Tal’iln (Bluebell Character)

Tal’iln

Age: 67 yrs

Height: 5’10”

Species: Anemijii

Place of Birth: Agwaaq’aji

Place of Residency: Agwaaq’aji

Occupation: Order of the Winds of Fate

Alignment: Chaotic-Good

Life Circumstance

Tal’iln lives as ordinary a life as possible for the people of Agwaaq’aji during the 127 Year Siege. Her life is focused on her work with the Order of the Winds of Fate. Otherwise, she has a small social life but no close bonds. Tal’iln has made multiple failed requests to leave Agwaaq’aji on an expedition. The situation with the Siege reduced the number of Chroniclers leaving for expeditions nearly down to nothing at all, and though Tal’iln has no hope that she’ll ever get her approval, she continues to request it so she has something to look forward to. She’s increasingly given into her curiosities, venturing away from their cities on the cliff tops and exploring the cliffs themselves. She’s found a hidden cavern that she’s made into her own hidden getaway. She recently felt a strange sensation while playing around dancing to her own whistling within the caverns protected from the loud winds, and exploring that sensation resulted in her discovery of wind magic.

History

Tal’iln was born during the 127 Year Siege. The Chroniclers of Agwaaq’aji have a strongly held belief that their wind gods only allow those they want to reach the peak of their library haven and so they interfered very little with events of the Siege, and consequently they were pacifists. Their society went on as though nothing was happening. When Tal’iln was a small child one of the Giant’s Chosen actually managed to reach the top of the south cliff. Most crossed to the Central Commune (where Tal’iln lived with all of the other children) and cut the bridge, but many were left to be slaughtered. The lone Giant’s Chosen destroyed most of the Southern Commune and caused a lot of destruction to the library before they realized what it was and stopped. Any concern that the Giant’s Chosen would manage to bring more of their people to the top of the cliff from the top was elated when they were thrown from the cliff by a large bird who has been friendly with the Chroniclers for centuries. Life went on and they slowly repaired the bridge, honoured their dead, and managed to make a small part of the Southern Commune habitable until the end of the Siege would allow them to rebuild it. Tal’iln was very young when she was welcomed into the Order of the Winds of Fate. 

Beliefs

Tal’iln sincerely believes in the religion of the Chroniclers and the Wind Gods. The Order of the Winds of Fate is in a unique position among the Orders. It’s considered especially challenging and thus a bit more prestigious because it demands a knowledge of all of the Orders. But it’s also considered the most fallible. What the Order of the Winds of Fate do is essentially make educated interpretations of the winds as Prophecies. As such, Tal’iln’s strongest beliefs centre on the culmination of their work as laying the groundwork for the architecture of a new civilization after the end of their own.

Motivations

While Tal’iln is heavily motivated by her strong beliefs and her work, she is mostly motivated by boredom and a desire to have new experiences. The irony of her life purpose being consumed by the prophesying of a future civilization born of one she’s hardly experienced is not lost on her. 

Personality

Tal’iln is strong-willed and assertive. Her arrogance can make her difficult to like, but people are easily softened by her kindness and generosity. As is typical of individuals in the Order of the Winds of Fate, Tal’iln is sociable, but more of a listener than a talker, as she is interpersonally reserved. She’s observant and thoughtful, though presumptuous, a natural consequence of her arrogance. She is selfish in her unselfishness.