Caelia Frostpeak

Caelia during her debut in Campaign 2

## Early Childhood

Caelia Frostpeak is a half-dwarven witchling warrior that was born the fourth child to a large dwarven family in the Ploreen Mountains. Not long after she was born however, she caught a terrible sickness that quickly drained her life. Fearful and saddened by her quickly declining health, Caelia's parents searched out a powerful witch they had heard tell of near Zilaness.

An arrangement with this witch, newly dubbed Morgana, was quickly reached. In exchange for curing Caelia of her sickness and renewing her life, Caelia's form changed to closer match the witch and a promise was made. This promise confirmed that Caelia would be Morgana's once she reached a certain age.

## The Pact

Caelia was always an adventurous child, and often enjoyed exploring ruins. She never went in too deep, having been warned of the dangers of such places, however she spent many a day exploring the upper areas of the nearby ruins. Often times, her elder three brothers Thale, Ranlyn, and Thorik would accompany her, however one night after a fight Caelia snuck out on her own. In her anger she ran out to the ruins and ventured in deeper then ever before.

This new area had more traps and dangers laying around then Cealia could ever remember finding elsewhere, but this wasn't so bad. More traps meant less explorers, and less explorers meant more treasures to be found. slipping through the dark corridors in the mountainside, Caelia quickly lost track of time and didn't notice the storm coming in until it was too late.

Now trapped in the ruins with no food and little water, Caelia was faced with a hard decision, either she could wait out the storm or she could attempt to traverse the storm and find her way back home. At first she attempted to find a source of food in the ruins, but quickly found there was nothing to be seen sans the tall corridors and devastating traps. With no trace of life within sight, she knew she had to attempt the long and dangerous trek. Storms could last for days, even weeks sometimes, and she wouldn't be able to hold out.

Pulling out her compass and wrapping her clothing as tight as possible, she began her journey. Hour after hour of wading through the deep snow and sharp winds passed, every step taken with no thought or feeling. A mantra crept through her head as she slowly lost all hope of finding her home, "I'm almost there, just wait for me... I'm almost home." She never made it home.

She didn't know what went wrong, but somehow her path went astray. Endless hours into the trek her body slowly stopped moving as the cold took hold and realization sunk in. Her mind focusing on her family as the world slowly faded from white.

That's when a flash of warmth burst through Caelia's existence and an ever shifting figure appeared before her. Having heard the calling in her heart, she reached out to Caelia with an offer. They offered a simple exchange, one which Caelia took without a moment of hesitation. In turn for him resurrecting Caelia, she was to journey out into the world and help anyone in need. As Caelia's hand met hers, his power burst through her body in a heated surge of light.

## Journey's Beginning

As she reached adulthood, Caelia began her journey across the Choraga Kingdom. Not long after she met with a group of adventurers with a similar mission to her own, and worked with them in aiding a village plagued by a night hag coven. Seeing their journey following a similar path to her own, she offered to travel with them, and they soon grew to recognize her drive. Balancing her healing abilities with a sharp martial prowess, she quickly took a position on the frontline.