You’ve just arrived in a swampy, dim town. As you look around, your gaze is met with shacks and cabins. It smells of rotted wood and wet moss. You duck and step into a tattered tent, illuminated by a series of candles suspended in the air. At the back of the tent, an old hag raises her head, “What brings you to this dingy town? she begins, then pauses to study your face—”Ah, it’s you. I’ve been expecting you. Sit,” she gestures at a cushion, “Tell me your story.” "Oh, okay.." The young female would look nervous but would offer a small smile to the woman whilst she gently sat on the cushion, carefully trying not to crease it. "Well.. my name is Asteria Bell. I'm from Bramblebury, in Elvenesse." Asteria would let out a small, quiet sigh. "I love it there, so so much. It's my home, my life. I lived in a beautiful oak tree along side my Mother and Father, as well as my three older brothers, all as protective just as you would imagine." She'd let out a small laugh, showing she'd love her bothers very dearly. "My family and I would care most for the creatures we shared the woodlands with. My father and I would spend our days caring for hurt or sick animals, fixing their broken homes, allowing them to stay in ours until they have a place of their own. My mother would make bedding for the creatures, if they were small they could stay in our home, our tree was constantly filled with animals! If they were larger ones however, my mother built loads of huts and pens out back, so they could live comfortably there whilst we fixed their homes, or were finding them homes to live forever in. I hope to be doing this for the rest of my life, helping animals is my passion.." She'd smile sincerely, she truly did love her job. "However.. as much as I adore Bramblebury, I know that village inside and out. I know I will never be fully satisfied in life unless I see what else is out there. I want to help animals everywhere, I want to see everywhere, y'know?" Asteria did not wait for a response until she continued, "And as close to my family as I am, they were kind of my only friends.." She'd cringe hearing herself finally admitting this aloud. "I suppose I'm rather shy and reserved, I'm sure you noticed I'm not the loudest elf in the village, nor the most energetic, so this resulted in me finding it very difficult to form friendships, I guess you could say my biggest fear is rejection... however, I want this to change!" she spoke with ambition and confidence now. "I want beings to meet me for how I am now, rather than how I was back then!" She stopped, suddenly feeling like she has been speaking for too long. "So er.. what do you have to drink around here..?"
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