Difference between revisions of "Lightsong"

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Before being Returned, Lightsong was an accountant named '''Stennimar''' who was often employed to discover fraud or embezzlement by looking through ledgers to find discrepancies. Stennimar and his niece [[Tatara]] would often go sailing as it was a hobby of Llarimar, his brother, Llarimar. During one of the excursions, they borrowed the boat ''[[Red Panther]]'' and set sail, and encountered a terrible storm. In the chaos, a massive wave swept Tatara overboard and into the raging waters. Stennimar leaped into the ocean and managed to tie her to a rope despite barely knowing how to swim. While he managed to save Tatara's life, Stennimar was unable to save his own life and drowned in the depths. After his death, [[Endowment]] granted Stennimar a vision of war and destruction. He was offered a choice to Return and prevent this from happening, which he took.{{book ref|wb|57}} His Return restored the faith of his older brother, [[Llarimar]], who became Lightsong's high priest.{{book ref|wb|54}}{{book ref|wb|57}}

In his early Returned life, Lightsong had a close relationship with [[Calmseer]], with whom he was rumoured to have slept with. Lightsong regards some of the Gods of this period, including Calmseer and [[Brighthue]], as very honorable; he remembers them with reverence, saying they are far better and greater than the later Gods.{{book ref|wb|7}}