Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-19164168-20161004122413/@comment-25073873-20161118111008

"Huh, well, then it begins with when I was born. I was just a simple girl, who didn't know my father that well. I lived with my mother in a village, and it was peaceful way back. There was a war, though. Where I lived, the elves torched everything in sight. I was from Cyrodiil, and the elves fell upon us all the way back. The great war was meant to be over ... but it didn't mean hostilities finished" said Erissa, not even a shred of emotion showing on her face. She might as well be dictating it to a rock, because she didn't seem emotional at all.

"There came a savior, though. A singular woman in shining armor, who wielded her sword with flawless mastery. She alone fought back all the elves, killing them like they were nothing. Every time she swung her sword, there was a scream, and elves would burst into blood. It was one of the last visions I had of the fighting before something in my face exploded. My mother shielded me ... but I went blind for a bit, and couldn't see. I knew my mother died ... I smelled blood, burned remains. Death was all around me."

Erissa's expression still remained unchanged, as she continued "I think I passed out. I felt arms pick me up, and move me in an unsteady fashion. Next I knew, I opened my eyes and could see again. The girl in armor from earlier. She was a Fontaine. She seemed relieved I was alive, and shed a few tears when I reached out to touch her face. But it was obvious she was badly injured, and her own eye sockets were empty. She told me I had to keep her eyes, and write her legacy. Then she fainted."

"I don't know how long I spent in the shack, which was owned by a friendly old hunter, but I discovered the Fontaine girl left for me several things written in blood. First was a few basic sword stances. Next was some Fontaine magic ... and how to perform magicka barbs. There was also her movement technique. A wonderous technique to let one move like wind. I decided to learn it all, and spent the next five years practicing. I helped the hunter with his hunts, and learned how to shoot a bow and throw knives from him."

"I didn't want to be a mere huntress. Not with my skillset. I left the shack and went to a city. I got hired for work, and used my newfound abilities to kill my way through numbers I never believed I could kill through. The Fontaine sword I learned ... even though I have scratched the surface ... made every other sword stance look so weak. I realized the body enhancement was dangerous when I tore a leg muscle using it, never realizing the pain from using it was unnatural, and a protest from my body. I endured worse, after all."

Erissa looked down slightly, and said "I trained harder than ever, to become stronger, to have a body more similar to my savior. I ended up tangling with a Nightblade, and he was moving too fast for me to respond. I realized the Fontaine girl gave me her eyes, and I used them. I thought maybe there was something special in my eyes. And suddenly the Nightblade's movements were as clear as day. I killed him, but I realized my second sight was wrong. I was seeing things mortals weren't meant to see, and it filled my head, making me sick to the core. And so I switched off the second sight."

"Many missions later, I became who I am today. I know my body is mortal and breakable, thus I do not want to push my body enhancement too hard. I know I can't use my eyes permanently, because I am not a Fontaine and do not have their brain or calculating power. This is why I want your Nirncrux. The physical resistance can let me push my body harder, and so move faster."