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« on: December 06, 2009, 12:10:03 am »
*She sits down at a desk in Spellgard, watching the sun go down and drinking some blueberry juice.*
It's been a while since I've written anything. Things are hectic in Hempstead with rebuilding efforts, though we have managed to hold off the second wave. We need diamonds, wood, food, metal.. everything. It's truely a mess. I've even taken up sewing to make blankets, boots, and warm clothes for those displaced and homeless. I wish so much for things to be back to normal again.
I got to go to the end of the Rift a couple weeks ago. I saw things I have only read about - golems, gargoyles... lots of icky nasty creatures. I did get to keep a diamond, which I tried to cut up for Hempstead, but I'm not quite talented enough with gems yet. I did keep the dust even though I don't know what it's used for. Note to self: Check alchemy cards.
Miss Zira held a charity event at Miss Ty's Inn for the orphans just recently. There was a pie making contest, a poetry contest (both of which Miss Jen won), and Miss Ty opened up the bar and backroom. After a while of feeling sort of awkward, I went back to the bar and sat with Miss Ty and Mister Ben. Ben got drunk off his arse and somehow insulted this pretty elven lady. They ended up getting in a fight... bad example for the children if you ask me. After the elven lady left, we sat and drank and talked about things like marriage and all that. Ben told me about why Tod probably is.. well.. how he is. And I understand now, even though I've long given up any effort to be more than a friend to him. Come to think about it, we've barely spoken in months. Mister Ben says I just need to find someone who can handle me. I had that in Hawky, but he was an elf annnnd I don't know where he is annnnnd he has a child and a wife. I know there's plenty more halflers in the Prunillan garden, though it's probably just the recognition of my old age that makes me nervous about it.
*She sets down her quill, leans back in her chair and falls asleep as night falls.*
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« on: November 30, 2009, 03:30:27 pm »
Happpyyy Birthday!  Hope it's been great.
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« on: November 26, 2009, 02:09:29 pm »
Happy Turkey Day! After "cooking" the turkey for two hours, I realized the oven wasn't on this morning. So it'll be a while before it's actually done... 
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« on: November 22, 2009, 08:11:26 am »
Larissa's notes from Story Time at Tod's.
Selian is the crazy lady that brought devastation to Hallowlight, outside of Fort Wayfare. The reason she did it was because of her lost lover, Shadow. Selian is also one of the Lumbrial, the Seven Sisters. Lana and a few others were contacted by Selian. Apparently, these tsunamis are not natural. No mention of what caused them, but she did keep mentioning the T'oleflor. Lana is under the impression we should seek their help, though it was never directly said (to my knowledge anyway.) But to get to the T'oleflor, you have to go to the Serpent Isles. Also, it's a very deadly road to take, so we need to find seasoned adventurers to try to do this. The catch is that to get to the T'oleflor, you must either be invited or they must wish it. Shadow was killed trying to build a bridge there. As I understand it, he may have sacrificed himself. May be a trap from Selian? I did pose the question, "If they must wish it for you to come into their lands, then how will we contact them to ask?"
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« on: November 20, 2009, 10:54:24 pm »
Lots of November birthdays.  Happy birthday! And many more to come.
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« on: November 20, 2009, 03:48:15 pm »
Bon Anniversaire copain! Have a good one.
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« on: November 19, 2009, 06:40:47 pm »
*Leaning against a tree in Dalanthar, Larissa writes in her book and watches the sun go down.*
It's been a good long while since I've had the time to write anything. First things come first, so I'll start with the tsunamis. They hit a couple months ago in Karst, Krandor, and Port Hempstead. As soon as I heard, I headed.. well, rowed myself in a make-shift canoe at a certain point... the Tower in Hempstead where the injured and displaced have been staying.
Devastation is not even the word to describe what I've seen. Bodies were piled up in Allurial's square and burned for days. The foul smell still sticks in the air. Everyone's houses were smashed to bits. There were, and still are, robbers trying to break into the houses and salvage things. I've made myself useful in the Tower. I read to the children most days, and play games with them on weekends. They're truly sweet, and I feel such a pain in my heart for all of them. Many of them have lost their parents, or whole families. Others have bodily injuries that may hinder their growth and development as they get older. If I had a house of my own, I'd have to take a few in. Also, I direct the cooking on the fourth and fifth floors. We mainly have forms of soup. But sometimes I'll run to Hlint for a few days and cook up some bread and roasts to bring in as a treat.
Secondly, I've learned a fair bit about what's been going on for Layonara as a whole. Something about.. a bunch of dragons, a dragon poison, the Cult, and a path? I'm not sure how it all fits together, but I'm sure the way of adventuring will grow on me again with time. All the adventuring is making my magic grow stronger by the day. I just spent a while with Miss Sil and Mister Gorm killing off Trollocs and bandits in Thunder Valley. The catch is that magic doesn't work in there, which makes me real uncomfortable. Spellweaving is like a comfortable blanket I can always call on if I need it. Without the ability, I feel empty as an adventurer and a person.
*She closes her book, looks up at the sliver of sun left, and doses off to sleep as night falls*
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« on: November 17, 2009, 08:24:24 pm »
We're looking forward to seeing you too! Welcome to Layo If you need any help in game or out, everyone here is super friendly.
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« on: November 16, 2009, 06:16:32 pm »
Four more years and it's the big 5-0! Happy Anniversary.
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« on: November 15, 2009, 10:47:38 am »
*Larissa finally collapses after days of reading children's stories and directing cooking on the fourth and fifth floors. After cooking everyone a good hardy breakfast, she heads for Spellgard to get some well earned sleep. Before heading back down the coast, she collects more books in Lucinda's library and fills her bags with more cooking supplies.*
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« on: November 13, 2009, 04:38:14 pm »
The fire-haired halfling enters the tower with a belt stocked full of bandages, a bag full of fresh baked bread, and stacks of children's books and games under both her arms.
"Hey Miss Jaelle. Where is the children's ward? I've found the children like someone their own size to play with," Larissa says, blowing hair out of her face. "And I think I can speak for myself as well as many other halflings in saying that we'll be cooking as much as we can! I can see with so many here already, a lot of pie will be needed!"
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« on: November 08, 2009, 04:12:46 pm »
Haaaapppyyy B-dayy.
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« on: November 07, 2009, 05:42:40 pm »
*Rissa sits in the sand at the ledge of the sea in Audira watching the sun go down*
Now I feel as though I have nothing to say, but like I need to say something.
Lucinda's greatness has blessed me. My power's growing, and my spells are becoming more effective. I could maybe attribute that to my spending more time in Spellgard. I miss the days where I could just play around in the temple, shooting spells at the walls for giggles. The days when I was really young and happy, before I awoke at the dragon.
Not at lot's really happened. I've been traveling around with Miss Val a lot. She's not the nicest lady, but she can be kinda amusing sometimes. Ran into Miss Nyya, who was a very dear friend of mine long ago. She was with Tod (go figure) and then a whole bunch more people showed up. After everyone else split, I apologized to Tod about what happened in Hurm. I'm not too sure what to make of how that went.
Now I'm just here, thinking about things. I might head back to Hempstead for a while.. and see what's going on. Or rather, what isn't.
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« on: November 01, 2009, 09:16:29 pm »
*Rissa sits down at Rondora Lake, takes off her sandals, and puts her feet in the water.*
I feel like I have so much to say, but not enough words to say it. I've had a very, very busy past couple of weeks! Not that I'm complaining, it was really fun. I've done a whole lot of cooking in between adventuring around. And now.. *she glances to a bag overflowing with raw gems* .. I'll be chipping away at gems for a few days. *She smiles to herself and swishes her feet at the fish.*
A couple weeks ago, I ended up at Stormcrest with a good lot of other people. And after a scuffle between the tall folk, this wizard apprentice came over and sat down, looking rightly bothered. After much deliberation, we figured out that his wizard had been wrongly jailed, and the woman responsible for a spell gone wrong was still at large. Anywho, after a good three day walk to this wizard's tower, I ended up leading all the tall folk into the fight for justice. No, there were no Toranites around to moan the whole way. The tower ended up being full of undead and traps and other strange things. We eventually ran into the nasty woman who refused to come with us, and unfortunately, we had to dispose of her. But the weirdest thing happened after we killed her. .. She decomposed into a shrunken head! Talk about different.
And I guess.. the other most exciting thing has happened within the last few days. At least, I would consider it exciting. I ran into Tod again. No, no that's not the most exciting thing. The most exciting thing was that we ended up heading over to Dregar to get rid of some giants. At first, I was slightly skeptical of whether just us two halflings could safely take care of the giant infestation, but to my awe, we plowed right through them. We went through the Forest of Fog, and down into the cave, got a whole bunch of phenalope and some opals. After that, we headed to the desert. It was the first time I'd been back since Hawky and I adventured through there. It was a little sad at first, but then I remembered I was there with Tod now, and I cheered up. We got him some silver, and me some topaz and alexandrite. Now I have a ton of gems to work with. I'm sure once I get back to Hempstead, I'll be busy for days. But uhm.. *she pauses and looks out over the water* .. we ended up at Hurm. And the funniest thing happened. When we were saying good bye, I got this urge to kiss him. And so I kissed his cheek, and he turned about as red as my hair, and waved and disappeared. But I'm no Illsarian, so I don't know what that means. And I hope I didn't scare him, or anything cause. I really do like him, as a person and a friend and..
*She feels a fish nibble at her toes and jumps. She laughs to herself, puts up her book and quill, and lies down to look at the clouds.*
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« on: October 27, 2009, 08:50:36 pm »
*Rissa sits at the edge of the dock at Katherian looking out passed the horizon while the sun goes down. She eats a piece of cherry pie and drags out her new black book, all the while getting cherry smudge all over it.*
Dear book thing,
I guess you can sort of say that Lucinda has answered my prayers. In small ways, anyway. I've began to start crafting a bit again. A gem or two here or there, but I like cooking the most. I can't make a whole lot of stuff yet. I still burn things, but I'm working on it. Either way, it keeps me occupied.
I ran into a nice friend of mine a couple weeks ago. His name's Tod, and he's a fellow halfler. Yeah, a halfling friend instead of a dumb elf *a smile creeps across her cherry-smudged face.* We sat on one of the benches in Hempstead and talked for a while. It was nice to just sit down and talk for once, not being in a hurry to get anywhere or do anything. He's pretty charming I would have to say.
I got to take a little adventure the other day too. A bunch of us adventuring folks met up at Fort Miritrix.We decided to go through the forest knocking around the giants. I even saw a biggggg huge dire bear! What a rush that was.
*Rissa wipes her face and her book off, and puts it back in her bag, but not before cutting herself a slice of pecan for the road.*
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« on: October 25, 2009, 07:59:08 pm »
I'll bid 12,500 True
- Larissa
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« on: October 21, 2009, 08:42:42 pm »
*Larissa slumps down on a bench in the temple of Lucinda, taking out a very worn little blue book, and immediately fireball's it to smithereens. She then takes out a new black book, and flips to the first page.*
Dear book,
I feel old, like the fiery part of me has long since passed. At seventy-three, I just want to mind my own business and make myself useful. Not that it's very possible when you've got these ruddy Toranites running around all ungrateful-like, refusing your magic.
I miss the old days very much. Before I left Hawk's house to go care for my family. Those were the real fun days. I found a true companion in a Shadonite, and I was not ashamed. Sure, he took things to an extreme, but he was a real friend. Or so I thought.
Then he bloody well locked me out of house and home. I wish I knew where all my stuff was. I had some nice things. Now I'm killing goblins for some pocket change to get myself by, and sleeping in inns.
You know, it wouldn't even be so bad, but then he went and got hitched and knocked the girl up. And now, even she has left the adventuring world. What am I to do, without a true friend left to count on? I have no family these days. I have only my faith, but I'm proud to call myself a Lucindite.
I would like to think this is just a depression, as I haven't felt this way but for just a few months. I'm praying to Lucinda to help me find my way. I just want things to just settle back into place. Maybe I just need some pie and ale.
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« on: October 20, 2009, 03:53:04 pm »
How can texting be a hobby? Feel free to share the wisdom, hehe.
I'm thinking, texting is a hobby because I do it in my spare time. But not only do I do it in my spare time. I do it during class, between class, in the morning, at night, heck, I could probably text in my sleep if I really wanted. It's just something my generation has really gotten into.
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« on: December 11, 2009, 10:14:22 pm »
Dear Momma,
Happy almost Harvest Day! I'm sorry I haven't returned your letters in so long.
Once spring rolled around here on Mistone, I put myself to work planting crops for the survivors of those terrible tsunamis. It's been very hard work, but very much worth it. The people here near Port Hempstead aren't really... pastoral folk. They're so used to living in a big city and going to markets that they didn't know how to grow their own crops! And now that self-sufficiency is key to their survival before rebuilding is done, someone needed to teach them. Being the only Prunillan I have seen since arriving, I knew it had to be my job. And what a job it was! I spent day after day out in the fields, sweating and getting callouses on my hands. I've gained a new appreciation for hard labor; it is truly liberating. I'm hoping now that Harvest Day is arriving that they've learned something. And even if they didn't, they at least have a good amount of corn and wheat for the winter.
Much love,
Kaelyn *a drawing of a four-leaf clover beside her signature*
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