Considering the past

(This post is dedicated to my current D&D character.)

-the following is taken from book 140 of Alvaeth Elethevorath's personal journals.-

Written in common - "The pace of my long years of training has slowed. My ritual release shall be held soon, and I will no more be a mere apprentice, but an active wizard graduate from the Order of the Silver Circle. I write these words with no small amount of fear. My master, Iomandi has himself told me that my skills would be greater than his given only a little training. Am I ready to truly hold the responsibility of having this great power. Will I use my craft wisely, or turn it for personal gain. Will I be respected as a hero, or will the townspeople refer to me with the same disdain as Hizazel. I can only meditate and hope a proper path opens up before me."

Written in common- "Phalantar, my trusted friend, has been spending more time among my family. My mother admires his dedication to the art, and fusses that the two of us should seek to stretch our legs and skills soon. I think she misses adventuring, though she would never leave my fathers side for such a trivial fancy. Phalantar and I have discussed taking jobs from the locales, but have made no true plans on the matter. I feel he may be as nervous as me on the subject. I plan to discuss my future options with Iomandi, but more importantly with my father."

Written in Ignen - "Disaster! Barbarians attacked the village days ago. Many people are dead, some are missing, and more than double those numbers are injured. Our efforts were enough to cause the barbarians to withdraw, but they managed to pillage a great deal of the towns resources, as well as capture some human women and children. Outraged, the town militia has been cutting off the hands of the barbarian corpses before burning them, a grave insult to the barbarians who believe it disrupts the souls of the deceased. I would voice my objection to this if it were not for my cowardice and rage. So much death, more than I have seen in a century, in just a few short days. I aided in the fight, using my magic to as much effect as I could. Phalantar found me amidst the chaos and we managed to save some of the townsfolk as well as kill more than a few of the barbarians. My fathers guards found us right as we depleted what spells we had prepared and lead us back to the manor. If my power was stronger, I could have saved more of the towns people."

Written in common - "More funerals today. I meditate on all the death that has come to East Hill so recently and hope that I can one day do something to make sure an event like this does not happen again."

Written in common - "Just what was that sword that I saw during the great battle. Was that barbarian an orc or a human. I could not make it out in all the chaos. But that sword. I remember that sword."

Written in Elven - "Helped father with some of his work. He is busy with a new household of elves that have recently arrived. He has given them a job, I believe helping re-establish some of the fences and land marks that separate the outlying farms. I've spoken with the family and will be asking some of the local elves to put the new family up until we can locate a suitable home for them. Assuming they stay. The elves from our true homeland tend to have more wanderlust than whats good for them, still, its pleasant to see some new faces in these dark times."

Written in Auran - "A strange day that moved with too much haste. It seems I will be heading towards North Bank, a nearby and abandoned village. I, along with several others, have accepted a job to retrieve a package and bring it safely back to East Hill, the proprietor of a component shop I visit offered the job. I will describe briefly those that I will be going with, so as to not forget this occasion in the future.

Zander was the one who was first approached about the task. He looks like most of the humans I have seen. He later referred to himself as a paladin of the towns only knight order. He seems very upset by the loss of numbers of the guard as well as how they performed. I do not believe he will remain within the town for long, as I remember hearing he was about to leave when first offered the job. Having a former knight along at least makes me feel better about our odds in a real fight. For a knight he has very little in the way of social discipline, and seems to be fond of arguing. This trait is common to all humans however.

Vang is a half orc. He is one of only three that i have ever talked too, and as of now I have little reason to want to talk to more. He seems to be a skilled warrior and has a connection to Zander, which will at least be something that keeps him in line. He insulted me on the way to a tavern by calling me a woman. Having just met someone and to do something so rude. Still, he did not press the matter, not that I would have wanted the issue to turn to confrontation. I fear that neither myself or vang is capable of pulling back when forced to fight. I must always remember restraint, and perhaps that is what Vang teaches me. For that I should be thankful to the half orc. I should rid myself of the negative thoughts I have for him, and remember that meeting him is an opportunity to train myself with better resolve. Not all creatures in Rimoria will be polite and well mannered, that does not mean they are not good. I suppose I still have much to learn after all.

Lial is a half elf I think, though his elven blood is quite thin. His mannerisms and quick nature remind me of some of my more free minded kin however, and I cant help feeling sympathy for him. He seems to be living off of the street, or at least know it quite well. I would ask father for aid, but father does not take to half elves very well. There is not much to say about him I fear. He seems free willed and happy at face value, though he has no real skills that i can see. He calls himself a scout, but I am not sure he speaks honestly. Time tells all.

Darion is another human that will be joining us. He has a sour demeanor and does not seem to have much aptitude when dealing with others, especially those who would give him orders, or make suggestions of him. Humans tend to be rebellious creatures, and often selfish. He is one of these types I believe. He says he is a warrior, though he knows a bit about magical lore as well. Him and Zander will not get along, which means that Vang will not get along with him as well. So far as I can tell Zander, Darion and Vang were all in the great battle, but something happened to make Vang think of Darion as a coward. I do not know the details, and honestly, do not wish to know. Speaking in ill terms of anything to do with that horrific battle seems to diminish the great loss of life that came with it.

Aside from meeting with them and having an argumentative dinner, we agreed to meet near the town gate, closest to my fathers manor. The journey will be about four days out, and I am looking forward to testing my abilities. There is definitely something more to this quest than simply retrieving a package, but pondering the myriad possibilities will prove fruitless. On a positive note I ran into Phalantar at the tavern. He too has gotten a job. I believe he is escorting someone, and will be joining forces with a local ranger. I am glad that he has had fortune as well."

-Our Gm spoke of our characters not having a weakness, so I'm working one into my character and I think its already kind of relevant. Being so long lived he wont be quick to make attachments, that will make him seem cold and removed, this will make his interactions at first be awkward, and will also get him into some trouble when dealing with npc's as well. I'll also be adding a few character quirks that will work against him as well, so as to allow room for some "accidents". I agree that it will add to the experience. Dont have these quirks yet, but I'll be working on them in the coming days.-