[Alatriel]

So many things have happened since I first came to Ft. Llast. I've met a lot of people, and seen a lot of things. My favorite place to be still is fighting skeletons in the crypts in Vehl. I love to watch as they crumble under the might of Toran's power, and know that I am able to channel that power for His purposes. That city is plagued with problems, not only of undeath, but of greed, prostitution, and otherwise lost souls in general. I do what I can to help.

One of the older paladins in this area that I have met, Mr. Balazar went with me and a large group of people on our second attempt to clean out a large crypt that we discovered deep in the Sooth Moors. He said that it was at one point home to a lich that Master Quantum killed. I asked if it was THE lich... the one that they talk about him killing before he was appointed the Hand. He never did say though. Mr. Balazar asked me to walk with him, so I obliged. We traveled all the way by boat to Alindor and fought a few giants before coming to the Lake of Glass. He said he wanted to tell me a story. He told me of a paladin that he once knew by the name of Maev O'Leary. He said she rose to power quickly, and had a tragic fall because she lost faith in Toran. It was a very sad story, and she seemed to be a scar on Toran's glory... to break and oath and to fall like that. But then Mr. Balazar said something awful. He said I reminded him of her. I assured him that I have less than no intention to lose faith in Toran. I will not make the mistake that she did. He said that she put her faith in people over faith in her god. Well... I really don't see that happening. I keep trying to tell myself that I should live by the Beacon's example... that friends and other relationships complicate things. When I look at what Lance has been dealing with, I know she must be right. It does get lonely at times, but then I remind myself that I am never alone as long as Toran is with me.

I should try to figure out where my path is headed though in His service. Do I want to remain as I am? Continue down the path of the paladin, or do I want to follow in the footsteps of my mentor and become an undead hunter? I wonder sometimes about what she told me. About the corruption in the church. I know she would never lie to me... but no one else seems to notice it.