Kaleyah
| Kaleyah Salemonte | |
| Wraithverge | |
| Created | 5/4/2001 |
|---|---|
| Status | Inactive |
| Race | Half-Elf |
| Hometown | Half-Elf Camp |
| Classes | Cleric Warrior Thug |
| Last Seen | 2007 |
| Followed | Kerriariadne Isolas |
| Partner | Tiberius Xendrilius |
| Parents | Father: Kolchis Salemonte (human) Mother: unknown (elf) |
| Relatives | Twin sister: Kaori Caprice Salemonte |
| Areas Written | The Blue Savannah |
Mud Contributions
Kaleyah was active in 2001-2007, and was a somewhat prolific writer responsible for The Blue Savannah, as well as various poems and prose throughout her career. She also is credited with coining the term 'Darkling', referring to followers of Kerriariadne.
Current Description
In her eyes you can see the quiet frustration of the half-elven race,
conceived in the union of the earthly and the ethereal. Her jet-black
hair and sickly pale skin peek out from under her heavy metal armor,
as if calling for help from under their crushing weight.
Around her neck you see an amulet with a glowing container hanging
from it. This once well-kept flask holding the heart of the
Wraithverge hums and quivers, as if a light wind is blowing upon its
surface. It gently rocks from side to side as Kaleyah struggles to
keep it under control. The unspeakable evil that lies within whispers
obscenities to you in a tongue you have never heard before, its voice
echoing in your mind, invading your thoughts, deriving an unholy
pleasure from prying into your darkest desires.
Kaleyah clasps her hand over the flask, struggling to resist its sway.
Closing her eyes for a moment, the voices subside.
"This is my curse."
Titles
10/11/2001: Hel [ Wa:10 Cl:16 ] Kaleyah Wraithverge Salemonte, Dark Specter *dt* twin
11/07/2001: Hel [ Cl:20 Wa:16 ] Kaleyah Wraithverge Salemonte, Darkling Spirit *twin*
12/02/2001: Hel [ Wa:19 Cl:21 ] Kaleyah Wraithverge Salemonte, Darkling Spirit *twin*
06/07/2002: Hel [ Wa:26 Cl:30 ] Kaleyah Wraithverge Salemonte, Darkling Lancer
Character History
Kaleyah Salemonte was one of a handful of Half-Elf Cleric-Warrior-Thug characters (the thug class was later made inaccessible to half-elves), and is best known as one of the founding members of Dark (then known as The Glorious Dark). She also briefly served as one of Isolas' Magi. She was the twin sister of Kaori Salemonte.
Childhood
Kaleyah was the unwanted child of a Kuroth diplomat and an unnamed Elven servant, born out of wedlock as a result of their tryst. This union also produced her identical twin sister, Kaori. Little is known about the circumstances of their separation, but she grew up amongst the countless impoverished orphans in the Half-Elf Camp, while her sister spent her youth in Nydia.
The Wraithverge
Kaleyah eventually fell in love with an old human ranger in her eighteenth year, and the two shared a life together in the wilderness. However, her happiness was short-lived - while resisting a bandit attack on their home, Kaleyah was fatally wounded, managing to crawl towards the river. In a moment of complete desperation, she called out to anyone who could hear her, and begged for vengeance upon her killers. In that moment, as life drained from her body and hatred welled up in her heart, a malevolent spirit known as the Wraithverge took control of her body, consuming her with a lust for revenge, and coursing through it with the curse of unlife. She was now a mindless creature doing the dark bidding of a new master, slaughtering friend and foe alike.
The Awakening
Things continued like this for some time, until the dark god Kerriariadne subdued Kaleyah in a chance encounter. Correctly asserting that she was under the influence of an ancient spirit being, and that killing it would kill her as well, he was able to defeat and bind it to a container, locking its power into a vessel for Kaleyah to keep. Returning to her senses, Kaleyah was full of contrition for her actions, but had tasted the freedom she had long been denied - the freedom of choice. She chose to serve the demigod who had delivered her from her curse, and was one of his first mortal worshipers.
The Glorious Dark
In the newly established ranks of Kerriariadne, Kaleyah was reunited with her sister Kaori, who had by now become a skilled thief and assassin. Kaleyah quickly received a reputation as an expert at random treasure hunting, and under Kerriariadne's tutorship, she would amass tomes upon tomes of knowledge, exploring the far corners of the world and slaying its creatures, frequently participating in Mob Mastery and Mob Hunt quests. Throughout her career, she embraced those who she considered friends, and considered them the main reason she enjoyed being an adventurer.
Trivia:
- Kaleyah was once killed after a quaffing a potion and teleporting randomly to the Ancient Blue Dragon. Mael performed the CR. - Kaleyah is listed on Plaque25 of the Room of Records for her participation in the Kobold Movers Quest.
Personal Timeline
2001
09/13/2001: Kaleyah levels to [Cl:10].
09/19/2001: Kaleyah reaches [Cl:13] and proudly declares, "Alert the presses, I learned Flamestrike!" Later in the day, she kills her very first shopkeeper - Helena of the Half-Elf Camp.
09/25/2001: Kaleyah levels to [Wa:2 Cl:16].
09/28/2001: Kaleyah visits the Magistrate for the first time to check bounties. She also levels to [Wa: 5 Cl:16] and kills a formless spawn for mobmastery level 7, and a ferret for mobmastery level 8.
10/02/2001: Kaleyah reaches 100 hours.
10/11/2001: Kaleyah levels to [Wa:10 Cl:16].
10/13/2001: Kaleyah levels to [Wa:11 Cl:16].
10/15/2001: Kaleyah is killed by Heim's Wife, but is able to recover her corpse herself. She also completes a quest from Kerriariadne, and then later levels to [Wa:12 Cl:16].
10/17/2001: Kaleyah nearly falls to hear death in Aara when gravity sets in and her Fly spell wears off. Legionaire, Indiga, Kaori and Kaleyah continue to work on their first following quest - part of which was slaying Anubis and claiming his weapon.
10/22/2001: Kaleyah dual-classes back to Cleric.
10/29/2001: Kaleyah levels to [Cl:18 Wa:16].
11/07/2001: Kaleyah participates in Fate's Bardic Circle, and recites the Tale of Old War'loov.
12/11/2001: Kaleyah kills a patrolguard for mobmastery level 14, and also levels to [Cl:23 Wa:21].
12/02/2001: Kaleyah levels to [Wa:20 Cl:21].
12/11/2001: Kaleyah levels to [Cl:23 Wa:21].
2002
02/14/2002: Kaleyah participates in the Valentine's Day creative writing contest, held by Bliss.
03/08/2002: Kaleyah, with Gunner, Iso, Kelanea and Lexie, kill Bethany, who is now a mage mob. As fate would have it, she ghosted! All the while, Kain was harassing the group. Kaleyah, Keat, Indiga, Solaron, Famine and Lexie, having enjoyed their epic battle against Bethany, continue the rampage by killing Justice.
03/16/2002: Kaleyah is rescued by Triston and Lexie from the Longship, where she bad-recalled into a locked no-teleport no-recall room.
03/19/2002: Kaleyah is stuck in Landru's Office until rescued by Lexie.
03/21/2002: Kaleyah reaches [Cl:27 Wa:25].
05/08/2002: Kaleyah posts a note expressing her gratitude to Solaron and Noctus of Fate for a corpse retrieval after dying to Scairz.
05/21/2002: Kaleyah completes mobmastery level 35.
05/26/2002: Kaleyah kills a knight for mobmastery level 36.
05/27/2002: Cordir holds a scavenger hunt, and the winner is Whoz with 18 items. Dyptricx gets 2nd with 11 items, and Kaleyah gets 3rd with 8.
07/04/2002: Kaleyah completes mobmastery level 40. Kaleyah and Lexie also make Plaque25 on the Room of Records for coming in 7th in the Kobold Movers quest, with 99 items turned in.
08/26/2002: Kaleyah levels to [Wa:29 Cl:30].
09/05/2002: Kaleyah kills the Minister of Hear for mobmastery level 42.
10/18/2002: Kaleyah completes mobmastery levels 46 and 47.
11/07/2002: Kaleyah posts an untitled poem to "That Special Someone, You Know Who You Are".
12/09/2002: Kaleyah completes mobmastery level 53.
2003
01/31/2003: Kaleyah posts "One With Me" to the forums.
2004
04/14/2004: Kaleyah is reformed from Kerriariadne's following.
05/13/2004: Kaleyah is reclassed as a miscreant due to killing Babu (her first PK).
09/07/2004: Kaleyah [Wa:30 Cl:30] is re-accepted by Kerriariadne into his following.
2005
10/01/2005: Kaleyah is recovered from deletion.
10/27/2005: Kaleyah becomes one of the last Half-Elf Thugs.
10/28/2005: Kaleyah kills a male centaur for mobmastery level 57.
2006
05/08/2006 15:50 Kaleyah levels to [Tg:10 Wa:30 Cl:30].
05/31/2006 12:27 Kaleyah is reformed from Kerriariadne's following (again).
2007
10/18/2007: Isolas accepts Kaleyah [Tg:10 Wa:30 Cl:30] into his following.
11/06/2007: Kaleyah levels to [Tg:11 Wa:30 Cl:30].
Player Information
During much of her activity, Kaleyah was a college student in New York.