Alissa

Alissa was a hero of the great Vampire War 500 years ago, she began as a foot soldier in the Army of Vassalward, fighting to defend the last bastion of civilization against the Vampire threat that had swept across The Gauntlet. She stepped forward when all hope was lost and rallied the remaining soldiers, peasants and knights to push forward and reclaim their home. Against the odds they managed to push back the opposing forces and retake their land, Alissa enlisted the help of four allies to aid her and with that help and the help of the inspired population she managed to force the Vampires back into The Northern Forests from which they came. As Isgrin's Wall was built across the continent, Alissa and her army held the still powerful armies at bay for fifty years.

The Vampire forces had dwindled and the great wall had been built. The leader of the Vampires spearheaded a suicidal charge that ultimately spelled the end of the Vampire army, however, the Vampires managed to slay Alissa, some say it was the leader himself who killed her in single combat (although each report varies). The remaining vampires slipped sullenly into their forests and the continent mourned the loss of their hero. It was not long after she died that The Church of Alissa was formed in her memory, attempting to teach all of her virtues such as mercy, compassion and bravery.