Darnell Tassinari

Often referred to as the legendary dragoon. Darnell was born in the year 410 and was the great grandfather of Darius and acting Maester of Leuven at the time of the great depression. A warrior monk, he was a stern and stoic individual who was regarded as a reincarnation of the first leader of the Snow Elves. His bravery and sacrifice is known throughout the world of Lucere as he is revered as the hero that recovered the waters of the mystical spring from the clutches of evil. But the feat is he most renowned for was the taming of a dragon of Falaj of which it is said he rode atop into his final battle. Defeated by the warlock, Lilith. He ultimately failed in preventing the magic in the world being sealed away in an event known as the Sealing of Alchemy. He was succeeded by his son Dalzell. He was also the adotped father of Andris Galati.

**Training at Maipe**

Having raised his son Dalzell, Darnell left to train at the monastery of Maipe to become a monk and thus hone his control over alchemy. About four years into his training he met Hadrian the Prince of Kona who had come for similar reasons. Bonding over their views of the world, Hadrian learned a lot about the Snow Elven Race through Darnell though Darnell never revealed his own true identify.

Upon receiving a letter about the sudden passing of his father, Darnell returned home and to take his place as the next Maester of the Snow Elves. Unaware of the prestige that Darnells name carried in Leuven. The departing Snow Elf invited the Prince to visit Leuven when his time in Maipe was over, explaining that his son was a young scholar of alchemy and that perhaps he could learn a thing or two from him and so he left for home.

**The Plundering of the Elvish Glades.**

Unprovoked and for reasons unknown to Darnell at the time. The Elvish Glades, a sacred place to the Snow Elves was ransacked by an army led by the then young King Mateusz of Athol. With dozens dead and others raped. The area known for it's beauty was destroyed. However most notablly the magical spring was destroyed. An ancient pond with magical properties that was used in the cermony of childbirth and without mothers where likely to die. This marked the beginning of an era kown as the great depression as the realization became appararent that the King of the East had destroyed both of the known springs.

**The Fourteen Year war**

For the years to follow, The numbers of the Snow Elves dwindled as they drew arms against the massive Atholian army in fights they coud not win. The King of Kona, Tobias assissted in building fortified garrisons throughout Lucere as a deterrent for such an attack never to happen again but even with their combined might could not hope to win against the much larger Atholian empire. During this time a child birthed to one of the raped Elven Maidens named Andris was born and was aptly mocked for his strange appearance. Darnell swiftly put an end to he snide remarks and after the childs mother hung herself. Darnell adopted the child and made it decree that any that speak ill of the boy would be exiled from the community.

**A Strange Peace Treaty**

One day randomly a messenger from Athol appeared announcing that they would be accepting Leuven's terms of peace, a treaty that already bore the seal of Kona. Enraged that his ally in Tobias and Prince Hadrian had turned their backs on them, Darnell burned the letter in front of the messenger with the intention of riding to Kona to confront the King of the west for answers. Andris now aged 14 asked who was stuggling with learning his will of fire asked could he join him but Darnell declinded citing that should he master how to cast a flame before he left he would take him. The boy failed...

**An even stranger turn of events.**

Upon reaching Kona. Darnell was greeted by guards and taken to the dungeons as per the request of the Prince of Kona. Andris who had secretly followed Darnell all the way to Kona and upon hearing that he was being taken to the dungeon thought the worst and stormed the castle and in his frenzy injured several guards and the Prince of Kona himself in the commotion.

Within the dungeon was a barrel full of the Magical water taken from the spring of the Elvish Glades as Tobias revealed to Darnell why he called the parley with Athol. It had come to Tobias attention that Athol had not destroyed the magical spring but rather had stolen it's contents and that a large cache of these barrels where being stored near Mount Falaj. It is there that one of the last Alami warriors discovered Warlocks transporting them and brought them to the King's attention. The reason for the secrecy in the dungeon was to ensure nothing would get back to Mateusz who surely had spies embedded in Kona.

As Tobias revealed his plan to recover the lost waters back to Leuven, they were interrupted as the black haired half elf Andris was dragged before them. Dispite injuring several of the Kings men and the Prince himself. His aactions were pardoned as the King acknowledged the boys bravey, skill with a blade and has dedication to his father. Andris was remain in Kona until Darnell returned.

**The journey to Mount Falaj**

Darnell set off with a handful of the King's most trusted men including the King's son Karadin to investigate the cache of barrels. In the meantime. Tobias had planned to bring an army to Athol for a peaceful cermony which would ensure that Mateusz attention would soely be on him. Mateusz who was still unaware that his plans where discovered no doubt would ensure Athol was packed to both show his immense strength and to avoid being ensnared should Tobias visit be a trap.

**The Dragon Tamer**

As Darnell and the Maester where traversing mount Falaj. The chamber housing the alchemy stone was flooded and a great shift in the momentum of the power in the world occured. This shift disoriented those whos lifeforce was linked to the alchemy and thus the Alami warriors could assisit Darnell in defending the mountain as dragons started falling from the sky. Darnell defends a small dragon from being mauled by fiends and the rides the dragon to higher ground before disembarking the beast to enter the chamber housing the alchemy stone.

**The Alchemy chamber**