It was heading towards the sacred groves.. the penalty for this was death. I aimed and had the innocent in my site, pulled the bow back, the only sound I made was the familiar stretch of the bow string. It looked in my direction and I could not shoot. Instead with great speed that even surprised him I swept him in my arms, the child did not cry out. In haste before I was detected I led him to outside realm. I have been told to mistrust all humans, they will use and abuse you do not linger close. I did this, I made sure it was noticed and left. The universal sound of joy is familiar in all the worlds races, I could hear the human encampment rejoice at the return of the lost boy. I hid in the trees and watched as they had a festival honoring the gods for returning the boy. The sound brought me back to better days, but those were quickly suppressed by training
The next day, I was summoned to the Hall of Elders, there I knew I would be punished. My father was a war hero, a blade singer a hero of our race. He perished during a beholder attack on our village along with my mother. To this day I hate those aberrations for making me different. You see, I am a rarity in elven society, an orphan and for some a rarity is a blemish that should be removed. So I faced the Elders with this already against me.
“Lanis’Sillian you are from a noble and proud house, bred to be the best, you have excelled at all the tasks we have given.” Said the first elder, she is eldest of our kind, rumors say she was even there during the days of the overloads
“For You we have a special mission” said another elder.
The first elder spoke “For many years the elven heritage, the magic items we have created have spread to human hands”
The second elder then said “We are inclined to get some of these items back, in so doing we have made a secret alliance with a certain adventurer’s guild. In exchange for minor magical items we have agreed to send our best to join the guild in our name”
The eldest one stared straight into my eyes and spoke “That is what we wish from you Lanis’Sillin. We want you to venture to the human lands and retrieve what you can, we ask you be discreet about this and leave when convenient”
It was an honor to be chosen, but I knew why they chose me
One it punished me for my earlier escapade with the human child
Two I was disposable as had no direct familial ties, so I would not be missed terribly.
I understood my place, it is the way of the people, to understand the bigger picture.
I said my good byes and left, after I told them I was on mission for the elders very few of my companions questioned why, they understood, they were elves after all.
I had my contact at the guild hall, and my first assignment days later.