Ambika's Journal
Aug 12, 2024 10:52:49 GMT -5
Post by Ambika Shanti Phairot on Aug 12, 2024 10:52:49 GMT -5
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I recall not the number of times I have tried to put words into paper, only to tear out the page and shred it into pieces. Perhaps this page will remain intact.
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Only my family was attacked that night. It was our family's annual dinner, so I looked into the possibility of familial or interpersonal grudges among our peers, but it was fruitless.
Cordelia died first, a quick, painless stab to the spine. Then the next was Florentio with a swift slit of the throat. And after, Semaini tried to fight back but the opponent was simply too skilled, ending it with a brutal stab at her innards. Then finally, they came for me. I recall stabbing the murderous bastard in the heart.
Another thing of note was that there were no traces of my family's souls - something that should not be the case given the nature of their deaths - while the murderers' were very present... except one, Even more ominous was the fact that they only found 9 of the murderers' corpses, when I recalled killing 10.
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I returned to my hometown. 42 years had passed, and yet everything was still the same. The same air, the same traditions, the same ambivalence. The few who recognized me were displeased to hear that I cremated my family instead of preserving them, my older brother especially so, though none of them had the temerity to ask about the details. I eventually opened up to my brother that I feared seeing them move against their wills, especially given that their souls were missing and might not have passed onto the afterlife.
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Returning to my hometown has been fruitful in helping me retrain my senses. While I shall never use the word 'love' to describe my feelings for the place, I know now why things are the way they are here. It harbours its own warmth, a wavering heat that burns when you are careless, yet keeps you alive at your lowest.
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Having retrained my senses as best as I could, I left the village. The young ones seemed sad to see me leave, like seeing the departure of a helpful teacher.
XX/XX/XXXXX (Poster Child for Patience - Renown Quest: Posted Up)
Got involved in an incident with a Gremling. Her name was Mimi. Too soft for someone living in the desert.
XX/XX/XXXXX (Sticky Fingers and Stuffed Mouths - Renown Quest: Mouth Full)
Had an encounter with a Dark Elf thief. My skills have clearly rusted somewhat. If fate allows, we will see one another again.
Had an encounter with a Dark Elf thief. My skills have clearly rusted somewhat. If fate allows, we will see one another again.
XX/XX/XXXXX (A Mother and a Son - Renown Quest: Gridlocked)
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XX/XX/XXXXX (Down the Hatch - Festival Quest: Enjoy the Festival!)
May I never cross paths with that drunken excuse of a priestess ever again.
Lord Sarne Sequoia of Silvermyist - He seems reliable, but further observation is required.
XX/XX/XXXXX (Summer Anthem, Strumming on the Sun - Festival Quest: Enjoy the Festival!)
Perhaps it was acceptable to let loose every now and then. Torrin Norixus - Semaini might have enjoyed his 'rock and roll', now that I think about it.
XX/XX/XXXXX (Papers Away - Renown Quest: Out with the trash)
Mimi was as hopeless as ever. Did not interact with the Lizard-Grem, Baird, enough to form a solid impression, but he probably had much to learn as well.
XX/XX/XXXXX (The Dead Do Speak - Renown Quest: Dead Bards Society)
Even having to see my loved ones disappear into nothing would be preferable to not even knowing where they are now.
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Luzien, was it? Perhaps there might some spark of music in him. Helia is definitely hopeless though.
XX/XX/XXXXX (The Weight of Lives - World Quest: World of Wonder)
Kishan... What do you want?
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My impromptu companion, Hadassah, seems to have her own demons as well. I hope she finds the strength to carry her burdens.
XX/XX/XXXXX (A Meeting of Travellers - Social - Oxanna Delin)
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XX/XX/XXXXX (A tale of two hunters - Renown Quest: Let's get down to business)
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XX/XX/XXXXX (Pit Crew - Renown Quest: Out with the trash)
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XX/XX/XXXXX (Mollusc Mania - Renown Quest: Reap what you sow)
It seems I am travelling with Gafelker now. May this journey be fruitful.
XX/XX/XXXXX (Teaching the Old New Tricks - Renown Quest: Roaming the Halls)
Diaroth Cecil Haysinthe... Am I doomed to see those insufferably malicious bastards wearing your face now, Flo?
Diaroth Cecil Haysinthe... Am I doomed to see those insufferably malicious bastards wearing your face now, Flo?
XX/XX/XXXXX (A Plot of Two Grandmas - Lloyd Quest: Honey?)
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XX/XX/XXXXX (The Silence of the Commons - Lloyd Quest: Give Me a Hand)
Baird Sickleclaw. Without a doubt, the Morphleon encounter would have gone much worse without him.
Baird Sickleclaw. Without a doubt, the Morphleon encounter would have gone much worse without him.
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Flo... How I miss you so.
XX/XX/XXXXX (Who Died and What? - Renown Quest: Sudden Death)
Noble family affairs are horribly ugly, that both Gafelker and I certainly agreed upon.
XX/XX/XXXXX (Silvering in the Dark - Renown Quest: Sudden Death)
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XX/XX/XXXXX (Hunters/Hunteds - Campfire Stories: Hunted)
Kishan. You should know that I am at least half as stubborn as you are.
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Vonoros Jedath. A jovial, lackadaisical fellow, perhaps, but I know an assassin when I see one.
XX/XX/XXXXX (Of Parents' Wishes and Children's Beliefs - Renown Quest: In My Father's Foot Steps)
Rescued a child together with Gerhart, a competent adventurer of his own right. My grief grows heavier every passing day. I was fortunate to not have been murdered in my sleep.
XX/XX/XXXXX (Tales of the Terrible - Eclipse the Sun - Trouble in Sunset Pass Part 1: Howls of the Past)
But of course I had to meet Serena again. She is capable, certainly, but her personality leaves much to be desired.
XX/XX/XXXXX (As Above, So Below - Eclipse the Sun - Trouble in Sunset Pass Part 2: In Darkest Depths)
Appropriating the appropriated Oniwanban Shadow gear proved annoying, but I managed. Serena is still no less grating to my being, however.
XX/XX/XXXXX (Lunar Descent - Eclipse the Sun - Trouble in Sunset Pass Part 3: When Demons Call)
XX/XX/XXXXX (Lunar Descent - Eclipse the Sun - Trouble in Sunset Pass Part 3: When Demons Call)
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XX/XX/XXXXX (A Late Night Talk - Eclipse the Sun - Trouble in Guandao Part 1: When the Wolf Cries)
The Crown sowing discord on the Crescent Isles. Certainly nothing new. I find myself with Gerhart once more. Personality aside, he is competent enough to show results.
XX/XX/XXXXX (Darkness Under the Candlestand - Eclipse the Sun - Trouble in Guandao Part 2: Sudden Disappearances)
A labour camp established by the Crown on Crescent Isle territory. Eerily audacious.
XX/XX/XXXXX (Moonless Midnight - Eclipse the Sun - Trouble in Guandao Part 3: Moral Eclipse)
The politics of the Crown are beyond me, but I suppose I am now on their hit list. Though I suppose I technically never left it. Elves have long memories, and there was that name...
XX/XX/XXXXX (Oozing Secrets - Lloyd Quest: The creations of Oozes)
Met an Astralblood by the name of Inmo. Not particularly competent, but possesses enough sense to understand her limits. An important skill to surviving the world.
XX/XX/XXXXX (Oozing Barrels - Lloyd Quest: Mold on the walls)
XX/XX/XXXXX (Facets of Fear - World Plot: Walk Through Wonder Part 2 - Fear comes Alive)
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XX/XX/XXXXX A Veritable Who's Who and Which's Witch? - Renown Quest: Come little ones)
Leandros Aurthurian, the Guild Master of the Oath Watchers. A reliable man true to his reputation.
XX/XX/XXXXX (The Fog Remembers - Lloyd Quest: Into the Marsh)
XX/XX/XXXXX (Worn, Tired, Broken, Unyielding) - Eclipse the Sun - Trouble in Hano Part 1: By Moonlight)
Baird has changed even more from when I saw him first. First a larger girth, then the affixing of a vulture head, and now an eel for a tail... An unsettling development, but people do change once they begin travelling in earnest. Gods know I did.
XX/XX/XXXXX (Billowing Scarlets - Eclipse the Sun - Trouble in Hano Part 2: Crimson Skies)
XX/XX/XXXXX (Sins of Our Previous Selves - Social - Killian Glae)
Killian Glae... a man who murdered his village for the sanctity of the world, he claims. For his sake, I hope his words remain true.
XX/XX/XXXXX (The Cycle of Thievery - Renown Quest: Let's get down to business)
XX/XX/XXXXX (Wulfs Down the Depths - Renown Quest: Cave Dwellers)
XX/XX/XXXXX (Cats and Ladies - Lloyd Quest: Fur Ball)
XX/XX/XXXXX (A Lesson in Swordcraft - Renown Quest: Let's get down to business)
Met a pair of twins, Sara and Luna. Certainly works better as a team playing to their own strengths. More people after my neck cannot be a good sign, however. Hope that new weapon will be ready soon.
XX/XX/XXXXX (Drunk and Drunk? - Social - Sara and Luna)
XX/XX/XXXXX (Animalia Exotica - WEF Guild Quest - Seasonal - Call of the wild)
XX/XX/XXXXX (Kulgor new old steps. - Social - Kulgor)
XX/XX/XXXXX (Just Hanging Around - Social - Vesper)
protect him at all cost. (can’t use discord anymore so making use of this here)
