a Sail.
Dear Journal,
... in a search for Attentus' karma & past, i've sailed south.
... followed energies & intuition past South Gate, past Old Ruins, to the Lake.
... as Nade, my panther familiar, protected me - i meditated, skried & pondered for quite a few of a night-hours.
...
When Attentus arrived in Norwick, he was short-haired, black-haired, 20-years young mage just after apprenticeship.
He left Waterdeep & his Master, Versutus, searching for Artifacts & Power of Old Narfell Empire.
His tools & goals included Arcane Politics, rising in structures of local Mage Guilds.
At first he was just another unknown person in area attacked by goblins & undead, where many of adventurers died every day ... yet still more arrived to replace them.
Foreign language, foreign customs ... mostly of barbaric nature, no one could appreciate a civilized, well-mannered Sorcerer.
His magick was met with mistrust by locals.
The area was very dangerous at the time, he had to make friends, to trust someone out of neccessity, for survival.
Then he met a woman from Kara-Tur named Ruri Hasegawa, and was enchanted with her looks & grace.
She had black hair to her neck similar to mine, wielded a simple wooden staff, was dressed in black leathers with metal studs, and there was mistrust, shadow, humility & sorrow about her as well.
Both felt like outcast, she was even more suspicious of strangers than he was, and Attentus felt need to be closer to her.
He hired Ruri as a bodyguard, this was his excuse for this reason.
Both fought goblins, defended Norwick & trained in neccessary-in-area combat skills.
Dear Journal, i've witnessed a few of tender scenes as they struggled for survival together.
Once they stood back to back, by the lake i was meditating & skrying tonight, fending off many waves of lesser goblins that surrounded them. Ruri had her staff, Attentus wielded a dagger - his spells were scarce & weak still. Then they limped back to town, both badly wounded.
There was no Maria's Tower by the lake at these times.
Second time, they guarded North Gate, on an elevated platform, with crossbows in hands, as dusk was setting in.
They were waiting for Vampires & other undead assault the town as night sets in.
There were many of adventurers on that platform & some on a lower position, by the gate.
... i felt many feelings of anticipation, of nervousness, feelings of sweat & fear, and caught a tender worry when Ruri glanced at Attentus that was separated from her, by some adventurers.
Thrid time, a glimpse had them both sitting close by the campfire at South Gate, along with other adventurers, chatting & cheering each other.
Ruri caught a mosquito that flew close Attentus' face, and there was more of life-stories-exchanging after that.
... i'll skry more on this campfire next time, Dear Journal ... as i am curious of these tales, as well as of early stories of Attentus & Ruri.
... for now i am weary & tired, and many feelings awakened in me, once again.
-- Yours, Chea Allin, a Witch of Light & a Student of Master Attentus the 1st.
a Cast.
Meditating.
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