Magic Diary: Maria
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_Nen'entul. I've been teaching him common. He asked me about it, and I considered very important for him to speak common. Since I'm a professor, and he looked nice enough, I accepted the task. He's learnt already the basics, so I think he'll be ready soon to speak it propertly.
Aramuil still wants to examine the gem that holds Ronan with his fancy spell.I believe that there's no need for such and the sooner we get Ronan back the better. But meh.
Nothing new about Silea. Starting to lose faith in finding her here, or any clue at all._
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_Today was a painful day. They keep saying nothing could be done, but I can't but feel guilty in some way about Aranwe's and Sy'wyn's deaths. The Quagoths are dangerous and vicious creatures and they do not stop until all of the intruders of their territory are killed.
I couldn't help them when they were on the ground crying for help, It was very crowded and I was unable to cast propertly…it took a lot of effort to get out of there alive...and to be able to rescue them. I think I feel as if I should compensate them with something. We'll see..Ronan is still trapped there...and we've found no way to free him safely. But at least he's with us and not with Vaxin...speaking about which...we should find him already and destroy him. What he seeks is not meant for us, mortals. And it will bring a lot of pain and destruction in it's path. He's a very skilled mage though, and I fear that many people might die trying to stop him...if we go unprepared.
Still no word on Silea either. This looks like a dead end to me. I keep looking and looking but I haven't found any new clues about it. I can't give up, I know she wouldn't give up for me. But I need to get away from Oscura for a while..it's too creepy and to dark....and it is something that tries to get into your heart. I need some time before I keep searching there._
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_I've done horrible things lately. Even if just a couple of things, but horrible things…it's eating me from the inside, It burns. I don't like this feeling...but I have to do whatever I have to do if that can bring me any closer to Silea. If I get knwon in their territory and I gain some trust, I might ask around and find out if Silea and those men in black are here.
But....would Silea approve this?...probably not. I need to find a way to not lose trust from them and not doing more of this horrible things.
I've been trying to compensate for those horrible actions, but it's not the way it should be. I will stop that now. No more of those, I can't find Silea that way only for her to discover I'm a horrible person now.
About Ronan...hopefuly we'll find him alive. I really hope so. It'll be a really unpleasant and tough trip, but it has to be done no matter what, and I won't hesitate in using everything I have on me to bring Ronan back with us._
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_Been too busy to stop and write here. Many things have been happening. First of all, Ronan was Kidnaped by Vaxin. Is not a secret that sometimes Ronan annoys me with is attitude…but If I'm honest with myself I must admit that he's definitely someone I care for. It's been a lot of time in the Keep together and in some adventures as well...including the unlucky encounter with the Darkenchantress and all what happened with it.
We need to find him, I have no idea what could be the plans this Vaxin has for him, but I'm sure it's nothing good.I also found more information about the observatory and the jury. Mike gave me a compass to which I casted a legend lore spell. It revealed very important information which I shawred with Eluwriel and Mike. It's quite confusing though, and things nevewr seem to be easy enough to take a couwrse of action. A defined one at least.
Gleam has been a lot more talktive lately. He has given up on the idea that he should be fighting alongside me when things get nasty, and he knows I do it for his own good. He mention something about growing and becomming stwronger, or something like that. His soft light and the fact he's born from the good will of people really makes me feel more peaceful when he's around.
He mentioned that there's stronger celestials than him, that perhaps with the proper training and the proper studies I could be able to call one of them. Perhaps, who knows._
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_Today I summoned Gleam once again. He helped wilingly to fight some goblins that were swarming the gates, followed by undead. However I found it appropiated to dismiss him when things got a bit more naughty. I didn't want him to get hurt. He looked somewhat sad that he could not help me further, or perhaps it was just my impression.
Amongst the things we found on the goblins, two lesser planar focuses stones were found, which I'm keeping. For what I could tell it weakens the border between the planes, so the summoning is easier. Perhaps Gleam will find it interesting, I shall speak to him about it.
No news about Kyan. He's been hiding ever since he did his stupid deeds. He can't hide forever though, and it's just matter of time that he'll be found. I'd rather find him myself, there's things I'd like to ask him, answer I'd like to hear from him… such a wasted talent...
I've learnt about some suspicious people. The observatory and some juries and whatnot. The information I need still to organize in my head, but thing is it looks suspicious and I wonder if it has anything to do with Silea. Probably not, but who knows? I so much miss her...wish she was here now._
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_Gleam and I have been spending more time together. I told with him about Kyan. I feel deceived that things turn out like this with him. I explained Gleam about Kyan's past, and how I missed to investigate about it before admitting him in the keep. Gleam is fairly comprehensive and he told me that I couldn't guess there was anything to be aware of. Perhaps is true, but I don't like to think of the idea I've helped with the training of such an individual… I cewrtainly see no issue with the use of contwroll undead, but is the way it's used what detewrmines it's acceptance.
He also attacked some people with spells of death, that's...not right to do, magic should be used with meassure and when it's required, not carelessly like he's been doing. It's not only a bleesing that we can use it, but also a responsability, and I fear I didn't teach him that right.Gleam told me it might be not too late for him to change, but I fear that's not possible at all...If the time comes when I have face him, I sweawr my hands wont twremble._
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_Gleam. That is the name of the lantern archon. I've been summoning him to our plane from the celestial plane daily. We spend a lot of time chatting about my and his plane, at the same time I keep my celestial fluent. Gleam has been following me around and we are quite befriended by now. I try to keep him away from dangerous situations, but it sometimes can't be avoided, he seems wiling to be of help anywyas and he insists in aiding me when things get rough. Admitedly he's not very strong, but he sure knows how to scorch some creatures with lightning.
I'm learning quite some about the celestial plane and the creatures that live there, though there's still a lot more to learn. And Gleam seems also interested in the stories and knowledge I share with him about our plane and our region.
It seems that Gleam has the ability to teleport, which is a very interesting skill. He told me that some day he'll show me. Perhaps I should research into that spell too._
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_I didn't have an easy time comming to Narfell, but I made it nontheless. Here I've been secretly looking for those that could belong to the organization, but I've seen no clue about it yet. Meanwhile, I've been learning as fast as I could, and trying to become known around, in case she would notice me, but so far it's been not the case.
I've made friends here, new friends, which in part makes things easier to handle. Specialy Thorn, who treats me specialy well, and that's something I've yet to thank him propertly. The keep, sort of my second home, so glad to be a member and professor. I can pass down my knowledge to others, so what I've learnt and know will always remain even after I'm long gone.
Life's going fairly good, I'm just missing one thing to be happy, Silea._
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_When I woke up it was the next day already. I reached to touch mu head, the hair was sticky…more than probably blood. Why they left me alive, I can't tell for sure. I have a few theories:
a) They thought I was dead. It was a stwrong hit in my head and I look faiwrly weak. Maybe they didn't have the time to check because they heard someone comming or they didnt want to stay after Silea's scream.
b) Silea told them if they killed me, she wouldn't go with them.
Both things were possible.
I tried to move, and everything seemed to move wiht me. So strong was the hit. I stumbled towards the left corner of the stables, where the buckets were pilled up. I filled one with water, and sinked my head in it for more than half a minute. I had to wake up.
It helped me only a bit, but was enough for me to move without hiting my face on things or wanting to throw up every two steps.
I walked to the center of the stables, with all the straw, and sit. Why...How...and where did they take Silea.
It had been a lot of time that we had been together and it wasn't hard for me to think as Silea would think. I quickly knew what to do. I ran towards the place she clearly had been held and started to move the straw away.There it was, a note. I knew that she'd leave something for me. How she managed to write it, is still a mistery to me. She was highly skilled though, it didn't surprise me.
A short note, one word..the word that made me move here. "Narfell"
It's been already a few years since I arrived to Narfell, and I've tried to track her down or the group of [insert heavy insult] that took her away from me and our home. I've been learning, advancing with magic and gathering all the power and resourcess possible…for the day I find her. That day I want to be ready, I'll bring her back to me, yes or yes...because I owe her my life._
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_One, two, three…that's all the seconds It took for me to completly vanish from the guards. They didn't believe what they were witnessing, evenless that it was -me- the one stealing the book. I ran up the stairs and through the corridors, soon the mages of candlekeep would already be there and that would definitely ruin everything.
I exited the library and headed quickly towards the stables. By the time I reached the spot, I had to take a break to catch my breath. I was never an able runner.By the time I was done catching my breath, the spell ended, and I was totaly visible again. I could not stay outside for long, or I'd be spotted, so I entered the stables. It was quite dark in there, but I had played in there hundred of times, so I knew my way. I stepped deeper into the building, and it didn't take long until I heard the voice. He told me to move further deeper, and to put the book on the ground, that they'd free her then.
I cautiosly walked ahead and put the book on the ground and stepped away from it. Three men stepped out of the dark and approached the book. They were wearing black, they were hooded, and their only thing that wasn't black was a small scorpion in gold that was to be seen by their ankle. They reached for the book, examined it briefly and nodded to someone that was far behind them. The man made a movement with his hand. The last thing I heard was a shout of Silea. "NOOOOOOOOOO"
The last thing I felt, was a hit in the head._
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_As any other day, I waited for Silea after classes. Sometimes she was a bit late, depending on how deep into trouble she was. I waited for an hour, and she didn't show up. It was the first time in all this years, I was worried. I started walking towards the library, but I didn't make it far. A man wearing all black and hooded walked just past me. With Silea I learned a lot of things, and detecting pickpocketing attempts was one of those things. This man, however, instead of taking something from me, deposited a note on my book. A note which content I'll never forget:
"Take the Netherese Hidden Secrets book from the private library or she's dead- Stables."
It was fairly easy to assume they knew I was working in the library, and as such, I had acces to most books. However, and this is something they possibly knew too, that book, along with another 6 books were forbidden to be taken, even for me.
What Silea would've told me to do was clear. To tell them to fuck off.
But it was not something I was going to do, not with Silea's life on thin ice.I went to the library, as everyday, and attended to my duties. As some other nights, I stayed well past the working time, to read books. It was just the usual with me. When things got real quiet, I moved downstairs, to the private library. It wasn't unsual either to see me down there, the best books, the most rare ones were down there, not for nothing Candlekeep was a reknown library. It was guarded by two guards, who recognized me and let me pass through to the hundred of shelves. Quietly walked towards the crystal shelf, the one you could not take a book from without the presence of the highest authority of Candlekeep.
I did it. I took it. Who would blame me for that? I'm certainly no the best of thieves. I forgot to bring any bag to put the book in. That turned out to be the smallest of troubles, compared to the fact that at the second I moved the book away from the shelf I detected an alarm spell. I was caught.
I started to run towards the exit. The two guards would more than probably block my path, and if I was caught, Silea was dead. I reached into my pocket, I reached for a scroll. Silea gave it to me as a gift when I graduated. "Use it when your life's in danger" While I was runing, I started to read from it…I wasn't sure if it'd work, but it was the only way to get out of there. And it wasn't my life the one in danger, but it was hers.
Things started to change around me...everything...turned ethereal...I was not in the same plane._
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_Silea would pick me always after class and I'd spend a few hours with the crew. They were mostly orphans, or some just had problems with their parents. I wouldn't say I had problems with my parents, my father died in the war, and my mother was too busy working at the inn for the day, and too tired at nights to be bothered to know where or how was my day.
Because of that, Silea was to me like a big sister.She didn't just care for me, but she also teached me many things…I can still remember the first time I got to successfuly pick a lock. I was so happy...can't say the same about the farmer who's cows scaped. She teached me how to survive in the streets too, how to defend myself with a solid piece of wood, a staff.
She was the only person that accepted me and cared for me without wanting anything in return.
I loved her with all my soul. Same as one loves his dearest friend, and sister.It was some great years. I soon was admited as a Candlekeep honor member, for my continuous improvements with magic. Silea cared for that too, and she wouldn't let me skip classes or miss my studying times...she even made sure I had the proper books to study with. Granted she didn't adquire them in the most legit way, but I didn't ever ask her where she was getting them from.
At the age of 16, I was already a full member, I had already learnt to cast up to third circle spells and the teachers were surprised about my progress. It would not be very crazy to say that if things had gone alright, I could've scalated to the top of the candlekeep library.
But the gods had different plans for me...and so it happened..._