Naomi Cleevewood

"' Justice shall prevail with our blood in its veins.'""- Naomi Cleevewood to Gilbert Rûfunling"

Naomi Cleevewood was born in a small town in Elmdemn, and in the year 1029 FA, both her parents were slain in the Sacking of Halsgrove. She lost everyone she cared about, and so fled to Ornlaiqua.

Following a long journey of events, Naomi became to be known as one of the most famous shieldmaidens in Arborian history. She died fighting the Emporess Belladonna Wraisoñt, but managed to avenge her parents death by killing Belladonna in the process.

Early Life
Naomi grew up in Halsgrove, a peaceful and rural town inhabited by hardworking people. She was very close to her father, who would secretly teach her how to fight, using sticks found in the forest. Naomi's mother, Juniper Cleevewood, had her suspicions about this but did not prevent as she cared about her daughter's wellbeing.

Following her parents' murder, Naomi managed to escape from those who did it. She remembered seeing a black eagle emblem on the soldiers' breastplates, and carried this image with her for years. She fled to the Sylefian Kingdom, much to the dismay of other people escaping from Halsgrove. In Ornlaiqua she was taken in as a refugee and forced to be a servant to Lady Lüthein.

Naomi grew up in the world of the Sylefs, never feeling a part of it. For years the only comfort she had was the close relationship she had with Morwęn, an elderly Sylef who treated her like her own daughter. She along with Naomi's fighting teacher Aldrèd were the only saving graces in Ornlaiqua, until she met Lúragon.

The two had a brief sexual affair which made Naomi feel less lonely in the kingdom, yet it was ended because she had to flee from the Sylefs. She overheard two guards talking about the law that meant any non-Sylef in Ornlaiqua above the age of seventeen would be executed. Seeing as her eighteenth birthday was not far away, she knew she needed to escape.

Road to Falneicra
Naomi fled to the Fælish land, as east was the only way she thought she could go. On the journey she came into some trouble, but was saved by Pelÿnan knight Sur Gilbert Rûfunling.

The Scorched City
Naomi arrives in Saenn.