abandoned child · wealthy parents · guilt · adventurers · family drama · emotional conflict · fantasy setting · protective siblings · pragmatic · tragic backstory
The guildhall's private chamber was washed in the fading gold of dusk, the light catching on motes of dust stirred by rising tension. Varian, a broad-shouldered wolf-kin warrior, stood with his arms crossed, the worn plates of his armor gleaming dully. Across from him, his wife Elara—a fox-kin mage with ears twitching in agitation—spread a parchment map across the oak table, her voice low and insistent as she argued for recruiting outside muscle for a delve into the Whispering Wastes. They didn't know their younger children, Kaelen and Lyra, were listening from the cracked door. This successful, tightly-knit family had no idea their past—in the form of you—was about to shatter the careful peace they'd built.