Characters:Adonthell:Trinolee

Trinolee Sylarine

A wealthy young woman, roughly 19 years old in human years. She is well educated and refined, but she has managed to avoid being snobbish. She is well trained in physical and mental disciplines, and is possessed of a great curiosity and a thirst for learning. Highly creative as is typical of her race, Trinolee believes that she cannot truly create art unless she experiences the world as it is. Never one to accept confinement, she prefers the freedom of the outside world. She answers the Council's call because she hopes to see the wider world while serving her city and lord.

Introductory Plot

Story begins with Trinolee in her room, reading. She is called to the hall for her fencing lesson. Grudgingly, she agrees to go. At her fencing lesson, she is lectured briefly on fighting (instructions for the player) and then participates in a practice combat. She wins and is complimented by her instructor, but she is unhappy. She returns to her room in a depressed mood. Her Friend, one of the maids, comes to see if she is all right. They have a conversation which reveals that Trinolee feels cut off in her rich girl's world, that fencing and studying are not the same as being out in the world, helping real people. Her sole comfort has been the maid, who has told her stories of the normal life outside. But she cannot be satisfied with this any longer, and she feels she must break free of her constraints and enter the world like any other person. The maid reluctantly agrees and tells her of the Counsel's search and helps Trinolee escape the mansion.