Akono

My eyes awakened in the lands just after the Festival of Oleani. My recorded birth was Feastday, day 24 of the month Ivastaen in the year 5096 of the Modern Era. My family was of very modest means and lived in the cold parts up north near Icemule Trace. I loved my mother and father dearly and they brought me up as best they could. They have both passed on and I miss them dearly. I pray that the gods of the next life will care and watch after them.
It was in Icemule Trace that little Akono learned the ways of the lands. Much of this coming from his parents, but a great deal from the dear people of Icemule Trace. Most everyone that I met in my early days were very friendly and kind to me.

I was not a very accomplished hunter in my early days but managed to socialize a great deal. After a fair bit of time I got to know my way around the town of Icemule trace quite well. It was at this time that I found my way into my first hunting area, the well where the rats and the worms are. Hunting did not come easy to me and I managed to fall to the rats more often than not. But as my skills increased and my knowledge grew I found myself more capable of dealing with the small critters. It was at this time that I became aware of a nice little hunting ground outside the gates of the town. I was a bit worried at the thought of leaving the safety of the town walls, but managed to get a more experienced person in town to take me there and show me around a bit. Although I do not remember his name, he was very kind and helpful. He took me to where the thyrils roam and explained to me the geography, the critters and a safe haven for the tired adventurer. Ah, these are some very fond memories of mine ... sitting in the thyril node and talking with other folks in the lands, trying to stay alive in a swarm of thyrils, being drag to the node when I was not successful, looking for one more nook or cranny to put another piece of treasure before heading back to town. Life was simple back then and my family gave me much encouragement.

Many of the folks that I grew to love and respect in the thyril area moved on and I know not of there where abouts. But there was one young warrior lad, Piefight, who I did spend a great deal of time with. He and I hunted orcs of all kinds in the wilds round about Icemule. The days of hunting the silverback orcs to the east of Icemule brought the two of us close together. We managed to earn a decent living and stay out of trouble for the most part. I have not seen him in a long, long time but where ever he is I am sure that he is doing well.

I had heard many rumors of this great city to the south with many folks, merchants and shops to explore and decided that it was high time for me to determine for myself if these rumors were true or not. I had been told that the trail to these parts of the world were long and treacherous. With that I packed up my bags and headed south looking for a path which would lead me to a place they called the "Landing". Being a ranger and knowing a great deal of the geography of the lands south of my home town I was able to find a trail quite easily, but dealing with the critters that I encountered turned out to be big challenge. Enlisting the help of a few folks with a great deal more experience than I, I was able to finally make my way over the glacier and into more hospitable territory. I managed to get lost a great deal but eventually made it to the rumored city of Wehnimer's Landing. You can probably image my happiness to once again be in the safety of a walled city.

Being new to the city I wandered around looking and learning all that I could for a lengthy period of time. It was about this time that I was introduced to a secret society in the lands which promised great rewards. Not knowing the true meaning of this society I associated myself with them and eventually became a master among their ranks. It is true that the rewards of this society are great. However, later in my life a higher road was pointed out to me.

The next period of my life brought me the greatest joy and the most extreme sadness. It is difficult to recall these memories, but they are part of my life and make me who I am today. I happened to meet a young lady by the name of Antalya Ekeria, a beautiful young elven ranger. She was engaged to be wed to a young cleric of the name Tovrr, however, it was very infrequent that I ever saw him. Antalya and I spent a great deal of time together to help each other with our skills and knowledge of the lands. We could either be found in the Landing or Icemule Trace. I got to know the trail between the Landing and Icemule Trace very well in that I always seemed to be elected as the guide for the trip.

I grew very fond of Antalya and I believe that she did of me. She grew tired of waiting for Tovrr to ever return from the lands that he went off to discover and announced one day that she was no longer engaged to him. This truly was a happy day for me. We immediately put plans in place to be wed and started working towards the day that our relationship would be sealed in the bounds of holy matrimony. Making these plans and discussing our future brought great joy and purpose to my life.

We had moved to River's Rest prior to our engagement where we made a great many friends. We decided that we would be wed as soon as we had both received our title in the lands. This proved to take a bit of time, but we both enjoyed many months of fun keeping the Krolvin population in check and exploring their ship, sometimes on our feet and sometimes on our backs. :cackles: Another great friend in my life at this time and to this day is Lord Brambultalc Forstar. A remarkable dwarven ranger and one that truly inspired me in so many areas of development.

Antalya continually asked me about my association with this secret society and explained all that she knew of an other society to which she belonged. The society to which she belonged was Voln. She suggested that I might be better off to forsake my association with my society and begin in earnest learning the was of Voln. At first I was completely against it. You see, I had become so dependant on the gifts granted to my by the society that I could not imagine my life without them. Eventually, mostly out of my love for her I did leave the secret society and was initiated into the order of Voln. This was both a sad day and a happy day for me. At the time I had no idea the magnitude of the challenge that lay before me. Antalya helped me understand the ways of Voln and what I must do to meet the expectations of the monks. Progress was fast at first, but soon slowed to a crawl.

Shortly after we received our title in the lands our relationship began to change. For the life of me I cannot tell you why. I came to learn later that a long lost brother of Tovrr was asking for her hand in marriage. She indicated that this is what she wanted. This was truly the saddest day of my life. I felt like my heart had been ripped right from my chest. So much planning, so many experiences, so much love ... I was devastated. It was during this period that I dedicated myself to the task of releasing the undead as Voln required. Almost unceasingly I focused on this task. It was the only way that I could deal with such a great loss in my life. Eventually I found myself again on the ledge near Shadow Valley with many friends and some of the happiness that I had lost. A dear friend by the name of Lady Aurla does not know this, but she helped me work through my sorrow through the many kind acts and true friendship that she showed to me. I love her from the bottom of my heart for all she did for me. I managed to satisfy the demands of the order of Voln during my days up on the ledge.

Well, at this times it seems the gods were mucking around with the nature of our world and made it impossible for me to continue my adventures in the Shadow Valley area. I believe that it was shortly after this that the trail to Solhaven was found and I managed to make my way to Castle Varunar. Although I do not find it as satisfying as Shadow Valley, it has been a wonderful place to associate with new friends and to meet up with old friends from time to time.. This is where I continue to spend my time today in the lands.

My life has much yet to reveal and many adventures yet to take. More will be added to my biography as time goes on.