The Tale Of Daroth Taltos.

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Daroth

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Adventurer
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Jun 28, 2004
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Age
39
Location
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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About me:

I was born before the great war, I am not sure of where I came from. As a child I was taken in and raised by a noble hume family who lived in the great city of jeuno. The families only son Falkner was a brother to me he taught me what his father taught him about combat. By the age of only 16 Me and Falkner were enlisted into the San d'Orian Royal Knights. We have fought in many wars together since then and even seen many of our comrades and loved ones perish like a raindrop under the blazing sun.
Over the years Falkner and I took the paths of many jobs, Falkner finally accepted his role as a noble paladin as for me I wander this world searching for my niche teaching the ways of the sword to those who wish to learn. This is the tale of Daroth Taltos.

Orc's
It was still early, I wasnt ready to get up and face the long day I had ahead of myself. I was on my first mission given to me by Endracion of the Royal Knights, I was supposed to retrieve an Orcish Axe for him. It seemed pretty easy. Only problem was I to slay a Orcish fodder just to get it. So I thought it over and in my head I knew I just couldn’t walk up to one of these hulking beast's and try my best to unleash hell upon it because first off I didn’t know what they were capable of and second off I didnt think an onion sword would be able to break the orc's skin.
I headed over to Falkners home to see if he had some spare gil he could lend me to buy myself some better equipment. Of course he was not home so I decided what the hell I am capable of doing anything if I put my mind to it, Plus Falkners parents didn’t spend all that gil to put us through training for nothing. Anyways this would be a great time to test out some of my abilities. So I ran back home and grabbed some supplies such as Grilled Hare and the other essentials. After about 4-5 hours of walking from San d'Oria through West Ronfaure it was starting to get dark, I had heard tales of rabid dogs and walking undead creatures that lurk in these woods so I thought it would be best that I Call it a night.
The next morning I was awaken by Wild sheep who had found his way to my camp by following the scent of the Gyashl Greens that I had in my bag. I swear it was the quickest I have ever been on my feet, Still a little startled I grabbed my sword and lunged at the beast of course because I was still half asleep and off balance I missed him and he was not too happy that I just tried to remove his head. Before I knew it he was head butting me into a wall repeatedly, it felt like my ribs were being mashed into a fine powder and then everything went black. I opened my eyes and it was dark again and my everything hurt I could taste blood but at least the over grown cotton ball was gone. I tried to sit up but I was too weak, I remembered I had a potion in my bag that I was saving for when I ran into the Fodder but I thought there no use trying to fight an orc with broken bones so I reached for my bag, The bag was ripped and shredded but luckily the vial of potion was still in good shape. I drank the potion back and bunched up what was left of my bag into a ball and used it as a pillow and dozed off. I woke up early this morning and this time I wasn’t going to pick a fight with any sheep. I was really hungry so I ate as much of my grilled hare as I could and I was ready to go. I found my sword laying close by where the sheep was I picked it up and was on my way. After only an hour of walking I finally came across a smoldering camp fire, it didn’t appear to be made by any adventurer because the logs used as fuel were elm and even the newest adventurer knows what they are worth on the markets these days. And there he was! An orcish fodder I didn’t know exactly what I was going to do but before I thought
"Hey lets attack it!" I was already beating it with my sword I didn’t even have it on an angle so I would cut I was just clubbing it and then and after about 2 minutes and going insane on it, he was done. I had never been around an orc before I had read about them and I was told my parents were killed by them when I was just a young child to young to remember. For a few minutes it was like everything in the forest around me went silent. I felt like a murderer, sure I have killed rabbits and worms before but they were animals nothing like this. The orc closely resembles a Galka but green and hunch backed.
After a few minutes my feeling of guilt passed and I chuckled at my thoughts about a green hunchbacked Galka. I left the body where it was too heavy to move so I grabbed the Axe and headed back to San d'Oria, It was still pretty early in the day so I picked on rabbits and worms on my trip back practicing my sword techniques. I couldn’t wait to tell Falkner about all of this. He would be proud...or at least pretend to be, He isn’t an easy guy to impress unless your wearing armor that costs 999,999 gil. Once back in the city I headed straight for Endracion he was glad to see I made it back in one piece and sent me on my way.

Next part to come...
 
Part 2 : Bat Wing **quest not the mission**

After a week of practice and training with Falkner, I decided I wanted to try and help people out around the town. Most people didnt have work for me, But I was persistant. Eventually I came across this odd man who was rambling on about dark forces and bat wings so I decided I would see what he wanted. I walked on over to him and intrduced myself and asked him what he was talking about and if he had some work for me. He said his name was Secodiand and explained to me that the Bat wings he was after kept the dark forces away from San d'Oria because of there magical properties. I personally thought this guy was insane and was suprised he wasnt locked up in Bostaunieux Oubliette, But because I was in need of gil for some new armor and possible food because I had not eaten in a few days I accepted his quest.
I had seen these bats around before they traveled in trio's and were not exactly the easiest thing to hit with a sword. I figured I would just make practice out of the bats and make myself useful at the same time. The first few attempts at hunting the bats I was able to find the bats because I knew they came out at night, But killing them was a bit of a problem. They liked to bite and leave wounds that wouldnt stop bleeding and they made awful noises that made it so hard to concentrate on what I was doing. I didnt get knocked out at while fighting them I was able to kill them but I always left the fight with bites and often destroyed there wings which made them useless to Secodiand. After a while I discovered if i got myself worked up from killing a few hares or the worms I was able to use the techniques I had learned while I was training the previous day. I found another trio of bats this time and I was worked up and ready to go I started the fight with a swing of my sword and then unleashed my new Fast Blade attack upon the bats! I was amazed how powerful but clean this technique was it fished off all three of the bats at once leaving at least one of the bats wings in decent condition. I gathered what I could off the wings even managed to extract 2 wind crystals from the bats and continued killing bats.
After collecting 6 bat wings I decided I would call it a day and head back to the town. I wasnt far from the gates so I made it back before nightfall and decided I would drop the wings off with Secodiand before I retired for the night. I got into north San d'Oria to find Secodiand standing there looking rather peaceful now, I figured on of the guards probably hushed him so he wouldnt disturb anyone. I gave him his wings and he told me that this was still not enough bat wings but he would pay me 600 gil for the 6 I had and he would pay me for anymore I brought in later on.
On my way home I was feeling pretty proud of myself and a little bit richer. When I arrived home Falkner was waiting in the dining area, He had come to tell me he was leaving with an exploration party to Quffim Island. Of course I had know clue where this was but I knew that it was probly so he could continue on learning the ways of a samurai. We sat back and enjoyed some Mulsum and he told me stories of great adventures he had taken part in and the types of fiends he had seen along the way. I wanted to adventure like Falkner did but I was still too inexperienced and had never left Ronfaure region before. After falkner left I hid my gil under the floor boards and headed off to sleep.
The next morning was a very uneventful one, without Falkner around I had no one to talk to. I decided now was the time I could go buy my new armor and maybe meet some people.

More to come like usual...... :D
 
He calls himself "Maravik"

There were long line up's at the Auction house window and on top of that it was going to be a fairly warm day from what I had heard from the Weather linkshell. So I decided to head over to the port area of San d'Oria and check if the Auction house there was busy. On my way there I heard someone call out "Hey you!" I stopped and looked around but didnt see anybody, so I continued to walk, I got about 5 feet when I heard the voice again "Stop! come back, I need your help!" This time I attempted to search through the crowds of people and find out who would be calling me. I didnt want to call out something stupid and look like a crazy man like Secodiand so I didnt reply with "Who are you?" or "Why are you talking to me?". Finally someone grabbed my shoulder, it startled me a little but I turned around to find out who the needy person was. He was a tall elvaan fellow with black hair. "Excuse me can you help me?" he asked in a polite manor, Of course I let my head get full of myself and said "sure I can do almost anything, what are you in need of?" He explained to me that he wanted to put together a exploration party for La theine. I had to think about it for a second and of course it didnt take me long to say yes and signm on with him. We agree'd we would all meet at the west gates and travel down together, I figured it would be a long trip so I decided I had better get to the auction house as soon as possible. I got to the auction house and quickly placed bids on the scale armor set and supplies. I wasnt sure what I would need for a exploration party so I bought what I could and rushed home. Tommorow was the big day so I thought I had better rest up, I tried to lay down but I was too excited for the adventure tommorow, So excited I had to use a sleep potion just to get to sleep.....


to be continued... sorry this one was cut short I am packing for my trip.
 
:shock: WoW......../cant speak
/too amazed by the Hero;s tales




Daroth.!!ROCKS!!
 
Yeah - Daroth is the man...he is my in game fiancee ;) and the best player I know.

/em bows to Daroth :)
 
He is pretty cool, he escorted me from Mhoura to windy 'cause i forgot to set HP in windy and i was lvlin my Mnk 9 at the time^^
:oops: ...it happens.

He is now in my Role Model Hall of Fame :D

/bow to Daroth
 
La Theine

The party was waiting at the west gate for me like planned. It looked like I was the last one to arrive, but none the less they were happy I showed up. I was ready to go with my scale armor on and a appitite for adventure. Maravik told us it was time to move out so we checked in with the temple knights and headed out. As we moved through West Ronfaure we attacked random animals and monsters to practice techniques and tactics with the party. Before we knew it we were in the pass leading to La theine. The landscape was far different then Ronfaure and to what I was used to, The plateau was certainly as great as the artists made it look, The gentle blue sky and the rolling hills and green grass made this place look as if it was from a story. One of the mages who had been here before told us that it may look nice here right now but as soon as it starts to rain it won’t stop but that was the least of our worries there were many wild animals and beastmen here that are looking for a good meal.
It was late so we decided to set up camp on a hill side over looking one of the Plateau's valleys. We didnt have a fire because the mages incisted that it would attract unwanted company so we sat in the dark eating meals we had prepared before leaving. Some of the guys were working on there crystal synthesis, this was something I had tried once or twice but wasnt really fond of it. The one warrior was making the rabbit hides we had gotten on the way to the Plateau into mantles and other things.

Will continue when I have the time to...Sorry for the teaser.
 
La Theine Continued...

Another early morning I thought to myself. I dont know what it is but I wake before the sun rises everyday, maybe it's for the best of us anyways considering the person who was assignd to watch over camp while the others slept had dozed off at his post. I quietly packed up my stuff, I decided it was time for me to do some exploring of my own before we continued on. I didnt bother with eating breakfast because I was not hungry, so I crept away from camp towards the valley.

When I reached the edge of the valley I was amazed by sight of it, the pinkish color of the akaba(sp?) flocks was truly some thing different it was like they were part of the landscape a pink lake or even just a field I was in awe. After wandering around the ledge for a good 15 minutes I came across a fairly disgruntled goblin headed towards our camp. without thinking I desided to play hero and stop him. I took a leap from the tree I was sitting in onto the goblin and almost instantly he knew I was comming for him and he drew his dagger. comming out of the tree I missed him and landed beside him and he took this chance to get me while I was down, he hit me dead on in the ribs where the crazy sheep had hit him days earlier and pain shot through my body from all directions I knew I couldnt go down yet so I slashed at the goblin...... sorry for the TBC's I always chose to start writing at bad times.
 
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