Category:Dune Tal'Vrein



"I am no mere shara. I am Mubrum'shara... I am Enderkin"

- overheard from an interrogation between Dune Tal'Vrein and an orc

Introduction
Dune Tal'Vrein was a human enderkin who lived from 808 to 927. He was one of the leaders of the rebellion that brought the country of Sodalis into existence, along with Attis Light-Searcher, Bismarck Darlton, and Maria Stormhill

Early life
Dune originally hailed from Boewen, though where exactly is unknown. It is suspected that he lived near the Great Forest, however unlikely. Dune was born to Sepron and Naime Tal'Vrein, and was the eldest of three siblings, with Jeanne, and later, Sovarski. According to various accounts, he was born fully human, and was such until the year 819, when he was forcably turned into an enderkin. For eight years afterwards, he lived with his family in Boewen, until he left in 827. For two years afterwards, he travelled the various countries, and to some extent the Southern Wastes, as a vigilante and explorer, making the most of his abilities as an enderkin. His travels eventually brought him to the Capitol of Blackdon, where he reputedly heard stories and rumors about the fledgling colony of Kingsmire, piquing his curiousity to the extent of travelling there.

Although he was already infamous to some degree when he arrived, Dune's actions in Kingsmire would make his name one to be feared and respected. Dune arrived in 828 and immediately started making a name for himself, hunting the various creatures that plagued the small colony at night. According to witness accounts, his skill was such that he took on hordes of the reanimated corpses and skeletons with only his sword, Shadow's Bane, and his bow, Orion's Sight. However, this would change with the arrival of Sarah Jones, an author and poet hailing from Blackdon. According to the stories, the two met one night after Dune returned from a particularly exhausting hunt. Sarah was sitting by the fire when he arrived, reciting poetry. This drew Dune's attention, and the two got to talking. They became good friends, and in time, Dune started courting Sarah, marrying her in late 829. The two hunted monsters, but when they weren't, they ran the Tal'Vrein Tavern, which became a place of interest, despite it's small size. Events, however, would see both their lives threatened repeatedly. The first is of questionable actuality, as part of it is said to take place in the Realm of the End. It starts out not long after Dune's marriage, with Dune suffering reoccuring nightmares, imagining a dark dragon in a realm with a single island, floating upon nothing, and made entirely of a strange white stone. This drove him to stay awake, hunting monsters every night, until he would crash from exhaustion. This was a cause of concern to Sarah, who feared that Dune would kill himself if he kept up like this. She voiced her concerns, and in time Dune, along with Sarah, and Attis Light-Searcher, were led to the Realm of the End by a Cultist Being by the alias Venom. With some effort, the four slew the dragon, with Dune striking the final blow. This enraged Venom, however, who attacked Dune. Dune and his companions emerged victorious, however, although things weren't over yet. Not a half-year later, the Cultist Beings started terrorizing the citizens of Kingsmire, among other things. Desperate to end the Cultist Threat, Dune started searching for something, anything, to end them once and for all. This took some time, according to the story, with the end beginning with a fight between Dune, along with his companions, and Caren Firnast the Vampire. The fight ended in a stalemate, although strangely enough, Caren promised his aid against the Cultists. And not three months later, the opportunity presented itself. With Caren's aid, Dune, his wife Sarah, his friend Attis, with his wife Sierra, went to the Realm of Shadows, and destroyed the Altar of Souls. With the Altar destroyed, the souls that gave the Cultist Beings their unnatural power were freed, and it is assumed that the cultist threat ended that day.