Aravir's Notebook

77th day of Autumn, 569

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:03:00 GMT

I finally found a piece of wood suitable for use in constructing a Heartwood Charm. I now have all the tools of a Ranger, although it will no doubt be many years before I can use them effectively.

72nd day of Autumn, 569

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:56:02 GMT

I finally made it out of the library after spending almost a full year studying. While hunting to recover the rather large sum I spent on storage fees, the word went out via sunstone that pirates were at the dock.

I was near Puddleby at the time, so I rushed to the docks to discover Darshak rebel Kurt Bentarm and three of his men. Illora Mone offered him some supplies that she had gathered for the rebels (at my clanmate Largo's request), but before they could be delivered Kurt spotted an approaching Darshak force. The Darshak invaded West Puddleby, forcing the exile defenders back from the gates several times.

Kurt Bentarm and his men fought alongside us--which sometimes led to confusion, as they were dressed almost exactly like Darshak Marauders. In the darkness there were several incidents of mistaken identity.

Although the Darshak had apparently invaded to get at the rebels, once they were actually here their attention seemed to be focused at least as much on the brewery. Eventually the invasion was driven off without loss to either the rebels or the beer supply.

28th day of Spring, 568

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:15:08 GMT

Tonight I headed to Ash Island to help with a rescue, and discovered ether flowing just south of the Dark Temple. There were no ethereal creatures in sight, but the undine found there were willing to attack some of the flow--this proved useful when exiles became trapped by the flow.

This is the first time I've seen ether flowing without any sign of an incursion or other unusual ethereal activity. I wonder if it has something to do with the large numbers of Greater Deaths reported on the ethereal plane recently?

29th day of Winter, 568

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:02:29 GMT

There was another ethereal incursion in the interior of Devil's Island early this morning. This time the strong force of exiles present was able to overcome the ethereal creatures and establish a kyuem after eight hours of hard fighting. With this victory, I believe the only remaining incursion site is located on Kizmia's Island.

20th day of Winter, 568

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:58:56 GMT

Today Garre Verminebane welcomed me to the Rangers. I've begun some Ranger-related training, although it will probably be quite some time before I can actually do any of the things I've seen other Rangers do.