Aliana

Aliana

                Her name was Aliana, she is the mother of Kindle.  It was said that her bloodline ran from the same vein as the mother of Alia who is the namesake she was named after.

                She is the Mother Priestess of the Myriad.

                Her hair was long, curly and fiery red.  He eyes were emerald green.  Her powers were honed to the sharpest of skills.

                Like her mother before her, she took responsibility for her people.  She guided her people, each one with respect.  She was beloved by all people in her village.

                Aliana was only seventeen annuals when she first mated.  Ryanne, the firstborn was to be put to death upon her birth.  She had dark hair and dark soulless eyes.  All women born unto the Myriad were supposed to have fiery red hair and emerald green eyes.  Black hair and soulless black eyes were considered an atrocity and evil at that.  So death was immenent

                Aliana could not put her own daughter to death so she made a decision to take her to the Sirens who lived in the forest.  She knew that the Sirens would take care of her and teach her their ways even if their ways were more or less evil.  At least she knew her daughter would be safe.

                Elan was born unto Aliana as her second child.   Strong and dependable yet he was male and un-trainable in the arts of the Myriad (>10<1000).  He preferred the sea, land and tale spinning.

                When she was of 20 annuals, she mated again.  This time with Kindle’s father.  She was only three annuals when her father passed.  He was a hard worker and a hard drinker.  His heart just gave out one day.  Aliana was forbidden to try to heal the ailing man.  She mourned for weeks.

                Kindle just so happened to be the mirror image of Aliana.  She was a strong willed, stubborn mistress with and innocent heart. 

                That innocent heart is what frightened Aliana of her daughter.  Yes, she was well trained in the Myriad of five:  Energy, earth, fire, spell craft and enchantment. Tonight, she would test her skills of wind magic.  Aliana was amazed at how well her daughter did with her training.  Her light and power were so strong that it frightened even Aliana.

                When Aliana was a child herself, she would practice her magic to all things around her.  When the fishermen could not catch any fish, Aliana used her powers to make the fish more accessible to them.  When someone was sick, she used her healing powers to heal the person afflicted.

                Her parents died when she was only nine annuals.  That was when the Myriad had taken her up under their wing.  She could hardly remember her father nor his death but she did remember her mother with her fiery red hair and emerald green eyes.

                She remembered how her mother would take her for long walks along the banks of the Elourna in search of medicinal flowers and roots.  Her mother was a well respected healer.  There was not much she could remember of her mother except that she would pick the young Aliana up in her arms and twirl her around until she was dizzy.

                Upon her mother’s death, she remembered a light emanating from her body that shot through Aliana’s body.  This was the way of the Myriad.  When one died, their light went into their child.  This made that child even stronger with her powers.

                Now at forty annuals, it was her daughter Kindle’s turn to practice in the way of the Myriad.  This was no easy task.  The Myriad was tough and if Kindle halfway performed one of her spells, the Myriad would let her know it most viscously.

                Tonight was not going to be an easy task.  The magic of Wind was almost always the hardest to perform but if she made it then she would have earned the respect of the Myriad.

                Aliana had no doubt in her mind and heart that Kindle would pass the test.   She watched Kindle from afar conjuring wind without the slightest trouble.  Once, when she was watching her she was amazed at the way the Elourna reacted when Kindle tried her Wind Power over the water.  She was trying to cross the Elourna without getting wet when she held her hands in front of her and a rather large wave formed leading Kindle safely to the other side.

                She knew her daughter was special.  She was her daughter after all, wasn’t she?