1992
Tom's Journal
andyboy124
My Past: Now my past is a sad tale to tell . I grew up a very happy young boy. My father was in the Oren guard as a sergeant. Boy, how i admired him. As i got older we would practice dueling together. I got pretty darn good at too.  Then one night my father had to go on patrol. I waited for him so we could practice dueling again,but he never returned. We assumed he had been killed along with the rest of his men. I felt horrible. My mother went into a deep depression. She wouldnt cook food or keep the house clean. So i had to do these things myself. I was only 14 at the time so it wasnt easy. I had to get many jobs to get food. When i turned 17 my mother passed away. I couldnt stay in the house so i left. I took some food and my father's spare armor.I lived on the streets for a long time. I still had my many jobs to support myself. I helped the blacksmith and carpenter make things. I also helped tend to the town farm once and a while. When i turned 20 i applied for the guards. Sadly the captain just laughed at me. He thought i was just a young fool who knew nothing. I tried showing him my skills but he laughed even more. Both angry and sad i left the barracks. For the next few years i kept my jobs.By age 25 i had saved up 3000 minas. I knew i couldnt live like this forever so after a few weeks i set out in the world of Aegis. As i approached Oren i saw a few beggars.I kindly give the 3 of them all my money. They needed it more than i did so i felt really good about doing it. When i arrived in the city i saw the many sites i was told about. Men trying to sell things, guards patrolling the walls, and citizens roaming about. So i first went to join the guards, i spoke to the prince, filled out some papers,and i was in. Shortly after there was an attack on the city. It was one hell of a fight. Undead everywhere you turned.I met a man named Adam. He and i fought together. Sadly as we were fighting he was slain. I turned to help him but it was too late. He lay dead on the ground with an arrow in his back. I quickly killed the skeletan thatgot him. After the battle was over i was promoted to a real guard. In the days past i met many people. Many of them were gaurds. Captain grimbeard was my captain. He was a very good leader. After many weeks of gaurding the gate and patrolling i met Cataris. He and i would often talk about our lives while on gate duty. We also went on patrol together. As time went on we rose through the ranks. Cataris though, in my absents got the promotion. He became the lieutenant. I congratulated him on his good work. We grabbed a few ales after. Shortly after the promotion though Cataris never showed up. I looked for him all over the city. I feared he had been killed. So after a few months i had to leave the gaurd. No pay and the unorganization wasnt good. I wondered Aegis for a while just thinking about things. That was my past. Main Events: I was walking about snowy fields when suddenly i heard the thunder, It was loud and right over head. I walked into town to see a group of people gathering. When they saw me they questioned me about who i was and what i was doing. I said to them "Look i was just passing through when i heard the thunder and saw the group." They let me be and i offered to help them out. I was told of the attack coming. So i suited up and got ready. We went out to the gates and saw a few undead there. They backed away so nothing happened. A few hours later i went toward the other direction. As i came out i saw a few people fighting. I rushed over and saw the undead moving in. I joined the fighting and helped push them back. After word myself and a few others scouted. We got real close to them, too close for that matter. They spotted us and unleashed thier horde. Zombies and lightning, too much to handle at that time so we turned back. After a few more hours they were back. The archamge helped us though. We charged forward and started to fight.As i was fighting i saw Bell get killed get  killed. I was going to go over there to get revenge, but at that time i was hot by lightning. I stumbled back and couldnt breathe. I fell in the snow as the battle raged on. When i awoke i saw the monks of the Cloud temple tending to me. I was lucky they had found me. If they didnt i would have died. After that i thanked them and carried on with my life. Main Event 2: One day as i was strolling down the King's road i saw a man. He asked me to come closer. He said he knew me, but i had no idea who he was. I found out real quick what he was doing. He was trying to rob me. I told him i had to be going, but he withdrew his sword. He said "50 minas or die!" I didnt want to so i acted quick. I ran into the King's mine and tried to lose him. Oh but he was fast. He was right behind me the whole time. I ran back up to the top. What i found was another bandit robbing another man in the same spot. Then 4 more bandits showed up. By then i knew i was trapped. Just then 3 men approached. I thought they were bandits, but no they were some memebers of a guild. They told the bandits to back off or else.The bandits of course didnt listen. They attacked the man. One of them was killed, so i picked up his sword and helped fight. It was a close call,bbut we had won.I thanked the last man left and continued my travels. As a went on i felt a sharp pain in my side. I looked down to see a gash bleeding on my thigh. I went into Kramoere and found some wool, which i made into cloth.I tied it around my wound. It stopped the bleeding, but i knew it wouldnt last, so i went to see the monks. They stiched my thigh back together. It hurt a bit, but it sure fixed the wound. As i left the temple  and went back into town, i heard word o f Cataris. I stopped and asked the high priest if he knew him. He said that Cataris was a mage. So Cataris was alive and in a guild. The next day i set out to find him.