Ahlaina Ashbury-Ashlaron
(NPC- Rebecca Engelmann)

Ahlaina Ashbury was born to a 'fallen' noble family, second daughter to Wilock and Marie Ashbury of Derico. She learned early on in her years that her father was a disgraced man, a drunk that had squandered his family's wealth and his children's inheritance on indulgences such as drink and gambling. Her mother was a depressed woman with manic mood swings, a condition that worsened as time passed, and her parenting skills were nothing to be proud of. Though a kind woman, her husband's abuse was far more than she could bear and eventually she wasted away.

When Ahlaina was 12, her older sister Sora had a confrontation with their father. Drunk and abusive, Wilock had returned home in the late hours of the night, dragging his eldest daughter from her bed to fetch him supper. When she angrily refused to prepare anything, he struck her so hard that her jaw popped out of place. Terrified and crying wildly, Ahlaina had attempted to tend to her sister's injury but was knocked backwards into the wall by a well-placed backhand.

Seeing her father strike her sister, a very protective Sora leapt to her feet and engaged the heavier man in a hand-to-hand fight. Tall herself, Sora was the same height as Wilock and she had the advantage of catching the imbued man off-guard. A 'tomboy' since day one, the elder sister had learned to hold her own- even best- the boys who would tease and harass her and Ahlaina, so she was not without a few tricks up her sleeve... It was not a long fight... nor did it end without bloodshed. Wilock survived the enraged strike to his temples, awaking from unconsciousness the next day, shamed that his own daughter had felled him. He has refused any and all attempts by the Academy to bring him to Pallahade in regards to his daughters.

That evening, Sora bid her sister gather some belongings and two of the horses that their father had not yet gambled away, and they rode hard for Pallahade, only stopping long enough to rest tired mounts and steal food. Ahlaina's dream of becoming a Uen Roug was about to be realized as her sister intended to enroll her, for protection as much as for a child's fantasy.

It was with great joy that Ahlaina was accepted at the tender age of 12 summers, and even more exciting was when Sora was handed an application that two days later she filled out and was accepted.

5 years later, at the age of seventeen, Ahlaina Bonded to the lovely Charade and the Light blessed her further when not only her sister Bonded, but her life-love Kestrel did as well. 'Cha mates and family, her biggest dream fulfilled, her tender heart full.

On her 21st birthday, her beloved Kestrel proposed by the lake they considered to be their special place. Days later, they were married in a private ceremony with only Sora, Tide, Charade, Gusty and Kestrel's sister bearing witness before the man that wed them. When they announced their union, no one was the least bit surprised. And four years later, they were blessed with a daughter that they named Raven Blythe.

Six years after their wedding, Ahlaina and Charade were given new orders, along with her husband and sister and their Bondeds and also Wyn 'Cha mate. They were to ride Border Patrol under two superior officers until they had learned the route and were able to take over. Ahlaina's skills with healing injuries was thought to be a much needed asset on the route.

It was not long after that Ahlaina began showing symptoms of pregnancy. Overjoyed but cautious, she chose to wait and see if the pregnancy would take, despite the hard riding and she made her Bonded swear to keep her secret. One particular evening, after camping on the outskirts of a small town they were in the midst of investigating strange occurences in, Ahlaina could keep her secret no more.

Telling only her husband and sister and their Bondeds, Ahlaina pleaded with them not to inform their commanding officer of her condition. She knew she would be sent back to the Academy for a less dangerous posting and she wished to spend one more evening with her husband before being sent off, knowing that it could be months before they saw one another again. They reluctantly agreed.

Ahlaina was slain the next day, along with her Bonded, by a group of renegade, disillusioned mage-talents. She was only 26.

Hair the color of autumn leaves, Ahlaina looked like a younger, sweeter version of her older sister. She bore none of the harshness that Sora did, her sky blue eyes filled with warmth and a love of life that few could match and none could dampen. She is a much missed friend and loved one.

Charade

(NPC- Regina Carey; portrait by Regina Carey)
 

Charade

Born to the Academy almost 20 years ago, Charade wasn't the prettiest unicorn born. She wasn't the smartest or most powerful. But Charade was the wildest most daring unicorn born to the academy. Why walk somewhere when you can run after all? And there wasn't a dare she wouldn't refuse. Reckless at the best of times, Charade lived life fast and hard. With little consideration to the consequences of such a life style. And she had a powerful personality. When she decided she wanted something, she went out and she got it.

  But say what you will about her, but when Charade danced, everyone watched. Incredibly graceful and creative, when she danced she shone.  But as wild and willful as she was, when Charade bonded to Ahlaina, it did calm her down signifigantly. Realizing that now her reckless behavior could hurt her precious Ahlaina. And mating to Panache helped to calm the spirited mare down a bit more.

Though the greatest joy in Charade's life wasn't her bonding or mating. It was the birth of her only foal, Parade. Inordinately proud of her filly, Charade was fairly bursting with pride when her daughter joined the acting troupe. Charade attended everyone of Parade's plays that she could and could be heard around the academy bragging about her Parade with  understandable maternal pride.

  Charade's bonded was the first killed in a battle with ill trained wyn and rumors have it that a greviously injured and dying Charade killed her bonded's killer and danced on the body, trampling it into the ground and beyond recognition before she died of her injuries.

Charade's power was the ability to create sound out of nothing. She could make you think you could hear someone whispering in your ear. Or think you heard someone walking down that hall.

Mated to Panache, Charade is the mother of Parade.

STATS, vicious fighter, HT: 16 h, Female, purplish grey with white mane and tail and four white socks, white horn and hooves. Academy born on 19 ST, 89ADT. Died  14 SR, 109 ADT at the age of 20. First listed 9/2001.

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(Portrait by Regina Carey)

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