John Solwal

[joaoluc]

Now, my adventures already began in the world of Layonara, but i had no time to begin a journal. These days here on Hlint, have been quite busy. Well, it isn´t just in Hlint that my adventure happens, far from that, it´s just a point to plan what i will do next.
  I already met some strong fighters and wise sorcerer´s. They have been a great help in my mission  to spread Toran´word and will. My Lord Toran, are rising me either. Some day, i will be a Holy Champion, a tool in the hand of Toran to bring order and peace to those who need, and this will happen with the help of the Great Leader, and from the good warriors that live in this world.
  I already got some equipment to help me. A fine, sharp sword, and a ring, where given by friends. With my efforts, i gathered some gold and bought a fine armor.
  One of the things that can be seen in Hlint, is that a lot of people need help. Is isn´t killing a dragon, or Slaying that old demon. It´s just minor tasks. This don´t mean i don´t care about them. I do all that is possible to help them. If i want, to someday, bring Peace to who need, i shall began by helping those people. I don´t think it is boring, helping people is a good way to show what i inteend to do in the world.
  However, even with the little experience i got in this world, i already know that it´s always good to have a good friend alongside you. Travelling alone is a dangerous path, with many traps awaiting you...some of them, may be sure death.
  I´ve seen also, many people gathering materials in caves, and in the wood. I will ask a friend how to use these kind of things. Maybe it may come in hand.
  Well, i think that´s good for now, and give a good idea of how my journeys have been.

[joaoluc]

Another day in my life has passed and it is going better than i expected. I made two new friends. Two girls, a hafling and a elf i think. I also crafted my armor, my weapon and my shield. Now, i have the Toran´s Ankh on my shield. I am very proud of wearing it.
  While i was crafting, i saw my new elf friend there. She was crafting to. And then, when i was going to seek undead in the Crypts of Hlint, she was there again. And then, down there the hafling appeared. It was a good fighting  with those girls, and now these undead can rest.
  Johan need now a Black Bear Pelt. I know where to find them, but i can´t find them there. Maybe they´re not there now.
  I hope my deeds are showing to Toran that i´am putting all my efforts in helping people and spreading his holy word.
  That´s good for now. When i do adventure a little more i shall take note of what happened here in my journal. Someday, people will see it as a journal of a great hero.

[joaoluc]

Wow, this was a great day! I finaly got all the Pelts Johan asked for, and he gave me a Magic Cloak! I´am happy about that, it shows there still kind people in this world. Not that i didn´t noticed it before, i already met very kind people. I hope Toran is proud of all my efforts.
  But everytime i get out of Hlint, it seems smaller, this world is Huge! Now i´am wandering about Crafting. Everybody gather somenthing. Stones, leefs, and even sand! I don´t know why they do this, but maybe, i could do this to. The materials i find with monsters, i always give to those who realy need it, but maybe, i could use them as well.
  Now, i have some other tasks to accomplish. The Horse Trader of Fort Last, lost a Oil of Vukas in the mountains. Everybody seems to fear this place, so i´am going to call someone to join me. It also seems, that she hired a lot of people to find this for her, but noone could find it. It should be a hard task.

[joaoluc]

Hah! i finaly discovered some things about crafting! It seems to be big as the world i´am living now. I´am just trying to make a Bow and it has been a hard job. All my materials failed, and i will start the gathering again. But it´s a fine and fun job, that brings some peace to me, and make my spirit calm down. And, i can´t forget about the new friend i made. She´s a beautifull elf, Elohanna if my memorie don´t fail. And she´s a powerful Wizard. I met her in the Hlint crafting halls. I asked her for help, and she helped me like if i were her friend. She´s a very kind girl.
  However, with all that work with the crafting, i didn´t been able to fight monsters, the way i wanted. It is my duty, to protect people from those evil creatures, but i was busy today. In fact, i did got to the crypts, to slay some undead, and i killed some orcs, that went in my way.
  I hope Toran undestand that his disciple, is now focusing in other activities, to be a better tool in his hand.
  I´am also thinking about sending a letter to my parents. I miss them. But this is my holy journey, and they know i need to focus completely on it...

[joaoluc]

This was a long day!!! In the morning, i was creating the compenents to make the bow. I did some, but now, i´am trying to craft learn about the craft of armors and weapons, using cooper. A friend, Galan Iraes, said he would help me. To do that, i´ve gone into the Goblin´s cave, and gathered some cooper, with a pick i found with the skeletons in the crypts of Hlint (pretty strange isn´t it? maybe it was a crafting skeleton). I gathered eight pieces of Cooper, and i was overweighted. In slow motion, i was back to the Goblin Wastelands. Then, i got to the Craft Hall, and tried to do some ingots. With all those eights pieces, i did only one ingot! That´s because i´am just starting. Now, Galan should tell me what i can do with it.
  Afther that, i talked to Zergon, and we planned a little trip. Mirrim, a friend of mine, needed a Will´o´wisp essence, so 6 of us went in to the swamps. And we did founded it. Then we were on our way to Krandor, fight some undead in the crypts. We fought some of them, but we couldn´t pass a gate, that were traped. When we went back, we where ambushed by undead. I think 4 of us died, and the others were wounded. I died as well.
  Then, Mirrim and Talia found me in Last, and we went to Hlint to find some help. There i found the two most powerfull knights i´ve ever seen: Mandalorian and Balazar
  We gone back to Krandor, and i was able to recover my grave. Balazar, had the ashes that the little girl nedded, then we gave it to her. But it was a day not to be forgotten.
 

[joaoluc]

Today, i woke up, with that Package to deliver in my mind. So i moved to Krando, and talked to Freya. She asked me to deliver it for Lary. I did it. Then for curly, and afther that, Mo. In the middle of that, my explorations went a little further. I found a tower in the  road to Krandor. It was a pretty strange one. I wonder what happens inside.
  Afther the job from Freya, i remembered that i needed more Cooper Ingots for my crafting training. I reached the third floor of the Goblin´s cave, and founded some cooper. But there was just a little amount of it. I was only able to gather 3 piecees of cooper.
  Then, i was back to Hlint, in the craft hall, when i saw Elohanna, she was changing her clothes, but even so, she helped me with some spells. She is a great friend indeed. But, i was only able to make one ingot. It seems my training is going to be bigger than i expected!

[joaoluc]

Oh! What a long time without adventures!! However, that time with my parents were good. Now i decided to go to Port Hempstead. It

[joaoluc]

Oh! What a long time without adventures!! However, that time with my parents were good. Now i decided to go to Port Hempstead. It

[joaoluc]

I finaly defeated the Kobolds that was disturbing Port Hempstead. After a death, i know, but if the lesson i needed to learn, needed this, thats ok, now iam stronger and ready for more! And of course, i have to give my thanks to two powerfull knights that i called that day, without them, i would be dead.
  I found, to the nort of Fort Vehl, a mining cave, guarded by poison ogres. They are easy to handle, and those slimy things inside to, however a great Ogre Skeleton is in there. A pretty though guy. I defeated him once, but i dont want to come back there so soon.
  Anyway, a mining life isnt what i want. I want to help people, who needs me! Its my mission!

[joaoluc]

Today was a great day!

I think now i´am stronger, thanks to my experiences in this world.

And, with the help of a new friend, wichi is also friend of Galan and Mirrm, i finaly got some cooper again. I met her in Hlint with nothing to do, and then, we went to a cave in silkwood. There, i was able to gather a lot of cooper, and now i  have a lot of ingots. However i can´t find an Anvil. Hope i can find it soon!
Toran is making me stronger, maybe i´am doing somenthing right!

[joaoluc]

Well, i finaly found the anvil!

  I woke up, the sun were shining close to the mountains, and trough the trees above. Then i began to eat some of my food, after a little thank to Toran offcourse. Nothing to heavy. Momy always said that its not good to eat heavy things in the morning, "It will make you heavy trough all the day!!".

  First, i decided to go to the woods, nort of Fort Vehl. There lies lots of undead, that seem to keep coming back, every day. And, as i have the help of my Great Leader, Toran, I have to slay them, for those who dont have this help.

  After Justice done, i decided to go back to Port Hempstead. As a large town it MUST have a blacksmith. However at the gates of Fort Vehl, i found a dressed-like Wizard. I asked him about blacksmiths, and he told me to look for Shamur, a friend of him that craft in blacksmiths and should be at Port Hempstead now. He said me to tell that Godim sent me.

  Good, now i had a direction, and i would find the anvil. Finaly!. My last trip to Port Hempstead made no results, and i didn´t found the anvil!

  I arrived at the gates of Hempstead, the sun was back to the mountains, but this time, he was orange, and a beautifull orange light was over the entire town. I was there asking for Shamur, when two adventurers came to talk with me. One of them says:

 - Are you Looking for Shamur?
 - Yes, i´am, do you know him?
 - Maybe, what do you want?
 - Godim is a friend of him. He told me that he might know where i can find a blacksmith.

  The other adventurer comes to me:

 - Are you looking for the person, or for the blacksmith?
 - I´am looking for the blacksmith.
 - Well, i can show it.

  And them, i followed him to a corner of the Town, and i finaly saw the anvill anouncing the blacksmith. I said:

 - wow! It was always there! *laughs*
 - Yeah, a lot of people have trouble finding it. Farewell.
 - Farewell to you.
 - Farewell, said the other adventurer.

  And then i began my work. THis is the strange thing about large towns. The people meet  you, talk with you, help you with no rewards, and you don´t even know their names. Next time i will begin the conversation with a "Hello, i´am John Solwal, Paladin of Toran, nice to meet you!" even if there are people who seem to be bored of paladins talking like that!!

  Well, we are proud of what we are doing, and who is our lord, what can we do? Well,  after some work with those ingots (that ended in nothing!) i was tired, and i seeked the Inn. One with a free room at least, as there are a lot in these towns like Hempstead.

  Now i´am here, writing in my journal, waiting for the sleep to

* a ink stain ends the report*

[joaoluc]

What a strange day...

  I woke up, made my prayer, ate my breakfast, all the things i do by the morning. However, a bad feeling, from nothing, attacked me. My heart was heavy, and i didn´t know what has going on.

  I waited some time at the Stormcrest Crossroads. Its a great place for relaxing. But my heart was still feeling like a stone.

"Why, Toran, why?"

  I said, waiting for an answer, but it seems, that the bad feeling was a message from him.

  I decided to go to Fort Vehl, to get some Tin. Then, me and my ox went to the Gloom Woods.I let the ox with some people, that stays in a small camp, east of the cave were i gather Tin. Then, I went into the mines, slayed the foul beasts with the help of Toran, and gathered some pieces of Tin. I made my way back to the camp, and i let the Tin with the ox.

  However, on the way back, when we would just find some Zombies, a strange vision appeared. Right in front of me, were two Ghosts, dressed like Pirates. I attacked them. My blade, guided by Toran, defeated the two Souls, and my bad feeling was ended. It was a relief.

  Close to the souls, i found a corpse, with a map of Hilara. It is a treasure map.

  Now, with the bad feeling gone, i can think again. What was those things doing there? Now, i can remember a rumour, about some pirate skeletons in the desert, and that captain Trent was rewarding the knights who slay those beasts. What is going´n on? What are these skeletons? Why do Toran told me about them early?

  Somenthing big may happen...

[joaoluc]

"Good Morning!!"

  It was the shining sun waking me up. I was tired, last day was big and i did some heavy work going to gather Tin all by myself.
 
  After the morning "rituals" I went to the Stormcrest Crossroads. It is a great place for relax, and i was really tied. People dont go there so often, however, this day it was full of people.

  I did my presentation, "John Solwal, Paladin of Toran", the sentence that turns people, my friend, or my enemy. Then, the talk began again. They were talking about many things. I said a couple of things, but i didn´t got so inside any subject.

  After some time, a little hafling showed up. He was seeking a Paladin. After i tried to say that i was a paladin 4 times, and he didn´t listened, i got close to him and told that i was a paladin of Toran. He seemed happy, and told me about what he nedded.

  He was from an organization, of studious people. They were seeking for a mask, that lies with an barbarian tribe. I asked him which were the intentions of his organization, and he stared at me with an strange gaze. After that, he don´t seemed to want my help anymore, as if i were no Paladin.

  With that, my confidence in him wasn´t the same. I can´t help everybody, just because they need, i must know his intentions. Stealing a mask, from a tribe, just because his organization want, isn´t somenthing noble or fare, and Toran wouldn´t  agree with this, for sure!

  So i decided to stay with them, find out the intentions of his Organization, and the beliefs  of the Tribe, and how they got the mask. As i was the only and closest representative of Thoran, I sould do my judgem and decide what would be better for the mask.

  So he said that in this day, the tribe had an contest, and the winner could ask for anything for the Chief. Ok, mission aknowledged, we were on our way. In the middle of our path, we crossed with an orc, that had rust monsters. These beasts, eat metal, and would ruin our armors and weapons. One of us, an Ranger, made the negociations with him, and after some time, we reached the village.

  In the entrace we found a froup of barbarians, that talked to us. Some bears appearedm and we fought them. After we proved our valor and bravery, they decided we could participate the contest. Inside the village, was the chief, and other barbarians. A huge party was going on, with a lot of food and drinks, what pleased our dwarven fellow.

  Some time after, the chief decided go on with the contest. He told us how it worked, with four parts, which his son had won two. He said his won always wins. So, he told us about the first part: "The Boast". Everybody had to tell their greatest deed. The greates one would win. The first one, was a barbarian. After this, we began to tell ours. I told how i got in touch with Toran, in the battle that saved my father. Some people liked, others doesen´t, as in my presentation. Toran is loved and hated in this world, along with justice.

  However, after some time, that bad feeling was back with me. I couldn´t stay there, i nedded peace. So i headed back to Hempstead. I think i must go to Port Last and pray. This may give some clue about those bad feelings.