Adera Goltburc

Adera Goltburc was born as third child to Dasha Goltburc, Gravin of Goltburc and Yamur Goltburc. She had 3 siblings. Her first years where peaceful living in Castle Goltburc. She started to study first with tutors and books, later at the small Academy of Goltburc. Adera also started arcane training and learned the languages of the neighboring nations.

However the Solemnity changed everything. In that one moment she was knocked out by a strong chaotic magical explosion. As she awoke again was she no longer a Human but a Kivulin. The castle, city and all of Einsiedeln where damaged or destroyed. Her family was dead and now she was suddenly Gravin of Goltburc. At the end of that day only a few survived. All that where not deep inside a mine where now a Kivulin or dead, but most dead.

Childhood
Born to Dasha Goltburc, Gravin of Goltburc and Yamur Goltburc as third child on a lovely early spring day in the 309th year of House Goltburc (HG) or 23 years before the Solemnity (BSS). It was said it was right when the apple trees and Azaleas bloom. Adera was born in the Castle of her House, Castle Goltburc in the City of Goltburc.

The first few years where good to Adera, she was shielded from harm and could play and learn in peace. She grew up with her parents and three siblings Helet, Melana and Wanin. With five years the private schooling started, it was said Adera was a good student. Over the next years she learned writing, math, history, politics, manners, riding and even some fighting for self defense.

In her teenager years she focused more on becoming an academic, her parents gave her time to study before she has to marry. She used this time to learn all she could and even started arcane training. For that she was gifted a room in the basement of her families castle.

In that time she also got a personal chambermaid, Luya. Luya is around the same age as Adera. So overtime both became good friends, and Adera granted her far more then she should have following the etiquette. Through Luya she also came in contact with many citizens and even some peasants, something that is uncommon for one of her status.

Adera was also very close to her sister Melana. Adera once said "Melana is the most generous person I know". Melana was also who gifted Adera, Satinvel, her pet cat.

Solemnity
The day of the Solemnity was a normal day, in the 332th year of House Goltburc. A little rain and some sun, nothing special. The City of Goltburc busy as always, the around 800 citizen where following their day work. Adera was training some alteration magic in her arcane study. She had her cat Satinvel and her Chambermaid Luya with her. She used both from time to time for some harmless spells.

Then the magical explosion did hit Goltburc, this will later be known as the Solemnity. The powerful magic burst mixed with all magic in its way, so also the spell Adera did cast. It is not know which spell she used in the moment the Solemnity hit Goltburc, but it was an alteration spell. Now everything happened at once. All living beings either died or fainted and where changed. So it is not known what happend exactly.

As Adera did wake up, hours later, she was changed, but alive. She had fur, a tail, her face changed and she had big cat like ears, but otherwise felt mostly normal. She found Luya and Satinvel besides her, both where also different. Luya also had fur but looked more like a fox. Satinvel did grow and looked like a mix of big cat with a fox. Adera and Luya then looked around the castle to find the other family members and servants. Only one Guard was alive, Vumir, he did guard the treasury close to the arcane study. He was also changed, looking like a cat - fox mix.

Everyone else inside the castle and most around the town died. All buildings above ground where destroyed, only some basements where still liveable. Adera fell on her knees crying, as she found her dead sister and parents inside the rubble of the great hall. It is said that she was unwilling to leave them, Vumir and Luya both had to convince her, that she has to lead her people. As she was the last known living of her House. A day later her brother Wanin was found in another destroyed part of the castle, also dead.

The next few days where hard, all survivors where brought into the castle dungeons. The last bigger dry place with a food and water storage and an armory.