Amber

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Amber is the princess of Torch City and only daughter to King Fyr. Amber spends most of her days in the library, studying ancient scrolls and trying to understand more about the way of the Old Ones. She is fascinated with life before the Blackout and she often daydreams about living in those days of wonder.

Early Life
Amber was born a princess and bred to rule. Her father spared no expense with her education and upbringing in the dwindling city. Amber was never a happy child, her early years haunted by the painful realisation that her people are dying and there is little that she can do to help. That is why she takes it upon herself to fix the situation of the World. For that reason, she spends most of her time in a similarly to Flint: reading. She is hopeful that somewhere, in some book, she will be able to find the answer the the World's problem and would subsequently be able to solve it as well; however the Library is huge and she had to teach herself most of the basic skills one needs when understanding the complicated books. Amber takes notice of Flint soon after beginning her studies. She knows he is the adoptive son of the Master Librarian and for a long time she contemplates the idea of asking him to help her with her search; he must definitely know much more than she does since he is an Apprentice in the Technomage order. Given her outgoing personality, it is easy for her to spark a conversation with Flint, despite her young age of merely 12 years old. In her innocence she tells about Flint her innermost thoughts and desires, her worries and fears and all about her mission. She never gets upset when he laughs her off, getting more determined to learn and find out the ways of the World. This goes on for about 4 years.

The eve of her 16th birthday and pending coronation finds her agitated and anxious. Amber finally thinks she has gathered enough information to set out on her adventure -- to save the World. Her carefully thought out escaping plan allowed her to go by the Library for one last time and there, despite her desire to, she never asks Flint to join her. She is the princess, she must do this on her own.

As a means to preserve her sanity, she has taken a journal with her in which she writes little letters to Flint, her only friend, about how she is doing, hoping that one day she can give the journal to him.



Personality
Amber is driven, ambitious and intelligent. A princess in her own right, Amber is steadfast in her resolve to bring back prosperity to her people. Another striking feature that Amber possesses is her outgoing personality. She can easily talk to people and, furthermore, her leadership qualities captures the attention of the masses all the time. Unlike her father, Amber has a strong sense of duty and knows it is her responsibility to save her people from the imminent threat caused by The Blackout. She can handle herself pretty well and takes her leaving to same the World as a challenge more than anything, a rite she must pass before she is worthy of leading the inhabitants of Torch City into a better era.

Main Story
On the day after her 16th birthday, Amber decides to take it upon herself and leave Torch City with the mission to fix the city's lights. She spends her entire birthday packing food supplies, water, notes from the books she has read and finally, an empty journal she decided she will take along, and write about her journey. As soon as her alarm went off at 6:00 in the morning, she got dressed and left her personal house from the Royal District, and due to her status, she was quickly allowed to leave the city.

Amber was not fully aware of what she has gotten herself into when she left, she did not even know all that much about that monsters outside of the city gates, which are the results of a long process of mutations. After the initial shock, her adaptability was what allowed her to stay alive. Throughout her journey, she has used the journal to write letters to Flint, letting him know how she is doing and where she is headed.