Nex

Nex is a female Human native to the islands, with brown hair and red eyes.

Life in the Tribes
Nex was born to two members of a tribe of the swamps, and learned the trade of something approximating a priest. She was taught how to deal with the dead, how to bless the living and their weapons, and how to fight the "risen". She learned the methods of creating simple tools, of building from wood, and of fishing and cooking; all the knowledge of how to survive, taught to all members of her tribe. She continued on her life like this, committing the souls of the dead to the next world and bestowing blessings.

At the same time a certain ship crashed along the shores of a nearby island, and an unease grew in the swamp. The feel of evil was thick in the air, and the dead rose from the ground in ever larger numbers. The village elder sent an emissary to meet with the other tribes, and when they returned they confirmed that all across the lands there were far bigger threats than they had ever found before. As the fittest and youngest priest, Nex was given a ceremonial skull headpiece and sent out to find the source of it.

Search for the Source
After weeks of travelling, she eventually came across a town of people, surrounded by a wide canal and towered over by a large -though unfinished- fort. After helping two of the townspeople fight off undead, she was given a room in the medical centre, though she was still regarded warily by most. As she searched around for anything that may tie the settlers to the current issues, two strange men approached the town. Many of the people of the town seemed to know them, though they hailed from another settlement. After an elf known as Saren went out to talk with them outside the town's limits, she followed them out to listen in. From what they spoke of, Nex became very distrustful of those from Stonegate, and when they returned to town, Saren, Nex, and several others began talks of defending the town should they be attacked by the other settlement.