Author: khar
Date:Aug 31 2007
Greetings fellow reader. I'll tell you about things
that changed my way of life. It all began few years
ago somewhere in the spring of 719. At that time I
roamed the lands as an assassin. I was arrogant and
oh so full of myself. I really thought that I was
invincible. But like the life goes on, things are
about to change in the process.
No matter how well I performed my missions,
I was left empty in a way. First I tried to feed my
hunger by murdering anything that I came across.
I started to choose ever more difficult targets.
And eventually that would have been the end of me.
But then something odd happened.
One night I was stalking people from the roofs,
when I heard an odd sound coming from the near by
forest. It wasn't anything I've heard before. Elegantly
throwing myself down to the streets,I began to close in
on the sound. I kept looking for hours, and it
was always coming just bit further along the path.
Before I realize I had wandered of deep into the
uncharted woods.
When the shadows grew taller, I had to confess to
myself that I was getting bit worried. After being so
long in the darker side of path, it was truly acward
to be afraid of the darkness.With all these doubts in
my mind I wandered forward. Suddenly there
was movement within the bushes on my right side.
I exposed my scimitar rushing towards the sound.
Just before I was sure to cut my foe in half...
a hare leaped out of the bush.
For few seconds after the rabbit had bounced away,
I was still in semi-petrified state. Since I
couldn't make my mind, should I burst into laughter
or just cry my eyes out. So there I was. Standing
in the middle of nowhere with my blade drawn due
to a ferocious rabbit... I couldn't help my self at
that time, so I bursted into laughter. While
lying on the ground trying to catch my breath,
I suddenly saw a bare femine leg just few inces
away from my face.
As I carefully looked upwards, to see whom had
seen me in this embarrassing state not suited for
cold blooded assassin. I saw the most gorgeous lady
of the entire realm. Her skin was pale like the
purest of marble. Her eyes were like amber, making
me want to dive myself into her arms. She asked me
with melodic voice if I had lost my sanity
in the forest.
After I was able to assure her that I'm fine and
sane, she told me that she wanted to show me something.
She took me through the woods with supprising ease.
After roughly an hour, we arrived to a small clearing.
There in the middle of the field was a proud and
noble unicorn. I had ever seen such majestic animal.
I must have looked like a kid who sees something
interesting.
Before I had time to get back to my senses, I heard
a voice in my head.It was the unicorn that told me
how I had two choices. First it described what would
happen in my current way of life. I would gain fame
but die suddenly and violently. But after I would
have perished, noone would remember me. My second
option was to seek my faith under the sign of Ankh.
So it really wasn't that difficult decision in
the end, to change course of my life for the better.
I would seek new kind of knowledge with the aid of music
and bardic might. And hopefully leave something
behind me when I die. I crafted my first instrument,
a flute, with the kind help of the mysterious unicorn.
It lighted my interest to fantastic things and
extraordinaire. I shall wander through the lands to sing,
to learn and to entertain the crowds.
--- Khar