Eressia Riversbend

My name be Eressia Riversbend and i'm currently 8 trainings old as i penn dis history of me short life. Ice mule was me birthing place. I woke and walked de town aimlessly at first and ran into de Lord Ellodale. Seemed he was expecting me arrival and took me in hand. He sat me down and gave me my first language lesson. In de process i became very afraid to speak for fear of speaking wrongly.

After a bit he assigned me to walk all over town of Ice Mule. When i had completed dis, he took me in hand and said for me to prepare for a long journey. He told me about de icy places and how to run with all me might from de fearsome creatures that could be expected on dis journey. Our destination was some place he called Wha - hand- i- moor landing or someding like dat. Just after mi first training we began da journey. Teeny as i was i would try to help him up when he fell down on de slippery ice. I couldna imagine how come my traction was so much better den his. By de time we reached de landing i taught it was because i was so close to de ground and only one training.

Once in Whahanimers Landing i explored again and close as i can figure it i bumped into some private conversation but it wasn't all bad at first. Dis Lord Wizard took out his eyeball and it floated all over de room... i cowered so when it came near me but i couldn't stop watching it. I kept very quiet but he eventually told me to scram.

I confess i ran away from my first rat. It tried to bite me and although i wasn't hurt i was terrified of de critter. Yet i couldna escape for dey either followed me or else dere were so many dat i couldna run away. So finally i began trying to kill dem. I was surprised to find dat mi blade actually worked well and made de monsterous critters all dead. Den i began to swing at dem all. Lord Ellodale he come found me and told me i was a bad girl for trying to kill rats dat belonged to de others. i cried much. I neber forgot dat lesson.

Lord Ellodale told me many stories. I shivered da most when he told me de story of how he lost his soul and regained it at great price. He den told me how he joined Voln and dat he had made it his mission to help de undead. I resolved to neber lose my soul and because of his torment i decided my mission in life was to free de undead just like Lord Ellodale. He was pleased wid my decision and helped me through my steps. He led me from town to de graveyard and from de graveyard to town. While i was in de graveyard he'd stay by my side incase i got hurt. ( He be an empath). When De Lord Ellodale was not around i'd go kill rats in de Catacombs. I would also try to kill thyrils and dose foot stomping critters. I did not find de lesser shades until several trains later.

One of de times when i was being transported from de Graveyard to de Town i did a bad thing. I didn't put my shield into protective position. I kept it on me shoulder and didna use it. Dat was de day de Wolverine was vicious. As soon as my foot entered his territory he struck and me and stunned me badly. I do not know how many limbs he tore from me wid dat strike. I only knew i couldna move or run. Someone stopped by and asked if i needed help. He tried to drag me but couldna. So den he turned his attention to killing de Wolverine. Before de Wolverine died, de Wolverine took his claw to me again and i fell down gasping. Me spirit was afloat and i was a ghost. I watched helplessly as Lord Tebon stopped by and lifekept me, and Lord Ellodale came back for me, and Pae was dere too. I know not who all gathered around me. But I was pulled to town gate and raised. I tink dats de only time i have yet died in dese lands.

I was very excited when i received de ability to likekeep udders. Having experienced death meself i was more determined den ever to be a good cleric. But i did a dumb ting too. I went into de rat catacombs and picked da first person i saw to give a gift too. I was trying to eliminate some weight so i could swing me longsword faster. I gave an amulet to dis girl cleric. She was younger den i and asked how to use it. I explained da best i knew how but forgot to tell her when she pulled de amulet off to stop de toughts in her head dat she would wear it again. She walked out of da room and died. I gasped loudly. It couldna be. But it was she had run into de next room and was still holding her amulet instead of her shield. I lifekept her and used my Voln symbol of thought to get help. I remember calling for help for a dead girl and Lady Lorel asking for de dead girls name. Before i could respond wid de name, a boy dropped dead at my feet as well. De rat got him too. Now i was in a pickle and desperate. I lifekept dem both again and sent a message to Lady Lorel wit both dere names. Now i was out of mana and ... bery sad. Lady Lorel fogged in quickly and took over to my great releaf.

De Lady Lorel raised dem both and we went and talked. De lady Lorel was de one who found out dat de girl was trying to use an amulet as a shield. I felt so bad but what could i do? I gave de girl mi cleric white blade. I figured i had me longsword so i was not bad off and i could buy anudder. But de Lady Lorel she had udder plans. I followed Lady Lorel around a bit and we sat down at a table and talked. Lady Lorel asked me if i wanted to be her apprentice and learn de ways of de cleric. I agreed, happy to find a new teacher dat was a cleric. Don't get me wrong, Lord Ellodale was nice but he be an empath. I couldna heal. So Lady Lorel got me a white ora falchion, and began teaching me more of de lands.

I met Lord Tebon again somewhere about dis time and he spoke to me of de house Onoir. As soon as i heard of it i wanted to join. He told me dat when de house got together he'd contact me and let me know. I soon began attending de meetings when i could and at dis time am waiting for me head to be struck off. I have been voted into de house... Hooray!

I have met many udder people and preety much all dat i wear have been a gift from odders to me. I have asked for nothing, but de gods have seen fit to bless me with many things. Almost each item i wear, inspite of my short life, has a story connected to it, and the name of da giver. De latest gift came from Griznak, and it is a beautiful metallic brocade sheath and a rose earring. De sheath reminds me of de good times we has spent togeder in de bog, killing de greater ghouls and other lovely memories. De White Ora falchion as i mentioned before comes from de Lady Lorel . De dragonfly pin comes from two characters in da catacombs. Mi shield and arm guards and thigh guards come from Lord Kevelain, while my great coat comes from Forsean. He also gave me de anklet puma sheath. De flowers i wear were given to me by de Lady Aurla and when i think of dem i remember to not judge others by dere looks but to remember dat dere heart may be different.