User:Sotaknuck/Eclea

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[[Image:Ranger-icon.png]][[Image:Necromancer-icon-small.png]] Eclea Arbra (Eclea Silverbirch)
Creation: November 2005

Background:
Finding new herbs and elaborate new poisons, exploration of uncharted territories, and the thrill of a treasure hunt are Eclea's life. She grew up in the dangerous Maguuma Jungle along with her Father, Arald the Grey. She is a ranger, and an espert herbalist, specialized in poisons. No one knows exactly when, and where she found her pet, the black spider known as Nettle. Their bond is strong, the common form of symbiosis that Melandru grants to many rangers. She and her father always tried to stay away from politics and the common problems inside Kryta, and they never really cared about what was happening with the raise of the White Mantle in their region, and the birth of the Shining Blade. At the time, she used to work as a guide for everyone who paid her enough. One day, a necromancer and a monk showed up in Druid's Overlook. The two hired her and her father, with the task of finding the spirits of the druids that lived in the Jungle. That wasn't very hard, and in a week in the jungle the managed to find the Druids. The ancient spirits weren't able to fulfill the request of the necromancer. Jenna and Medea, anyway, paied them again, to search for a forgotten balthazar temple deep inside the jungle. She never found a temple in her exploration, so the excitement for that travel was great. Almost a month later, the group found the temple. Jenna dindn't find what she was searching for, but thanked them and left with Medea.

She was just returned home when some soldiers of the White Mantle hired her again. She had to track down some rebels of the Shining Blade. The rebels were escaping after kidnapping some of the current chosen. She was paid in advance so she didn't refuse the task. Along with a small group of Knight of the White Mantle, they managed to reach the chosen, and the shining blade. Without a battle, Evennia explaned to the group that the Shining Blade was actually saving the chosen from the White Mantle. As the group of knights trusted her words and shifted with the Shining Blade, Eclea decided to side with them as well, to understand the real motivations behind her hiring. As she discovered later, deep in the Jungle, the White Mantle was sacrificing the chosen on one of the Bloodstones, deep in the heart of Maguuma Jungle. She was among the explorers that found the path to the Bloodstones, but wasn't in the group that killed Hablion. As Markis, the traitor of the Shining Blade, was helping the Mantle in finding and destroying every refuge of the Shining Blade, Eclea was forced to step back and retreat. Even after the discovery of the Henge of Denravi, Eclea was still in the jungle, chased by the Mantle. She was with the members of the Shining Blade that retreated into the Shiverpeaks when the Unseen showed themselves, and among those who fought the Titans back in the Henge of Denravi when the titan Crysis began.

As the White Mantle lost his grip over Kryta and the conflict with the Shining Blade changed in an "ordinary" political battle without the shadow of the Muursat, Eclea left, and resumed her old life, hunting for treasures around the world.

Years later, she was in Istan, exploring the ruins in Lahtenda Bog when se met the mysterious Bahltek. It wasn't a great discussion, but the young ranger managed to obtain some infos regarding some treasures buried in the Elonian continent. And so Eclea left off searching for them. She travelled across Kourna and Vabbi to reach the Halls of Chokhin to gather more informations on them. In the Halls she met Jenna again, and learned from her about the mysterious city of Adashim and their hidden treasures. They where heading there when her friend recieved a vision from Grenth. Abaddon was about to return in the world, and he had to be stopped. Understanding the dangers, the ranger followed her friend in Kodash Bazar and they picked up the dervish Sarissa. In the beginning the two didn't get along well, and never spook directly to each other until they fought side by side near the Basalt Grotto. With the help of the legendary Junundu Worms, the group reached the center of the desolation, finding a rift to the realm of Torment, the prison of Abaddon. Reality was weakening, and every second was closer to the liberation of the fallen god.

Swallowing her fears, Eclea entered the Torment with Jenna and Sarissa. Fortunately, they weren't the only ones that dared to stand against Abaddon and his Demons: the sunspears, even the dead ones, were trying to set a final stand to stop the god. The mesmer Astrid, the elementalist Jelena, and the brave paragon Iridia joined their group in their effort, and fought against the margonites, along with the forgotten armies and many other heroes that entered the torment from the desolation. That day is still impressed in her heart. She was in the deepest part of the torment, in the Gate of Abaddon when he was defeated. The world was saved and she felt accomplished. No treasure could be as great as having saved the world, the biggest treasure of all.

Months later she found the treasure of the hidden Adashim, but decided to leave it there. No one else could enjoy the same thrill of searching for it if she took it.

To be Continued

Personality:
Eclea enjoys talking about her likings whenever she can: The thrill of a treasure hunt, or the attention and precision needed to brew a new poison, or her spider pet. She loves exploration and loves to discover new things and places. For her the adventure itself is the real treasure. She tends to be rather selfish at times, but she is in fact a selfless person that knows when it's the right time to put others needs in front of hers.

Additional Info
Favourite Equipment: Poisonous Recurve Bow Of Fortitude. Favourite Build:  Old Classic Build: 
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