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Researching the church of [[the Nameless Angel]], Tacenda and Davriel found out that the people inside had been able to resist the attacks by the Whisperers, until a betrayer had let the geists in. As the Whisperers were unaffected by Tacenda's song, but were stopped by the priests, Davriel reasoned that they were from the Bog. Additionally, he reasoned that the spirits that Tacenda had heard whispering were likely people from her own village. After a visit to the Priory and its [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad|prioress]], it was determined that she had been misled, as well. | Researching the church of [[the Nameless Angel]], Tacenda and Davriel found out that the people inside had been able to resist the attacks by the Whisperers, until a betrayer had let the geists in. As the Whisperers were unaffected by Tacenda's song, but were stopped by the priests, Davriel reasoned that they were from the Bog. Additionally, he reasoned that the spirits that Tacenda had heard whispering were likely people from her own village. After a visit to the Priory and its [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad|prioress]], it was determined that she had been misled, as well. | ||
During the investigation, Davriel began to suspect that Tacenda was more then she seemed. When he tried to steal her song magic, she was able to resist him. He questioned her if there was an entity, similar to his own, that | During the investigation, Davriel began to suspect that Tacenda was more then she seemed. When he tried to steal her song magic, she was able to resist him. He questioned her if there was an entity, similar to his own, that talked to her. She denied, but Davriel's Entity confirmed that she carried part of [[the Bog Entity]]. Not fully alive, it couldn't speak to her, except in the crudest of ways. It also confirmed that the majority of its power was supposed to be hidden in [[the Bog]] itself. However, investigating the Bog they found it to be empty, and they were besieged by a host of Whisperers. | ||
Fleeing back to the Priory, they planned to use the Seelenstone as their protection. | |||
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Revision as of 11:08, 28 December 2018
| Tacenda Verlasen | |
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| Details | |
| Race | Human, possible Planeswalker |
| Birthplace | Verlasen, Kessig, Innistrad |
| Lifetime | Mending Era, (~4546 AR - ) |
| Sources | |
| see references | |
Tacenda Verlasen is a songmage and possible planeswalker[1] from Innistrad.[2]
Description
Tacenda has long brown hair. She carries a viol around, which was a gift from her parents at her fourteenth birthday. It, and any other musical instrument she uses, resonates with Tacenda's Warding Song. The Warding Song is only effective against monsters, never against humans.
History
Youth
Tacenda and her twin sister Willia were born in the Approaches of Kessig, as daughters of a pair of clothing makers. They were each born with a curse: Tacenda would go blind with the rising of the sun, while Willia experienced the same when it became night. There was never a time that both could see. The townsfolk whispered that this was the curse of the Bog. Tacenda discovered she loved to sing, and that her songs could call magic of warding and protection against the monsters in the woods. Willia found a similar power within her while she fought with a sword, becoming a fearsome warrior. Because of their protection, their hometown of Verlasen became a safe haven and thrived because of it.
The coming of the Whisperers
Just after the girls turned fifteen, their parents were attacked in the woods and killed. Not long after, Willia was allegedly killed by the Lord of the Manor. Then, geists under the control of someone who sounded like the Lord of the Manor attacked the village, draining souls from the villagers. Tacenda's Song of Protection failed to ward the geists off, leaving her unable to save her village.
Meeting Davriel
Tacenda decided to take revenge on who she believed to be the killer, the Lord of the Manor. When her eyesight returned at dusk, she struck out on her own and attempted to kill him with a rusty pick. Davriel brushed off the attack, but Tacenda piqued his interest, and he decided to assist her in figuring out what happened to Verlasen.
Search for the truth
Researching the church of the Nameless Angel, Tacenda and Davriel found out that the people inside had been able to resist the attacks by the Whisperers, until a betrayer had let the geists in. As the Whisperers were unaffected by Tacenda's song, but were stopped by the priests, Davriel reasoned that they were from the Bog. Additionally, he reasoned that the spirits that Tacenda had heard whispering were likely people from her own village. After a visit to the Priory and its prioress, it was determined that she had been misled, as well.
During the investigation, Davriel began to suspect that Tacenda was more then she seemed. When he tried to steal her song magic, she was able to resist him. He questioned her if there was an entity, similar to his own, that talked to her. She denied, but Davriel's Entity confirmed that she carried part of the Bog Entity. Not fully alive, it couldn't speak to her, except in the crudest of ways. It also confirmed that the majority of its power was supposed to be hidden in the Bog itself. However, investigating the Bog they found it to be empty, and they were besieged by a host of Whisperers.
Fleeing back to the Priory, they planned to use the Seelenstone as their protection.
Planeswalker?
According to Brandon Sanderson, it is not confirmed that Tacenda planeswalked at the end of Children of the Nameless.[1] It is equally unclear whether she (or Davriel) had sparks of their own. It is possible that their planewalking powers are granted by the Entities.