DarkSapphire

The Skylark family lived a few days' walk from Fornost in the kingdom of Aurora, the nation of Uldarash. Sophie lived with her mom, father, and younger brother. Sophie and her brother often spent time together in the mines so that she could teach him the ropes. When he was younger they would play in the river and fish all day until the river pirates started showing up. Her mother loved to bake the most delicious baked goods like bread, cookies, pies, and cakes.

Sophie was 29 when her family was killed by a group of pirates. Her father was a gifted miner and traveled to nearby towns once a month to trade precious gems and raw materials from the mine. Until the day Pirate Coon and his gang showed up demanding payment monthly. However, the pirates needed a bigger ship to escape from Uldarash to the sea. They were eating their breakfast when the pirates broke down the door and attacked them. With haste they struck down her father, mother, and 10 year old brother Inferno. The pirates loaded the valuables and set the house on fire before taking off into the woods.

Sophie was deep in the mines gathering materials having eaten her breakfast early so that she could get a head start on the day. When she went back up to the surface she found her home fully engulfed in flames and the fate of her family. Now alone in the world Sophie went back into the mine to grab emergency supplies and her secret stash of sapphires. On her way out a pickaxe caught her eye. It was her father’s lucky diamond pickaxe named pixie. The pixie had enchantments on it that brought great fortune to the family at one time. Sadly the pirates got word of this fortune when they started demanding payments. Her dad had been stashing these sapphires as a way to start over in a different home. Slinging it over her shoulder and tightening the straps on her sack she began her journey.

Sophie hiked through the woods being quiet as a mouse and at high alert watching for any bandits or pirates scared to find the same pirates who killed her family. She hiked all day long in the woods and over a mountain before reaching the road they used to get to the towns. The sun was setting and light was dwindling. Sophie saw a deep cave and went down to find a safe area to sleep for the night. She would be in Fornost early in the morning and an idea occurred to her. She would rename herself DarkSapphire and shorten it to Sapphire around town to conceal her identity from the pirates.

Early in the morning Sapphire arose from the ground and stretched, her back stiff from not laying in a bed two nights in a row. She hiked the rest of the way to Fornost and was welcomed with open arms. A group of citizens gave her a tour of the capitol city and showed her a wonderful home that was available for free. The home even had a small little pond outside. She stored her supplies underneath the bed and quickly started her day working in the mines gathering materials for the city and precious gems to sell. She ended the day fishing and taking in the scenery.