Devyn Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Light Day, 18th of Snowfun 426 Today, my journey from my hometown of Hargoth begins. My family cried as I packed my things, but they have been supportive. It surprises me because they had always been afraid for my safety. When I was a child, my mother would always tell me I'd end up in a ditch somewhere. I don't know what makes ditches so dangerous, but that's what my mother always told me I'd end up. I am Devyn, Half-Kender. My father is full kender. He grew up in Hylo, but his grandparents were among those at the destruction of Kendermore. Because of that, he is an afflicted kender. My mother is human. She comes from a small town of people who have always been very protective of their homes and very protective of their children. Few people ever leave. My father went back to Hylo when I was very young, so I was raised by my human side. I have lived a very sheltered life and because of that, I've grown soft and weak. It'd taken me a long time to answer the call of Wanderlust. But I can ignore it no longer. The afflicted kender and human in me has taught me to fear the outside world, but part of me can't ignore the call to adventure. I made the decision to discover my true kender roots. I will travel the continent of Ansalon. On that journey, I will learn what it is to overcome fear. I will become strong and antifragile. I will learn about new places and different kinds of people. And on that journey, I will record what I learn through my favorite medium: Art. I will write, draw, sing, whatever I feel I need to do to reflect back to the world what it has given me. Today, I've spent most of my day packing for the journey. I've packed food, clothes and supplies. Hopefully, I have enough to last until I get to Korval at the base of the mountains. I guess part of the point of a journey is to learn these kinds of things.Then over the mountains and to the great city of Palanthas! 1 Quote Level 17 Half Kender Assassin XP 1700 Link to comment
Devyn Posted January 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Fire Day, 19th of Snowfun, 426 Things started off great. I copied an old map of my father's, one of Ansalon before the second Cataclysm and I made changes where I think (from hearing stories) I need to in order to get to Palanthas. I didn't get a lot of sleep the night before because I was so excited, but that didn't matter. I set off down the road and I was doing remarkably well. I started with a little bit of a run. I ran as fast as I could and then slowed down, then fast as I could and slowed down again. After that, I mostly just walked. But I think I did too much too soon. When the evening started rolling in, the sky started turning orange, then purple, then black - I got really tired. And I also got annoyed because I had to turn around and go back for something I forgot and so I am already behind schedule. At home in Hargoth, I'm used to eating whenever I want. I lived on a farm, so there was always food available to me. And a sweetroll or two may have fallen into my pocket from time to time. Just don't tell the baker. I'm used to eating when I'm tired and upset, and so I ate all of my rations that I had so diligently prepared for the journey. I'm still days away from Korval and I have little left to eat. I'm too far from home to go back. It would be easy at this point to get scared and worried and probably give up and go home. But would a True Kender do that? No. I don't think she would. And so, I will not give up either. I will probably have to forage. Maybe even hunt. I don't really know how to do those things, but I guess now would be the time to learn. In the meantime, I've been practicing my music to keep me happy. Oh, and I've been writing in this journal.Onward to Korval. Quote Level 17 Half Kender Assassin XP 1700 Link to comment
Devyn Posted January 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Light Day, 25th of Snow Fun, 426Well, that was dumb of me. I got lost. Totally lost. It turns out, maps aren't as easy to adhere to as you'd think. It's one thing to be pretty confident in moving forward, it's another thing to say that putting one foot in front of the other is actually moving in the direction that you want. I put my gear down and I wandered off and I couldn't find where I had been. I walked around in circles, hungry and going crazy. I DID THIS FOR DAYS!I even left you, dear diary, sitting alone. Luckily, besides being covered in bird poop, everything is where I left it. I have the map. I can move forward, on toward the foothills. On toward the town I had planned on the first place. And maybe this time, I can pay attention to where I'm going. Quote Level 17 Half Kender Assassin XP 1700 Link to comment
Devyn Posted January 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Fire Day, 26th of Snow Fun 426 I know that I'm going the right way. How do I know? Because it's getting harder. As I head toward the mountains, the incline gets steeper. Where I'm from, near the coast of Solomnia, the land is flat. No matter which direction you faced, you know where you stood. You could see everything before you. Now, I know I'm moving in the direction I want to go, but it's harder to see what's ahead of me. Still, I move forward. I have eaten the last of my cakes. I found a small one in the back of a pouch. From now on, it's whatever I can hunt or forage. I guess I should learn how to use a weapon. Log 5 mile run, speed workprimal dietGMB workout Quote Level 17 Half Kender Assassin XP 1700 Link to comment
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