<blockquote><div><cite>Carni-vore wrote:</cite>(Oh...I get Aurion's backstory. He's a half fox, half elf. Meaning his parents are on separate sides of the war, meaning he's discriminated against. ^^)</div></blockquote><br/>(( Wow you got it right on the nose. Warning: Wall of text. This is Aurion's backstory if you don't care about such a thing then skip this post. ))<br/><br/>"Very well I will tell you. Take a seat." Aurion said to Glaive as he sat down upon a stone. "I don't know if anyone has told you, but the elves are at war with the beasts of this world. Similar to the beasts we've been fighting, but the ones I'm talking about are more civilized and intelligent. My mother, bless her soul, was an elf here in this village but she fell in love with an anthro fox and he loved her. It was forbidden in both villages for there to be such a love, but my parents didn't let those laws keep them from seeing one another. In time my mother became pregnant with me. There was talk about who the father was but no one in the elven village admitted to it. Rumors began to spread and mother felt it best to leave before any trouble could befall her and her lover. The two made off into the night and went deep into the forest." Aurion sifted through his memories trying to find where he should begin again.<br/><br/>"When I was seven I was living peacefully in the woods along with my mother and father. I never questioned why we lived so far away from others. I never even knew other people existed. One day while my father went out to hunt for food, elven soldiers discovered our home and took me and my mother to their village. We were sentenced to death. I was considered an abomination, a demon. Every face I saw showed fear, disgust, or hate. I couldn't understand why they loathed me so when I had done nothing to them. We had the same ears, the same eyes, the same face, and the same...it was then I noticed that none of them had tails. They spat on us, insulted us, and threw garbage in our faces. But through it all I never shed a tear. I believe my mother was crying for the both of us. I've never seen her so sad before. The soldiers threw us into separate cells. I remember crying that night in that cold, dark room. I cried until there were no tears left in my eyes. I was taught that our god was a merciful one. That he cared deeply about every life and watched over everyone. That he was in control of all things. It seemed like a fantasy now. Nothing more than a child's bedtime story to help them sleep at night, to help ease the pain of reality. I don't know why, but I still believed that he existed maybe because he was the only hope I had left." He paused and then looked at Glaive.<br/><br/>"The next morning the soldiers took us to their king..."<br/><br/>((End of part 1. Transition over to Jack, Manus, Tobi, and Kree. ))