Soleira was in her cave. Outside she heard her siblings fight. She didn’t know why they fought but it had been going on for days now. Ever since they all opened their eyes. First she smiled, and then she saw her darker siblings charging at them with malice on their faces. When a sister fell beside her, Soleira could only think of fleeing. Her wings carried her far away from everything. They eventually carried her to this cave, where she had remained ever since. Afraid to go out and find one of her siblings.

After some time, the sound of fighting vanished again. Soleira came outside, hoping to catch some sunlight and gather some plants to eat on. As she foraged she found a few wild vegetables. Enough to keep her going. “Sorry.” She said every time she pulled out a plant. The reason they often had such big, fat tubers was because they had to feed themselves and here she was, selfishly stealing that food for herself. Though she always tried to replant a bit of the root. Hoping it would grow again. Suddenly she heard the sound of faint chirping.

She rushed over to whatever made the sound. It was a small bird. One of its wings looked strange. Soleira looked at her own wings for reference. No, a wing should not be bending that way. Slowly she picked up the bird and stroked its small head. Though it went entirely silent and stopped moving. “Don’t be afraid.” She whispered. Even though she knew the bird couldn’t understand her. “I’m not going to eat you.” She had seen some who would eat the bird from outside her cave. Well she had heard them first. Yelling and shrieking as they ran across the forest below the cave. Pursuing some deer. To her horror, she had watched how something that looked like herself, but wingless and with less hair on their head, stabbed the poor animal until it let out the last defiant grunt and collapsed. She had to cover her mouth and looked away. The wingless things walked away with the deer tied to a branch.

Why anyone would ever kill such a majestic beast was beyond her. With the bird safely in her hands, she walked back into the cave. Where she had made a soft spot with long, dried grasses. It wasn’t perfect but it was her place. Gently she placed the bird down. It began to chirp again, which in turn made Soleira smile. “Yes, I’m going to help you!” She said as she slowly brushed its little head with her finger. Her other hand hoovered higher over the bird. A soft, golden light flowed from her palm. After quite some time she lifted her hand up again. The wing looked normal again and the little bird began to chirp happily. “All good again!” Soleira exclaimed with seemingly the same gleefulness. The bird tried to flap its wings slowly. When it was certain everything was alright, it offered a final few chirps before it flew out of the cave. Soleira watched as it flew back, waving as if the bird would know what that meant.

Night was falling now. On the horizon she could see the moon rise. Making the colors of The Luminant a bit softer. Soleira loved the sun, but there was just something magical about watching the dusk grow a little darker. Oftentimes she laid down on her bed, watching the world first darken, and then come alive with various luminescent glows. This time too, she began to feel drowsy and fell asleep.

She jolted up. Something bright hung in the skies. It wasn’t as muted as the normal colors in the sky. These colors were softly glowing and constantly moving. Unlike the clouds. What could it be? She got up and looked out of her cave. None of her darker siblings seemed to be around. Nor any of her lighter brothers and sisters. Not that she was mortally afraid of the latter. She just couldn't face them now. Later she would. With everything safe she opened her wings and flew up towards the colors. The closer she got, the stranger they looked. Like waves waxing in the open air. It enthralled her. Until she was in the middle of the colors. Where there were none.

She then also realized there was no air there. She folded her wings immediately. So she’d drop back down. Yet she didn’t. Some invisible force held her up. She unfurled her wings again and began to beat with panic. With her hands she reached higher, to the mute-colored clouds. She couldn’t go up though. The air escaped her lungs. It felt like she was drowning! Then the burning started. All across her body. Like something was invading it. Blackness grew on the edges of her vision. She gasped for air. Nothing came in. Her lungs were empty. Like she was in water she tried to grasp for something. Manically she pushed herself around. The force still held her still, in the middle of those beautiful colors. When her vision turned black entirely, she fell numb.

She woke up laying on the ground. On the horizon the sun was rising already. Her body was in pain, though nothing looked or felt broken. She flexed her hands, and then her wings. To her surprise she suddenly felt not two but four wings move on her back. She yelped. What happened!? Slowly she moved the wings to wrap around her, so she could see them. With her hands she brushed against the second pair. It felt the same as her first pair. Though on her back they felt…lighter? Ever so slightly.

It was a strange feeling. One that was quickly interrupted by a loud grunt. A boar appeared from beyond the bushes. “Oh hey, mister boar. I’m sorry I’m probably in your territory. I’ll be going in a second, I just need to stretch real quick.” She said with a smile.

The boar didn’t seem to get the message. It grunted and scrapped its hoof across the ground.

Soleira realized she was in danger. She held out her hands. “No no no. I’m not here to harm you. I’m gone in a second, okay? Just calm down.” She said.

It didn’t calm down and then she realized why. Not too far from her she saw a piglet with one of its legs trapped in a snare. It was groinking with a very high pitch. Then she turned back to the boar. Which was probably a parent. “Oh no no. I’ll help you!” She said as she took a step closer to the snared piglet. Which began to trash with panic. The boar let out another grunt. “No, I’m going to help you!” She exclaimed again. Wishing she could talk to animals. She had to help the little piglet though. So she crept a little closer. Close enough to catch it.

That was enough for the boar. It charged head first at Soleira, who held out her arms as if she could even slow down the boar. Then she heard a hollow thump and opened her eyes. The boar was on its back. A strange, transparent but fractured layer of…something hung between her and boar. She lowered her arms again and the barrier vanished.

The boar was already getting up. Ready to go for a second charge. But it bought her time. She jumped for the piglet, which was now squealing under her as it believed it would get killed any second now. The little thing was struggling underneath her, while she was struggling to release it from the snare.

Eventually she got it free, rolled over and lifted the piglet. It was squealing above her but it did stop the boar from charging. Slowly she then got up to sit on her knees. For a moment she looked the piglet all over. Making sure there were no wounds or anything on its little body. When she was sure it was healthy she put it back down.

“See?” She said, half her face coated in multi-colored mud but with a bright smile on her face. “All good.” The piglet ran past the boar for safety of the vibrant shrubbery. The boar slowly walked backwards, making space. It kept grunting, as to make sure Soleira wouldn’t try anything. Then, when there was enough space, it turned around and ran into the bushes as well.

With the boar gone, Soleira got up herself and began to brush the dirt off of her. Her wings felt dirty as well. Even after a few flaps. Something rustled in the bushes again. She looked up, expecting the boar to be back. Well, she could fly away immediately so it wouldn’t be a problem.

Except out of the bushes the wingless things came. They held sharp sticks pointed at her and began to yell in some gibberish at her. One, the biggest one, came closer and yelled even more. Pointing with his stick at her and then down on the ground.

“I’m sorry, I don’t understand you.” Soleira said, as she held out her hands again. Hoping everyone would calm down. She slowly walked backwards. Until she hit a tree with the wingtips. “I’m sorry. I don’t know why you’re so angry. I can’t understand you.” She pointed at her own ears and then shook her head. They didn’t seem to get the message. The wingless things just upped their intensity with the stick-pointing and yelling.

They were getting too close now. “I’m Sorry! I don’t understand but please don’t get any closer! You’re scaring me!” She said as her eyes began to water. “Please just-just not here. Just let me go!” Out of instinct she jumped up, hoping to be able to fly high up and away from them. Right as she shot up and was about to beat with her wings to go higher, she heard a sharp thump next to her. A spear had lodged itself next to her, missing her by an inch.

Instead of beating upwards, all four of her wings beat forward. Sending her flying into a tree. Before her, the others were flying further. A strong gust of wind knocked them all back.

When Soleira got up, the wingless things before her were all on the ground. One, notable, was squirming heavily. His shoulder didn’t look right. The others flocked around him.

“Oh no.” Soleira said, as she observed what she did. Even though she had no idea how she had done it. All she knew was that she could help. She took a step forward. Some of the wingless things got up as well, pointing their sharp sticks at her. “I help.” She said. As she channeled her healing powers through her hands. Soft light shone from her palms. They looked at each other, and then began to slowly back away. Letting Soleira closer to the wounded one.

As she knelt beside him, there were four spears pointing close at her back. So close that if she suddenly moved backwards, she’d be impaled. Her heart was racing. Tears ran down her cheeks. But she tried to keep it together as she held her hands over the wound. The man squirmed a little bit more and then seemed to relax on the ground. Slowly Soleira lifted her hands again and let the light from them dim. The wingless things behind her let her move away, before they turned to see their friend. His shoulder was healed again. They turned back to Soleira, gave her a small nod and then lowered her spears.

The second the butts of their sharp sticks hit the ground, Soleira was up in the air. Getting away from it all.

[hider=Summary]Soleira, an Oraeliari, is hiding in a cave. She fled from the initial conflict and has lived a cowards life ever since. During her foraging venture, she found a wounded bird and took it with her to her cave. Where she heals it and waves it goodbye. At night, she awakens seeing a strange, colorful mass in the skies. Her curiosity wins out as she flies out to investigate it. Only to get caught within the gaseous mass by an invisible force. She chokes up and blacks out.
 
When she awakens, she realizes she has an extra pair of wings. Then she encounters a boar which believes Soleira is threatening her little piglet that’s ensnared a few steps away. Soleira gets charged but is able to fend off the attack with a crystal-like barrier. She then jumps on the piglet and wrestles with it to free it. After checking it for injuries she lets it go. The boar vanishes as well.
 
Then humans appear. Who feel even more threatened by her. They yell and point spears at her. Soleira tried to flee but one of them threw his spear at her. Prompting her to send out a wind blast that knocked her against a tree and the humans off their feet. When she gets up again, she notices one of the humans is badly hurt. She ends up healing him before flying away as fast as she can.[/hider]
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[b]Qael'Naath Start:[/b] 5MP/5DP
-2 DP to Consecrate Soleira
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[i]Zephyrim I[/i] – Soleria gains a second set of white wings. These wings allow her to use wind-based magic like throwing gusts of wind or fly faster. At current power the magic is limited to acts of sorcery. She can cast no spells with her wings.

[i]Guardian Angel I[/i] - Soleira is able to create a floating barrier that looks like it is made of crystal. The barrier can be made away from Soleira, with a range of up to 5 meter. It drains Soleira’s energy fast and once her energy is drained, the barrier will shatter. Though the shards will quickly vanish, so nobody can get hurt from them. This barrier is made by crystalized mana and not the usual sunlight the Oraeliari would use.
[/hider][b]Qael'Naath End:[/b] 5MP/3DP

[b]Post length: [/b] 10.6K characters
+5 Prestige >> Soleira
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