I have been thinking and thinking... And as I get more involved in the wolrd of Nibor I come to know each of the players more intimately... A good case in point is Gabriel. He is a highly misunderstood and sensitive creature, though he'd never let you know it since he hides it under a handsome face and sharp tongued retorts. I thought it might be fun to give you a peek at Gabriel as I know him... So I am going to toss out his plotline as I know it thus far.

I hope you enjoy...

Gabriel is the oldest of seven Niborian brothers. In order Seraphim's Seven are Gabriel, Cassiel, Raziel, Remiel, Robbiel, Uriel and Azriel. Being the oldest never bothered Gabriel since he has a natural ablity to gather and lead. Only the twins Raz and Remi ever refused to blindly follow their eldest brother.

At his "Rite of Passage" ritual on his 14th summer Gabriel summoned Memitah into being. Memitah was a perfectly marked pink on pink Silent Paw with intense blue eyes. Gabriel was now a Feeler. He could feel every emotion of those around him, and could cause those emotions to become more intense or fade lightly.

It was shortly after the summoning of Memitah that the house of LeHedronil fell to the attacking "Earth Aliens". Seraphim's mate and sire to the seven fell in defense of LeHedronil. The overwhelming grief that followed the fall of her chosen soul mate was so great that Gabriel found himself forced to endure his mother's every twisted and tortured emotion. Which took a toll on the young Niborian.

Because of the increased danger to her house and family Seraphim called for the early "Rites" to be preformed on her other six sons. Leaving Gabriel attempting to control under-aged brothers with raging talents and immature Silent Paws.

War raged on Nibor against the "soulless" Earth people and the Niborians, as well as border battles with the free roaming Wolfen pack for 10 turns of the seasons.

When Gabriel was 25 turns his mother told his she wished for him to take a mate so that she might have a proper heir for LeNernil. Gabriel consented to go and meet the second princess of LeFarenil and found himself smitten with the wild beauty and her Silent Paw, Taurus. It was soon announced that Gabriel and Nicole were to be Life Mated in exchange for Uriel as consort to the first princess, Alexis.

Gabriel and Nicole were bonded and Gabriel cared deeply for his mate in spite of her lack of love for him. An emotion he was forced to see was sadly lacking in their union. After but one turning of the seasons there came an attack on the house of LeFarenil. Confused and scattered Gabriel and Memitah became seperated from Nicole and Taurus. When at last he located her she was badly wounded and dying. Taurus, deeply drugged by something, never awoke even as Gabriel tried in vain to save Nicole's life.

Just prior to Nicole's passing Remiel tells Gabriel that it was a Wolfen who shot Nicole and left with Alexis in tow. So when Nicole passes to the next life Gabriel goes out hunting the Wolfen pack. When he finds the Wolfen leader, Morton, he also finds the missing princess, Alexis. Knowing this means he has the right Wolfen he engages in battle only to be stopped by Remiel... Remiel will not let Gabriel kill the Wolfen and says only that he is not the one.

Angry and bitter Gabriel turns his hatered on Remiel. The brothers fight with angry words as Cassiel and Raziel watch. Finally Gabriel disowns Remiel and cuts him free of the LeNernil tribes and lands. A thing his is only able to do because there is no living female queen or heir to run LeNernil now.

Remiel leaves causing a larger than expected divide between Gabriel and Raziel. Cassiel stays close to Gabriel and attempts to comfort and lend advise. A turning of the moons returns the missing brothers, Robbiel, Uriel and Azriel. Another turning and Raziel defies Gabriel and leaves to go in search of his twin.

Gabriel grows ever more bitter and angry as the seasons turn and seeks more and more time away from his remaining brothers as he looks for something to ease his overwhelmingly intense sense of loss.

One night he trips over the body of a nearly dead female Wolfen. It is what happens next that defies everything Gabriel believes in and finally finds him a kind of peace as he takes the wounded and sick Wolfen first into his home and then into his heart.




And THAT is all I know of Gabriel at this time. He has only just found a strange sort of comfort in the Wolfen who rarely speaks out loud and is never angered by his attempts to drive her away.