User:Rkainguest/Mysty Tankheart

Mysty Tankheart
 * Mysty Tankheart is a young woman who grew up in Elona as a daughter of the Ascalonian ambassador. Suffocated and unappreciated she grew loathsome of her parents and their persistent controlling measures and left her home in search of a more free life. Despite her hopes and dreams of becoming a great mesmer her magical talents were pitiful and she struggled to survive in the harsh environment of the Kournan desert. Malnurished and dehydrated she stumbled into a small village in the Mirror of Lyss where the villagers were kind, and peaceful. Caring for her and tending to her battered body they battled to save her life, and barely succeeded. A debt she paid them in hard work and perseverance. Becoming an honorary member of their community Mysty put herself to work to aid the local farmers and blacksmiths, learning to forge strong metals for tools and building her consitution and strength. Years later however the villagers came under attack from mysterious raiders, shrouded in red clothing and white shawls covering their faces. So unaccustomed to violence were the villagers they could do nothing to defend themselves and were easily being slaughtered, until the attackers reached the small hut where Mysty had gathered the most vulnerable women and children. There they were met by a single woman holding a single blade, used for harvesting the crops. Outnumbered and outskilled Mysty laid a prayer to Lyssa to aid her in the battle and protect those she defended. Unfortunately, Lyssa never answered. But Balthazar did in her place. Filled with a righteous fury, her blade spouting flames though unenchanted Mysty tore through the attackers with unmatched skill, speed and strength destroying them all. After the battle, hurt and exhausted, she collapsed to the floor, her blade now dark and waited for Grenth to arrive due to her injuries. To her benefit, he never arrived and she was brought back from the brink once again by those she had defended. Mysty has never forgiven Lyssa for abandoning her that day and since directs all her respect and faith in Balthazar, becoming a warrior in his name and striving to attain the skills bestowed to her on that night. On this quest she has joined the Sunspears in order to learn from the skilled instructors there and be able to defend those unable to defend themselves in future.