Wondrous Journey in unknown lands

[Isanavj]

Dear Diary,

now I am glad that my mother was persistent about to learn reading and writing. I need you to remember all the strange things I learn, see, taste - every day.

First of all - STREETS ?!
What is this good for? My feet start burning if I run like in the steppe and there is no feeling of the earth left.
Oh dear, how I miss my horse !

Second there are Muffins... sweet, crumbly things. A very different taste in comparison to fish and meat.

Then I met two very interesting women, both strong and brave it seems.
Finley - a young archer, as far as I could see (*note = need to talk to her more, looks like she could be trustworthy and helpful*)
and a Elf Sarai - she is a rather mysterious one. Grabbed me bold on my arm and I had to show her what it means to be a Ama-Shoon. But there is something about her I like, even if Finley whispered she is into women.

Should draw 2 sketches so I never forget both if I return to homeland



FINLEY



SARAI


But today it was very strange - I met a new race. He told me he is a Teptoc !
Mother will be pleased if she see's how busy I was to learn from other cultures and the Teptoc want from me learn too. I have my doubts if his claws are able to handle a bow, but we can try it.
This race is polite and has sort of a ALL-Mother - so it looks like a female rules race, too. He is a elder of the Teptocs and deep blue with black eyes. But he told me there are others in different colors, too.
Funny thing was, he did wear fine made yellow cloth, shining like the sun on the sky over the desert.



short sketch of a Teptoc

I am curious what I have to report to you diary in future and I AM HOMESICK !

[Isanavj]

So much happened in such a short time, no idea where to start !

I did run errands for the female leader , Queen Rosaline, and if I write run, I did RUN. Passed the "Teptoc" which isn't one ( later diary later ) several times and finally ran into Sarai.
She was very friendly and gave me a gift, but I was told that no gift comes without a prize - so I asked her. Looks like it was just a gift- a fine elven made light armor, feels like a second skin in the heat and I can practice my martial arts as well in it.
She asked me if I would like to go for a training and ,eager me, I agreed.
It was quite a distance to go and it was a hole in the earth - she called it pit.
A spider hole did await us and they seemed to like my Ama-Shoon butt. Sarai meant they eat little pretty girls and hate elf meat, but I guess it was a joke.
Especially the Soulpain - Heck - by Findari they are quite hard to defeat.
Sarai lend me a shield and a good dagger as I did run out of arrows, my spear didn't go well with the narrow cave. She is quite the warrior
It was my blood vengeance, for my stallion, to kill a couple of them and made some coins as well.



SOULPAIN Spider

We used one of this strange books to get teleported out of the cave quickly- and I could only think to go to swim for a cool down.
It was refreshing and my thoughts wandered at the thing Finley and Sarai mentioned. Boats...
I was at a place called 'Harbor' and did draw it



One of these days I need to try it out.
My hand hurts now from writing, but I have still so much to tell. Will do later, need a nap.

[Isanavj]

Diary - I feel ashamed !
There are NO ' Teptocs ' they are Lizard-men. Beside my clan didn't even know that a race like this exist, they talk in such a strange manner and having such a strange behavior that i can't be blamed alone for the mistake.

I did met the other Lizard-man in Cadomyr and made a short draw, thinking that they really all different in color, this one had even a comb.
He was a bit upset, I fear, as I called him a Teptoc, also the real Teptoc showed up and after all that muddle I told him he is strange. Well, no doubt I made him mad,too
However, they are LIZARDS !!



Ssarney, Tempelwarrior ( or something like that )

A beautiful elf and a big black man watched the scene clearly amused. The Elfess had a gaze like me as I talked about horses, just homesick.
Lady Fiona is a very kind person, I wish I could have her grace.



LadyFiona

The man in black seems to be a important person in Galmair ( note to myself = Mother said to have good connections to people with some might can help solve problems. Will see if he wins the election and be nice to him )
My advice for him to change his name in Lord Black for more respect he chuckled away. But heh, why should he bear a name like Brawndara ! if Lord Black would describe him much better.



Lord Black "Brawndara"

I was really in the mood for adventure, so I went to the harbor again. The captain of the boat said I could have a little journey for three hours for some silver and two bottle of rum.
He called me ' little landlubber ' - not sure if it is a insult or a compliment. After my fault with the Lizard-men I didn't dare to ask.

First it was much fun, salty wind in my hair, the boat crossing the waves. But, oh well, the sea and wind got rough and, I am ashamed to tell it, I was sick as a dog for the half of the time.
The captain laughed at me and told me its normal for a landlubber, the first time on sea...
well - I am pretty sure it is the first and last time to set my foot on a Boat.



The Captain

Worst thing ever was to go back on solid ground, the earth felt not solid at all, It was horrible !

[Isanavj]

Dear Diary,

the errands are lead to some points I can't eve understand what to do. I am ashamed that I can't get the patrol done like Beror wants me to do. Every time I come back he sends me out again with a shaking head.
I can't find the right bridge it seems. I was running up and down the River but found only a single real bridge. Should ask around the town about this.

Today I was send out to make glass ?! This is awesome really - making such a breakable subject out of ash and sand. It was fun to make campfires around me and watch them burn, thinking of my homeland.



the fires around me

After rushing back in I met a giant man, his name is Azure Lynch. He seems, despite his scary looks, one of the friendly sort. He did chose to be a non fighter to atone some bad things he had done before. This has my deep respect.
Should visit him in Galmair, or maybe I met him in Cadomyr again. Would like to hear more from him. I mean - HE HAS BLUE HAIR !!!!!!



AZURE

[Isanavj]

Ah diary - it has been a while.

Did met Finley again, I think she could be a friend. I feel still sort of loneliness in this lands.
But she is stupidly in love with a huge man. Not sure how his name is, since he didn't even bother to tell me !

We did attend together, for my standards, a outlandish ritual - called building walls.
By Malachin and Findari, what a waste of resources. But I guess the Queen wants triple walls to be safe.
Teptoc Lizard was funny as ever, oh let me draw something diary.



Wall building in Cadomyr

Looks like Lord Black from Galmair did watch over the wall building. The most people I didn't know anyway.
Got ordered to take care for drinks and food for the workers.
How embarrassing - I let drop a bottle, but honestly this should be work for men, not a warrior !

And then I met Tazzic, he told me he is Serinjah ! How exciting to see someone near Ama Shoon !
Well, as handsome as he is, he was very straight forward. Telling a daughter of the Ama Shoon something like " i would like to get to know you better when you have time." isn't a smart move.
You have to approach someone like me with respect ! But I guess I forgive him. He wasn't 15 years at home, so his manners are flawed.



Tazzic

[Isanavj]

The days pass and I am busy with my tasks.
They give me sparkly gems as payment. I will keep them until I need coins for food.

Today I met again Teptoc Lizzard.
He was in this room with a lot of heat and forges and some other strange workbenches.
Its the same room I learned to make glass.
But what he did was pretty exciting.
He melted ore into a gold ingot - the material did flow like a wonderful shiny red gold river into a form.
This was truly fascinating.


Work room in Cadomyr

I wonder where Finley went ? And her boyfriend did also disappear. I miss her, she was starting to be a friend.

Not that I am a weepy mollycoddle, but I miss you Mom ! And all my friends, and the steppe, and the horses ...