*written in an unsteady hand and most words are spelt incorrectly*
I've met several people for once since I have came out of my shell and they have became friends. I owe many thanks to Brandy, Magnus, Vanther, Beli, Buddy, Castor, Verideth, Sun, Caerwyn, Brun, Shiff and Riven. I can't think of everyone at the moment because there are so many. They have helped me endlessly and my shelfishness is decreasing everyday. I hate to see the end of a good days work with any of these people but looking forward to the next time we meet. I've decided to stick around instead of moving on like I did in my childhood.
I am able to sneak around many creatures including lizardmen of the Black Dog Moors to get to the skull caps, kobolds at the camps near the cotton close by Hempstead and treants around Lake Palden for aloe. My skill in ridding furs of hair and fat has improved and I have started working with wolf and about ready to start with couger. I'm making an unsteady income of coin since I gather skull caps, wheat, and milk. I'm currently working on armor patterns for Shiff at 50 coins for one. Since I have all this money, I have lost a little of my touch for pickpocketing the local merchant and have resulted to the luxeries of knowing that the money I have is hard earned.
-Fellow
*sitting in an ally way with a candle to write from on a rainy night scribbling quickly and most is spelt incorrectly*
I was sneaking by the kobolds near Hempstead when one spotted me. It was a nasty bugger and it followed me to the entrance. I did manage to finish it off. I looked up and there was two men standing there. One was sort of shady and the other was holding an axe that was as big as I am. I do not remember it exactly but I remember a compliment. He offered to help me get the kobold leader's stick even though I did not need it. We went on ahead and I snook up to the shaman there and killed it with one blow. I have discovered many weaknesses in many creatures to strike at and do the cleaness damage. The man with the axe disappeared in blue light and the man blew on this wierd horn. The same man appeared, it must be the horn. We continued on and he gave me another compliment. We finished clearing out the rest of the camp and he let me keep the coin and the stick.
We walked out and he asked what my profession was. I told him I like to mess with furs and was looking for cotton but it was all currently picked. He offered to show me another place outside Port Vhel. We ran into two people. One was a halfling lady like myself and was rather attractive and a man that looked alot like Verideth. She held out her hand to me, not knowing what to do I gave it a light slap that my family and I used to do when I was younger. She took offense by it. She told me to watch and she walked up to Ben (that is the man with the wierd horn) and she held up her hand and said a couple things. She then walked over to me and said that was what I should have done. I am no lady's man, I asked her to forgive me and let me have another chance in hope I can redeem myself. She held up her hand and the only thing I could think of was to kiss it. That was what I did and now I have new wisdom. Women are strange and should be dealt with carefully. I was rather uneasy around her not knowing what to do. I looked over myself making sure I was clean and proper not wanting to insult her more. I even tried to talk proper...not a thing I wish to do agian.
We continued into Hempstead with Ben and Samantha or Sam (the woman who I was trying to be proper around) . Ben had to run to the banker and he left Sam and I alone...there was an uneasy silence. She asked a couple things and I replied properly. She asked why I was following Ben around and I said he was to show me where the cotton is. She said she knew where it is too and asked why I did not ask her to help me instead of Ben. I didn't mean any insult, the thought just never occured to me. So her and I went ahead and I apologized for the slap to her hand. I explained why I did it and she seemed to accept it. We continued and Ben caught up with us. Sam is a bit...stuck-up? she expected many things. I decided she was not for me. We keep on going and we met with a ranger that liked to carry a torch...a good way to give our position away to the mercenaries. He was a good fellow he turned out to be. Sam held out her hand to him and he didn't respond. I was waiting for another helping of the rough side of her tounge but she just shook her head. Ben left thinking we were alright since we have Castor (the man with the torch) and we continued. We arrived to the cotton near Vhel. Sam said she needed to rest and so we let her and I took my chance to sneak around to Castor and warned him of the way Sam is. She was rested and we went on. We cleared the mercenaries and I recieved the most damage on my left arm where I raised it to defend myself from a blow of a mace. It didn't break but the skin did. Sam did not offer any help so I took it upon my self and I did it alone with my right arm. The couger spotted us and Sam casted some magic I never seen. I love magic but the way she did it, I didn't care for it. I picked the cotton and Castor left, needing to take care of a task. I snuck up to the side of an unexpecting mercenary and I stabbed him in the back like any coward would. It killed him fast and Sam complimented me. I acted if I appreciated but I felt sick to my stomach. I do not enjoy killing anyone, but I had to or else it would have spotted Sam. We walked to the last camp and snuck on up to the elf ladies. Nice they were but still dangerous. Sam hissed at me like I was a fool to get back before they spotted me. Me? Spotted? Never. I walked up to her anyways and I asked what to do. Wait, she replied and she casted a fireball. Then before I can move she casted phantasmal killer that killed me not 2 days earlier when I was with Verideth and Vanther. It shook me a bit but Sam seemed pleased. Too pleased. I had my skins and cotton and and we left to the inn. We were almost there and she was walking close next to me. She called me "bold". Is that good? Or bad? I have no idea. I went into the inn and offered to buy her a drink. She wanted "Xeenite wine", of course, another worshipper. The ydidn't have it so I bought her a Hammer Bock, and i asked for juice and she semmed taken aback. I didn't want to drink and she didn't understand. She kept trying to persuade and I made excuses. She was at the point of to much and she tried to hug me or something. I stepped away and she slipped. She tried to grab my ankle but of course, I was to quick. I do not remember what she said because adreneline was pumping or something and I insulted her once more. She seemed to sober up quick and she stood up in front of me with anger across her face. She asked why I need help just getting cotton. She said I probably couldn't even fend for myself. I was thoroughly irritated and I asked what she wanted..."Fun and merriment" she replyed. She asked what I considered fun and I said my craft. I apologized once more for the insults and she said that maybe we could see each other agian. I said that maybe it will go better next time. I left and headed for Hempstead completely confused....
I am no lady's man.
-Fellow