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Rinia spent all of her thirteenth year in the forest foraging
for food, and finding small inns and taverns to work at for the money she needed to survive. She found a loving man
who cared deeply for her. He was a Drow named Rizzen. They loved eachother very much, and spent many afternoons
resting under shady trees, and traversing through various caves in hopes of finding something worth keeping. They established
a lovely home in only a year's time.
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They were together for four years. During that time, Rinia bore Rizzen two children.
Twin girls. On the night that the girls were born, Rizzen was asked to help defend a neighboring family. He was
killed in the attempt.
The girls were named Elona and Ilesia. They lived to be two years old, but both died of a
fever that spread through the local area, killing most children, and leaving Rinia alone. She shortened her name
for convenience sake when she left her home, and searched for a safe place to live, and for peace of mind.
Several years after Rizzen's death, Rini was finally able to move past his memory,
and fall in love again. This time, she fell in love with a knight, "The Silent Knight" as folks called him. Davien
was the perfect man, a gentleman to the core, he treated Rini better than any man ever had. She had plans to marry Davien, plans
encouraged by her sister, Circe, who had consented to allow Rini to marry him.
His parting, so similar in nature to Rizzen's, left Rini afraid that she would never
be happy again. For a month after his death, she felt sick with the anxiety she felt, until she found out that she was
expecting a child, which not only explained away the illness, but also lightened her spirits.
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Elona and Ilesia
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