Gildefyre
Commoner
I.
Thunderday 04, Goldscorch, 1527
Bought this in Adelsburg. I think it will be helpful to have. It is said that writing things allows you to remember, and I want to remember these days fondly. I also have not written much before and I'm only going to improve my handwriting if I write too, instead of just reading.
I should start with an explanation. Context. As of last month, I have said my goodbyes and left the family farmstead to become a mage. My pa wasn't pleased, but my brothers and the usual hands can manage the harvest without me, if I haven't returned by then. My ma said she knew this was coming ever since she caught me reading 'that sorcerous book,' Kisho Rovelt-Frack's Theory of Magic and Its Uses. Lucas isn't thrilled, but I don't think he hates me for it either. Lenhard told me he thinks I'll do well, but only when he was sure the others couldn't hear it. Karolin said she'll miss me, and I don't think she believes that I'll ever come back. I hope little Jakob will understand when he's older.
I tried my luck in Al-Jabrid first. I heard that it's the best place to study magic, apart from Luminion. While I was there, I met an Elf woman named Yrya, who shared a handful of dates with me. We introduced ourselves, and she explained the concept of paradoxes to me. We parted ways that evening and I was shown to an inn by a blue woman (!!!) but my experience there was tainted by a theft in the night which left me unable to pay for the rest of my stay. I was forced to return to Adelsburg after meeting a woman named Etain outside the Inn that morning and briefly introducing ourselves.
On the way back, I met an interesting pair of adventurers from that land on my way back- I believe their names were Dolnay and Zalphar, but I can't remember exactly. I met Zalphar and a friend of his, Makhia, in the Adelsburg tavern later. Makhia was unwilling to share much about himself or his friends, except that he had been a Jundi (that country's word for a guardsman) for over a hundred years, and that the new Queen of that land was a tyrant he would not serve. He could or would not say if he or his friends were in danger for leaving.
Another day, I found Yrya again working as a barmaid in Adelsburg, and also learned the names and whereabouts of a few mages:
- Therri'Cill, an Aeromancer in Luminion
- Hesperas Andut, a Geomancer in Mitrona
- An unnamed Aquamancer in Adelsburg
Something else happened that night which I will not write about, because I cannot risk this journal falling into the wrong hands. I worried that I had damaged my friendship with Yrya because of it, but she says she does not blame me. She does seem to hate that I believe I can learn magic, though, and when I jokingly taunted her, saying that I would teach her magic once I had a beard and robes and staff of my own, she became honestly angry. I'm worried about her.
There has also been a Tiefling who has attempted to kidnap Faylinn, the stabbing hobbit girl, twice. Faylinn has also been made a protected witness against another halfling, Bill Bandoras (?), who has been seen committing various crimes and tried to convince Faylinn to join his gang.
The goblin named Rim'hek (?) has put me in charge of his insane goal of remodeling the statue in the town square. I'm going to burn the list of suggestions that Clemens saddled me with and pretend it got stolen.
I also met the King and Queen. I did not realize they were in the tavern until I turned and saw them. I bowed immediately, because in all the stories I've read, you have to bow and wait until you are told to rise again. It took several minutes for that to happen. I think staying bowed over was not correct manners, and I think it amused them. It was very embarrassing.
Last, some good news. Etain spoke to someone, a 'Lady Celestine,' who told Etain she would be happy to teach me magic! In fact, she is going to find me if I don't find her first. I'm eager to meet a real mage and start learning. I know that once I learn a certain kind of magic, though, there's no turning back, so I do want to make sure I make the right choice in the end. Finding out what she is like in person, and what sort of magic she practices would be a good first step.
Maker Keep Us,
- Edwin Arturson
Thunderday 04, Goldscorch, 1527
Bought this in Adelsburg. I think it will be helpful to have. It is said that writing things allows you to remember, and I want to remember these days fondly. I also have not written much before and I'm only going to improve my handwriting if I write too, instead of just reading.
I should start with an explanation. Context. As of last month, I have said my goodbyes and left the family farmstead to become a mage. My pa wasn't pleased, but my brothers and the usual hands can manage the harvest without me, if I haven't returned by then. My ma said she knew this was coming ever since she caught me reading 'that sorcerous book,' Kisho Rovelt-Frack's Theory of Magic and Its Uses. Lucas isn't thrilled, but I don't think he hates me for it either. Lenhard told me he thinks I'll do well, but only when he was sure the others couldn't hear it. Karolin said she'll miss me, and I don't think she believes that I'll ever come back. I hope little Jakob will understand when he's older.
I tried my luck in Al-Jabrid first. I heard that it's the best place to study magic, apart from Luminion. While I was there, I met an Elf woman named Yrya, who shared a handful of dates with me. We introduced ourselves, and she explained the concept of paradoxes to me. We parted ways that evening and I was shown to an inn by a blue woman (!!!) but my experience there was tainted by a theft in the night which left me unable to pay for the rest of my stay. I was forced to return to Adelsburg after meeting a woman named Etain outside the Inn that morning and briefly introducing ourselves.
On the way back, I met an interesting pair of adventurers from that land on my way back- I believe their names were Dolnay and Zalphar, but I can't remember exactly. I met Zalphar and a friend of his, Makhia, in the Adelsburg tavern later. Makhia was unwilling to share much about himself or his friends, except that he had been a Jundi (that country's word for a guardsman) for over a hundred years, and that the new Queen of that land was a tyrant he would not serve. He could or would not say if he or his friends were in danger for leaving.
Another day, I found Yrya again working as a barmaid in Adelsburg, and also learned the names and whereabouts of a few mages:
- Therri'Cill, an Aeromancer in Luminion
- Hesperas Andut, a Geomancer in Mitrona
- An unnamed Aquamancer in Adelsburg
Something else happened that night which I will not write about, because I cannot risk this journal falling into the wrong hands. I worried that I had damaged my friendship with Yrya because of it, but she says she does not blame me. She does seem to hate that I believe I can learn magic, though, and when I jokingly taunted her, saying that I would teach her magic once I had a beard and robes and staff of my own, she became honestly angry. I'm worried about her.
There has also been a Tiefling who has attempted to kidnap Faylinn, the stabbing hobbit girl, twice. Faylinn has also been made a protected witness against another halfling, Bill Bandoras (?), who has been seen committing various crimes and tried to convince Faylinn to join his gang.
The goblin named Rim'hek (?) has put me in charge of his insane goal of remodeling the statue in the town square. I'm going to burn the list of suggestions that Clemens saddled me with and pretend it got stolen.
I also met the King and Queen. I did not realize they were in the tavern until I turned and saw them. I bowed immediately, because in all the stories I've read, you have to bow and wait until you are told to rise again. It took several minutes for that to happen. I think staying bowed over was not correct manners, and I think it amused them. It was very embarrassing.
Last, some good news. Etain spoke to someone, a 'Lady Celestine,' who told Etain she would be happy to teach me magic! In fact, she is going to find me if I don't find her first. I'm eager to meet a real mage and start learning. I know that once I learn a certain kind of magic, though, there's no turning back, so I do want to make sure I make the right choice in the end. Finding out what she is like in person, and what sort of magic she practices would be a good first step.
Maker Keep Us,
- Edwin Arturson
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