Once upon a stormy night, there was a cry heard only by the wind. A babe of just 3 days, was left to the devices of nature. With no one to care for him, he had to care for himself. He was taken pity by a mother wolf who nursed him to the age of 2 where he would have to learn to sustain himself. He began to forge the forest daily, finding nourishment in the fruits and nuts that grew in the area. After another 2 years of this life, a traveling wood elf found him. This kind wood elf was named Tauriel. She was kind enough to take this poor dark elf in. One day, the young Xandria asked her where she came from. She explained that she used to be the captain of the guard of Thranduil's Woodland Realm. Confused he asked her what the captain of the guard did. She explained basic combat and war. Intrigued, he begged her to teach him how to fight. He was a quick study, he soon began a fine swordsmen. On his 18th birthday, he went out to gather food for a small celebration with her. While in the forest, he heard a scream coming from their cabin. He rushed back only to find her impaled by a giant spider of Mirkwood. Now in a blind rage, he draws he sword and rushes at the beast. Filled with rage he easily dismembers it and then rushes to Tauriel. She was already dead, he lost the only person he loved. Without anything holding him to this cursed forest, he decided he would become the most powerful warrior he could. He became endlessly hungry for power, the power to destroy Mirkwood, for that was the forest that had caused him pain.
