Greenleaf Family/Zeldi
Zeldi Greenleaf
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A woman you don't want to anger.
Zeldi is the daughter of Falcion. Althought Falcion was never really married. After his coming to Perdan he was still young and had thirst for battle and all that came with a life of a warrior. That's how he meet Zeldis mother. It wasn't much of a romantic story, Zeldis mother was a daughter of one of the rich merchants of Perdan and had fallen in love with Falcion and came too see him while he was watching over the walls. Then ona night when Falcion was after a battle and had drunk with his comrades she approched him and the history came it own way. Falcion did not knew that he had became a father after that night and lerned it when Zeldi was already 15.
Zeldi grew fast and was strong, she was energetic and fast to anger. She spent a lot of time with boys instead of girls and was more like a son then daughter. She recived education thanks to her grandfather but wasn't that much interested in anything more then reading stories of great heroes and battles. When she was 10 she said to her mother:"I will become a great knight like Queen Evangeline", her mother was moved to tear but knew that she won't be able to fulfill it with her status. Then one day Falcion and her meet once more in Perdan, he looked at her and did not forget who she was, he quickly learned that she wanted to hide something and after they parted ways he sent Cedric to investigate. When Falcion learned of Zeldi he sent a letter and an escort of his own men. They found Leilas house and Zeldi with her and presented them with a letter of ivitation to Woolton.
After that they started living togheter. Zeldi was first shocked to lern of her heiritage but came to quickly accept it. She was a little angry at father for not showing up and oon her mother for not telling her the truth. But her anger metled like snow on sun as her dream was coming true.
She talked with Falcion a lot learned of his history and was astunned by some facts. She already knew how toread and write but Falcion insisted to practice it, in exchange he showed her how to handle various weapons and amongst these Zeldi decided to wield a twohandler.
She polished her skills, went to the limits of her strenght many times suprassing Men of her age and older, knowing that she will soon be able to fight alongside her father and see his superior skills with her own eyes.
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When she was over 16 her Father took her to an underground armory that was kept in his mansion in Woolton. She saw some weapons of old collected here, all seen as relcts of the past. He guided her to one of the pedestals and there she saw a blade. It was a wide blade twohandler, heavy and black with sharpened white edges. A small skull was carved from some kind of bone into the blade making it look more mysterious. Althought you could see that time already started it work on it and it would shatter if someone was to wield it in battle. Falcion took it one of his hands and lifted it without a problem then he presented it to Zeldi, she tried to lift it with one hand also ut was forced to use both her hands in the end. - We will reforge it - she suddenly heard Falcion's voice. We both will if you want and it will be a blade for you to carry into the battlefield if you wish to. -Yes, Father.
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And so they began their work and worked hard for 2 days as the blade was old and it needet some work. But in the end it was reforged and Zeldi was going to wield it in battle, she practiced with it and not many dared to face her on the practice as she was fearless and the blade was cutting through shield like they were made from butter. At that time also her mother passed away from illiness, she didn';t stop practice but was always doing it under the window when her mother was laying. Also at that time she recived her documents as the rightfould heir of ther Father.
Then the deciding day came when her father was drawn into an argument amongst nobles of the realm. He also issued a challnege to a duel to death and as the history goes he was slain in it. Zeldie cried after both her parents and cursed the fate that has done this to her. She decided she will no longer bow to it's will, she gathered young people who were under her father's guidance and formed the Last Sworddancers unit. None form the old sworddancers joined as they remained in Woolton to protect it for their late Lord and others scattered around the realm to spread the word of Falcion and his deeds.
Now is the tme of action and time to turn agains her father's home enemies. Now is the time to forge a new destiny!
Died in battle against Caligus
