Legends of Belariath

Naidra

Naidra was born in a town called Delaunay far to the north of the Ilfirian Empire. She was born to Gossamer and Deinara Dinsmore the heads of the local healing house. She was the youngest in the family, having five sisters. When she was a child she would help her mother in the healing house carrying bandages and such. Her mother always thought she would follow in her footsteps and become a healer but Naidra was a free spirit and though she learned what her mother and father taught her she just didn't have the heart for healing like they did.

When she was eight years old a bard came to the Inn her oldest sister Thea owned. Naidra listened all day to the bard tell his stories and play his flute. The music made her heart soar and she wanted so much to own a flute of her own and be able to captivate the crowd like he did. She started to tell stories to the other kids in town and even earned a few coins from some of the grown ups that stopped to listen. When she was thirteen her sister Clio bought her a little silver flute for her birthday. Naidra taught herself to play her flute and even started to compose her own songs. Naidra taught herself to dance as well and when she was sixteen she took a job with her sister Thea at the inn. She worked in the kitchens and helped at the bar but what she loved the most was when her sister would let her entertain the guests with dances, stories and songs. Naidra saved up her coin for the next couple of years and when she turned eighteen she left home to find a place of her own in the world. Her mother hated to see her go but gave Naidra her blessing having by then realized that Naidra wasn't going to be happy settling in the small village she grew up in.

After leaving home Naidra meet a bard by the name of Cadmus. He taught her many things and was her lover for years. They traveled the country side together moving from village to village and town to town. She was very happy in those years with him and together they made quite and act. When Naidra was twenty three only a few months before her and Cadmus where to merry he was thrown from his horse and broke his neck. She left the village they were staying and wandered for a couple of years . Her music at this time was sad and mornful but she eventually learned to find happiness agian. She continued to wander developing her craft and soon found Nanthalion.

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