
As told by Elwynn Ringtie himself:
I was born somewhere deep in a forest
(not exactly clear on the location, will have to ask my brother). I had
one younger brother named Teern. My brother used to always play hide
and go seek in the forest, go on picnics, and enjoy youth. Until one
night our parents told us to sit by the fire place and said they had
something very important to say. We listened as they asked what are
ambitions were in life. I replied, saying that I wanted to be just like
my mother, a fighter. My brother wanted to be like my father, a
sorceror.
That night we were told that we would be
spending many months at our Aunt and Uncles house. My brother and I had
never been to our Aunt and Uncles house so we were somewhat scared.
When we were sent there we met uncle Tearn and and Aunt Gladrial. We
were told that I would be spending time with my uncle to learn the many
ways of fighting, and my brother would be staying with my aunt to learn
the ways of sorcery. Those months were very hard for me, I learned the
basics of fighting, riding, and I learned most importantly about honor.
To prove that I was committed enough to being a fighter I had to push
my physicalness to the most it could be, that included running,
acrobatics, and hand eye coordination. Over those months my brother and
I hardly talked.
I somewhat missed my brother who had not
had much contact with me. My father was human and my mother was Elven.
I learned much about the two races, good things and also some bad
things. When I reached the age of 17 I was told it was tome for me to
start a life. Time for me to move to the large city of Moorgate. Move
to a large city? But what about my family? Oh the sadness I felt then,
I know it must feel awful to have your family die, but to have them
separated from me is almost like mocking me. To have them be so close
yet so far away. Oh, even now I envy my brother who got to stay with my
family.
When Kerits Bane shown brightly in the
sky I was told to go by my uncle who had said it would be harder for me
to say good~bye to the rest of my family. My uncle and my aunt took me
to Moorgate that night and at the gates I was asked questions like what
race which was Half~elf and which profession I was. My aunt chimed in
and said I was a Battlemage. A battlemage, I mean c'mon. My aunt used
to try to teach me a few spells but they were always so hard.
So now I was Elwynn Ringtie, an official
citizen of Moorgate. When I was pushed behind the gate inside Moorgate,
I was told that I couldn't leave it until I looked ready. What?! This
made me angry and I almost attacked the guard bare fisted when his head
was turned, but at that moment my uncle grabbed my hand through the
gate and said remember 3 things: 1. Never attack bare fisted 2. Always
Protect good and never harm it 3. Don't forget that you are Elwynn
Ringtie. With those words I left for inside the city.
Later on I became apart of the Adventures
Guild. I met Greyfoot a man who helped me join the fighters guild.
Faramir, a man who showed me where to get armor for the moment, and
Jihad, he showed me the ropes of the fighters guild and showed me some
of the beauty of Moorgate. The came Ifalna who shouted who ever finds
me gets a big prize! Well, I found her while wandering around and she
gave me 200 gold and showed me some of the generosity of Moorgate. Then
I met Lerrim, for those who haven't met Lerrim you should meet her. She
really has a pure and loving heart. She showed me the fun and
caringness of Moorgate. And I watched Penilord show me the evil of
Moorgate. My brother is now 18 and I am 21 and we plan to meet at the
central market someday so I can here news of my family. Most of you
don't know me, but I wanted to tell you something about me so here it
is. Thank you.