*Written in a rented room in the Scamp's Mug*
New people: Chaynce, Sallozzo, Im'tiau Wolf-Lover even though it was a cat, I know it's a wemic, Aerimor, and a couple halflings who I wish to know more, Tugs, "moster rock jumper", and Polly.
I forgot to write about a fishing trip I went on with Sallozzo. I was standing in the crafting hall in Port Hempstead and a man walked up and started talking with me. I didn't think it unusally and enjoyed the company. He had skins looking for someone to sell to and I just made a few panther cloaks. I bartered for the skins and we made the trade. We went off to do our own thing and I was fishing carp at the little pond out of Hempstead aome time later and there was a woman and Sallozzo, I asked her her name, but it took her some time to answer because she was staring into the stars as if searching for something. I'd like to know more about her but it started raining and I told Sallozzo about this fine fishing area I went to before. We sailed to the area and went to this huge waterfall, there was trout, salmon, catfish, pike and everything. I was thinking it was someone's camping place because of a fire nearby so we lightened our load by cooking on the person's fire. We were soaking wet and we tooked time to dry off and we set out on our way.
We met up by wayfare some time later and he said he was going to clear out the "goat-men" or satyrs. We went and it went badly. Wolves were biting at our heels and the goat men and their roars and singing sent me asleep and made me afraid. The almost shot us down but I overcame the fear and we ran out, no big deal right? Sallozzo requested I take a note and money to someone and retrieve a helmet and try agian. He got his helmet and it casted that tree-skin that everyone has....I haven't gotten it yet since that blasted woman won't take me seriously *scowls in frustration*. Maybe now she will. We went back to the forest and he casted his tree-skin on himself and I and we went in. We were doing good until they roared and that was too much for me. I went running and left Sallozzo behind. He got killed and I was killed shortly after. I realized when I ended up at the bindstone that right before I died, a woman sort of...appeared to me and it seems she took a piece of me away. This is the second time this has happened...Sallozzo saw the same thing. He said this was the seventh time she has appeared to him. He said a few more times and he may not come back...that frightened me. I do not wish to leave forever and never come back. But I must be carefull now on...
*sometime later responding to the last statement*
I wasn't carefull. I recently got done talkign with Steel about not getting the skull caps he wants, I went down to the swamps and I was doing good at sneaking past all the lizardmen.
Off the subject, I talked with Sun before going to the swamps. I told her what I was going to do and that I am searching for someone to teach me about hiding. My goal is yet unreached. I have been taking the time before I go anywhere, to study the enviroment. I have became interested in the shadows even though they are simple themselves, but what they can do. I have seen somoene use them to their advantage, yet not as casually as a common thief that I once was. My attention is drawn to them at random times when hiding and I try to use them to my advantage as well but I do not..."flow" with them like I've seen once before. Sun pointed out two people who may be able to teach me but I am hesitant about asking. She said Alatriel and Brian. I have never spoken to either one of them but I am eager too none the less.
Back onto the subject. I was walking past a huge lizard man with a crossbow as big as myself. I thought he spotted me and I struck out but I never did much to him. He aimed a few bolts and they peirced every time. That was the second time I fell in one day. The woman didn't come.
Another time I wasn't careful, I was with Lance, Chaynce (who helped me get to my rock in the swamps...he casted magic in armor as well), Polly, Tugs, Aerimor, Marec, and a few other people. We were helping Marec getting that little lass's grandfather's ashes once agian. We were in the ceremonial chambers and the dead archer's in the back shot me down. I dropped quickly, and no one got to me in time. I fell and gratefully, the woman did not come to me. In total, I fell three times in a couple days. I was embarassed, ashamed and glad I died because my head was in the clouds, I thought to highly of myself. I thought I was invincible but those deaths reminded me that I
am mortal and I need to watch myself. We exited the crypts and we were splitting the money and I walked up to Chaynce and started to speak with him about something only Lance, Chaynce and I would know about. Aerimor had to say he heard what I was saying. I turned to him and said that he didn't hear anything because I didn't say anything. He replied that I shouldn't start an
attitude with him. We argued and everyone stayed back and I didn't mean to start anything. I don't enjoy conflict with anyone. I took the time to take a breather and sayed we would have to try agian after we've calmed down. I have figured he is a twin of Verideth but he is more....calm and settle from what I've seen of him. There attitudes are so different, I don't see how they were raised together. I do want to try to earn Aerimor's trust along with everyone elses'. That is all I have right now to write about.
-Fellow