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Forsaken Knight

Post by flower » Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:18 pm

Always on the road, the drow settled to the campfire. Curved blade in scabbard laying aside, and she reached for a small notebook.

It had been many years since my harper lover left me. Because i refused to follow her, sticking to questionable duty to my god. Vance has fallen and, days ago i was to pack my things up. But he came to power once again. The raids are now intense, daily I listen how many people were slained. I desire to leave, to return home. But i cannot. The will of his, wishs me to stay and fight. No, he demands it, he commands it.

I hate him. I hate all he represents. He took from me my future and future of my kind. Doubtful duty to him took my lover from me. He made me to stay lonely. The more and more, I am persuaded it was not a gift ages ago, but some kind of curse, playful one, forced on me to drive me mad.

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Re: Forsaken Knight

Post by flower » Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:19 pm

Days are dragging slowly on. Every single moment is test of my own self control. I am commanded to learn and train, but every bit i gain in skills, make my anger and shared wrath to grow. What of it belongs to him, and what is my own? Can i ever figure out, what feelings are mine, and what are his? Is this how a slave feels? Entrapped,locked up, unsure what feelings are own. Is being a god's vessel just another form of enslavement?

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Re: Forsaken Knight

Post by flower » Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:20 pm


I met another, who is like me. But he does not appear to suffer from same, and perhaps chose his path on his own. I like his company. He brought me to one seldarine priest. It took time for us to travel together. It feels good to be in normal company. I have been missing it nearly ten years now. The eilistraeen priestess who handled Temple of Lloth is gone, did i fail to protect her? I read on boards she had been killed in llothite scheme against some men. Does masquarade come at price of life?

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Re: Forsaken Knight

Post by flower » Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:20 pm


I spent time by side of madman, a warlock, and his companion. The stench of walking dead was unbearable, and fiends he brought up pushed my inner limits. His constant boasts of dark powers...our party struggled against a huge giant. I managed to stop the giant a moment in his track, and held him up. My act saved life of that orog, warlocks and of llothite priestess. This is not the way I should be using my powers. Did he enslaved me so much, i am unable even of symbolic mockery of him?

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Re: Forsaken Knight

Post by flower » Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:21 pm

Travelling with my elven priest and his friends. Finally fighting and protecting the right people. With him, i felt again the strange urge. Urge to protect him, as I had with the priestess. Maybe it is my fate, the god demands of me. To protect clergy of seldarine. Or is it just an illusion i pull on myself? Made up feelings? Perhaps madness begins to swallow me.

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Re: Forsaken Knight

Post by flower » Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:07 pm

Second encounter with pirates within few weeks. Before, I would not go for the clash, but Mach mentioned the two behind are his enslaved companions. He had been so indecisive...fight or leave? You do not abandon your friends, so i decided it for him. Sadly, neither of us was ready for the skirmish. His wards, supposed to ward us from inferior orcs, faded right at the beginning. And I forgot to channel half of my powers, didn't I?
We have gotten badly cut. And just hours ago, when i laughed at Rivis for hiring longboat with no below deck, to move drow companion around on seas, we got boarded. Only Rivis was warded. The best i could do would be maybe show a vulgar gesture with hand, but the priest put up furious fight.
If i had any doubts, they are dispelled now. I already know my place, and my purpose. My shield will serve to any priest of Seldarine, and my sword will be taken on their foes. I will begin with Rivis. Lots of practise still ahead, and my gear is nearly falling apart, but my place is to protect that priest with my own life. And to protect elvenkin, children of my god, be them elves or my brethen who abandoned old paths. A true, formal oath is to be taken.

Note: Practise and practise. And learn teamwork with Thel.

When you get older, plainer, saner
When you remember all the danger we came from
Burning like embers, falling, tender
Long before the days of no surrender
Years ago and well you know

Smoke 'em if you got 'em
'Cause it's going down
I'll never get to Arvandor
'Cause I don't know how
'Cause i am not welcome

Let's raise a glass or two
To all the things I've lost of you,
My god,
Just that you could cut me loose
My god,
After everything I've lost of you
My god
I'll raise your banner,
I'll make a stand.

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Re: Forsaken Knight

Post by flower » Fri Dec 28, 2018 12:54 pm


I had been called by myonian queen to the castle of Gloom. I did not hold my expectations high, not after what others told me. Upon my arrival, she commanded me arrested and put into cell. Interrogation began, and if it was not serious, i would laugh. They had been trying to intimidate me. Me. Someone, whom god took away the chance of being scared. Queen Clea put up a scene, or maybe thought it real, I cannot really say. Sword hanging over me, her taunting me to call off my god, that i could return to my house. I would have to be very stupid to fall for this trick, even if would - could be- scared. I heard she often claimed things on behalf of my god. If she was true follower of him, i could be certain she would not let it happen. But my friends, elves themselves, were not portraiying her as someone to uphold to honor of Corellon.

I am not going to judge her, nor blame her. You would expect someone in her position to do all to secure her kin. What i can judge, however, is her task put on me. Fully aware i have nothing to do with subterfuge. That i and friends faced numerous bandits from below already. Still yes, she decided to send me below. Any protests she waved off her elves manage it, and they do not have my skin. I could resist her task, and put tension up. But in the end, it was her responsibility. I am a mere servant of the god, and she represented one of his leaders. I gave my word, to try on her task. Task doomed to fail, but my conscience is clear.

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Re: Forsaken Knight

Post by flower » Fri Dec 28, 2018 1:04 pm

I took a brief visit to Andunor, but Saslae managed to take me by surprise. What more disarmed me? I would say that the demand of elven queen. But the drow did not prove much better at interrogation. Asking questions, which i could truthfully answer.
"Do you follow Eilistraee?"
"No."
"Are you ally to Myon?"
"No."
They somehow knew of golden monk, more than even I. I was to meet him yet! The priestess of Lloth, in blatant arrogance, thought that me obeying up to the point, means she can do whatever she likes. She touched me, and i hit her face with mine, hopefully she will remember that for a time. The thing was desperate. But i was unable to feel fear of things to come. At any moment, i could put up the last stand, for whatever result. But what for?

The fools left me beaten. I was dieing from thirst and wounds several hours. I felt the freezing touch of Lloth, reaching for me, but then my god came trough, and ripped me out of her grasp, ressurecting me. I dropped down, in front of Rivis. Should they sacrifice me, I may only question if Corellon would be able to. What I will not forget ever, was the rage of Rivis, when he heard of things.

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Re: Forsaken Knight

Post by flower » Fri Dec 28, 2018 1:07 pm

I spoke to golden monk finally. The man needs to find joy in his life, he is that much depressing. It was like to listen to the propaganda of Black Archer. Maybe he had been just trough a lot. My promise to him, to come on call when i am ready, and make stand on his behalf, is still valid.

Rivis returned from Myon. His anger lasted many hours after. He repeatedly demands me to ignore call from Myon. I cannot write down words he used against own kin. He knows i cannot ignore the call, and this causes our never ending struggle. He attempts to put my own safety over my duty.

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Re: Forsaken Knight

Post by flower » Fri Dec 28, 2018 1:13 pm

Extensive training yields fruits. Today i faced Rivis in arena, testing my powers. No dark champion can now hide behind magic or prayers from their twisted gods. The sword of Jugdment will go trough. I am ready to face them, be it Ja'jas or Vance. But there are still things to be done. A lot of work to be finished, before i pursuit champions of Dark Gods, to bring justice to their victims.

The elf once stalking me, is useful addition, his arrows will be handy in any combat to come. And with Thel...if we train together, we could take on any group.

I began to provide escort to servants of Seldarine, around the island. The very role, which i believe, i was chosen for.


No contacts with Myon, They never called, and i follow demands of Rivis, standing aside for now. No point in letting him go into opposition of his own people, should they hurt me.



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