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Alonzo
kalon name:
Luke
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About the Mist Realm
High in the mountains, in deep, high altitude forests where the mist never leaves, the Mist Realm makes its home.
The Mist Realm is a place where few dare to enter, not just because of its high altitude and poor visibility, but also due to the creatures that reside there. It was formerly ruled by a mist queen, who has since disappeared for reasons currently unknown. Now, the residents wander in their forests, leaderless and generally alone.
About Mist Wraiths
Luke belongs to a race known as mist wraiths. These solitary creatures lurk in deep forests, and protect themselves and their homes with nearly impenetrable mist. They almost always live alone, interacting only ever to find mates, and even this is not common, because it involves leaving their forests. Needless to say, mist wraiths are rare beings. Don't be fooled by their name: they have no control over the actual mist. Instead, they are spiritually and somewhat physically part of the mist, and remain deep in the trees of their home under the mist's protection. If they step out of the mist without the special protection of a mist mask, they will die. Being that it is difficult to forge these masks when you only have as far as mist reaches to search, most mist wraiths never leave their forests.
Mist wraiths are fairly peaceful, some even timid, but because of their territorial nature and mysterious air they have come to be a highly feared race, and are avoided. Countless false recounts of experiences with mist wraiths are constantly spreading like an ugly rash. Mist wraiths are not dangerous, but seeing them slink through the mist is frightening enough without the exaggerated tales of their hostility.
Other living residents of the mist realm are few and far between. They usually don't stay long.
About Mist Masks
Luke’s mask, along with the other very few in existence, was forged from stone of the mist mountain and vines of the forest. The blue stone is from the crown of the mist queen, whose stones were scattered throughout the mist realm upon her disappearance. The stones are made of mist, and with they allow the wearer to leave the mist without the threat of death. This stone is kept alive by the vines, and the vines by the stone. In this symbiotic relationship, a thin layer of protective mist is created for the wearer. They are nothing fancy to look at, but mist wraiths who manage to get one treasure them more than anything. It means they can see the world outside their forests.
Luke is incredibly curious and intrigued by the outside world. He was more desperate for a mist mask than anything, and now that he has one, he uses it more than he cares to admit to learn about the world beyond his home.
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