When he first got there he was a young man filled with false courage and the thought of adventure and mystery but it never happened as the first time he came to this bar he found his true love, Meredith, she was the only thing that kept him in Droknar’s Forge her happy, caring nature with her ability to make a joke out of everything made her a entertaining person but her radiant beauty was what won all men over, Tristan being a nervous young man would never ask her out on a date ‘he was to far out of her league’ and that’s what shocked him when she came over and talked to him, they hit it off instantly. A shot time later he proposed to her and they had their happy ever after but only for just over a year when Meredith gave birth to Tristan’s son, Darrian, Meredith died in child birth. As a single father Tristan was over-protective and Darrian being a young teenager he was always ignoring his father, they had many collisions over Tristan’s protectiveness, Darrian would always storm off to calm down and then come back but one day he never did the last time he was seen he was heading towards the rift; from then on, every day Tristan would head up to the rift to look for his lost son, he never lost hope.

The trips to the rift had now become an addiction and was not for his son anymore; each trip gave him new strength and the feeling of immense power, he knew the price for his addiction, his soul was now owned by a evil of which has been stuck in the realms of darkness by the gods of which created him. He knew the voice in his head was not imaginary and that it would get worse if he went there again, as last time the voice became so intense, he passed out and when he came too he had a deep cut on his face with blood shining out; He was standing over a Droknars-born dwarf with a ravaged, dismembered body, and both of their blood was pouring into the rift feeding the shadow, he had to go find his son but the craving of the power is what will keep him going to the rift.

Chapter 1, Theodora and Elijah [Tristan’s Parents]

They ran in the darkness, through the pouring rain with the white mantle hot on their heels, they needed to seek refuge; they had been travelling on foot for a week now and Theodora and Elijah Thanatos were dieing. Theodora was a tough
Cathan warrioress and Elijah was a Tryian god-fearing monk with all the answers. They had been taken from their home in Fisherman’s Haven for speaking out against the white mantle and their unseen gods; they had been hiding in delivery carts hoping one would get to Lion’s Arch, a major risk as it was strongly held by the mantle.

The first cart they hid in was owned by one of their close friends who could take them to Temple of the Ages but no further, the closer they got to the temple the fear they felt became more apparent and Theodora became ill, each morning Theodora felt more and more sick; They had achieved what they always wanted, she was pregnant.
“Perry! Have you anythin’ to make Dora less sick each morn’?”

“I’m afraid I don’t Eli, just this delivery of Tanned Hides and I can’t see that helping” Perry replied.

“Come on Peregrine, I’m feeling awful and this is worse than the white mantle; you must have something to help me! You always take some medicines with you, Please!” Theodora pleaded.

“That’s the first time you’ve called me my real name” Peregrine turned to her and smiled “This may help but I can’t promise”

He tossed her a vial of red liquid and she pulled out the cork and drunk it down.

“Hmph, it doesn’t work…”

“Well she seems to be back t’ normal” Elijah laughed beaming at Peregrine, He turned to Theodora and knew something was wrong with her, “Dora, Dora look at me what’s the matter?”

She looked at him her eyes quivering

“I’m, I’m, I’m *Sneeze* going to *Sneeze* ahhh! That’s better!”

Elijah and Peregrine faced each other and couldn’t contain the laughter, Eli nearly fell out the back of the cart and Perry had tears pouring from his eyes but the laughter was cut short by the bellowing voice outside.

“I need to check you delivery, we have a few wanted unbelievers that need to be taken care of”

Chapter 2, Not so White Mantle

Peregrine dismounted the cart and walked over to the mantle knight that stopped them, “What is your delivery and where are you taking it?”

Eli, Dora and Perry knew what they had to do in this situation they had planned it in perfect detail, Peregrine would move towards the mantle knight and stand facing the cart making a time where Eli and Dora could carefully break away from the back of the cart without being seen, Eli would lay blessing upon Dora to keep her from harm as she strikes downs the pawn from the white mantle,

“Gotta load of Tanned Hides bound for Temple of the Ages”

Theodora was never one to follow plans even when it would save her life; she dismounted the cart from the front, “I will need to check the cart”

Drew her sword and went in for the kill. The mantle were expecting this to happen, so they had each search party in pairs.

“Behind you!” A voice shouted from the woodland surrounding them.

The knight, lightning fast draw his sword and blocked the blow.

“Savant, now!” The knight bellowed, “Feuerregen unten” Chanted the unknown voice and the streaks of fire rained down upon the horses and cart. The horses reared up as the hair upon their bodies set alight and burned their skin, they tried to run from the fire but the cart and themselves were already burning. While the horses were trying to scramble the clanging and clashes of the swords became louder and quicker and a bead of sweat rolled down Theodora’s brow, she slowly reached for her dagger while still defending herself from her attacker, she pulled out her dagger and launched it straight through the knights armour into his heart.

Eli took out his staff ran towards the Savant and before the she could defend herself the staff drilled into her ribcage Eli could feel the ribs break through the staff, but any wound would never stop a servant of the white mantle, they would fight to the death, the Savant conjured a ball of fire and it scolded the side of Eli’s face; the rage kicked in and he pounded the Savants body with all his hatred; he brought the staff behind himself and with one foul swoop shattered the Savants head.

Chapter 3, The Promises

Elijah tried to get himself steady but the burn on his face was worse than he thought, the burn was all over the left side of his face, the lack of energy and his charred face made everything seem blurred, he tried to call out but no sound came to his ears except the thump of him falling to the floor.

“Eli, Eli wake up, Eli, WAKE UP!” shouted the strong willed Warrioress. Elijah stirred, his eyes lazily opened and he groaned from being awakened. He put his weight on his elbows and pulled himself up, the burn on his face had disfigured him; all of the left side of his face was raw and open to the elements.

“You didn’t think you would get rid of me that easily did you?”

She picked herself up “We need to keep moving” Theodora ordered, walking over to the ruined cart with a tear in her eye and a smile on her face.

“I feel it will be unsafe for you two to spend anymore time heading towards the Temple, it would be in your best interest to head directly to Lion’s Arch” Peregrine sighed “although you will need to keep of all trade routes you never know if the mantle are going to show up again, I’ll head back home and I’ll tell everyone that you needed to leave in a hurry that you didn’t have time to say goodbye”

“We cannot leave you now; we have ruined your trading business and destroyed your only transport home!” Elijah was now torn he needed to save his wife and child but he could not leave his brother.

“Tell Phoebe and Matthew that they will see their grandchild one day” Dora promised.
“And that they will always be with us in sprit” Elijah turned away from his Wife and Brother and a tear fell from his face.

“I will find my own way home; I am not wanted by the mantle so I’ll go to the Temple and find a way back”

“Well then it seems this is our goodbye but we’ll see each other again, my brother”