The Diary of Arkady Istarr
Pg.1~
It has been a year now, or better since coming to Nanthalion. My journey
though long enough to get here, and adventurous enough is nothing compared
to what i am going through now. A land of wonderous beings, dangers, and
excitements that is quite unlike home.
My thoughts do scatter...Sometimes, it is all too great, i begin
this diary beside the fire in Nanthalion, in the Lonely Inn, as it is so-called.
Yet, nothing of loney, really...there are so many here, and so diverse...sometimes
fritghtening, sometimes...enchanting. I notice the woman seated next to
me, lost in the debauchery of alcohol, something i never partake in much.
And, yet the rest here...they too are all immersed in some great plot.
A plot? I try not to listen...and yet i do, so much goes on here..so much
i would dare not repeat nor write down, as i mind my own. Yet it seemed
to come down to one thing..for most...greed.
I am not above it though. I want for things. I must admit that. Though,
that in which i do, that in which i want is not for money or power. I have
seen th~
As i sit here beside the fire in the Inn i do take reflections
upon those that i have met.
One person, imparticular, Zophiel, the jeweler...he is a good solid of
a man. One i feel i could trust deeply. I cannot say that for many
here, except maybe Maya of course. I do miss her at the store, she is a
good woman. I cannot say the Torians i understand well, yet i do not see
Maya as such, merely friend. And, then there is Kain...the one who left this
scar at my abdomen. The healers did well, mending me so, the mark is so slightly
seen, yet the revenge i promised him i have since forgotten. Perhaps, all
he was doing was protecting himself. I do not know. Yet, i will not
pursue him.
Arkady
It is done the object I enchanted.
Months of research went into it. Many books and volumnes. My uncle would
be proud, he was the only one in my family who studied enchanting and knew
of it some. The mirror is beuatiful, yet most costly. I shall take great care
to keep it preserved, and will show it to my uncle next time i visit home.
I indeed proved the theory well that such could be done. That multiple enchantments
could be set into one metal.
Arkady, Mage of Second Class
Pg.2~
I watched the confrontation and was dispelled..in disbelief...a
woman in who the sight of her
elicited such feelings within me. I did not even get her name, nor
her angered partner. Yet, her milky white skin..those breasts..the shape
of her..all of her exuded much from me. I must admit the feelings in that
instant when she introduced herself, or at least tried to produced such
strong feelings within me i feel i might burst. It was all too much in
those moments. I did not even get her name. What was her name? I would dream
of her all that night, tossing in my sleep; waking up several times to
relieve myself of the burden the encounter instilled me with. I knew from
that night on... i indeed had the strong feelings that others did in this
Town...yet, i did not realized it until then.
The twenty-forth
day of the First Full Winter Month
Arkady,
Mage
Sepia. Sepia Tides, this was another i met. Well,
for the second time. I should not even be writing this, yet i do. She is
elven, it was the first elven i have come to know in that "way".
She reached for the mirror..she wanted to touch it...i had no idea what
to expect from the enchantments that were now part of this metal. I let
her look to it..to touch it ...and it happened..she could not pry her eyes
away...the woman was infatuated..her body heated..her expression not her
own. I allowed it ..i must...i took great care in having the mirror forged
so...it would be a shame not to see what it would do to living flesh. The
passions that arose that night would echo in my mind well into the daylight
hours and into the next day. Yet, could i allow another to look into it
again?
Ianuarias,
XXVth
Tehya. That is what she told me her name was. It was
odd to find her in the library so alone. Such a lovely and gracefull elve
woman. Bard she was. I had known not where i had seen her before, thinking
it might be in town, yet she was familar. She then had me know it
was at the Inn. I did not remember her from there in my moment of embarassment.
Shame on me indeed. Yet, it was comforting to see someone new to magic,
as i had forgotten what such was like. I did not realize all i had learned
in the past year. I had come to know much more than i thought. The lady loves
spiced elven wine. I would not forget such, yet i write it anyway,
just in case. She had mentioned Sol and Layne, two names i am unfamilar
with. There is a Winter Festival she had mentioned. Perhaps, i shall go there.
Yet, i must as well not forgo my studies, nor the work. I have much to do
in the upcoming weeks.
Ianuarias, XXVIth
Notes to Self:Special orders arrived today at the General Store.
Telekinesis. Re. XX....Reflect. Clothing washed. Nicholas's return of
favor. Inventory sheets placed in back room. Miss Lorelei to dinner.
Special orde: Price of ivory mirror and comb set. Kittens to sell for
50 mehrial.
Dinner with Sepia.
I have applied to the Sanctuary for employ this day. I believe the knowledge
of more spells in which i would see in their sale would aid me greatly in
my scholarly pursuits. Though, i would not leave the General Store, the
extra income could be a help in my future plans.
It was this day i met a merfolk. I had no idea that is what she was. She
came into the Store searching for a mirror and comb set. Though, in seeing
her ..her complexion was green..her hair rather nymphly. At first i thought
her some division of elf. Having sold her what she wanted i did follow her,
though it was an intrigue deeply set. I still do not why i did such, yet
having ended up in the baths outside of Town. I must declare her figure was
lovely to look at and even so within the pool of water. Lips of green, eyes
azure...hair a deep blue..and yet until i saw the tail within the pool i had
no idea. I do not fear her, yet a respect...she could have imposed some harm...she
made it know, yet did not. She bid me to see her again. Shall i do such a
thing? Is it right to "be" with such a creature. I shall try my best to avoid
going to the baths...as she told me that is where i am to come to see her...yet,
will i avoid them? Mayhaps, dinner with Sepia will avert my thoughts from
such, as they are now riddled with visions of that day.
Februarias I
Arkady,
Mage of the second class
Alas, the dinner i came to think would be a fine dine was a most illuminating
experience. I have come to realize that the elve named Sepia suffers from
delusions. She is evidently mad. Having led me from the store to a long
walk in which she led to believe herself we were taking a carriage. At first
i did not know what to make of such, thinking it a game perhaps. However,
then on leaving the "imagined" carriage she led me to a small alleyway within
Town, and presented to me a table set and decorred among an elegant room.
I only saw the alleyway. Not knowing the elve well, i immediately feigned
sick. Leaving then to go back to Unigo. I am not certain if she be drunk
or mad. However, i will not endeavor to find out, but keep my distance.
Februairas III
Notes: Spcl. order placed for comb and mirror set ( total price 145mhl)
I am now studying in Unigo working on my next of what i feel shall be a
long series of enchanted items.
It shall take much research, and yet that i do not want to disclose my
future thoughts even to paper now, it shall be a test to see if an item
as this can be forged in magic. I do not know why "enchanting" calls to me
so, only that i feel a need to do such. This day as well i have come to a
deep understanding of Telekinesis, i feel it shall protect much of what
i hold dear.
Arkady, humble mage
A young member of a tribe named the "Aclanite" i did meet at the Inn while
sitting by the fire. Pretty and young this woman, more of a girl, and though
i did not spend much time that night in talking to her, she was very persuasisve
in her tongue. I found her most pleasant, even her male friend the wolcat.
It seems the Inn stays open late at night as i was there late that very night.
I must admit i fear her companion..he is large and quite animal-like. Perhaps,
i shall meet her again. I think such would be delightful. There are so many
to meet here..so many beings unlike that of my home village.
Arkady, Mage of the Second level
I had finally been given a name for the enchanting woman i met weeks
before. She said it one word and it seemed to go on forever in my mind, "Eretica"
be her name. I had arose to go and meet her, and in the moments that i did
i found her at her feet...minutes passed and i kneeled...moments passed and
i wanted...and as time continued i seemed to do as she wanted..wished..and
i found pride in it...a joy..my body ached and throbbed in the experience
and everything was utter bliss. I had tasted something that night which was
bitter, yet sweet...it left an imprint upon my mind and body, and as i think
more on it....it seemed so natural. I can only hope she take notice again
to me in such a way if i see her about Nanthalion. My thoughts have been unsteady
with such images of that night since.
Februairas VIII
