User:Sotaknuck/Preia

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[[Image:Warrior-icon.png]][[Image:Necromancer-icon-small.png]] Preia Di Cimefredde (Preia From Shiverpeaks)
Creation: September 2005

Background:
Preia was an orphan. Two dwarves found her in front of their house on a cold winter's morning. A little human baby left in front of a dwarven house. Deep inside the Shiverpeaks.

Preia grew up with dwarven traditions in her heart, and the two dwarves were incredibly happy of their very tall, even for human standards, doughter. She became an able hunter, and the shiverpeaks were her domain. Her father was a deldrimor warrior, with steel in his soul, and teached every fighting technique he knew. Her mother was a respected necromancer in her village, and Preia learned some tricks from her during the long cold winters closed in their house.

She knew she was not a dwarf, but she was accepted by the dwarves of the village as one. Not by all of them, anyway. Hate and envy are things that grow hidden from the eyes. One day, an herald of a newfound dwarven guild, the Stone Summit, came to the village, proclaming the need for the dwarves to stand over all the inferior races, that their only use was as slaves, firmly affirming that the only sentient race on the shiverpeaks had to be dwarves. No one seemed to care about his words that day, but something changed when Prince Rurik from Ascalon entered the shiverpeaks along with his people, one year later. Many dwarves adhered to the Stone Summit, and the passage of the Prince and the refugees was seen as an invasion, a blatant excuse to go against Deldrimor and start a Civil War.

During the first day of the conflict, the deldrimor dwarves were caught unprepared. Preia's village was one of the first to be assaulted by the xenophopic dwarves, probably because of Preia's presence. She was hunting with her old father when that happened. All they could do was bury the dead. Preia swore to avenge her mother. No dwarf of the stone summit in her path will be spared. She took her father's Fellblade, and started her hunt. After some time spent investigating, Preia discovered that her village was assaulted by a group led by the same herald that came spitting poison one year before: Gordac Fleshweaver.

Not only that, but she found that the dwarf was cooperating with a twisted human known as Verata. Apparently her village was attacked to test some new kinds of minions. Verata was allowed to test his skills, while Gordak could learn them as well.

She tracked the two, but lost their tracks around Yak's Bend. It was there that she met with Jenna, a necromancer that was searching for Verata too. The two tracked him through the shiverpeaks, and to Kryta, to the Temple Of Ages. There they met a strange girl, who said to be a cursed monk. Medea was her name. Medea was after Verata too, so they proceeded togeter to Kessex Peak. The necromancer gathered there many cultist, maybe for some kind of strange ritual. After an hard battle against crazy fanatics and countless undead minions, Verata was killed and his cult of followers disbanded.

As Jenna and Medea left, Preia returned to her homeland, fighting in the civil war. She was fighting with a group of Deldrimor soldiers some Stone Summit dwarves, north of the Granite Citadel when some frozen titans emerged from the ground, killing everything in their path, without distinction. With their path cutted out, Preia and the soldiers retreated East, hoping to find shelter in the caves after the Mineral Springs. There they found an eccentric mesmer, and a really bored Geomancer. Astrid and Jelena apparently were there seeking for an ancient sword that supposedly had the blade made of freezing fire. Now they were just trapped there. The Geomancer was apparently well aware about the Titans and their powers. She informed the soldiers of the presence of a Titan General very close. If they managed to kill the demon, the others will take a step back in their advance.

Attempting a desperate assault, the group charged outside the cave, and managed to break the firstline of titans and to kill the Titan Lord. The titans retreated north, and the survivors could return to the citadel. Preia didn't stop, understanding the danger those creatures could be, not only for Deldrimor, but for the whole world of Tyria. Pursuing the creatures north, oustide signed paths, the warrior eventually met Jenna and Medea again. The two were headed to Ascalon when the titans emerged. Joining them, Preia fought in the last stand against the titans in Dragon's Gullet, winning. Preia joined the Order of the Black Light, feeling honored, and helped Jenna and Medea in the foundation of the guild.

Less than a month later, as the stone summit pulled back into Sorrow's Furnace, Preia learned about Gordac: he was among those in the Furnace. Asking for Jenna's help, Preia headed to the Deldrimor Warcamp. They jonied foces with Ennis Granitestrider, and fought their way to the heart of the Furnace. After an harsh battle, they managed to destroy the Iron Forgeman, and to kill the infamous dwarf.

Preia kept travelling through the Shiverpeaks, pursuing the remaining Stone Summit dwarves, wherever they were hidden. She was in Droknar's forge when heard about many strange events happening in the Tombs of the Primeval Kings. Apparently, the portal to the mist that led to the Hall of Heroes became corrupted, and the Zaishen order and some of the Sunspears from Elona came to contain the demons and the corruption there. With the ghosts of the Titan crisis in her mind, Preia went to the tombs, and helped the Zaishens against the demons. Many died in the battle in the Mists, but in the end the dark powers that invaded the Halls were defeated.

Recently Preia returned on the footsteps of the Stone Summit. The evil dwarves were seen in the fartest parts of the Northern Shiverpeaks, and rumors about the coming of the Great Destroyer came to her ears.

To be Continued

Personality:
Preia is a tough, self centered warrior. She's a direct and honest person that always says what she thinks. Loyal to the bone and strong as a bear, just like a "real" dwarf. Her strength and size come from a side effect of excessive use of the spell Demonic Flesh during her childhood. She used it to gain the same resistance of her dwarven friends during ordinary tavern brawls. Now, she's over two meters tall and can wield her Fellblade with a single hand in combat without a blink. She is very proud of her intimidating height and power, and often refers jokingly to others as "little ones". She is a brave and a fierce fighter, but sometimes can be a little reckless. She has a deep hatred for the Stone Summit for what they represent to her.

Additional Info
Favourite Equipment: Furious Fellblade Of Defense and a Grim Cesta. Favourite Build: 
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