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You wish to hear about my life, eh? Well, I suppose I'll humor you
since I don't have anything on my agenda at the moment. I was born in
a far away land known as Illenmark. It's a fairly small continent, populated
mostly by elves and humans(you are correct in assuming there are half-elves
there, as well).
Although I do not know who my true parents are, my earliest memories are
of being raised by frost giants in the northeast mountains near Krimsbane's
Highway. I lived there until I was 15. I assume it is needless to say
that, being raised by frost giants, I was as smart as, well, a frost giant.
Anyways, a group of elven mountainclimbers found me sleeping in a mountain
cave one day. Not knowing what to think, they brought me back to Pineth
Nor. It's needless to say that my readjustments to my new surroundings
were rather difficult. To make a long story short, I tried to begin life
as a normal human, but was ridiculed due to my poor speaking skills and
lack of any talent whatsoever.
Then, one of my few friends, whose name was Zarcon, told me of the golden
citadel on the continent of Yaaltin. There, he said, was a fountain of
knowledge for the taking, that is, if anyone was strong enough to hack
through all the creatures guarding this "fountain of knowledge" first.
Having nothing else to live for, I happily took the challenge. It was
then when I sailed off to Yaaltin on the esteemed Lyvenark galleon, The
Windward Lion. I reached Yaaltin several weeks later and didn't even stop
for a meal before I forced myself upon the citadel, hacking, slashing,
biting, and clawing. Zarcon followed me from behind lending a magical
hand when necessary.
After several long days, we reached the top of the golden citadel. There
was no fountain of knowledge there, only an archlich with an attitude.
Unfortunately, Zarcon had used one of his many spells to head back to
Yaaltin's desert sanctuary in order to restock on supplies, so it was
just me against one of the most powerful magic-users on the continent.
A neanderthal of my nature stood no chance against the fury of a lich,
so I carefully planned my attack and did what I felt was the best tactic:
when he wasn't looking, I stabbed him in the back of the head with my
broadsword. The victory is almost humorous, since I can still picture
it in my mind. Anyways, I killed the lich, but it appeared that I hadn't
learned a thing. Upset at my futile attempt for knowledge, I climbed back
down the stairs of the citadel, grunting and groaning as I went. To my
suprise, however, I found myself capable of rational thought somehow.
It was then when I began to hear the voices. It was them who taught me
the many things I know today. From the voices, I learned many things that
man is not meant to know (which I will NOT share with ANYONE!), but, as
Zarcon has told me, made my personality change for the worse. Nevertheless,
these voices gave me the knowledge I desired, so I naturally did as they
told. They told me to go to the mainland of Necromium and study under
their master warlock. Since I had already proved my skills as a warrior,
they said, it was now time to prove myself as a mage. This didn't happen
overnight. In fact, it took me 62 years to master my skills as a warlock.
Strangely, I didn't find myself growing older. The voices told me that
they had drastically slowed my aging process, which I thanked them multiple
times. Anyway, much of my skills as a warlock have disappeared overtime,
except for a few summoning spells which I still remember. After this,
the voices told me to live my life as a wandering bard. I did as they
told, and I learned much lore of the lands.
Unfortunately, this lore has proved to be useless along the Sword Coast.
After this, the voices continued to speak to me, telling me to take some
time to learn some healing skills, which I eventually learned from a master
shaman. The voices still didn't stop. Now, they told me my training there
was complete, and now pointed me in the direction of the distant land
of Elanthia. Well, I did as they requested, but I still don't feel I learned
anything there. That last message was a lie. I learned a lot. It was there
where I was taught how to use a scimitar, my new favorite weapon. I also
learned about the stupidity of the human race, always whining and crying
and depending on each other. This does not fit the human race alone. It
also fits the elves, half-elves, dark elves, dwarves, sylvans, gnomes,
and whatnot that also existed in Elanthia. Disgusted, I began to walk
my own path. The voices continue to speak to me, but I now ignore them
for the most part. Now, I can occasionally be seen wandering the Sword
Coast, working on my own time by my own agenda. If you ever see me and
wish to travel by my side, do so at your own risk. If I deem it necessary,
I will not think twice about abandoning a companion to fulfill my own
needs. Now that you know my life story, I'll bet you feel rather silly.
You've gained nothing from this, yet wasted much of your time. Go away
now, I have business to take care of.
Note: You may not want to ask for the assistance of Blizzardfist unless
you are a TRUE role-player. He is known to do senseless things at random,
which sometimes leads to out-of-character judgement and then he gets removed.
This is not truly role-playing. There are always ways to settle matters
besides having a tantrum now, isn't there?
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