[center][b]Myrn Atisha - Prior to leaving the Dalish[/b][/center]

Sometimes to protect the ones you love, you must trap them against their will. At least, that's what Myrn thought of, and what she was now fighting against. She stood firmly against the Keeper, her mother, in front of the clan no less. This was not to be a private affair, despite the sensitivity of what she was about to do. [b]"It is as I said, Keeper. I will be leaving the clan. I cannot thank you enough for all the time and effort you put into honing my skills and teaching me about our people. But I cannot simply live the rest of my life eking out an existence in the outskirts of civilization. You say that the Dalish are a proud people, but so far we have been living like wolves, protecting out homes but with no land to call out own, to be fierce but to never stand out ground. I know why we cannot, and I seek to rectify this. And I cannot ask for you or the clan to sacrifice themselves just to achieve it. And so I shall leave the clan, to build up relations with the non-Dalish."[/b] The Keeper than interrupted, speaking sternly but not raising her voice. Still it boomed and was heard over the entire clan, and sounded as though the forest itself was speaking. But Myrn stood unaffected and unmoved. 

"And you would really think that others would care for us? The humans barely tolerate us. They hardly tolerate their own. You are naive to believe that they would even consider listening to the words of an elven mage, of all things. It is because of this that we must stay together, because we face the ignorance and hatred from every direction. As much of a boon that a change in ideals would be, it is not something that will happen anytime soon."

[b]"And if I do not leave, it will never happen. A seed will never grow if it remains on the branch. A bird never flies if it does not leave the nest. A land for our people, peace between the humans and the elves, these things only happen when someone takes the actions to make it happen. We cannot allow fear and intimidation stop us. And I won't allow it to stop me. I am sorry, Keeper. But this is where I must leave."[/b] Myrn bowed her head towards the Keeper who showed no emotions on her face, but if one could look into her eyes, there was sorrow and grief, as though she was in mourning. Myrn herself put on a smiling facade, but her own heart held both fear and anticipation. She must do this, no matter how difficult it will be.

There was a long pause before the keeper spoke. "... Go than. You have my blessing. You know what path you have put yourself on. But know that I cannot guide you, for this is a path that has never been traveled before. I will not promise that there will be a place for you if you ever stray away from your path, but regardless I wish you luck. Dareth shiral... Myrn Atisha."

Myrn closed her eyes before bowing her head towards the keeper. [b]"Dareth shiral, mother."[/b]

That was a few days ago. Myrn's clan had traveled north from the Kocari Wilds and into the Brecilian Forest, and were about to head south towards Orlais. It was the day before the clan would leave that Myrn chose to exile herself from the clan. She did so because she did not want to be tempted to return if for some reason the journey she goes onto becomes difficult for her. It would be all too easy for her to simply flee from the issue and return to her people. By leaving them, she would have to face her problems head on instead of running away. Of course, that's what she was doing right now, though for different reasons.

Though the forest was thick with brush and foliage, as a Dalish Myrn was no stranger to traversing it's obstacles. But neither were her pursuers. She had heard legends and tales of these creatures, but had not imagined that they would find her. She had not even know they truly existed in this age. But now she knew better. [i]"Three chasing me right now. I can't out run them, so I need to slow them down. Or stop them all together."[/i] Myrn could hear the steps of the beasts move past her and she knew that they were going to entrap her. But what they had instead done was make it all the more simpler for Myrn to confront them. Before they revealed themselves Myrn reached a clear large enough that she could use her sword freely. She focused the magics within herself and created a Mind Blast, stunning the monsters around her. She than cast her Rock Armor on herself and drew her weapon. 

[b]"Halam sahlin!"[/b]

Myrn switched to a defensive stance as the three beasts emerged from the forest. Werewolves. [url=http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130918024705/dragonage/images/d/de/Blighted_Werewolf.jpg]Blighted Werewolves.[/url] Already savage beasts before, but now tainted by the Darkspawn they are even more monstrous and powerful, even if their lives are now measured by the days. This told Myrn many things. First the existence of the Werewolves themselves, and the looming threat of the Darkspawn. It was not entirely unexpected; one of Myrn's plans to improve relations with civilization was to join the Grey Wardens against the rising Darkspawn threat. While the humans might not believe in them, and while the dwarves are accustomed to them, Myrn and her clan knew of the coming Blight and hence their decision to leave Fereldan. For the Dalish the Blight was a crisis that they had no need to involve themselves in. For Myrn it was an opportunity to show that not all elves are leaving the rest of the world to die out.

But that was the grand scheme of things, and right now Myrn had more immediate concerns. One of the werewolves lunged at Myrn despite that she was obviously prepared for it, and was quickly impaled but not quite yet death. Though her blade pierced it's flesh, fur, and bones, it allowed itself to be gored so that it could reach Myrn and grab her. She expected such tactics however, and just as quickly as she put the blade into the beast, she pulled it out, turning on her heel around the beast before kicking in it's back and away from her. She quickly resumed her defensive stance once more as two of the beasts lunged at her. She was planning on impaling the werewolves like the other one, but the second attacker was a bit more clever, knocking the blade away before closing the distance. Myrn was only fast enough to put the hilt between her and the werewolve's fangs, just as another went around to tackle her to the ground.

The beast raised it's claws into the air to tear Myrn to shreds but she was quicker on the drawn. When she was knocked to the ground she shot her free hand upwards, not in a vain attempt to stop the blows, but to direct her Stonefist into the side of the beast's head. It came with such speed and force that it knocked the beast off of her and allowed Myrn to stand back up, just in time as the second beast once again resumed it's attack. The beast lunged again, but this time Myrn didn't bother to try to intercept it's attack with a slash or a stab. Instead she cast Force Field on herself, blocking the beast's attack. It came at her so quickly that it could not stop itself, and subsequently killed itself when it snapped it's own neck against her Force Field. She maintained the Force Field long enough that the last Werewolf's attack also did nothing to her, but despite the obvious ineffectiveness of it, the werewolf continued to claw and try to bite her. Within the safety of her Force Field Myrn readied herself. When she saw an opening she stabbed the beast, putting the blade all the way through it until it got to the hilt. Than Myrn pushed the monster off with a shoulder tackle, but not before ensure it's death by stabbing it underneath the chin right after if fell.

[center][b]Myrn Atisha - Currently in Denerim[/b][/center]

It was a shame that the werewolves were Blighted, as their pelts would have sold for a decent price. Still, after killing them she did find traces of their former victims in their stomachs and managed to recover some fairly decent quality jewelry and gems. She'll just have to make no mentions of how she got to them. Good thing too, because entering Denerim required Myrn to pay an entrance fee. She knew that it was not a true fee, merely the guardsmen abusing their power to get money out of the elf. But she complied and gave them the jewelry she had, knowing that she rather not hold onto those things for long given their origins. Within Denerim she was somewhat left alone. The guards didn't trouble her any further, but she doubt that they would come to her aid if something happened. She spoke to a few merchants with questions, but they seemed to want to be rid of her was quickly as possible. Most at least answered her questions, but one particular merchant simply threaten to call the guards if Myrn did not leave her. [b]"What a bitch..."[/b]

Soon Myrn did find what she was looking for. The Grey Warden compound. She didn't go immediately however. She understood that the guards are likely going to turn her away at the gates, but at least she knew where it was at. She marked it down on her map as she headed towards her next destination, the Alienage. It was not her first visit and fortunately she had made friends in the past. She hopes that they could provide her shelter during her stay in the city, which hopefully won't be for too long. With a skip in her step Myrn hopped off to the Alienage.