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Expedition 1 - Beginnings

Feb 19, 2016
Expedition 1 - Beginnings
  • From Tales of the Alliance the Diaries of Sasha...

    Day 1

    We arrived into The Vale through a portal that the Arch mage conjured....I stupidly fell through the portal backwards much to my own embarrassment and to Ser Kaylens.

    Myself, Tori, Rhen and the Strongclaw brothers quickly went out scavenging for resources and found several strange materials that we do not have back home.

    Later we were attacked by the Khans forces and an attempt on the Duchesses life was made by an Orc who had somehow passed through our barrier. He was quickly taken down by Sergeant Major Peter Llewellyn Boothroyd, one of my fellow Lion Guard, but not before The Duchesses steward was taken down. Thankfully I was quick to act and deal with his injury. I would hate to have lost a life whilst I was there to prevent it.

    We lost one life that night and put and end to another out of kindness.

    Day 2
    The next morn, I decided to learn and craft some potions to better help our healers and myself whilst in The Vale which could save our comrades lives on the field of battle.

    I also noticed that "The Chosen one" was watching me which made me uneasy... I'm not a huge fan of faith but I guess that's because of my past. Eventually he got frustrated by me running away and ignoring him, so he spoke to Ser Kaylen who ordered me to speak to him. Totally unfair if you ask me but reluctantly I sat down to talk about my lack of faith and issues with The Three. Luckily, we got a call about some of the Khans forces up on the ridge and I quickly dashed out of the tent to help.

    Sadly for the rest of the day, we lost many friends. All but one of The Temple Guard were obliterated by 'The Father' and we lost one of the Strongclaw brothers, Logan, during the battle. I'm sure I could hear Fenris howling in the night for the loss of his other half.

    Later in the evening, after seeing off some more of the Khans forces, "The Chosen One" called for me again. I ignored him once but the second time he called me, I felt compelled to go to him and that frightened me. I was very reluctant to speak to him still but he spoke anyway. I decided that he wasn't as bad as I thought he was and he did make some valid points about "The Three". I'm not saying that I will become a religious nut over night or anything, but just a little bit of faith was restored to me.

    That night, I was haunted by a terrible dream, or was it a vision. Three shadowy figures stood above my body and angrily shouted "Beware". Behind them stood Ser Kaylen, and as she walked off into the shadows, they whispered "It is coming" I knew I had to speak with "The Chosen One" as soon as possible.

    Day 3
    After I spoke to "The Chosen One", he quickly led me to "The Seer". I explained my dream to her and she took me to speak to "The Hierophant". Once again I spoke of my dream and they all agreed that it could be a warning from "The Three" but they were unsure. I also informed Ser Kaylen of my dream but I am still shaken by its meaning.

    We were later attacked at the barrier by the Khans forces. Myself and the other fire mages used our power to shatter any bows we saw to try and bide time for our comrades to go out and take them down. Unfortunately as I was dealing with one bow, another shot an arrow at me and hit me right in the chest. The pain was excruciating but thankfully I was quickly picked up and taken to be healed. As soon as I was fit enough, I helped tend to those who had also been hurt in the battle, using my skills and potions to get people back out into the battle.

    As I returned out to the field, I could see our forces gathered up on the slope. One of our men was in a one to one battle with an orc. Sadly he fell but before his body was returned to us, the orcs marked him with their mark of honour! Something that is very rare for an orc to do.

    Soon after we dealt with our dead and began to pack up to head home.

    I can’t wait to return to my tower at The Academy and pass out in my bed!

    Sasha Emrys