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Kill it.

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Keep it.

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Abandon it in the wilds.

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[3man75]

sorry for the double post but bump!

or is this dead?

[Cheesecake]

Do you still wanna continue? Cuz I can do one tomorrow morning if you'd like.

[3man75]

personally i like the starlord one you did, this one was just "okay".

[Worldmaster27]

It would be awesome if you could continue.

[Icefire2314]

Please continue, I like this one alot.

[Parsely]

personally i like the starlord one you did, this one was just "okay".

Shut up. I like this.

[~Neri]

I like this one so far.

[Cheesecake]

I'll try to get some updates up. Still have to read through four pages of actions, though.

[Cheesecake]

Year 2, February
You spent most of your first month training as an apprentice to Blacksmith Walder. It wasn't easy, but at least you didn't hurt yourself. Most of the time. Walder is gruff, rude, and thick-headed, but he makes the best metal anywhere. He's even surpassed the High Smiths of the North when one of them visited your old village to help your lord. A wonder what he's doing working for a minor lord. You know how to prepare the ore and work the blast furnaces, but you're not allowed near the hammer yet.

Working in the forge has worn you out, but you're in better shape. Your hands are callused, your face always sweating, and your arms aching like never before, but at least you feel healthier. You try to spend as much time with the lord's children when they come around. The lord is generally fine with it, since there aren't any other children in the keep other than Ser Aissel's page, but he's always off somewhere helping the knight. Isbel is somewhat of a tomboy, much to the dismay of her lady mother, which she attributes to not having any other girls to play with. Cassius has too much energy; arguing with the older servants, vandalizing property, and tipping over the livestock. For boys at the age of 15, that's what they generally do.

You don't know where to find a host for the new Queen. Apparently, once she matures she'll remember everything. Mostly. Their memories are passed down through their DNA. At least, that's what the dreams told you. A human maybe. A criminal on death row? No one would miss them. But how would you get them? You consider all the possibilities. What seems likely is putting it in a cow or something. As long as they don't kill the cow within a period of 5 months it'll be fine.

You try to learn how to fight from Ser Aissel. You don't have time to actually ask, but you seem him practicing in the courtyard while you're in the smithy. You try to remember what he was doing, then practice at knight with a long branch you found. You did this for a couple of weeks until Ser Aissel's page found you. You thought he was going to tell on you, but instead he gave you an actual wooden sword. He told you to keep it hidden, otherwise they might punish him. His name is Rodrick, nephew of another lord. The wooden sword is heavier than an actual sword, but it is to train your strength. The first few nights you could barely lift it, let alone swing it, but you're getting stronger.

Spoiler: Philip (click to show/hide)

Health: Average
Fitness: Above Average
Apprentice Blacksmith
Untrained Swordsman

Spoiler: Belongings (click to show/hide)

Queen's DNA
Blacksmith's Apron
Hammer
Wooden Sword

Spoiler: Relationships (click to show/hide)

Lord Montford Acquainted
Walder the BlacksmithAcquainted
Isbel Friendly
Cassius Friendly
Rodrick Friendly

[3man75]

Let's focus on talking to Isbel, work hard for the smith, and bulk up with our wooden sword.

At the very least we could try to persuade them of making us a Prison Guard Captain or something to inject a prisoner who's big and strong.

[Worldmaster27]

Become good friends with Rodrick! He's a potential meatshield party member for later on. Continue training every other night, and only when we know we are alone (Good friends who won't tell are an exception). Getting caught practicing shouldn't be too big of a deal, but revealing Rodrick is. Grow relationhip with Isbel and Cassius. Try to talk to the lord some more, become friendly with him. Otherwise, keep smithing and doing our stuff.

[Parsely]

+1

[GiglameshDespair]

+1

[Cheesecake]

Year 2, March
Thanks to his act of kindness, you decide to try to be friends with Rodrick. He doesn't appear in the blacksmith most days, though he does come along to have Ser Aissel's equipment fixed sometimes. When he does show up, you try to talk more and more to him. It's mostly small talk, but you feel a little bit closer. Word says that people have been disappearing into the forest. They say that demons fell from the black sky and came to feast on children, but Ser Aissel says that's bull crap. He also talks about sword techniques when Blacksmith Walder isn't around, so now you know how to properly hold and swing it.

Every night after the servants have supper, you start training. Most of them go to sleep a bit after supper, while Walder usually just gets drunk. He doesn't bother anyone, and just locks himself in the storage of the smithy. You found a spot at the corner of the keep where the guards can't see from the walls. The bandit problem has suddenly reduced as of late, and the lord's guardsmen have grown lax and just gamble. You practice your form and technique, and now you feel more confident with the sword. You can also lift it more easily than before. If you want to improve more, you'll have to ask someone who actually knows how to fight, because you can't train yourself forever.

You continue bonding with Isbel and Cassius. Isbel generally lightens up to you and talks more, but she doesn't talk about her family, particularly her mother. She's asked you many times if you want to roughhouse*, but you dread what would happen if her lord father found out that you roughhoused with his daughter. Cassius ignores you most times he's around. He's usually training or fighting, and he doesn't want to speak with commoners like you. He trains personally with another knight from a neighboring keep, Ser Kylden.

The lord doesn't usually go to the smithy, so you don't talk to him there. Sometimes you cross paths with him as you head to supper and have short conversations. He doesn't mind, and in fact welcomes the company, but he's ofttimes too busy with maintaining the keep.

The DNA is still in your stash under your haystack. You dream of the day to be reunited with your Queen.

Spoiler: Philip (click to show/hide)

Health: Average
Fitness: Good
Apprentice Blacksmith
Poor Swordsman

Spoiler: Belongings (click to show/hide)

Queen's DNA
Blacksmith's Apron
Hammer
Wooden Sword

Spoiler: Relationships (click to show/hide)

Lord Montford Friendly
Walder the BlacksmithFriendly
Isbel Friendly
Cassius Friendly
Rodrick Friendly

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Spoiler: * (click to show/hide)

By roughhousing, I meant fighting.

[3man75]

Continue with our schedule and also ask around about the Demons and forest disappearances. Target to talk to Military people, hunters, and Ser Aissel.

Also Focus on Isbel, see if we can become her confidant.

Ask Rodrick if he could help us find a Swordsman/Swordswoman teacher for us. We'll promise to make him an awesome piece of equipment.