Brandon the Druid

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Biographical Information	Biographical Information
Birth Name 	Brandon (Surname unknown)
Nicknames 	Bran, Bran the Druid, Brandon Fae
Homeland 	Ealdor, the Elven Dominion
Born 	1201 AD - The Forest of Silmataures
Died 	N/A
Occupation 	Druid, Mercenary for Hire, Blacksmith
Physical Description 	Physical Description
Race 	Demi God
Gender 	Male
Height 	6ft (1.83m)
Hair color 	Dark Brown
Eye color 	Brown (though they were piercing blue as a child)
Distinguishing Features 	His skills at navigating buildings, parkour style.
Languages Spoken 	English, Elvish
Family 	Family
Parents 	
*The Goddess Melethaniel - Mother (though an enchantment has forced him to forget who she is, so as far as he's aware, he doesn't know who his mother is)
*Cerdan (Surname Unknown) - Father †
*Torani Storm (Guardian)
Siblings 	
*None
Spouse(s) 	
*Sylvan Fae
Children 	
*Belle Fae
Druid Tribe Members 	
*Iseldir - Grandfather
*Aglain - Uncle †
*Alvarr - Uncle †
*Freya - Cousin
*Lochru - Cousin †
*Daegal - Cousin
*Ari - Good Friend 
*Kara - Good Friend †
Brandon the Druid (more affectionately known as Bran by friends and family) is the semi-secret ward of Torani Storm. A few from her family know of him, but not many.
They formed a close bond and she promised to protect him after meeting him as an eight year old boy during her stay in the neighbouring kingdom of Mercia.
When he was orphaned, Torani felt partly responsible for keeping him safe from King Uther, after he ran to her for help, and she selflessly risked her own life to ensure the safety of his.
After she helped him to escape back to the Druids, he vowed never to forget her, and has kept that promise to this day. Even though he has not seen her for near on two decades, he hasn't forgotten her, and has made plans to return and visit her as soon as the opportunity presents itself, despite the fact he's currently living in the harsh, arid Plains of Denaria. After the Druids decided to move camp, so as to avoid discovery, they left the safety of the forest for a time to make camp in what was effectively a 'dry, barren no-man's land' instead, but Brandon spent his time counting down the days until he could visit the capital and his favourite person again.
==Early Life==
Young Brandon, a druid boy who lived in the forest with his father and a group of benevolent druids, was visiting the city one day with his father as they purchased supplies from the marketplace. However, they were recognized as druids and were forced to flee from the city guards. Bran was wounded across the arm and his father, seeing no escape, sent Bran into hiding in the courtyard of the castle whilst he gave himself up, in order to ensure his son had time to escape.
Bran, terrified and hurt, tried to find his way through the castle and to another exit, but became terribly lost and ended up running into Torani's chambers in fright when he heard guards coming, and panicked.
Torani was sitting at her desk, writing a letter to her mother, whilst her maid Guinevere tidied the room for her mistress. Both women jumped in alarm at Bran's sudden entrance, but it took Torani a mere fraction of a second to notice the blood on the boy's arm, hear the guards shouts to one another from down the corridor, put two and two together and make her decision. 
Whilst Gwen hid with the boy behind a wooden screen, Torani was able to fool Nantes into giving up the search of her room by using reverse psychology on him.
She told him that Bran was behind the screen, which made Nantes assume that she was mocking him, because Tora loved nothing better than to wind him up most of the time, and he simply assumed this to be another of her pranks. After a bit of banter between the two about him being made to look a fool, Nantes left without searching her room, and Bran was safe once more. Torani hurried to him and promised to stay with him, whilst Gwen went to find some bandages to tend to his arm.
King Uther, meanwhile, had already sentenced Bran's father to death, for the simple fact that he's a druid, and the druids openly practice magic, thereby defying the law that outlaws such practices. Nantes protested that the druids are a peaceful people but Uther could only see their use of sorcery as a threat. He wanted to make an example to the druid people and ordered the city to be searched until the druid's 'accomplice' was found.
Bran had remained hidden in Torani's room during the trial, as he had caught an infection from his wound, and therefore did not know the outcome, or the fate that had been decided for his father. Torani stayed with him the entire time, feigning illness herself so that she did not have to leave her room, and could stay with Bran whilst he recovered. After his father's death, she took it upon herself to become his 'guardian' and 'protector' until he was well enough to be returned to his people.  
However, when Uther came to check on his 'poorly' ward and inform her of the situation with the boy, Torani struggled to fob him off as she'd been surprised and unprepared for his visit. She eventually managed to convince him that whilst she was 'feeling much better', she had not seen or heard anything of the druid boy who was supposedly hiding in the palace.
After Uther had left, Torani decided that it was too close, and she and Gwen formulated a plan to get Bran back to the other druids later that night. He was still weak from the infection he'd caught from the wound to his arm, but that was a risk they had to take. Plus, the druids would be able to give him better care that Tora could, under the circumstances.
Borrowing one of Gwen's dresses and cloaks, Tora disguised herself as a castle maid and attempted to sneak Bran out of the castle. They managed to avoid the guards all the way to the stables, but were then spotted and had to flee as the alarm was raised.
Nantes cornered them in the stables and tried to arrest them, not realising that it was Torani he'd just caught. Despite her pleas to let Bran go, Nantes was torn by his duty to uphold the laws of the kingdom and obey his father, and refused to let them escape. Tora was taken before Uther whilst Bran was thrown into a cell to await the King's "justice".
Tumblr_n3q1egQE3a1shwaswo3_250.gif|Hiding from the guards
Tumblr_n3q1egQE3a1shwaswo6_r1_250.gif|Nantes has no idea it's Torani he's just caught.
Tumblr_n3q1egQE3a1shwaswo5_r1_250.gif|Trapped, with nowhere to run.
Torani admitted her guilt at hiding the boy in her chambers, making Nantes feel even more of a fool for not believing her when she'd told him as much, the day before. Uther was furious with Torani, telling her that if she were not the daughter of Rose, she would have shared the boy's fate, and only her royal blood and his promise to Rose were keeping her alive. Tora begged him to spare the boy. She pleaded with Uther to punish her instead and let Bran go, but Uther was stubborn and refused to listen. He ordered Bran to be executed at dawn, and a reluctant Nantes was forced to agree to the order. 
This sparked an outburst from Tora at the injustice of the order, which in turn caused Uther's anger to rise out of control. He lashed out at Tora, promising her that the next time she defied him, promise or no promise, he'd have her executed as well.
Shocked by his actions, Tora was rendered speachless, and even Nantes was horrified by his father's behaviour. This, added with Tora's passionate pleas for mercy prompted Nantes to formulate his own plan for helping Bran to return to his people.
He called Tora to his chambers a few hours later, to explain his plan to her, and she readily agreed.
So whilst Arthur went to the cells and freed Bran, sneaking him out through the catacombs beneath the castle, Tora went to Uther and apologised for her behaviour, even managing to summon a few tears for added effect. Uther took pity on her, because deep inside, he felt terrible at lashing out at her as he had done. He invited her to dine with him, and Torani readily accepted, eager to keep herself well within his sights.
This way, she had an alibi for the entire evening, and when the alarm was eventually raised that the boy had escaped, she could not be held accountable, as she had been with Uther the entire time, and couldn't possibly be in two places at once.
Nantes and his manservant, Merlin, had meanwhile managed to escape the castle and reunite Bran with the rest of the druids whom he and his father had lived with. Both returned to the castle to find Uther in a fit of rage, ranting and threatening Torani with death. Despite the fact she'd been with him the entire evening, he still assumed her to be responsible, until Nantes jumped to her defence, pointing out that it was physically impossible that she could have had anything to do with it. She might have been guilty of helping the boy once, but she wasn't stupid enough to defy Uther twice.
Besides, Uther had no proof that she was involved this time, and he couldn't punish her for something she hadn't done especially as she'd been with him the entire time.
In the end, Uther was forced to admit defeat, and Torani, shaken by the experience, quickly hurried from the room before he could change his mind. Later, she went to Nantes and thanked him for helping her, and Nantes told her that in this instance, she'd done the right thing, and it was his father who'd been in the wrong.
For the remainder of her time in Mercia, Tora did not see Bran again, and found herself wondering if she ever would see him again, or not, but she needn't have worried.
When she was seperated from her escort of guards, on the way home to Elysium again, she was attacked by scorpion-like creatures called Serkets. Bran, who was nearby with the druid camp, was able to sense her distress, and sent the druids to rescue her. She was brought back to the camp and welcomed to become one of them. Bran also told her that this time, it was his turn to care for her.
However, their reunion was short lived, because the escort guards had doubled back on themselves to try and find the missing princess, and had informed Nantes that she was missing.
Nantes and a search party headed out and attacked the druid camp, believing they'd kidnapped Torani and were holding her against her will.
Tora tried to run with the druid leader, Aglain, and Bran, but her wounded leg prevented her from getting very far, and in the end begged them to leave her and go before they were caught. Bran and Aglain reluctantly left her and Tora was 'recued' by Nantes, who took her back to the castle so that she could recover.
A few days later, he personally escorted her home to ensure nothing further happened to her.
But despite Tora's fears at never seen Bran again, he ensured this never happened, as he, Aglain and a few of the surviving druids crossed the borders and took up refuge in the Great Forest of Silmataurea in Elysium. 
Every now and then, Bran would come to her in the Grand Palace of Elysium, or she would go to him in the woods and they would share some quality time together, Bran looking up to Tora as a kind of guardian figure, whilst she looked to him as a son.
Even when she didn't see him for extended periods of several years, whenever they reunited, the bond between them was not lost. If anything, these extended absences only made their bond even stronger, even when Bran had finally grown into a strong, handsome young man, he still remembered the woman who had saved his life, and whom he loved dearly (though in a familiar way, rather than a romantic way).
==Life as a Grown Up==
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Category:Third Generation
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