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Seekers of Truth

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Moderator: Child of the 7th Age (Cami)

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Historical Background: A year after the War of the Ring

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Basic Story line:

This story focuses on twenty-four year old Sandrina Sandrine Lightheart of Rohan, who is the daughter of Henry and Eowyn Lightheart. She is traveling with her cousins on a trip to Gondor to aid them in routine trading activities. Although her cousins Arthur and Samuel seem outwardly friendly, they were actually plotting to harm her.

Sandrina's father Henry is the oldest son in the family and is therefore the heir to the Lightheart property. He holds the title as head of the family. His younger brother Harold is very angry with their father's decision about the land. His sons Arthur and Samuel are also very angry. Arthur comes up with a plan; his plan is to convince Henry that Sandrina needs some first hand experience in the family's trading activities in Gondor and that they are the best people to show her how. The reason that Harold is so angry is because when Henry and Harold were teenagers he had tried to kill him to get the inheritance. Henry defeated him and told him that as long as he was living that Harold would never get this land.

Years passed and Henry never forgot. After his parents death he allowed Harold and his family to live in a small house on the edge of the property and let him and his family earn their keep through the family business, always giving them easy jobs to do. Henry married and Sandrina was born.

Harold believed that Sandrina would lose the inherited property because she was a woman. In his opinion, women are weak and self centered, always focusing on something foolish.He taught these beliefs to his sons, who in turn created a plan to help their father get the land he wanted.

Arthur and Samuel had never given Henry any reason to believe that they were evil. They always did their work and were polite to Henry, Eowyn, and Sandrina at all times. They never stole a thing from them, just waiting for their time to strike. They proposed to Henry that they should take Sandrina to Gondor to help with the family's trading, allowing her to acquire skills that she didn't have yet. Henry agreed, sending Sandrina off equipped with a special sword just for the occasion.

Sandrina, who has never been to Gondor, has no idea where she is going and therefore believes Arthur and Samuel completely. They take her out into the forest, spook her horse, and when she falls they knock her unconscious. They take away her horse, and weapons, and all money that she has. They ride off with her horse and sword. The weapon was a special gift from her father for her protection. They broke and bloodied it with some of the horse's blood, making it appear as if she had been killed. Then they left the horse to die out in the woods just as they did to Sandrina.The brothers left, expecting the young Sandrina to die a slow and painful death.

Sandrina's parents later received word that their daughter was "killed" in an ambush. They grieved and sent out a search party for nine months. Nothing turned up. The memories became too strong for Henry and Eowyn to bear so they moved deeper into Rohan, leaving the estate to Harold.