3. Frazh's tale

Frazh's tale


  • Frazh, Holy Warrior

    Helm, what is happening to me?…

    Frazh is looking at the reflection of his face in the Norwick's river water. Although he looks young, and he is 25 years old, his hair has gone gray. Sudenly his head starts to hurt and falls unconscious onto the ground.

    Sweet, what's the problem?

    The Voice of Elerena, Frazh's dead wife, awakes him. He is now in a big room which remembers him to his old house's living room. Frazh, who was lying on the floor, gets up and watches her directly to the eyes.

    Elerena, you died, I had to… bury you

    Frazh stops talking to looks arround the room which he recognizes at the moment.

    Wait a second, this is a dream isn't it… I am dreaming right?
    Does it matter? tell me your problem dear…
    My problem?
    Yes my love, you've suffered much, but this days there is something that worries you.
    I feel useless, my skills with the sword are worst than ever, how can I serve Helm in this conditions… The other day Worgs attacked Jiyyd and I wasn't even able to move, It would have been better to die killed by one of those criatures than to remain petrified watching others fight for the cause.
    Enaugh. Oh Fruzy, why are you so hard with yourself? it wasn't your fault, No one on Faerûn could have saved us from that, it was our destiny… not your sin. You will regain your skills with the sword, don't push yourself, Helm will know when you are ready for the task, and more important, you will know when you are ready. For now on let others fight against those you can't beat, and train as much as you can. Remember, Helm is lenient with childs, and to the watcher's eyes you still being one...

    Elerena hugs Frazh and kisses him.

    About your Hair. Remember when you were attacked by an orc… the darkness? You where brought back from death. Make The Great Guard proud of his decision, He also gots a surprise for you...

    She desapears in a sudden, and someone enters the room. Orolu, Paladin of Helm, the man who saved Frazh from death when he was just a baby and who tough him the way fo Helm.

    All she said was true. Helmites think before acting, we are not fanatics of the war, as you learnt. Trying to do more than you can, might push you away from your faith, and that is something it can't happen now that The Watcher has taken a close look over you. I know all of this doesn't sound clear to you, but you will understand it in a few weeks. I count on you.

    The light of the room fades. After some hours, Frazh awakes. He is back to Norwick.

    My head… What happened? Elerena, I had so many things to talk about with you... Orolu, father... Helm, what is happening to me?


  • Frazh's Reborn ((Part 4: The cause))

    Frazh was ready, ready to die, but he would take the beast with him, the beast and its master, and he would save his friend.

    Stay back! I'll get rid of him!runing to the confrontation

    Rock Jumped over Frazh but he was able to dodge the attack, He knew how the orcs reacted, he had studied them for years! and He wouldn't fail now. In less than a second he had introduced the hook into his kneck, killing Rock instantly. Sudenly a bolt of energy came out from the woods in the direction where Frazh was. Elenyl jumped over Frazh to save him but the ray hit him.

    Arrggg…
    Noooooo!!!

    Leaving Elenyl bleeding to one side, Frazh stare looking at the woods.

    Come out! I know you are there!
    An evil slaughterWhat a pitty, I think I've killed your friend…
    You bastard! You will regret!

    Frazh ran to him dodging dark energy rays the banite was throwing him. when he was enaugh near to aim, he threw the hook into the banites head…

    Don't die!… We can make it! We are free! at last!! do not die!...
    F..Frazh… Thankss... I've always wanted to die at the forest... deep in the woods... I... I...
    Don't talk that way! You are not going to die!!… Don't.. don't leave me!some tears could be seen falling from Frazhs cheeks

    Culpability, Frazh felt culpable about his Friends death. Even though he had taken him out of there, which was his promise, He felt he could have done something more… No, he new that the one who had to have died was him, why did Helm still watched over him?.. For a Year he lived out in the woods. He learnt how to move in the forest, how to track to find food. And during his stance there He hunted orcs, to keep the roads safe to travellers. He still following Helms dogma, but in a different way, he protected the forest, which had his own laws, his own rules. The trees, the animals, the travellers... He was protecting them all at once.

    One day, Frazh was on his daily patrol. And some travellers were crossing the woods. Some orcs raid them. Frazh fought and killed them all.

    Follow me, I'll take you to a safe place.
    Thanks, may Helm bless you…
    Frazh stares at the helmite simbol the man wore on his armor…
    Sir, you alright?
    Yes, sorry…

    That Night Frazh understood why he still alive.

    Helm, this has only been a lesson?… I need an answer. Been living at this forest for about a year... But I am not sure If I stil a Helmite... I don't know even who I am. I was born to protect, that's something I am sure about... everywhere I am, even at this forest I protect! I watch, I am always ready for the dangers... But I failed, I have doubt about my faith. I will never be able to wear a plate again, my bones will never recover from the tortures, I will never be able to defend as I used to... But I think I still a Helmite, I will protect what I can... I've learned to kill orcs in a manner I never thought I could... even with plate. I just hope, you still at my side when I need it... some bright is seen at Frazh's eyes. I think it is time to go back, to go back to Narfell... I was sent there once for a reason, and I don't know what it was yet. I know they will still need help with the orcs arround there, and that's something I can protect them from... Helm, gide my steps!

    Frazh arrived Norwick some weeks later…


  • Frazh's Reborn ((part 3: The Escape))

    During their chats, the elven, called Elenyl, and Frazh, decided that they had to scape, and kill their enemies, so they couldn't hurt anyone else, as they did with them. Frazh noticed that for a few days, tortures where done by other orcs, who weren't Rock. The deduction he took from that was, that the banite had taken his slave to somewhere else, and that, withing that time, they would escape. It wouldn't be difficult, because, since the phisical tortures hadn't work, they went a bit psicological…which didn't afect him at all. So the wounds were healing, slowly but healing. Also, the other orcs were lenient with the tortures. On the other hand, Elenyl was having a rough time, his tourtures still phisical and he had a broken leg, but Frazh wouldn't let him aside.

    To start with, Frazh studied the Orcs for months, as if he was a hunter studing his prey. He also, learnt the place, as long as he was able to seeAnd to finish with traced a plan to kill them all.

    Frazh didn't knew what hour it was, He wasn't tired at all but his knees hurted. He had been faking an injure in his arms, so the orcs wouldn't spect the attack from there. But his secret weapon was, that he had discovered, where to hit to kill them, a special place that hurt them more than otherone. Frazh also knew his movements and could perfectly dodge them. The door of the room opened, and a dumb orc entered. Last thing the orc saw was Frazh's angry gaze. He was free now, but where to go was another thing. He sneak through the corridors, killing some orcs on his way, with a torturing tool he had found. The place now seemed to be silence, and he had found the way to the outside. As quickly as he could he got the keys from the first orc he killed and freed Elenyl. They both climbed up the passages of the cave.

    We are just there! keep moving friend!Frazh was helping Elenyl with the broken leg

    When they reached the outside, something happened, they felt free. All that suffering had made them stronger, and the idea.. the taste of freedom, had made them even more. But they weren't alone…

    _Good, good…claps You manages to escape the voice came from the trees infront of them But! I must say, my friend here.. didn't like it as much as methe sarcastic tone could be noticed during all the speech

    The huge beast Rock came out of the trees Runing in their direction…_


  • Frazh's reborn ((part 2: A friend))

    No where to go, no where to hide… Nothing to do, just wait, but wait for what? No one knows I am here, at least no one that would save me. This is the end, all lifes reach an end, and even if we though we had a destiny, we had a role in life, something amazing, something not all the people would do... No more suffering, there will be no more suffering. Frazh heard a final crack on his body, a bone had been broken, one of many, but this one would be the last one.

    When Frazh recovered consciousness he wasn't in the same room. It still was the cavern but the place look larger and it had a table in the middle of it. On the table there were many different tools, which didn't look friendly at all. Just at the other side of the room there was another person, the banite, who seemed to have waited hours till Frazh wake up.

    good, you're ready for the ceremony… Trust me, it will hurt you.his smile denoted a sick mindYou are ready, lets start.

    The banite took one of the tools which looked like a hook, and got near him. He kneel down to get closer to his face and started touching Frazh's right eye with the tool, gently, being very careful not to start the fun earlier than he had planned.

    You know what I like the most? the more you resist, the more fun I have…starts pressing the tool into the now closed eyeWith you here, I won't have to get more inocent people to suffer...the pressure is now stronger and some blood comes out, when the eyelid is broken leting the tool traspass through the eyeball

    Frazh lost his eye, completely, but he got a reason to survive, to keep suffering. That way he would at least protect the travellers from having the same destiny he would have, at least until he dies… So he had to fight! wasn't something he could do with the sword but with his faith, with what once marked his hole life... for Helm!!

    One day, Frazh noticed that in his room, there was a little hole in a corner, and someone was crying at the other side. He spoke to him, but the answer was silence, not even the cry was heard... silence. A few days later, He heard the cry again, this time, there was also an aswer, but in elven.

    who's there?….low tone
    e> Didn't you have enaugh, didn't you?… you won't get anything from me!sniff, sniff
    I.. I don't understand…
    e>That's the point!angrily now
    shaking his head as long as his tired and hurting muscles let him I wish I new elven… at least I could talk with someone..

    Silence, for days. But at last, something.

    I… I can understand you...
    You do?…

    They talked between tourtures and helped each other to survive. Knowing they were not alone made them stronger. They also pact to speak in elven so their enemies couldn't understand them, so Frazh had to learn elven. Now they had to find the way to kill their enemies and scape from the tortures… but how?


  • Frazh's reborn ((part 1: The failure))

    People arround Narfell, asked themselfs, what happened with the holy warrior of Helm. Rumours spread about he leaving for a great mission while others said he just died. But no one really knew what happened…

    Halt! We're getting lost here!….Frazh takes another look at his map, and points at a position you sure, this is the way?
    Yes, completely sure.
    Lets move then…

    Frazh had taken in charge of a scort through the Lezhyr forest south of Norwick. He found some travellers lost in the rawlins asking for help and obviosly he offered his services.

    Keep moving, this isn't safe that I can say so.

    They said to be merchants, needing to go to Télflamm, at Zhesk.

    This is not the way… we lost the road hours ago.

    But they weren't merchants at all, they were thiefs, from the lord of the shadows organization. Indeed they were heading to Télflamm, but they needed something to sell. As soon as Frazh low his guard, they jumped over him and left him unconcious over the ground, taking his armor, his shield and his weapons.

    Look what we have here… a naked mangrins in an evil manner. Rock, take him, he might be of some use.

    Frazh noticed something big grabing him, and just when he was about to open his eyes a pain on the head, followed by darkness, let him unconcious. Hours later he was awake again, tied up, in a cold dark cavern, with a big metalic door as the unique object in the room. Frazh tried to move, and then was when he noticed his left leg was broken, the powerfull scream was heard all over the place thanks to the echo it created. A few minutes later, a black figure open the gate an entered the room.

    Thanks for coming, sir…ironicly You may have noticed you are my, prisioner, and I think you also noticed you won't get out so easily from here...the man, which was now iluminated by the torch a big orc(bigger than any Frazh had seen) carried with him, was now pointing the broken leg
    who are you and what you want!?menacing
    oh, me? I'm a zhentárim, one of the… left zhentárims of the region, but that's another tale, isn't it?the smile on his face denoted that he was having much fun seeing Frazh suffer...what I want, oh, you gona like this... I'm gona make you feel The black hand, till you learn to love him, and fear him...
    Stupid banite! I won't surrender to your god! ever!!
    Insolent! many other said that. If you do not convert, you'll die, and when you die, you will become my lord's slave… You got NO choice. Rock! teach this one some manners.

    The colossal criature stood over Frazh's broken leg, grabbed his head and pulled. Many cracks where heard all over Frazhs body, but no more than the screams of the holy warrior of Helm.
    The tortures were varied and took place at any time of the day. Some times, the colossal Rock came alone, but othertimes, some other orcs came to enjoy the "game". Frazh survived, but his faith didn't… at the begining, He prayed during the tortures... later on, not being able to hold the suffering, he only prayed while alone. He didn't sleep, being unconcios was all the rest that he had. Time passed and Frazh stopped praying...
    One day, months later, the banite came back with Rock.

    It seems you lost some weigh… but although you look thinner, I think you lost something else, am I wrong?frazh remain in silence... what a pitty, if you don't use your tongue, I will have to take it off... what you say? care to talk?the man only heard the echo of his own voice. His evil smile disapeared and his face turned into a serious gaze
    Frazh smiled, some teeths had been moved from his original position but it still a bright smile. On the other side he looked inanimated like if he had no soul, just a tired and old body, lying on the wet ground…Helm may not be here, but neither is Bane...
    enaugh! you fool! you will fall! you will fear him like we all do! you'll learn to like it, and to fear it more! and more!! AND MORE!!!the banite seemed to had gone mad. Maybe it was his own suffering, Frazh didn't know, but something made him stronger, at least to live another day… Enaugh! start again Rock! and this time... harder!


  • Frazh, Holy warrior((part 3: Smite evil))

    Frazh prays in the Temple of Helm at Jiyyd. The sound of the gong, alarms him. He gets out of The temple wearing his red robe and a dark brown colored Bandanna hiding the scar left at his forehead. From the upper hill, Frazh is able to see hordes of orcs coming to the gates. Many Watchmans are getting ready for defending the town, also many heroes remain ready at the gate to protect Jiyyd from the invaders.

    Frazh, takes off his robe showing a steel dyed armor, grabs his shield, pulls out his bastard sword and dons helmet. Starts runing to the Gate, when he is about to reach it an explosion blows it and the orcs start entering the town massively.

    Frazh entered the battle and slayed many orcs down. But it wasn't enaugh, many people were to injured to fight and the orcs kept coming… They had to kill their leader.

    A Strong, almost huge, orc, was in the middle of the raid. Frazh conscious of the danger that supoused, but knowing it was the only chance, started runing outside the gates while fighting the orcs. The archers from the watchtower saw him and covered his back with precise arrow shots. The fight between their leader and Frazh Begun, the other orcs surrounded them. The first blow almost hit Frazh, that beast had a huge club. Frazh was obiusly losing, but he couldn't accept it. Trying to stop the hit of the orc with his weapon, Frazh was disarmed. The orc started to laugh, and so did the other orcs surrounding him, what gave Frazh a few seconds to run and try to reach his weapon, but the orc started attacking him again. Sudenly, an strange rage made Frazh act violently, giving him strenge to stop the blow of the huge orc with his towershield and grab his bastard sword giving that beast a fatal blow in the chest.

    With their dead leader the orcs, felt unsure to continue the attack and decided to retreat. Frazh very proud thank all those who fighted to protect Jiyyd.

    Show courage in all things
    Show honor to those above one's station
    Earn respect from those below one's station


  • Oscura

    One day Frazh was patrolling the Road at the West of Jiyyd, trying to keep hotgoblins out of the road so they couldn't attack travellers. On his way he found a Wizzard and a mysterious woman. It was snowing much, and with his helmet on it was difficult to see properly and he did not notice that the wizard was wearing a robe full of Bane's symbols. The wizzard talked in a strange language Frazh hadn't heard before((Infernal)). As politely as he could Frazh asked them if everyhing was alright and the man answered "yes" with a weird pronunciation. The lady left and Frazh and the Banite wizard started talking, the man offered Frazh to chalenge him at Oscura. Frazh, in seek of adventure, as a young man he is, and having finished with his daily duties, accepted.

    The night was coming and with the falling snow he wasn't able to see the symbols of Bane, before close night, when it even became almost imposible to see where he was going to. But wisely, He search on the stars the direction where he had taken so He could be able to return.

    A few hours later they both arrived to an entrance to a cave. In the cave there was sand, and strange noises of criatures, which were not seen by the eyes of Frazh. The cave was dark but there was only one way through it. They continued for some time passing through the darkness and finaly they arrived. A big gate showed the way into Oscura.

    While walking arround that place some screams started to sound into Frazh's head making it harder to concentrate on what was going on arround him. The Wizard asked him to enter a magic portal, and so he did. Frazh apeared in somekind of jail, He then started to feel trapped and when he saw his oponent, the same wizard that had guided him to there, all covered in Banite symbols, It was too late… As soon as He realized what was happening a burning magical arrow hit his chest making him fall to the ground almost death. The wizard Kept using spells over him to make him suffer as much as he could and to end with, he marked his flesh with two symbols of Bane, one in the forehead and another in the chest.

    Unconsious into the ground and having forgotten all what had happened, he remained silent and covered in blood as if he was dead. Sudenly the woman who was with the wizard when they met, appeared through the portal and used some of his healing knowledge to help him who finaly became conscious. The woman told him that he had fought a banite. After a quick chat with the lady, in which he showed his gratitude to her, Frazh realised that He was at enemy territory, probably being watched by Banites, and that he had to scape and tell someone about that place, and what happened to him. He run as fast as he could, the guards obiously ignored him. When he arrived to the cave the criatures which he had heard on the way in, were waiting for him now, and ready to fight, but Frazh was to tired and wounded, luckyly he had an invisibility potion and was able to scape.

    At Jiyyd he found help, he discovered the symbols and those were removed with the help of healing magic, only leaving some scarss where the symbols once were. But, and most important, the girl from Oscura appeared, although He was in debt with her what she said made Frazh feel insulted, she told him that he followed a Banite to oscura knowing, that the wizard was a follower of Bane and that he accepted to fight agains him knowing the consecuences... Unable to beleive it, Frazh went to Helm's temple to seek for answers, but what he found were more doubts.

    Why did I go in there?, what was I doing? did I help a Banite?…

    Knowing he will never be able to mend his error, he decided to learn from it. Now he is more watchful than before, He only trust on those who he really know, and he trains harder so he one day will be able to show Banites what he is made off, and that way show Helm that he really is worthy.

    Paladin must NEVER merely demand his respect either by wills or force alone. He MUST earn it


  • Frazh, Holy Warrior((Part 2: Lay on hands))

    Some weeks later Frazh was travelling from Norwick to Jiyyd. In the way He found an unconcious wounded woman and aid her as quick as he could. When she recovered consciousness she became really nervous, her child had run away into the plains which were full of orcs. Frazh promised to retrieve him back alive, after he had secured the mother.

    The night was falling and searching the child was a tough task, but Frazh run in the direction the child had gone. He spent the night searching and avoiding the orcs. It was snowing out there, and he wasn't wearing any protection against cold, but he wasn't feeling anything, as if something was protecting him from illness. The sun was about to raise when the shout of a boy called his attention. He run as much as he could to reach the place where the sound was coming from. A child was screaming in terror, frightened by a huge orc who was about to stab his club onto his head. Frazh's bastard sword interposed betwen the club and the child's head. He was showing an amazing skill with the blade when an unfortunated movement, made the orc hit his chest. The child was now totally unprotected and Frazh couldn't even breath. The orc though that Frazh was dead and charged against the child who was completely petrified.

    In the name of Helm, Noooooooo!!

    Frazh recover enaugh strenge to throw his weapon directly to the orcs back. The narrowly pointed blade transpassed the orc's chest, making him fall onto the ground. Frazh looked almost death and some blood was starting to come out from his mouth. The child stopped crying and got near Frazh, he kneel down and prayed.

    I promised your mother I would bring you back home… and I will...coughs some blood.. I just need some ree.. rest

    Frazh grabbed the child's hands and started praying too. Sudenly the blood stopped coming out from his mouth and his bones cracked inside his chest, which was now completely recovered. Amazed Frazh stood up as if he had never been hit by the orcish club.

    Frazh and the child were able to reach Jiyyd safety in a few hours.

    Defend any responsability given, even unto death.