A'arna's journal

[Monshira]

I've been in Hlint for a couple of weeks now, lots more races than I would have ever exptected, I met a couple of drows who were nice to me! Alantha, and Vindel! So glad to see all races can get along here....

Today I met a man in red and black armor....he knew my name...fits my mothers description of the people that took my father from me. I don't like him....he frightens me.
Luckily Vindel, and Ayla intimidated him and he left Hlint.

A few days have gone by since my last entry, Tyrin is the mans name, he seems to be up to something, vindel said he would find out for me. I hope he manages to, so I can find out if he has something to do with my father....later on during the day I was cooking and turned round to see a heavy bag being swung at me by an elf in a black robe. Knocked me out for a while, when I awoke, my fathers third journal, which I was carrying in my bag at the time was missing....I think this might have something to do with Tyrin...whys he after my father's notes? I need to get that book from him...I don't want it falling into the wrong hands....

A grim day, looking out of the tavern window all I can see is rain pouring down on the passers by, I need to go to the high forest to see my uncle,  to try and find out who Tyrin and the others were....I really don't like it when Tyrin's around....I feel like he's going to do something terrible almost everytime I think of him....

After speaking with my uncle, and looking through another of my fathers journals that he had at home, I found out Tyrin is Tyreal's son...Tyreal was my fathers friend, why would Tyrin do this? I need to find some more notes from my father....why did he have to write so much....

I got my fathers journal back today! Vindel gave it to me, told me he had managed to steal it back from Tyrin! I'm so glad that he has not had enough time to read it all! I don't want him knowing theres more than just that one...

I bought a house with Vindel and Drake earlier!! Well, Vindel does not know we've got it yet, I'll have to take him there to suprise him! It's such a nice little place, really need to decorate!

I met a dwarf in lar earlier on, seems a bit grumpy but I liked his jokes...or I think they were jokes...I hope! His name was Forko, told me of his clan that was recently wiped out by a horde of ogres, I felt sorry for him, hope he manages alright...dwarves don't seem to open up to elves often...

I fear people of Hlint don't trust me...people keep saying to me that I should not use my powers for evil like I've done....I'm confused about whats happening....Why were people accusing me of being a liches daughter? Is my father a lich or something?!

I spoke to Alantha, Vindel, and a few others that I trust enough to speak to about things like Tyrin, apparently he has been spreading lies, trying to make people take a dislike to me....whys he being so cruel to me? I don't deserve this!

He stole the same journal from me today! I hate Tyrin, why won't he just go away....he's like a rare disease....One you can't treat...I need to speak to my uncle again....see what he suggests doing...

My fathers fourth journal said that Tyreal started to become dark after learning some of the things that my father Mitsyl did, the greed and lust for power caused him to have a dispute with my father, ending with the two of them fighting, Tyreal eventually left, both of them weak and tired. My father does not seem to concerned over the matter from what he has written, mentions the short life span of humans and so no 'real' threat would come of this. It goes on to say later in the journal that Tyreal had figured how to change plane, by opening a portal, also says he has copied the technique, and has found amazing things...About fifty pages on, it start's to mention that Tyreal has become a true threat, and something must be done within the next few years...I got to the end of the journal only to realise theres one more that continues the story, Surely Tyreal is dead? He was middle aged for a human when I was just a little girl! He can't still be here...

He barged into our house in Lar!! Vindel turned up just in time, Tyrin threw my fathers robe on the floor....bloodstained....looked very dusty and worn...I hope my fathers still alive, although this makes me fear I am too late to save him...Vindel locked him in a room and filled it with something that rendered him unconcious, was funny watching him get dragged out. I have to say!

I'm so glad to see I have won the majority of peoples trust in Hlint again now, more people think Tyrin is the liar! Kai and a large group forced him to give the journal back, he ran off whining of how it was unfair!! Felt nice to have all those people helping...maybe some of them will help me find my fathers prison...

I went to the dragon Isles with Elrinia and Kai, and a drow named Unthuz...I think, it was so interesting! so many creatures, giant bears!, giant...bear owls!!, treants! minotaurs! No Dragons, which I'm happy to say, we all made it back in one piece, I'd like to see a Dragon one day, when I can handle a situation like that a bit more...plenty of time left in me yet. We did head over to the serpeant isles aswell, did not get very far because of those dangerous creatures near the marsh there...we headed back to tell people of what we had found! The most worrying was the Dragon's foot print...it was huge! I mean I thought my staff was big, it had 4 of us standing there, still room to fill it's print!!

[Monshira]

It's been a couple of more weeks since my last entry, Me and vindel have been settling down to our home, he's been away some of the time as have I. I hope he will come with me to find my father when I look for him,  I hope Ilsare is protecting him, so I may see him again. Stenin, one of Tyrin's men told me if I payed him some gold he would tell me a little secret, I think he meant the whereabouts of my father, I don't know...

I spoke to Jet earlier, he seemed quite upset about things going on, I told him he just let Ravenne go, I don't want to see a good friend in pain from an aching heart, apparently it's not the only one she has hurt either. I don't want to get involved, I just hope everyone is alright! Also bumped into Kai and had a little chat, hopefully him and his wife Elrinia will join my search, I miss hunting with them!

[Monshira]

In Hlint a lady ran through the gate screaming with pain...she fell to the floor, we all llooked over her, elrinia tried to heal her wounds, but it failed miserably,  she spoke several words before she passed away, "Dark Wizard, escaped, Hampshire..." or something along those lines...we ran to find out what was going on, hampshire had been cleared of life...there were few soldiers left alive. one pointed out to us he went out of the gate, so we took to it and went to find this mage responsible. We went up into the sword rust mountain, to hear noises coming from a cave, chants, and a very powerful rumble....all the creatures in the cave were in a trance.
Even the mindflayers, things even Kai and Elrinia fear, stood there like we weren't there or something...we got deeper down...I picked up a torn journal...From this moment I knew something was very wrong. It was one of my fathers books, the missing journal. It mentions of his plans to become a lich, and to brainwash me to kill Tyrin...for revenge, but it also said he needed something to complete this task...and he seems to be getting help from drow to understand these powers.

We carried on a little furrher and my heart began to race as I peered round a corner to see a lich. It walked up to me, stared at me coldly like I was nothing. It cast some spell that sent everyone but Elrinia to the floor. She fought on for a few moments, but then the lich merely waved his arm causing her to join us all...the lich wandered around and then suddenly I was back to normal on my feet...It was my father...a lich, the very thing he spent his life stopping people from becoming...He then disappeared...I think he must be heading to the underdark.

An angelic being fell from above and told me it wasn't my fathers fault, he had no choice from spending so much time in darkness alongside people with a hatred for beauty...it then floated up to the heavens once more.

I am feeling all sorts of things...anger...confusing...dispair...I need to think.