Anneli: The main character, a female elf played by Andy. She's just recovered from a two year long convalescence after running into a fallen nymph. She has a toy sword that will grant access to the Island of Eternal Youth, which a lot of very bad people wanted. The organization Those that Sailed are currently protecting her as she finishes recovery.
Nomi: Anneli's big sister, a dark elf who sided with the demon king of orcs Rahbarl. Anneli really hates her, mostly because of the small issue of Nomi betraying her two years ago.
Those That Sailed: An organization of mostly humans who have gone to the Island of Eternal Youth and gained immortality so that way they can protect the planet against her enemies. Currently Telos and Marian are with Anneli, keeping up a protective enchantment so that way no one can find Anneli. It's an exhausting job. They're either resting from keeping the enchantment up or focusing on the enchantment.
Salt: a female dwarf that is looking for her father, the former main character Spar. She's being chased by Herminus, who has become a revenant, looking for revenge for Salt abandoning her father. She's helping Those that Sailed by doing foraging and guarding the entrance of the little cave they're all living in. She's also done some work to expand the cave, along with Pyrite.
Pyrite: a dwarf who had been a friend of Spar's. He's there to help forage and guard the entrance of the cave. He's also helped doing some of the digging.
Once Anneli realized that the others were stuck in this excavated cave because of her she resolved to leave. Right after Salt left to forage for food Anneli gathered some food (not too much) and walked up to Pyrite, who was watching the sole entrance to their cave. Anneli began to sign a happy little ditty she had learned. Anyone else singing would have meant nothing. But Anneli was an elf, and her singing meant more than anything. Pyrite couldn't resist it. He gazed into space, in wonderment. Still singing, Anneli walked past him. She didn't stop singing until she was out of earshot.
The opening of the cave opened to the riverbed and ran Anneli stayed in it, running as fast as she could. But she heard the sounds of fighting, with a familiar female voice screaming in distress. Anneli crept up to the river bed's edge, only to have her fingers stepped on by Salt, as she backed away from Herminus the Revenant. Thinking that, as an evil creature, Herminus would be keyed into her toy sword, Anneli ran a short way away and focused on the toy sword, hoping that wishing on it would change Herminus' perception. But Herminus was a revenant; he didn't give a fig about anything else than killing Salt. Anneli ran back and impaled Herminus on her spear, just in time! She told Salt to run away. Salt refused, she wasn't going anywhere! But Anneli wasn't taking no for an answer, and finally forced Salt to leave. And just in time too, because Herminus finally got himself free of Anneli's spear and hit her on the side of the head, leaving an ugly bruise. With Salt safe Anneli took off. But Herminus caught up to her and swung his sword at Anneli's legs, trying to stop her. But Anneli was too quick for him and finally got away.
Anneli continued her way into the city, trying to stay hidden, only to bump into Nomi and a bunch of orcs. Nomi was happy to see Anneli, but that was definitely not mutual. Anneli began singing her happy little ditty. But as she did so Nomi began to sing a discordant song to disrupt Anneli, but her song failed in throat and she smiled as Anneli caused the orcs to pause in wonderment. Anneli drew her sword, still singing, and charged Nomi. The fight was short; Nomi hit Anneli's fading bruise, knocked her over, and took the toy sword. She apologized to Anneli, who spat in her face. Nomi and the orcs withdrew.
Nomi headed the other direction. She needed to get stronger, so she could get that toy sword back.
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