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The Story of Azreal Rohan
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I was born in one of the most important families of the kingdom: The Rohan family. We are blessed by God since the beginning of our family were modest for saying the least. Our cote of arms is the unicorn because it is the animal of eternal possibilities, like every member of our family who tends to accomplish the impossible. My childhood was lonely, but safe. I lived in the manor of our family, and my mother was always paying incredible attention to me. I barely saw my father since he was working in the capital all the time as part of the House Of Lords passing laws and being important, but somehow I noticed that my mother was paying attention to father all the time. When father came back to the manor, my parents shared time together all the time, and later on I leaned that we, the Rohans, try to share ever moment with the person we love since it is the only one we can trust in the end. My older brother and sister showed me love and respect for everyone, especially for our vassals, who needed our protection. Bruce, the oldest brother, one once told me that even that a noble's life is worth more that the one from a vassal because we have more responsibilities towards them. Our honor as nobles is always in play when it comes to their safety and well being. My sister Donna was always trying to bully and manipulate every kid she could for her own purposes, and she told me she was never proud for doing it, but it was a practice for what is yet to come. At the time, I found that cruel and terrible to use others for your own benefit, but also I notice my father was doing the same thing in a larger scale. I always felt contempt towards that type of actions; it is not genuine.
When I was nine years old, mother took me to the Arvad Cathedral , and I love it being there. The house of God was peaceful and calm, and also it was said that the prophet Arvad preached in this place long time ago. My mother got me the Holy Book, and I start reading it. I was fascinated by the stories and the logic of book, and I wanted to be part of the Church. I asked my mother to bring a professor to teach me more about the Holy Book on top of my other educational obligations, and thankfully she said yes. From proffesor Mark Brody I learned a lot from him and the meaning of the Word of God. It inspired me to best as I can be, and I wanted to serve God in some way. My sword master, Stanley LLoyd, taught me all what I needed to become a Templar, so at the age of fourteen I tried to apply for it; however, my father somehow knew about it and forbid me to join their ranks. During the same year, I asked my big brother to help me to join. By then, my brother was a captain in the Royal Navy, so he could use his influence to let me in. When my brother told me that everything was ready to go, I decided to follow my own path; moreover, later on I leaned that is the path or every Rohan is to go alone to see the world with his or her own eyes, so we can become the animal of possibilities.
I stayed three years with the templars, who prepared me to fight as a unit and being organized with myself and with other. They taught me the Word of God in a different manner, but also it game the strength to continue forward in the path of God. I prayed and prayed for my family and everyone around me, so they could have happy lives. One day I receive a revelation from God Himself: He show me the location of something that felt from His city to the white forest of Dagonia which is located in the south of the country. I took my bible and traveling clothing to check this out, but before I leave Rohansburg, I decided to pay a visit to my family. My mother was happy to see me all grown and strong, my sister had a surprise for me for quite a while, but she said that it will be good for me to pass by to visit the family, and my father was there not satisfied by seen me again. I guess he felt that I betrayed the family somehow, but I never spoke too much with him anyways. I told my mother that I will go to Geatland, the furthest city in the South of Dagonia, to accomplish a mission for God. My mother was looking at me in awe, but she saw the determination in my eyes to go there. My sister was in awe too, but Donna knew that it will be better if she gave me my gift, whcich she thought that will help me more than telling me not to go. Donna brought me a sword, and she told me that this sword is to remember my commitment to the family and for all of them to be with me in my travels. I accepted the gift, and my mother gave me money for my travels. I stayed the night with them, and the next day I departed to Geatland.
During my travels around the country, I noticed that not too many people liked my family, especially when I got to Starlight city, home of the Higgs family. They was a theater play claiming that my family stole the spoils of Westlian War, and the king it is just giving us preference always, which I find completely preposterous. From that point on, I decided not to reveal my last name, so I dont get hurt or even killed around here. I stayed in the city for a couple of days to see its wonders, and I noticed that the streets shine at night, so there is not the necessity for illumination at night, so people tend to go out at night as much as they do dunring the day. I have to say it was amazing to see this with my own eyes.
After staying in Starlight for a couple of days, I took a caravan to the city of Geatland, and I have to say, nothing that I did in the past could ever prepared me for the next 3 years of my life...
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I received a vision while I was slept and getting close to Geatland, and I decided to get down of the caravan since I saw that I was close to my destination. I saw the white forest, and I decided to go towards my destination. The night make it hard to move, but I had a lantern with me for this travel. After walking for a couple of hours, I was spot by a black dog, and his owner with a knight. They explained to me that they were looking for some people who tried to eliminate a great bear who was causing troubles. I decided to accompany them, so I can help of those who are in need. The knight is a fallen lord from the house of Grey: Krieg Greytower. Later on, I discovered that he is a celebrity in town, and he has been living in Geatland since he was 14, and when I met him he was 26 already. I have to say that Krieg is really tall and muscular, and I think that is the physique of a brute, but that might guarantee victory in a lot of battles in the future. They other man was a Ranger, a commoner with the name of Artyek Huld. I have to admit his talent as a ranger is superb for saying the least. I follow them for a couple of hours until we found two men laying on the grass and a huge bear bathing over its own blood. We tried to attending them, and in a few hours, savages tried to killed us, but we killed them back. I learned that these savages come the bordering country called Stygia, and they have been attacking the town lately. I paid no attention to that issue since I was not interested; i had a mission to accomplish and this was a distraction to me. How wrong I was at the moment, and I have to say that this will became the source of a lot of my troubles later on.
After we killed the Stygians, we took the two wounded men towards Geatland. I visit the Hall of the Earl Hrothgar, who is the leader of this backwater city in compare of what I am used to, and also I met the his wife Idn, who is a beautiful woman and the daughter of the King Castingale. I heard stories of him killing something called a Jotun, supposedly are demons who lived in the ice, and they are very powerful creatures; therefore, he was blessed by the king, and the king gave his daughter to Hrothgar as a way to unified the lands. This cause their family to become the sole protectors of the South of Dagonia. I had the chance to speak with the Earl, and I founded him a simpleton, but he looks strong and shows in his authority when he speaks. I explained to him my desire, but he told me is dangerous to go to the White Forest, so he gave me a scroll to presented to the White Witch Wehan Lancaster. The Earl told me that she could helped me in my mission. The Earl ordered the fallen knight Grey to come with me. I had to admit that it was a really nice gesture from the Earl to that. When I arrived to her tower, I knock the door and waited there for five-seven minutes before someone opened the door. The White Witch receive us, and let us in after I gave her the scroll. Lady Wehan gave me some potions to breath under water, and some advice ;however, I saw the most beautiful woman that I ever seen in my life. My heart melted when my eyes glanced at her, and I became fixated with her. I asked Lady Wehan who the beautiful lady was, and she answered it to me. Wehan said that she is the daughter of the Earl and princess Idn, and her name is Gyda. I thought to myself that was a beautiful name for a beautiful angel like her. I never thought that she will became the most important person in my life.
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When I finished to talk to Lady Wehan, a messenger came to the witch's tower to give a message. I was summon by the Earl, so I needed to get there. During my walk towards the hall, I was assaulted by the locals who despised me for being a Believer of God, even they mock my faith; however, I didn't care of what they thought about my faith because I knew my faith is unbreakable, and it will never be compromise. Not even then and not even now.
I arrived to the Hall of the Earl, and I have to admit it was loud and obnoxious the people inside and how they acted. To me they lacked of the education and manners that I'm used to, but I have to say, for them acting like animals should be common for them. I had the chance to talk to Lady Idn before encountering the Earl and we had a talk. She acted refined and real , like I'm used to, and I asked her if there are more believers of the Word of God. Lady Idn answered me that there is a small shine on the top of the hill and the north of town; however, no one preached there because there was no one to do it. I can hear the call of the Lord in my heart when I heard that. This was my chance to bring the Word of God to these heathens. I asked if she had some words for her daughter, Gyda, if she wanted to give it to her. Lady Idn told me that if I could say that she misses her, and she hopes Gyda's studies are going well. I accepted her words to be delivered to her daughter, and then the Earl came to talk to me. He told me to go into the back room, and I accepted. When I went there, I saw the fallen Lord Krieg and a man called Revin. I never felt so much darkness in the heart of a man before, and for some reason, my instincts told me to have my guard up when I was around him. After we all sit on the table, the Earl explained to us what is going on. The Earl wanted us to go towards Grey Tower, the home of the fallen lord, and tried to remove the pest that has taken over the castle. The earl said that there was an infestation of goblins inside of the castle, and we needed to removed it from the inside out. We all accepted, and we took ten men and three women as something they called "battle maidens." They are supposedly bring luck to the men in battle and they take care for them. I have to say, the South of Dagonia is weird, and there are weird things living around these lands.
After we all receive the orders from the Earl, I prepared myself for combat; although, I didn't have any armor with me at the time, but I decided to purchase some potions and caltrops since I presumed these monsters will not wear any kind of boots, and the potions will heal us in case we were hurt by these creatures. I have to admit, I was exited by knowing I will be able to see and fight these creatures with my own eyes. After a couple of hours for everyone to prepared for the battle was yet to come, We decided to march towards the fallen castle of Greytower with the Varyags and the battle maidens, the suspicious Revin, the fallen Lord Krieg, and I towards our destination.
Hours later, we arrived to the outskirts of the dilapidated Grey Castle. The architecture was beautiful for what it was left, and seem like a powerful stronghold for the kingdom in the south of Dagonia. I looked at the fallen Lord, and I could see his sadness to be around his destroyed home and patrimony. Krieg had a master key for the castle, and he kept it as a memento of better times because I could seen it in his eyes. Krieg showed us a backdoor entrance from the castle, so we can get inside undetected. When we got inside of the castle, we saw a couple of goblins that we killed before they have any kind of alarm. We hid around the castle until we found something unique that I only heard in the old books: three fire goblins looking at a map, and we decided to attack them while we still have the chance. We fought them, and I killed two of the three by decapitating one of them, and stabbing the other one to death. Krieg killed the remained one.
After we killed them, we got a map, and it looked that they were planning an attack against Geatland. We got the map, and we started to move back to town; however, that is the moment that everything became incredibly dangerous. A strange and big scream came out from the courtyard, and we all noticed that was am ogre in it, and the goblins spotted us while were we fighting the fire goblins. I never heard something so terrifying and when I saw it, it was even more terrifying that I would ever imagine. We tried to escape before the ogre came inside of the building, but we failed. Krieg and I decided to distract the ogre while everyone else could fight the goblins, so we went up to a tower. The ogre followed us up, we got to a big room, so we decided to fight the ogre right there; however, the ogre attacked me first, and it punched my body. I never felt pain like that before. I don't know how I didn't die, or get stunned after that punch, but my body was heavily hurt. I decided to drink a potion, so I could recover some of my health. When I had the chance to stand up, I decided to run for help, since we were not strong enough to fight this monster. I ran down while Krieg decided to escape up to gain time for me to get help. When I arrived around the Varyags at the bottom of the building, they finished killing the goblins. I explained to them that Krieg was fighting the ogre, and he needed help. We all ran to the top of the building, and when we arrived, we all saw that the ogre was hanging from a hole in the wall, and the ogre was about to fall, but also I noticed that Krieg was in an akward position trying to push the ogre out of the building and make it fall to its demise. When I analyzed the situation, I noticed the ogre was hanging by left hand. I decided to cut the ogre's fingers, so I can help Krieg to defeat this abomination of nature. I run, and fast towards the left hand of the ogre, and with one precise movement of my sword, I severed the fingers of the ogre. The blood from the ogre hit my face and my body while Kring used his last amount of strength to push that horrible monstrosity down the hole. Krieg manage to to perform that incredible feat, but he fell with the ogre down the hole. I was sad for what I just saw in that precise moment. I saw one the heroes of Geatland died, and I could not saved him. I felt in that moment so much pain in my heart, but at the same time, I knew he didn't die in vain. I heard a huge thump sound, like a massive rock fell against the earth, and I looked down to see if the ogre was absolutely dead, and it was; however, I noticed that I could not see Krieg's body. I informed this to the rest of my group, so we did a search around the castle, now infested free of goblins, but we could not find the body of Krieg or his weapon. The weather changed drastically, so it started to rain furiously as soon as we finish the battle. It felt like God was crying for a hero who severed Him well. .
After we did the search for Krieg's body, we took everything relevant from the goblin camp, especially the map they were looking for. We also took the the head and the body of the ogre because the Varyags told me that his body was valuable to make some unique products out of it. We marched back to Geatland, but I was incredibly sad for the death of a great hero who I had the chance to meet, even if it was for a short period of time.
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We arrived to the town of Geatland, and the locals were praising us, especially when they saw we were caring the body and the head of the ogre. When we arrived to the hall of Hrothgar, I saw the idiots who tried to bully me around for being religious, and I mad at them. I decided to grab the head of the ogre and slam it at the top of their table. When I dropped the head, I screamed out of the top of my lungs. I admit that it felt amazingly to show my strength to these savages. The Earl was really happy to see our accomplishment; however, everything turns sour when the Earl asked for the fallen Lord Krieg. I had no words to say anything, but Revin did. Revin claimed that he saw the Valkyries take his body to Valhalla. I knew it was a lie, but I decide to go with it when the Earl asked me if that claim was true. If I show some kind of discord at that moment, it could be detrimental for the people inside town, and I will put the whole town against me. Lady Idn came to me, and she gave me the title of caretaker for this feat that I accomplished with the consent of her beloved husband. I was enthralled because I was giving the chance to do the same thing as Arvad did once... teach the Word of God to the heathens. I felt that God blessed me for my actions and endurance of His trials, so I accepted the offer of Lady Idn. I went back to the temple, and I was sad for the death of the fallen Lord. He earned my respect and my camaraderie, but I know that up to a point it didn't matter... Lord Krieg was dead, and no one could bring him back.
I arrived to the shrine, and I went inside of it. It was big enough to have a small congregation, and I noticed that the temple had a rare form of writing in the walls. I felt someone around my back, and I decided to turn around. I saw Lady Wehan, and she told me that she was impressed of my feat, but I told her that Krieg did a lot of the work, and he died for us to live. I was sad when I said those words. After that, I asked her about the writing on the walls, and she answered me that she wrote them. It tells the stories of the Good Book, so the locals can read them. She moved her staff, and opens a trap door from the floor. The door showed me the barracks that were located underground, and lady Wehan gave me the key of the Shrine. I asked her why she had the key, and she explained to me that it was her job until lady Idn transferred the title to me. I was a big surprise for me, so I took the key from her, and I went to the barracks to sleep.
I received a vision from an angel, and he told me that my mission here it is just starting, so the angel bestow his blessings upon me. The angel wanted me to protect myself and the people of this small town with all God's might. A blinding light hit me, and I felt a fire in my heart, so intense and so powerful, that I felt my body burning from the inside.
I waked up early in the morning, and I noticed that no one was in the shrine. I knew that lady Wehan never took proper care of this place like a good believer should, so I decided to get my own congregation myself. I went outside of the shrine, and I decided to go outside of lady's Wehan's tower, and I was resolute to preach at the front of her to show her how it was done. I preach there for an hour, but no one wanted to hear me out. An hour later lady Wehan came out of the tower and told me that I should not preach in front of her tower. I got the impression from that statement that she wanted me out because she did not want to be related to me at any juncture. I started doubting her commitment to the Church and the Word of God. She told me to go to the Town Square for me to preach the Good Word, and also I would not be a nuisance to her. I walked a little towards the middle of the town square, and I started to preach to the masses. A lot of people came to hear me as I preach the Word of God, and I felt a jolt of energy, like God's wisdom was talking to the masses and using me as vessel for His will. I never felt so much accomplishment in my life, even more than the time my father praised me for my painting technique. I got people who tried to defy the Word of God, but I answered all of their rebuttals. It felt so good.
After I finish preaching, I decided to go back to the Main Hall of Hrothgar, and I received news of a HUGE surprise when I arrived: the fallen Lord Krieg came back to town. I could not believe that news at that moment, so I tried to see with my own eyes if that was true... and it was. Krieg came back half naked wearing a white wolf pelt. He received the entrance of a hero, and he deserved it. I felt such relieve for some reason, like God wanted him to keep roaming Mytgard for a little longer. I saw that he was cleaned and treated nicely by the Daughters of Valkyrie for the whole day if you catch my drift. I asked around who were the Daughters of Valkyrie, and the answer that I got was for the Varyags to be attended on after the battle, especially when it came to healing and sexual matters. I guess that was his reward for killing the ogre; however, I still find their traditions to be quite outré for my taste, but who am I to judge them for their traditions and customs? Since my family has the strangest mating traditions in the entire kingdom, I should not be so judgmental.
I went back to the temple for the rest of the day, and I decided to write back home. I wanted to tell my family that I was perfectly fine and I miss them; although, I needed supplies and money to support the temple. I have to think this very well because I don't want my last name to be revealed yet. I want to earn everything by my own hand, not because I am a Rohan. I never wanted to served or work in the Capital City, in fact, I despised the trickery and the backstabbing from the Courts. If I wanted to be a noble, i would stayed in the capital, but I know my mission is different and fulfilling. I finished the letter for my sister, but I need to make sure to keep my last name a secret. I didn't know how the nobility from this land would react by my presence, so I decided to explain to lady Idn to keep the secrecy of my last name. I don't want to get killed or even worse outcome for being a Rohan in a strange land. A couple of hours later, I decided to head back to the Main Hall, so Lady Idn could sent a dove to the capital. I asked her to keep my identity of my last name a secret when the letter arrived back to her in a week. Lady Idn asked me why, and I told her that she will understand when the letter from the capital arrived. She promised me her secrecy in the matter, and I felt relieved in my heart. When I stop speaking with lady Idn, I saw that Krieg was in the hall, and he started to explain how he was alive. His story was chilling and terrifying for not saying the least...
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The fallen lord Krieg told us his adventure on how he came back to Geatland. Krieg started by saying that he waked up on the top of a slab made of stone. His left arm was hurting him, but he did not had any kind of damage in his arm or his body, which he founded strange. Then, Krieg said his armor was removed, and he never saw what happen to it. he was covered with the wolf pelt around his waist. He stood up and tried to get out of the place which he was in. He described the place as a cave with rare symbols glowing in the dark. Next, Krieg told us when he got out of the cave, and he noticed that it was snowing. At that precise moment, Krieg realized where he was... Somehow he was in the mountains of the lower Linorms. I asked the locals when Krieg said the place because it was my first time knowing of this place, and these mountains are located at the West of Geatland, and there is snow all the time in this region. Also the locals told me that place was cursed by demons because the locals used to do human sacrifices, and the gods punished the locals of the mountain by living in eternal winter. Continuing with Krieg's story, Lord Krieg mentioned that he wasn't feeling cold or sick, he presumed the wolf's pelt was protecting him from the elements. Then he tried to walked down the mountain, and he managed to do it without any major issues until he got to the bottom. He saw two men in light armor, and Krieg described that those two men were there to set guard for some reason. He approached them and killed both during the skirmish. Then he took the horses and came back to town.
I could not believe this story since I saw his body fell from the tower with my own eyes, and I never believed for a second Revin's tale of the Valkyrie taking Krieg's body. The Lady Wehan and Revin the Gothi were summoned to see Hrothgar to get a proper explanation, especially coming from Revin, of how Lord Krieg is alive and kicking. After 30 min of waiting for them, the main actors came to the Main Hall to examine Krieg. Lady Wehan gets close to him, but I decided to talk to her beforehand. I asked her how Krieg can be alive after I saw him fell from the tower during the battle. She answer me in a cryptic way, but she was suspicious of the story of Revin also, and the "miraculous" resurrection of the fallen Lord Krieg. Lady Wehan added that she wanted to see Krieg up close. After she answered me, lady Wehan went to see Krieg. When She got up close to Krieg, lady Wehan used a spell on him with the purpose to scan his body. At the moment lady Wehan finished to scan Krieg, she looked at him in awe and surprise. She declared that Krieg had something inside of his body, like a small egg or a small ball in his left side of his chest. Revin did the same thing, and agree with Wehan, but then, Revin cut Kriegs hand for a drop of his blood. With that odd blood ritual, he declared that the return of Krieg was an omen from the gods, and the drop of blood in the way it fell that there will be an epic and glorious battle. I personally could not believe the heresy of Revin's words, and then Revin added that a sacrifice must be prepare and done for the gods, and it must done soon. Revin impose this act on Hrothgar, and their gods must be pleased. I saw Hrothgar's face, and he did not wanted to perform the ritual. I think it might be because of lady Idn's opinion on their traditions; however, a voice from the background said something interesting... Lady Wehan said that she thinks that the reading made by Revin might be a misconception since she knows also the Gothi techniques, and proper reading of the drop of blood was an omen calling for imminent danger. This statement broke a lot of happy faces, but Revin tried to secure his position by reminded his followers the glory of battle and death that they will confront. I personally founded completely out of place what Revin is asking from his people, and it made me believe that the Varyags are looking for death at any opportunity they have.
After the meeting was adjourned, Revin when towards Hrothgar, and Revin told him that he knows what's needs to be done, the ritual must be perform, and the gods must be satisfied, especially for the lack of believing lately since he got married to lady Idn. Hrothgar said back to Revin that he can not imposed anything on him, but he understand that the ritual is important for his people to be performed, so he accepted the conditions. I went towards Krieg and lady Wehan, and I asked how she knows blood magic. Her answer was amusing for saying the least because she told us that she doesn't know blood magic, but she found that the reading was too convenient for the promise of a glory battle; therefore, she decided to create doubt on his reading and see how Revil will react. She thought that Revin might be up to something. Then, we decided to ask Krieg where he was held in the mountains, and lady Wehan was curious and desiring to see this place. Krieg looked at her, and he would guide us towards the place he waked up. We all went to prepare ourselves for the travel, and even got more men to go with us: we got a Ranger with the name of Harry Colorado, who was the man responsible for killing the huge bear, and his friend Vaelin who I believed he is traveling partner of Harry Colorado; however, I never had the chance to talk with them, so I can not say who they really are or their real business in Geatland. I heard a rumor that Vaelin wanted some of the ogre's blood for some reason, but like I said before, I never talked to him besides the little interactions we had in this mission. After all of us got together in the barracks of the Big Landing, we marched on horses towards the Lower Linorms's Mountain.
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