Author Topic: Journal Fragments of a Drow Ranger (Read 404 times)

hawklen · « **on:** May 31, 2006, 12:23:27 pm »

there seems to be peices of parchment laying at the base of a tree, thrown there with no care. only a few sentences here and there are legible, doesnt make much sense, as not complete. Written in common, elf, and drow.

..killed a goblin. Turns out to be highly intelligent and a mage. Gremlock...drow priest. Cym...now best friends..hard to remember others...
..a wood elf name ari..has a cute..talked about longstrider, very interested in this god, would like to..all over the place, killed lots of ogres and trolls...hung back fired arrows..monk called silver, fights with hands! Pretty strong..ma...ventures..started crafting..curing and tanning hides..alot..gold...now can clense crypt by myself..hate undead..lots of cute ladies...flirt...not mind I am drow..cronk..big fellow, heart bigger than him. Good smith...katana..Jin..saved up, schmitar, fire sword now..Elgon, honorable half-elf..hunter oak bow..hiding and sneak skills are alot better...curled up in a group of eight ogres for fun. Didn't see me..snuck to very bottom of haven mines. Stupid ogres, cant see me! Met soul mother twice, took time to recover. Don't want to see her again..met other drow..ones a ranger too, not good with names..lost in dregar with Grem, Cym, Sa'kura, Elgon and Ari..finally made it to hlint..hard trip..naked through lost soul swamp, make sure trolls don't see me..few adventures with Tegan, Zup, Akki, Ketil and others...great and honorable fighters! Training the hard way...dregar and giants, thank the gods for dwarves! Fight beside them anyday...high forrest..very peaceful, belongs to katia? Need to find druid Rhizome about great oak...find those who follow longstrider...folian? Teach me about him..kyecoa wolf companion, got thinking about choosing wolf for companion, more questions about long strider..lost in dregar again..Drogo, wild elf druid, like brother...made it through Roldem, barely, awakened storm mage saw me in mountains..lost him..portal in town..back to hlint..drogo didnt make it..found help from great oak..now back in hlint.....

About all that is readable. Like he writes this down, and throws it out, or looses it. Almost wonder why he writes if he doesnt keep it...

hawklen · « **Reply #1 on:** June 01, 2006, 02:20:24 am »

another found peice of parchment, little more legible..

..at redlight cave enterance, talked to Rodin Serim about longstrider..a Vakhar guild, nature guild belongs to,,vale in dregar, sometimes meet in vale near seilwood. He said he'd mention me next time they had a meeting, happier now that I have spoken to him. Wanting to be ranger for longstrider, more meaning to life, will meditate further...paid messenger came to hlint talking about the witch and queen as betrayers..blackford castle with Ozy, Rhynn and drow hater..met the queen one of the seven sisters, feel power emminating from her..another sister paid him to say those words in town i think..hunt in swamps against lizardmen and trolls..silver, tegan, strykr and elgon..started out with elrond Glenn, kinson, Ahsiel..kinson and elrond acting like children..they left..we moved on..karana near beginning of swamp..finished...bed.

Found blowing around the crimson district in hampshire..

hawklen · « **Reply #2 on:** June 02, 2006, 04:35:56 am »

fragment of a journal it seems..

..Glenn today, talked about what i was talking about with Rodin..longstrider and also he offered to take me to the temple one day..meditated and thought more about the path Im following..asked Gelnn also to mention me in any meetings with guild...taught some words of drow to Darkchild and Dur'Thak, maybe they can learn it?...me a bit of their cant..esting, berk, hiver and other terms, wonder if I can learn that oneday..Dur said let me read a book he's wring on the cant..aybe I should make a drow one?...silver and strykr again, fought some more, training was really good, and the gold not bad either..Cym is getting good at enchantments..ed electricity to my otehr blade, a katana..good damage now, stay alive longer I figure..cym is almost like a family..not like drow, but what surfacers have. Consider him a brother now..cym,elgon and me, barbarian island for some kobolds and alexanderite..made a wrong turn, met with ice drake, cym and elgon died..couldnt do anything..no vengence..made it back to graves they did..didnt see soul mother..releived..got the minerals, destroyed the kobolds ifesting the land..so bloody cold! left a trail of campfires just to warm up..leilon, parted with cym elgon and me back to hlint..to the high forrest need the trees and solitude...

floating around a tree in hlint..

hawklen · « **Reply #3 on:** June 22, 2006, 11:18:03 am »

Bit more coherent peice of parchment..

..cermony I attended near the courthouse, Glenn was presented with yew branches to make a yew bow..skill is great, I respect him emmensly..seems that some people had a problem with me and cym selling stuff, prices too low, threatening us. If they continue, I will kill them. No one threatens me, or any of who I consider family..ometimes my dark legacy rears its ugly head, filled with rage wanting to kill these people, lucky I can control it, thank the gods for cym. He's a true brother to me..improving in my crafting. making more cougar bags, and loads of topaz in bronze rings..silver is a great friend, he fins me hides and other minerals for me to work with..Zan asked me to accompany her on a quest, I feel very honored, she is an amazing drowess..many adventures, numerous to mention, been too busy..dregar met up with Jade. She puts me in awe. Monk of folian, I pestered her with many questions, and other thoughts I have about longstrider..hoping soon I can be introduced into more people who follow longstrider, and taught more..eager to learn..dalanthar, or whatever the name of that town in dregar, me tegam, kiva and armolas were attacked by underdark and other spiders, then a drow cleric attacked us! They were no match for us, dispatched easily enough. very disturbing. Tegan will post note about the incident..makes me said..my kin, cant learn anything but destruction and evil..*here it seems to be smudged, like a drop of water muddled it* ...Ash Willow. What a fun woman. I love teasing her..always calling me a neppite, worse than a toranite...think she likes me..not sure, she hasnt thrown a fireball at me, so must be a good thing..well..to sielwood get rid of some spiders and some long rest..maybe see Zan there...

oddly enough, tucked behind a copper vien in seilwood cave..

hawklen · « **Reply #4 on:** June 25, 2006, 07:58:22 pm »

heard pranzis fell..wish I could of been there to help, but good news blood is defeated!!..many people lost there homes, loved ones..so much lost.*here it seems to trail off, water damage?*..wedding party at leilon, Ty and Creighton..too much to drink, started to remember some events...thoughts on Ash Willow, something happens when I see her..she gave me a kiss when she left the party. Ty said while i was kinda out on the floor, she kneeled down and kissed me too!...dont know what to do..in love with her? or just surprised? never had these feelings..don't want to flirt with other ladies now..just see ash without a hood in my mind...talked to ferrit, she helped me about these feelings I never experienced before, I guess i will see where it takes me..ash is certainly confusing me..I hope it doesnt affect me too much, nothing as prepared me for this..

found crumpled up near the tree in hlint

hawklen · « **Reply #5 on:** July 01, 2006, 02:11:24 am »

This parchment carefully folded and well read is kept close to his heart, something he cares about alot.

It has been wonderful. Words cannot describe my feelings. I have never had these feelings before. I love. And I am loved in return. My feelings for Ash have grown. I beleive it is true love for me.

She took me over to Dregar to Folian's temple. I am glad it was her, and not Glenn as he promised. I was totally in awe. I have never seen such beauty or felt such peace in my life. It felt like I belonged there. The howls of the wolves, the light rain, it made me feel so wonderfull.

Ash took me throught the grove, and we sat down in the temple, near the bindstone. It was there I gave her my heart, and she hers. *some damp spots on the paper, maybe tears* I am not very good with words, my thoughts are racing, it is very hard to put it down onto parchment. Unlike the others this I will be keeping close to my heart, as Ash is. I cannot love another. Ash is all I need. If I loose her, I will go mad with grief and will die. Wether from throwing my self into battle, or of a broken heart. I must not loose her. She means everything to me. Gods, she is so beautiful, I could just stare into her eyes forever.
As I declared myself for her, kissing her, the wolves all seemed to howl at the same time, approving of us. It lifted my heart hearing it, I couldnt stop from smiling at ash.
She told me she was called "The walnut" I asked why, she said it was hard on the outside, but soft on the inside. The shee looked at me and told me "You have cracked the walnut" If it was possible, I think I loved her more then.

When we got back to hlint, it seems Wren was saying Glenn is off in the desert, full of rage. I wonder whats wrong with him, and if I could help? Ash was immediatly concerened and rushed off to dregar to find him. Ty and me asked if we could come and help, but she didnt want any. I understand, she is worried about him, Im just a bit saddened I cant help her with this..gods I miss her. I hope she fared well.

After Ash left, I had a nice talk with Ty. I told her a bit of what happened in the grove, and her words to me about cracking the walnut. Ty seemed pretty happy, told me it was her that gave her that name, and many have tried to crack the walnut, but only I had succeded. When she said that, it warmed my heart. Ty approves of me and Ash, and I am glad. I respect her alot, she is a fine woman, Creighton is very lucky. Before Ty left, she smiled and handed me a silver ring. She said do whatever I like with it. Its going to Ash. The bright silver, and the glitter of the topaz would suit her well. Well self, enough of the gushy...

I feel I am closer to Folian now. All thanks to Ash. I owe her everything. I am starting to feel a bit confined in my boots. I am thinking of removing them, see how it feels. All ready I miss the grove. Maybe I will add some dark green to my black leathers? I will try it and see how it feels. May folian smile down upon Ash and I and keep her safe.

hawklen · « **Reply #6 on:** July 02, 2006, 01:46:04 am »

rain and jenna fell to ogres, cym told me and rushed to krander outskirts..fell all the ogres, couldnt find what was lost to Rain, bloody assassin vine! almost died, well stumbled into krandor and collapsed on the road..woke up to a chicken pecking me, ash came and rescued me and healed my wounds, my hero!..spent time just being in each others company and staring at the stars, talked more about folian, his was..ash saying I will be a great ranger? no..she is, I will never be as good as her...whats this about being rod's fish? she lost me there..I need to speak with Glenn, see how he's doing, maybe he will make me a bow? I am hoping..respect him alot..talk to Rodlin somtime too, he can teach me more im thinking..ask him what ash meant about being rod's fish..even though Im happy if ash teaches me more..hard on herself..saying not a good teacher..shes taught me much, so much..she is everything to me..oh, gave her the silver ring set with topaz..she smiled, and i think shed liked it..happy..

bah...say it again.bah..ash died, luckly no soul mother, broke my heart seeing her body just laying there..nothing i could do, just fire arrows at those ...ed fire giants..hope to take as many out before i fell..didnt happen.group beat them back..got to her stone and now is whole, still worries me, cant help it do love the little firey elf..dammit! Ty fell! lucky cym was there, raised her up..no soul mother for her either..releif..tegan chucked some spells, then Ty raced home, probably collapsed as soon as she got there.stopped by vale, peaceful, couldnt stop smiling at ash, looking towards the grove, sweet memory, heart lighter everytime im there, wish i could stay and forgot the world..stopped in corax lake..tired..just going to lie here..stumble around lost till I find my way to mistone..

blowing in the wind around corax lake..

hawklen · « **Reply #7 on:** July 05, 2006, 03:44:10 am »

parchment, tucked away, inside a pocket

Well..that was interesting. Ash took me over, to Xantril i think its called, she showed me a nice little spot beautiful pond, just a nice relaxing place. I wont write down what happened there, its for myself, in my memory, imprinted on my heart.

After a few wonderful hours, I followed ash out. No idea where I am going. This, is a very very scary area. Bloodstone soilders and mercenaries it seems roam all over the place, and giants. Seem to make the Dregar ones small. Anyways, I ventured too close to a bloodstone rogue, he saw me. My fault, I should of followed ash's seps exactly, but I didnt, I tried to outrun him, made it to some bridge where he promptly cut me down..I thought I heard "Oh gods!" from ash before I faded into unconciousness. I awoke in Point harbor. Bound there. made the long slow trek back to hlint, where ash was already back. She asked if I think I could make it back to my stone. I said I wasnt sure, abd she gave me a wand of camoflage, and a set of silver topaz. With this from my love we went into her portal, back to xantril. She told me to take me hood off, then promptly kissed me deeply, telling me to make it home. Then she dissapeared.
I wanted to prove myself, since I failed earlier. With the jewlery and wand from my love, I easily made it by the rogues, Each step was pure terror for me, quietly, walking, blending into my surroundings. I finaly made it to my stone and beacame whole again. Again the trip back to the city was terror upon terror. I truggled back into the ship and sailed into karthy.
The walk back to hlint took me what seemed like days. But I loved it. Just wandered around, found some fruit, saved it for ash..whenever I see her..i think im understanding it all now..

I finally spoke with glenn, he took my lack of armor and shield, and sold it to me. platnium chainshirt. He asked if I had anything of value in returm, since I didnt have all the cash, so I showed him my first exceptional bulls ring. He liked it and taded, then gave me his old hickory shield. The visit was short, I asked him some question, to help me on my path, and if he approved of me and ash. If shes happy, he does. Theres a long, long line if I hurt her. But Im not afraid. If I do. I will seek my own deathm because I wouldnt want to live anymore.

hawklen · « **Reply #8 on:** July 06, 2006, 09:47:57 pm »

Some good news before I go on with the bad. I found ash in Dregar, we tallked, she told me I passed the test. I feel so proud. It was hell that test, I was told its something that is done to younger rangers, drop them off someplace dangerous tell them to make it home and leave. Im feeling closer to folian. hopefully I am close. Glenn, I'd think be proud..oh god s Glenn....

Glenns dead. What more is there to say? hes dead. *stains mark the parchment* I just spoke to him..got armor and shield from him. why is he dead? Oh gods. Ash. I must find Ash, gods..arrested helping zan..what kind of trouble do I get into, what exactly did zan do? more worry for ash....gods I miss her. *more stains, look like tears*

buried in the sand in saudia on dregar

hawklen · « **Reply #9 on:** July 08, 2006, 12:46:59 am »

Ive searched, and searched. I cannot find ash...crossed dregar, crossed mistone. no ash..re is she? I think she knows..gods I hope not..ash..be strong..dont do something stupid..I miss her, gods I miss her, been days..weeks? please don't dissapear..nnot live without you..

Sad, vengful time on dregar..hurled my anger at desert giants..destroyed their dead bodies..gods I hate those giants..took Glenn away from us all..from ash..armolas, bought a mahogany bow off him, glenn taught him the craft i hear, first bow from a ranger and I named her.irailmanfmailnam..Elven for heartbreaker..bows remind me of glenn, how much he meant to ash, breaks my heart, heartbreaker...fly true heartbreaker..fly..

Ty found me in haven mine on the bottom..still sad, agry, missing ash, luckily she was ther, or I would of perished. We slew the king and all the ogres venting our anger..its a pleasure to fight beside her, creighton is one lucky man..

Fought beside Wren, Glenns brother, the poor kid..a good fighter, glenn be proud..

mixed in the leaves in the high forest.

hawklen · « **Reply #10 on:** July 09, 2006, 02:18:39 am »

Went to rain and sonyas wedding..happy for them, ash made it, seemed ok, had a nice time with her..still misses glenn it think..hope she doesnt blame herslef for his death..dont do something crazy...shes wearing a monks robe and hood...why? gods why? she did change for wedding..we left..she wandered off promising to be safe..

rhynn ran up to me yelling to find ash, shes in the rift..showed me a note, something about doing something crazy..rhynn and I go to dregar, to find the rift. dragged me all over the place..i think to let ash finish what shes doing or somthing...finally stopped in north fort...ash and jerag come waltzing in..happiness..love..sadness..frustration..oh ash..she seemed a bit happier..but I was an idiot..grumpy..she left..followed her to hurm..caught up to her on docks.whiping tears off her face..hugged her..told her promised ty to find and look out for her..said she'd find ty.. asked her where shes going.."Where ever the sails take me"..and she sailed off...back in leilon..sitting by docks..hanging head..trying not to sob..maybe back to haven, the bottom..ogres or death?

nailed to a wooden pillar in leilon docks.

hawklen · « **Reply #11 on:** July 10, 2006, 09:19:26 pm »

Well..soul mother again..... also told ash fell too, no visit for her..so releived..my fault..a group of giants spotted me while engaging another group..if only..dont care about me..its ash..oh well its life cant change it..just hope ash is ok, that my actions didnt hurt her..

found scorched near the portal return from dregar, north of hlint.

hawklen · « **Reply #12 on:** July 15, 2006, 10:51:55 am »

Well..did it again..accidently ran into a bunch of satyrs near vale, didnt want to fight them, tried running. They stunned me, then killed me..couldnt leave an elf to bleed quietly to death, had to hack my body up and send me to my eighth visit with the soul bitch..sighs..ash, love Im so sorry...I was trying to be carefull..didnt look for a fight..*tears dot the parchment*

Stuffed under the platform in Vale..

hawklen · « **Reply #13 on:** July 17, 2006, 07:54:53 pm »

Im really happy. My love for ash has grown...let me have access to the place she stays at..she seems more happier now, just hope I can keep her smiling, and take her burdens away..w-we- ahg. cant say it. I want to be with her forever.

written hastily, in his pouch.

hawklen · « **Reply #14 on:** July 20, 2006, 09:39:06 pm »

.... ... ... .... Are the gods, or fate against me? nine...nine times..one more..and she is gone..why oh why..if she goes, whats the use of living?

well. she got her horse..went to Arabel with ash..followed her..nice little spot in a horrible place, little lake..talked with ash for hours, peacfull for once, forget your troubles..sill mare follwed ash..hehe..left hope in arabel before we went to lake..couldnt beleive she kept that promise..im so lucky..

left in the alley behind 101 hlint...

hawklen · « **Reply #15 on:** July 24, 2006, 11:12:10 am »

Well. shocking. happy. a father? All I can say, is that, ash I love you..a child? me? Couldnt be more happy. seems everyone in town knows. Ash will make a wondefull mother Im thinking.

shoved in his pouch

hawklen · « **Reply #16 on:** July 25, 2006, 05:58:22 pm »

*thoughts from him, nit written down*

Well. Im going to slow down. no crazy adventures for awhile. See the child born. must stay alive for that. Ash. *smiles*

hawklen · « **Reply #17 on:** August 02, 2006, 12:39:48 am »

Where's ash? I continue my wanderings across dregar in hopes of finding her..back to mistone check there too..I hope she's ok..I miss her..used to her long wanderings, but this is a bit long..sigh be safe my love

crumpled up, blowing across the sands of the desert

hawklen · « **Reply #18 on:** August 05, 2006, 09:14:36 pm »

I am happy..i found her, ash as returned, and looking more beautiful, and more pregnant than ever..just spent time with her..bought her a nice compound bow..gave a bow gelnn made for her..just a great day

hawklen · « **Reply #19 on:** August 08, 2006, 02:01:41 pm »

..forgot to mention..pregnant women hit..hard.well, at least she healed me..she was drinking again..tried reasoning with her..shes feeling suicidal she said, useless..pregancy is hard on her, one who is so free..I'll try to be more, strict when shes like this, understanding seems not to cut it...triplets..gods poor ash..love you..