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 |  Subject: Robain the Hunter - Nygarth  Wed Jul 04, 2012 3:29 am | |
| Robain the Hunter
As a young child, Robain belonged to the same Village that the Wild Twins, Jorgan and Jordan hailed from. During the era that the Twins embraced nature, Robain was a young child, who followed them into the Wild in hiding and watched their bond with it grow in utter awe. As legend says, when the Voidsworn attacked the Village they belonged too and the Twins lashed out with the wrath of Fawn and Fauna, little Robain was ushered away into the safety of the Wild by a Wild Deer.
It was in the wild, driven from the domesticated lifestyle of home, did Robain find himself not safe at all but in utter peril. As a young child, the boy had no idea how to look after himself, so the Mother Deer did it for him. Eventually this led to the Deer sensing his hunger and sacrificing herself on a jagged rock infront of Robain's eyes. As He fed tenaciously, he grew a bond with the Deer, much like the Rites that we mimic today, and learnt the importance of balance in Nature. Hence in a rather Druidic fashion, Robain understood only to take what he needed and not a morsel more from Nature and grew up into a very independent Arathorian, living sensibly off of the Wild.
Whilst growing up, he learnt many Arts due to circumstance. For example, Archery and Tracking. Different types of scents amongst other things. Alas in time, it wasn't Animals the Hunter would Hunt, it'd be the Voidsworn. The same Minions of Phelgas that struck at his home Village all those years ago. Thus Robain took the skills learnt from his harsh childhood, only due to the malice shown by the Voidsworn, to contribute significantly to their ultimate demise.
This tale teaches us most importantly the concept of balance in nature, during the art of the Hunt. It's not about taking as much as you can greedily, boasting your skill, it's about taking as much as you really need and helping the rest cultivate and improve. Doing thus creates a Wild that will sustain you for a lifetime. Furthermore, it implies the origins of the Arathorian Rite of Age, as we too mimic Robain in the act of animalistic bonding leading ultimately to a sacrifice, taking the physical bond into the spiritual realm beyond death. Finally it teaches us that our bad childhoods and depressive histories can make us stronger in the face of Evil, rather than crush us. | |
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