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About the Tree

It's said that near the center of the east quadrant is a lone tree that sits with it's branches raised wide to the sky above it. The tree is thought to emancipate a slow and lulling melody that touches any who may travel near it's path. The tree basks in natural sunlight during the day, and bathes in moonlight at night. If you listen closely enough it never seems to stop it's rhythmic humming. At it's base is inscribed many note markings, transcribing the very song it sings. The runes are hard to see and only the trained eye will notice them.

This tree belongs faithfully to the very Nequus that was named after the particular tree. Lyric. Like the tree, Lyric is always full of song, his own hide bearing the same note markings.

History

Lyric's mother, Rella, raised him and his younger brother alone. Lyric has never known his father or his father's side of the family. Rella was a very kind and soft mare. She cared deeply for others and tried to instill this belief in both of her children. Lyric remembers her always having a song to hum, especially when things got hard for her.

Rella never completely recovered from the birth of the two boys, she was often sick and lost a lot of energy with just every day chores.

Rella was a spunky child, she left her father's herd and didn't expect that she would ever come back. She was wrong. After the two boys were born she had no choice but to seek out his help. She remained there for six months until her death, in which case her father continued to raise Lyric and his brother.

Lyric's grandfather put a lot of hope in the boy. He was the oldest male heir and because of that many things were put on his shoulders. He learned to be proper, was taught many different books and put through a very high education. But no matter how his grandfather tried to suppress Lyric's love of music and fiction it always came out. This infuriated him. What had infuriated him even more was that no matter how many lessons he put Lyric through he retained his inability to speak properly.

In the end, Lyric ran away from his grandfather and the herd. Being banished, he is never to return. The one thing he truly regrets the most is never being allowed to see his brother again.