PCs:Grace Dane-Unuldur
Pre-Mikona
Grace was born to Martin and Esme Dane, the second of their two daughters, the first being Agatha Dane. Martin was an M’Chekian soldier and an Equalizer. He was injured in the war with T’Nanshi and was left with a limp and some emotional damage that caused him to pull away from Grace when she was still a very small girl. Esme was a Romini tailor who left the nomadic life to settle down with Martin. She is quite beautiful and more like Grace in temperament. She plays music, sings, dances and still can laugh at the world around her. When Martin was injured, she tried her best to bring him out of his depression but has been unable to do so completely.
Agatha was Grace’s idol growing up and the two were as thick as thieves until their father returned from the war, a changed man. Agatha followed the path of her father and became an Equalizer and moved away to Mikona, leaving Grace back in Dunster Commons to finish growing up without her sister.
She was a pretty girl and always well liked. She was learning the tailoring trade from her mother and she had the gift of an artist. She excelled in music and painting. She had a relatively normal upbringing despite the war raging to the north. It was always a part of her life, whether it was flirting with the soldiers that passed through to the keep or helping care for the neighbor’s children when their fathers and mothers would not return from the front.
When she was barely seventeen, she met a boy from Southill named Kip Gentry and was to marry him. She was likely to settle into a life of mediocrity and oodles of babies, as she was quite naïve to the ways of the world. Advised by her father, she took a trip to Mikona to speak with Agatha before the wedding. She arrived in the big city in awe and poor Agatha had the task of informing her that her future husband was a two-timing dog and that there would be no wedding. Stunned and saddened, she stayed on with her sister in Mikona until she felt she could go home to face it.
Moving to the city
Of course, fate often changes the path that one has set out upon and Grace grew to enjoy Mikona and met a lot of wonderful people, some not so wonderful. She met a bard, Miirik Darastrix, who took a special interest in her. Although Grace was headstrong and thought she could handle anything the world threw at her, her sister Agatha was obviously concerned, as the man was very forward and asked her friend Morran to watch over her little sister.
Morran Unuldur was unlike any man she had met before and they became fast friends. Of course, she did not realize he was watching out for her or the feisty little redheaded Dane would likely have sent him packing. In time, they grew close and eventually fell in love. It was during this time that Grace learned much of Mikona.
Morran would take her places, challenge her, and she would always handle whatever was asked of her with style. He would teach her a lot during this time before they married. She saw the world opening before her eyes with him and he had no qualms about taking her places of great danger. He took her to other planes, to face amazing beasts and often sailing. She was learning much of the world and Morran would never keep the ugly side of it from her. They eventually married, as they were a perfect fit.
She met a few other friends during this time, Harbesh, Zacharia, Arc, Miette, Llyshra, Aryen, Nikki, Raen and more of Agatha’s friends soon became her friends. She learned a lot from her sister during this time about politics and the Balance of Mikon and about life in the city. It was also during this time that she was often attacked by the Malekites, especially Isamu, and her sister was often injured in the war and gone for weeks at a time, causing her great distress.
Things got darker for Grace when her sister left town, after a rather savage attack by the T’Nanshi in Mikona. After Agatha settled in Trenium, their parents followed shortly after and Grace was left in Mikona without any family. It was often rumored of her involvement in secret groups or improper activities in Mikona, but none were ever substantiated.
Grace began to distrust those around her except for a close group of friends. She began to focus on politics with groups like the Valokians and with Houseman Rose and his Golden Path. She spent less time painting and singing, and more time with Morran and learning all he could teach her. Her view of the city and the world had forever changed. She put away her instruments and she began to focus internally.
Realizing her gift
Her friend Miette helped her realize that she had been born with another gift. She had a gift for the arcane and Miette became her mentor, as well as a dear friend. Her early attempts were often unsuccessful but Miette never lost faith and Grace began to understand her gift and how to use it. As Grace grew in power, she met another who would become a guide in her studies, Damar Ogdem. At first, she thought he was rather stuffy, but Agatha always told Grace she could trust him, so Grace took it upon herself to learn what she could from him. He was a wizard of great power and Grace met him at a time when she needed strong guidance. Damar would teach her to use her gift in ways she had never realized and she had finally come into her own. Her power as a sorceress has grown and she joined the Gold Order of the Sand. She was entrusted to become the Senior Magi for Mikona for the Order, an honor she takes very seriously.
Current Affiliations:
M'Chek Army, Blackhawk Unit, Head of Public Relations Blackhawk Company
Senior Magi of Mikona, Gold Order of the Sand Gold Order of the Sand
Member of the High Mage Council High Mage Council of Avlis
Member of the SATF South Avlis Trade Federation
Grace's Writings
Grace's Paintings
Commissoned Work for Commander Wennen