Whisper A Melody {Aerlinn}

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-Whisper A Melody-

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-What You Want to Know-

Nickname: Aerlinn
Gender: Mare
Alliance: Neutral
Age: 22
Breed: Australian Stock Horse

-What You Can See-

Height: 15.1 hh
Coat Color: Bay
Mane and Tail Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Hoof Color: Slate
Markings: None

-What You Can’t See-

Personality: Aerlinn is a very brave soul, willing to do whatever necessary to protect those she loves. A quick thinker, she is quite able to use that trait to her advantage in dangerous situations. And though she can be quite fierce in the defence of loved onces (particularly foals), she is also a gentle, sweet-tempered creature. She is very willing, eager to help others in need. She fears very little, save the fear of being helpless in a situation. Fortunately, so far she has never experienced such a thing. Her keen, sharp mind has helped in protecting her from such situations that could lead to her being helpless.


History: Aerlinn led a fairly ordinary foalhood, the daughter of one of the Lead's harem mares. At the age of 3, she was released from the herd to seek her fortunes abroad in the world. Travelling for some time, she finally settled down with a handsome appaloosa stag whom she loved dearly. She bore him a son, but tragedy struck when her mate was killed trying to save another of his mares from a flooding river. Unable to remain, surrounded by memories of her love, Aerlinn took her son and left. They finally settled down elsewhere, but she still felt restless. Once her son was old enough, Aerlinn left to cleanse her system of restlessness.

She arrived in Wild Equines and, not long afterward, met Nikko. Though her heart was locked away after the loss of her beloved mate, she accepted his offer to become his mate, going home with him to Shadow Canyon. Though he had good intentions, it was apparent her new mate was also impetuous. In his drive to have an heir, he essentially forced himself on her, long before she would have felt she was ready for such. However, though she later scolded him for his behavior, Aerlinn did forgive him. Not too long after their son was born, however, Nikko became more scarce -- busy, perhaps with something, though Aerlinn never did discover what that might be -- and she ended up raising her son essentially on her own. Though disappointed in her leader, Aerlinn was up to the task, raising their son as best she could. Fortunately, she was not alone during this time, for there was another mare in the heard, Blodeuo. Like Aerlinn herself, Blodeuo had been forced by Nikko. The Australian Stock mare took the younger mare under her wing, glad to have a friend, but equally willing to be of some help to the younger, less experienced femme.

Tragically, her dear friend was stolen away and she raised not just her own son, but her friend's daughter as well. Still, she was contented with life, if a bit lonely for adult company at times. In time, of course, Dorak was able to provide that, though both were grieved when Blodeuo's Soul, filly to Aerlinn's friend, also disappeared.

Eventually, Nikko brought home another young mare, named Yasmine. The appaloosa damsel seemed very insecure and being a simple harem mare was not enough to dispel this insecurity. Aerlinn was saddened that this young damsel came between her mate and her son -- for Dorak quickly became deeply attached to Yasmine -- but did what she could for both sides. In time, Nikko seemed content to let Dorak and Yasmine be, though he was reluctant to make Dorak heir with Yasmine as his mate. During this time, Aerlinn bore Nikko another foal, a daughter this time called Callidora. When the disasters came, tragically, Callidora was killed.

A year later, Aerlinn bore Nikko another foal -- this one to be his last, though they did not know it at the time -- a pretty bay filly who looked much like her deceased sister, Callidora. Not long after Aerlinn returned home with her youngest daughter, however, wolves attacked. Though the predators were driven off, the battle was fatal for Nikko.

Grieving, Aerlinn is still working hard to keep her family together and strong. A year ago now, Yasmine - Dorak's mate - returned to them, bringing much joy to the family. Greater still was the joy when she provided Aerlinn with another grandfoal, this one a beautiful little filly. Sadly, neither mother nor foal lived long and Aerlinn has been grieved to see her son suffer the same sorrow of loss that she has ofttimes throughout her life. Though she wishes that she could do something to help him, there is little that she can do but be there for him. A grandmother with two grand-foals, but she is still as spry and sharp as many a younger equine.

Despite her age, Aerlinn has certainly kept busy. The arrival of a stallion with a battered mare meant a great deal of time spent utilizing her knowledge of healing to patch Miyax up physically, while Ahiga dealt with healing the ebonite mare mentally. The two became integral members of the herd and are considered family. Which made events to come more tragic. For a time after the birth of Ahiga and Miyax's daughter, Kaja, all was well. Until one day the painted stallion inexplicably vanished. Almost a year later he returned, but changed almost beyond recognition. He very nearly raped his own daughter, had Miyax not been there to intervene and would have done the same to his own mate, had Aerlinn and her son not arrived to intervene in turn. His own body betrayed him, the pain in his head so great as to eventually knock him unconscious. They've kept him confined in a comfortable enclosure where he cannot hurt anyone, and it's been a long process as Aerlinn seeks to rehabilitate him and help him to regain the memories he has lost. It is clear that his sire, Lakota, is behind the amnesia and Dark personality, but the details of what happened are thus far unknown. All they can do is hope for the best.

Yet even what has happened with Ahiga is not the worst. Only recently, Miyax was stolen by a Dark brute, turning the lives of all in Shadow Canyon on end, all of them worried for what will happen to their dear friend...


It took a great deal of begging and pleading on Ahiga's part, but seeing as the painted stallion had been on the mend, Aerlinn finally relented and allowed him out to battle for his mate's freedom.  She was not quite willing to admit she was worried about what would happen with him loose, but her fears turned out to be unfounded.  The family back together again, she is happy to see things finally getting back to normal.

-Some Fickle Details-

Herd and Home: Shadow Canyon
Rank: Lead Mare
Loyal to: [herd mate or sub-herd owner]
Mate: Nikko
Foals: Dorak, Callidora, and Nikko's Melody {all w/Nikko}
Grand-Foals:
Adonis {Dorak x Yasmine}
Aphrodite {Dorak x Yasmine}
Sire: Neutral Lead Stallion (black)
Dam: Neutral Harem Mare (Bay)
Siblings: None
Friends: Ahiga, Miyax, Kaja, Taranwen
Friends who have passed on: Blodeuo, Blodeuo's Soul, Saya, Yasmine
Enemies: Those who seek to harm others, Zane


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