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Rhiannon

Tasida Tal'ak Archila (Former Head Falconeer)

Tasida Alovasuri Archila (Former Cavalry Leader)

Born in a small village in the Netherlands, Rhiannon had a very happy childhood. During the day she would work side by side with her father, helping him break the wild horses that roamed the mountains near where they lived. In the evenings her mother taught her to read and write. This was a rare thing in her village, and her mother was greatly respected for her knowledge.

In her 18th year, Rhiannon faced many new challenges. Her father gave her Bas, a great black Friesian stallion to break. If she were successful, she would be allowed to keep him as her own. Very few women possessed the strength and courage to tame such a beast, but Rhiannon's quick wit and soft hand, soon tamed the mighty stallion.

It was this very year that her mother found that she was with child. Excited by the prospect of a sibling, Rhiannon spent her spare time carving wooden toys for the baby. Suddenly, her father was called away, and it was then up to Rhiannon to hunt for food, and protect her mother from warlords that occasionally would pass through the village.

In a short time, she became very accurate with a bow, and quite powerful with a staff. One evening by the fire, her mother gave her a gift, a pair of beautiful sais. Her mother was quite a warrior in her day, much to the surprise of Rhiannon, and wished that her daughter would carry on the fight for peace. Unsure how to accept this gift, Rhiannon hid the sais in a safe place.

Her father returned days before her mother went into labor. It was a long night for everyone. But something went wrong. Rhiannon's mother died in childbirth, and her new brother died the very next morning.

Overcome by grief, Rhiannon gathered what she could carry and saddled up Bas. For months she wandered aimlessly, the sadness overcoming her soul. One day, nearly two years after she left her home, she stumbled upon an Amazon tribe. In her weakened state, she fell upon the ground at the feet of an Amazon warrior and slowly drifted into darkness.

Her totems are the serpent and the horse. She rides a black Friesian stallion named Bas.

Rhiannon has left Themiscyra to be zenorabe' with Chenaryn the Centaur.

Tae'Nah athelfi arche: 3 March 2003

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