I was born in the southern lands that border the southern most lordships.
My mother, a human druid, refused to go live in a city, so my dad and she
decided that we would live in the woods.. She and my dad, who was a ranger,
tought me to respect everything living in the wild and how I could eat and
drink from everything that grew in the forest.
One day I was gathering food a couple of yards from our house when I heard
sounds of battle. They seemed to come from our house. I ran for home, but when
I caught sight of our house there were about 20 foul creatures gathered around
it. I hid myself in the bushed until they left. They took almost everything
that was of any value. After they were gone, I ran inside. There was hardly
anything left. I searched all rooms for my mum and dad, but they were nowhere
to be found. In the hope that they had escaped, I stayed in the house for
about a month. Soon I realized they were not coming back. I tried to live in
the house on my own, but there were simply to many memories. I had to get
away.
That is how I got to one of the barbarian camps. My dad told me a dozen
stories about those camps. I joined them and learned a lot of fighting
techniques. Because of the hard life and the daily wrestling matches I grew
very strong and agile. One thing I didn't like about those barbarians was
their behavior towards others. Most of them just wanted to battle and kill
every one who they could rob of their possessions. I argued with them more and
more about their reasons to rob victims, which led to many fights. I found
myself an outcast because of my believes.
One day when I was gathering food in the forest, I met the strangest duo I
had ever seen. Though afterwards they appeared to be older than me, they
seemed young and very nave. They were in the forest to 'convert those rude
barbarians to a more civilized way of living'. Little did they know. I guess
they never even saw a barbarian until then. It was a good thing that I met
them first, otherwise they would've taken their last breath at the same time
as when they met their first barbarian.
We talked and talked all through the night. They kept mentioning their god
called Faria and how great and all she was and how she would forgive me for my
barbaric ways. As if I had ever done anything to harm an innocent being. I
realized these two were no match for any of the barbarian tribes in the
neighbourhood, so I tought of a plan, I decided to lead them away from these
camps. After telling them the stories of all my adventures, they were talking
about how peace solves more than violence. Although I still doubt this, they
seemed to believe strongly in this. They made me curious about their way of
living. They came from the city $CITY and I decided it wouldn't hurt me if I
spent a little more time with them. So I suggested to them to take me to this
world they called 'Civilized'. It seems like my plan has worked. They came
with me, far away from those barbarian camps. They would have never survived.
On our journey to this crowded city we had many adventures. During one of
them we met a very cheerful fellow. A bit to cheerful if you ask me. He
decided to join us on our voyage. I wouldn't have mind, if only he would shut
up once in a while. The guy simply keeps singing and talking and singing. He
seems to have a vivid imagination. He can't seem to finish a story without
starting a new one right away. I don't know where they begin or where they
end. After all our adventures, he even wrote a book about them. I believe he
called it 'tales for another day'. Surely you can ask him for it if you want
to know more.
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