3. The Oath

The Oath


    • a tired already beaten down alexi heads off into the night after witnessing the weave almost crumble in norwick. Helm and torch in hand and a chuckle on his lips heads off out of narfell with the journel in towe*

  • In the cool breese of morning Alexi arrives at the port wincing slightly and pausing for a moment to change the bandaging on his woulds, before staring at the ring on his finger then back down South. He doesn't seem to notice the approach of the captain nor the hussle and bussle of the crew as they set anchor and begin unloading the boats contents. With a slight tap on the shoulder from Tormous he slowly glances back with a tired look then nods slowly to him as if already knowing what will be spoken to him.

    Tormous) Well here, we are lad,if ye nea be minding I will be takeing me me payment now.

    Alexi nods slowly tossing Tormous a pouch of coin then slowly lefts his already packed pack that has not moved since he boared and slowly begins to walk off the ship before stopping

    Alexi) How long ye be in port?

    Tormous) Eh for a while, why?

    Alexi) Might want to stick around may be more coin in it for ye

    Tormous) Like how much we talking eh?

    Alexi) How does 100 coin sound for staying in port till I come back and another payment of coin much like what ye just recieved if ye take me elsewhere.

    Tormous) 100 coin!? Heck with that I can buy me one of the deluxe packages in the inn here! YE GOT A DEAL!

    *Alexi nods slowly *

    Alexi) One more thing, who is the person Im susposed to talk to?

    Tormous) Ohh ya, almost forgot, he name be ole Delar but we like to call him Ole One Timer winks, he be the port master up here ye can probably find him in his office, it nea be hard to find just looking for the limping ladies grins

    Alexi) quirks a slight brow Ole One Timer eh? I can only imagine what for.

    Tormous) chuckles Ye will see soon enough, grins, anyways he might be the one ye want to talk to about ye lady friend, he keeps an close eye I guess ye could say on all ladies entering and leaving the port. Ye can find me in the ole Jumping Kegs, to give me his update, he should know ye coming sent word to him before we left.

    Alexi) nods Jumping Kegs eh? Quirks another brow before noding slightly Before I go tell me have ye ever been to the lands of Everska?

    Tormous pauses as he heres the name

    Tormous)Everska eh? ehh that sorta far for a land legger, simple merchant such as ye self to go ain't it?

    Alexi) Perhaps, though I do hear they have some of the nicest wares for sale, of all varieties, gives a slight smile

    Tormous)rubs his chin for a moment beforing grinning slightly Nea, been there meself but I know a few that have, rubs chin off all varieties eh?

    Alexi) Aye, I hear some of their wares are the talk of releams, chuckles

    Tormous) Heh, seems to be contimplating these wares Alexi speaks of with great interest I will see what I can find out for ye.

    Alexi nods chuckling slightly before tiredly walking off the ship heading towards Delar's office occasionaly looking for some limping ladies along the way.


  • The boat leaves in the mid haze of night with sun quickly setting. As the boat set sails Alexi can be seen staring at some object way off down South. When asked what he is looking at he repsonds with a simple chuckle. As Alexi walks he can be seen wobbling around on the deck with the shift of the sea, not exactly being much of a sailor. Never sleeping he often arouses the eyes of the rest of crew as he gets the name the chuckling watchman always staring off into the moon light.

    Crewsmans) Ahoy! Lad, glad to have ye aboard, what be ye name and What ye staring at?

    Alexi) Me friends like to call me merchant, and aye before ye say I know its not much of a name but tis what most call me by. As to what me staring at im just staring at somthing to help keep me from losing me lunch chuckles.

    Crewsmans) Merchant eh? Guess ye not much used to sailing the are ye?Well what do ye non - friends call ye?

    Alexi) chuckles Crazy, and aye not much the sailor never been off solid ground.

    Crewsman) chuckles aye well I can see why. Any man traveling the seas today is, they arnt safe like they used to. Whatever happened on main lands have made the sea roar with an unsightly rage at times. I have never seen such a thing before.

    Alexi) An unsightly rage eh? rubs chin Don't supose that would have to deal with the wild magic about do ye?

    Crewsman) Wild magic?

    Alexi) Aye, apparently their be some drow that have captured this orb thats a part of a set of three, ever since then what ever these mages or wigglers if ye like call upon to do their casting has been messed up causing unimaginable things to happen. I was sorta hoping that by coming out here I might get away from it.

    Crewsman) Unimaginable things eh? Like what?

    Alexi)Heh well ye wouldn't believe me if I told ye but I ll tell ye just the same. Things like people turning into animals, lighting zapping from no where even people changing genders.

    the crews man doesnt blink till he hears change genders

    Crewsman) CHANGE GENDER?

    Alexi) Aye, caused a great startle on main land for some time.

    Crewsman) AS IN CHANGING FROM MALE TO FEMALE?

    Alexi) Aye

    Crewsman) YE SAYING THAT LASS I MIGHT HAVE SLEPT WITH YESTERDAY COULD HAVE BEEN A LAD?

    Alexi) Could have been, though it did make all the females that swing on the other side of the fence, many of them were happy as well for it because they finaly got their child they been hoping for.

    Crewsman) GOOD HELLS MAN! NO WONDER YE WANT LEAVE, NOT BEING ABLE TO TELL IF A LASS IS REALLY A LASS!

    The Crewman walks off muttering to himself

    As the day closes the sea favoring that day and the days to follow Alexi stands on the ship deck always staring South into the distance never eating much if at all only just taking the ocasional sip from his flask. Even in the light of darkness the pale merchant the shade of a ghostly blueish white stood staring off into the distance looking almost ghostly to some.

    The Tormous comes out slowly tapping him on the shoulder lightly after clearing his throat

    Alexi) Hmm?

    Tormous) Ehhh lad I need ye to do me a favor.

    Alexi) What favor is this?

    Tormous) Well I sorta need ye to move off the deck, ye scaring the crew.

    Alexi) Scarring the crew? By doing what?

    Tormous) Well its just that well rubs back of neck they never see you leave this spot and well rumors are starting to bread ye might not be ehh quite human.

    Alexi) chuckles

    Tormous) holds up hands in a inncocent manner Not that I was aqusin ye of NOT, just ummm the crew never sees you sleep nor well move from this spot. Ye are well human arnt ye?

    Alexi)chuckles I assure ye Im as human as ye can get.

    Tormous) *gives a slight nod * heh thought so, crew spreading rumors ye might be undead chuckles what a silly thought.

    Alexi) A silly thought perhaps, though the man lands have been having many undead problems down South, though I can assure ye Im among the living and human chuckles. Im just quite the light sleeper and still not quite used to being out at sea, but if it will put ye crew at ease I will move around the boat though I can't promise I wont lose me lunch a few times along the way. chuckles

    Tormous) Heh, I would rather have that than a crew lighting torches to lynch one of me passengers. chuckles

    Tormous walks off with a very much so relieved expression

    As the days pass and they near the port Alexi moves around a little on deck and tries to make the appearance that he sleeps by laying his bed roll out on top of the deck. Tormous not quite fully pleased with this but still happy with some movment and from what he can tell the dieing down of rumors.


  • An even more beaten down Alexi from his encounter with hobgoblins slowy makes the several day journey up to Peltarch with his new wolf friend by his side. Once their he hides the wolf and ventures to the dock master. Remember what little info Lucidious gave him about a boat that went down somewhere after leaving port, making extreme measures to hide his identity and to avoid talking to any sails members that might be there. After some lengthy discussions witht he dock master and many captians, he was eventually able obtain that a sickly looking elf had paid passage to get to another port. With such knowlage Alexi booked passage to this port thinking their surely could not be to many sickly looking elves about booking passage. Paying the captain and dock master a small sum for him to carry his animal companion on board and for the information he obtained loaded what little gear on to the boat and made way for his destination

    *below is the converstation between Alexi, the dock master and the one captain that knew anything.

    Alexi) Say friend ye look a tad stressed, what seems to be the problem.?

    Dock Master) heh ye know this and that been slow having to compete with the sails in the region hard to make me living sometimes. I know its harder for the captains as well, I try to pass what I can to them to help ease the slow times.

    Alexi) Well anyways ye look like ye could use a nice drink.

    Dockmaster) that would be nice but I can't leave me post.

    Alexi) nea worries I got me some right here.

    Dock Master) well bless ye lad, If ye have some of the regular stuff if ye would please me can't stand that high flutant stuff these snobs around Peltarch drink.

    Alexi) Of course I do, I always have an ale for people like us that are just trying to make their way in the world. pours a mug for the dock master Cheers!

    the captain drinks it in one gulp

    Dock master) thank ye lad, ye a kind sort, if ye need anything at all just let me know.

    Alexi) Actualy I be looking for someone. We were susposed to meet up here but I can't seem to find them anywhere.

    Dock Master) eyes him for a moment who ye be looking for?

    Alexi) ohh an elf with shimmering green eyes with ever the slightes hint of the suns gold in the center. The politest of sorts, always mindinger her manners. She be a tad on the skinny side and a tad short for an elf that is. Besides her glimmering eyes ye might notices her platinum blonde hair that strikes ye from afar as she is paled skined.

    Dock Master) GOOD GOD MAN! what are ye in love with her? I just wanted an basic description not an intimate profile!

    Alexi) chuckles nea in love just a good friend of mine.

    Dock Master) what ever ye say lad, I remember when I said that to and ponts to the ring on his finger look where it got me! An elf though! I have seen strange things but never an elf and human in that way to each other! sighs anyways aye there be a captain that said the same thing she must be one sight to see to get two human eyes attention. His name be ole Tormous, I'll send for him right now if ye wish.

    Alexi) that would be most welcomed.

    Tormous walks in with a sailor like swagger appears to be dressed qutie hastily, with a agitated demonor

    Tormous) OY! what be so important that ye drag me over from me work. Ye know I got lots to do.

    Dock Master) watch ye tongue Tormous!, we both know ye were just at the local whore house, besides I have a job for ye.

    Tormous) well like I said I had work to do …....those ladies can't take care of themselves ye know. grins anyways... ye said ye might have some work for me?

    Dock Master) Aye, this lad here motions to Alexi be searching for a friend of his. By the description sounds a lot like that elf ye gave passage to a while back. Was wondering if ye could provide some more information to his lad.

    Tormous) Aye, I remember her, not hard to miss a pale elf with eyes and hair like that. She wasn't the most talketive lass, me thinks their was somthing wrong with her.

    Dock Master) why is that?

    Tormous) Well its quite obvious, she didn't even show any interest in my kind offer to show her me cablin and give her the personal tour grins.

    Dock Master) gives an eye to Tormous chuckleS Ye know one of these days thats going to get ye killed, ye lucky she didn't cut ye balls off right then and their, not all lasses are like that ye know well at least not the good ones in bed grins.

    Tormous)heh!, ye ole dog she was giving me the all go signs, if she didn't want me to try, then she shouldn't have looked so good to me chuckles . Anyways, I just know know the port I droped her off at and the person ye can talk to fo further information, though ye will have to do somthing for me before I relinquish such valuable information.

    Alexi) quirks an inncoent looking brow ohh? like what?

    Tormous) aye, I need ye to umm talk to ole friend of mine, I coughs sent her to him for her next coughs journey persay winks. But I need ye to ask him when the next shipment of... errmm ladies me and him are coming for us to uhhh show around town.

    Dock Master) sighs careful Tormous, one of those ladies one of these days are going to get ye back ye know, for not likeing the tour ye gave them winks.

    Tormous) Ha! never have met a lass who hasn't liked me tours, and never will, cause we all know that Tormous gives the best tours in all the lands! Besides even the most stalwart lasses melt when they see me present I have for them grins.

    Dock Master) well well, perhaps ye can give me friend here passage to this place then?

    Tormous) why should I? especially after how his friend treated me. She could have at least let me show her the front the doors of me cabin.

    Alexi) keeping his composure still says heh, I know a few that ye might want to try to give a tour to. Be the test of ye guidesmen skills really.

    Tormous) Bring them all over, and Ill give them the grand personal tour.

    Alexi) hmm I see what I can do, though perhaps after ye give me passage to this port ye speak of.

    Tormous) heh, for somthing like that ill pass , its not even worth me time.

    Dock Master) do as ye wish, im sure he can find someone else to take his coin for the passge.

    Tormous) I don't need his stinken coin. I got all I need right here.

    Alexi) perhaps, though I would hate to have word spread around the docks that the glorious Tormous was scared to give a few ladies a tour. Might hurt ye reputation.

    Tormous) I aint scared of no lass.

    Alexi) well then ye wont mind giving me a passage will ye?

    Dock Master) he does have a point Tormous

    Tormous) ohh uhhh,... FINE! we leave in two hours, ye best keep ye word though lad.

    Alexi) smiles big oohh trust me I will, I ll send Senria and some of her friends right up when I get back.

    Tormous) Senria eh? sounds sorta like an elf. Been while since I have given an elf a tour.

    Tormous and Alexi both walk out after Alexi gives his thanks to the dock master setting down some coin for his trouble with a bottle of ale


  • traveling from the frozen roads slowly but at a steady pace Alexi wonders into the woods in hopes of finding something to aid tracking Elridith. He wonders about in the woods for quite some time before finding what he desired. A lone wolf by itself. Taking some meat from his pack and approaching the beast every so carefully, Alexi tries to tame the beast before geting eaten himself. As he aproaches the wolf just stares at him with brown watching eyes seeming to have a small smile on its lips as if amused by him.

    Alexi) hello their friend. I have a propotsition for ye

    the wolf continues to just lay on the ground watching him

    Alexi) I need some help tracking somone, I have an item of theirs just need someone with better smell than I. Ill make it worth ye while if ye help

    Alexi holds out some meat to the wolf open handed *
    The wolf just continues to stare at him for sometime before tilting its head slightly then sniffing the meat
    seeming amused by alexi gives a slight nod eating th meat before getting elridith's scent from the journal, together they head out of the woods the wolf keeping its nose to the ground giving alexi the occasional stare as if ploting somthing


  • All I Want

    Dawn is rising out of the dark night sky. The familiar chatter of sea birds start to get louder and louder as time goes on. A small creeking noise can be faintly heard from a corner. The small elf is waoken by the birds, but it's about time she got up anyways. Well, as awoken as an elf can be anyways. She was able to wedge herself into a nice spot inbetween a few big crates and the wall. Good thing her clothes and cloak are both very thick, but she likes the cold either way. It reminds her of so much, the cold. The figure stands tentatively, peeping her head out from behind the nest she made in the boxes. She thinks to herself it was good they birds started up this early. She looks up at the sky, the suns rays just starting to reach the ocean mist now. Small smile slides across her face as she hides behind the crates as she peers out at the ocean. She lets out a small laugh thinking it's way overdue for her to see the ocean anyways. She straightens out her clothes and reties her hair up. She reties it every other minute. Maybe she needs to cut it, it is getting long. That long blonde hair flowing around her as she walks. Good thing she keeps it up otherwise she likely loose it. She smiles and tries to discretely make her way of of her nest for the previous night. As she stands its clear to see that she is much shorter than most other elven women, but its likely because of her age, perhaps her heritage. She dosen't speculate too much about it, although the thought crosses her everytime she gets up. She is young, very young. She smiles to herself at this. Thinking back to a red haired priest calling her a 'just a baaaaabbyyyyy' or something similar to it. God does it remind her of Alara. She wanders around the various boats wondering which one it was she was looking at the previous day. Alara, it was her best friend before she came to narfell. Damn does she miss her. Elridith would give anout anything in the world to have her now. She misses being a kid you know. Everyone thinks shes so old, and mature. I guess she does pretend to be that way. She wants to let loose all the time, sometimes she does. She has some friends she can 'let her hair down' with. Juster for one. They have had probably too much fun poking people. Childish yes, she admits to herself, but fun nonetheless. Every once in a while she can joke around but it's not the same. She feels out of place. All these thoughts almost make her miss the boat. She moves up then shows the man her ticket and climbs up. Good things she packed light this time. Just food, books… well maybe she didn't pack light. Least she tried to this time anyhow. She moves up and over the ramp then down underneath to put her things down. 'Aasa will be here in a bit, I guess my things will be alright' she thinks. She lemps her things on top of her bed and clides the door closed behind her. She didn't wans to be a stoaway now that she actually had a little of bit of coin to her name. She stops, pops the door back open graps a book from her sac then heads out again and up the stairs. She heard the deckhands scurrying about around her, as well as a few other passengers who didn't decide to stay in their rooms. This is what she loves. The ropes are pulled off of the dock, let loose from their ties. She takes a deep breath. Although stuck on a boat she feels so free. She takes a few more as the boat starts to get going as the sails are let loose. Alara, she remembers again. She was a druid, perhaps that's why El was always interested in the druids. She remembers Alara used to try to teach her. Attempts were futile, but it was fun thinking about the possibilities. She takes another breath, but this time reality sets in. She remembers the undead, the demon, the climbing numbers of the times she has been to the fugue. She shakes her head. The little elf needs her time. 'I need to relax, or... well I neded to get away from there, too much is going on' she thinks. She remebers how awful she felt as she was killed by the most wretched creatures she has faced. Those wretched beings. Another deep breath, and worry sets into her, just as the air fills her lungs. Demon, at least she broke that altar. Undead, she hopes she helped at least, if only a little. She tries to think about what she has actually done here. She doubts herself, i've done nothing. 'Ya.. ya... I stopped that demon... one time... but just that one thing, and I died, and other people had to save me.. and they did all the hard parts anyhow... killing those demon spiders'. A small sigh is relased from her thin body. 'I've done alot for my age, but im getting older, becoming an adult'. Yes.. she wasn't even an adult yet. Why is she where she is now? 'All those people think im more than I really am... but why?...' she takes another deep breath. ''I just want to find my place in the world. That is what I want. To be my own person. To be everything I ever wanted to be... NO... I want to beverything that is Me' she pauses a long time. The icy mist coming up off the sides of the boat, but she dosen't mind it so much. They haven't gotten that far yet. 'Maybe I should have tome more people I was going for a while, maybe I should.....' she doubts herself and what she has done. 'I need this, I need tome to stay out of the fight, the memorizing, the reading, the running... the fighting' shes tired. She tightens up her cloak around her and slider her elbows on the railing of the boat looking out. She watches the waves pass, and breathes slow and steady. She relaxed knowing she needs this time. The faint smiles starts to reappear on her lips and she looks out over the open ocean. Her hair getting loose in the wind, her searing bright green eyes look out. She stands with a regal poise and beauty for one such her age. Perhaps only coincidence... but then again, perhaps not.