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A missive to his elders in the Light
Added Tue Aug 23 00:12:51 2011 at level 16:
From : Argivo
Subject: My quest, Sirs.
Dear Sirs,
I send this missive to thank you for teaching me further about the Fortress of Light.
You have both challenged me and taught me to examine my purpose carefully...
Baylin with the blade, and Angynn with words. I have since we last spoke
challenged many of the tainted. I have much to learn, as even the least skilled of them
managed to evade my killing blow. Many of the most shrewd delight in using Healers and dirt kick
and our battles drag on for hours or even days, with no resolution. In the times between
such battles, I work assiduously on replacing my gold so that I can employ the leeches to such
purpose again, and on aiding those of the Light whom I am able. I do not keep much,
as I prefer to give away what I can to those comrades who are joined in purpose under the Light.
If there is aught in your wisdom you wish to share with me, or some purpose I should be pursuing,
I am always available to listen to your wisdom. In truth, such wisdom is worth far more
than a sword or gold in pursuit of the Tainted.
Faithfully,
Argivo
To : Angynn Baylin
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In a boarding house within the settlement of Darein, a young man named Argivo
carefully examines his newly shaved head and face in the mirror. The flush of the bath
still upon his cheeks, he stares at the contrast between his cleaned up presentation
and his old rakish slovenliness. A glimmer of dread touches him, and he wonders if he is worthy
to be a Squire yet again. "No," he thinks, "Baylin has taught me to forge ahead without doubts."
"The Light has redeemed my worthlessness, and whether or not I triumph, I shall fight to my last."
Fear and self doubt firmly banished to stalk in the shadows of his mind once again, he turns
to the quest at hand.
Of Beginnings, part I
Added Fri Sep 2 14:24:23 2011 at level 17:
He stood on the road, under darkness, waiting. He felt the enemy move closer. Shadows moved
on the road in the distance, stalking toward him with predatory grace. He could catch glimpses
of them, occasionally, as they pressed closer. Behind him was the turn-off onto the farm of
the old, infirm couple too weak to heed the evacuation order. He could feel them too, awaiting
tonight's events with a sort of graceful resignation he could not understand. In his hands,
he held an old, rusted sword, its crumbling hilt carefully wrapped in rags. The edge,
barely honed after hours of painful effort, gleamed slightly in the moonlight as he drew it to
prepare himself.
He could see them now, massing on the road for the final rush toward him. They knew he stood
to challenge them, this night. There were five of them, twisted amalgamations of the worse
parts of different predators. Cruel raptor's beaks mixed with reptilian scales and
insectile pincers, amid a jumble of other less savory features. With a hiss, they fanned out
into a half circle and sped toward him. It was time.
Fear welled up inside of him with the pounding of his heart.
"I am worthless," Argivo whispered.
"Run now, and you might live!" his gut demanded.
"You whore's son, you'll never accomplish anything!" his father screamed.
"Give up, it's easier and safer," his mother advised.
"A untrained man will be eaten alive by 'em," the old seargeant warned.
And then, the quiet idea that started him on his path resurfaced, moments before the clash.
Argivo closed his eyes briefly, and thought, "I am unworthy. My life is nothing, but I can
spend it for the Light. If I am worthless, then I can shed my life like tree sheds its leaves.
I am unworthy, but I can give myself to the Greater. I can serve the Light!"
"Keep moving, Argivo," Argivo whispered. "Keep moving."
He opened his eyes to find the first beak descending. Parrying with all his strength, he slashed
the blade across its tough throat, and kept spinning. A flurry followed too fast to follow. Acting
on instinct, he allowed them their blows into his vitals, so long as he could drive his sword into
each in turn. Stumbling away to the side of the road, he left three unmoving. Blood thumped out
of him in great steaming bursts, and he had somehow switched to his sword to his left hand
He could not feel anything in his right hand at all and dared not look at it. The fourth creature,
wary and slashed, circled around to his front as he tried to breathe. He lifted his sword up for
one last blow, and something thick and heavy hit his neck from behind. He fell into dirt, stones
tearing into his eyes, and then knew only darkness.
Of Beginnings, part II
Added Fri Sep 2 14:26:27 2011 at level 17:
The fifth brother of the brood stood above Argivo's unmoving form. It hissed briefly at the
fourth brother, and then they both bent down to take great tearing, bloody bites. Battered and
weary, they sped away from the old farm to rejoin the larger Horde about to descend upon the
large village nearby. At their farm, an old couple, too infirm to reach before nightfall
the defenses prepared by the seargeant and his men at the village, wept silent tears for their
young defender as they survived another night.
The Darkest Hour
Added Sat Nov 19 14:39:26 2011 at level 51:
Age pressed deeply upon me as my closest comrades fell
Of what purpose was their deeds, I wondered,
beyond sending our foes to the legions of Hell.
This spectre's ravages I could not fight,
as my strength faded and hair turned white,
my hope began to dim, and the deeds I thought
carved in stone, seemed in my darkest hour
written in loose sand, at the mercy of the passing wind.
The Jaguar Divine bade me sit beside Her
in the dirt to which I would soon return.
She nudged me from my falsely prideful course,
back to the virtue of the Light which I adore.
As my darkest hour loomed her faith burned bright,
and reignited the embers of my soul.
The future's hope is what I battle to bring forth,
That Virtue's triumph resides not solely in spirit,
but upon the earth.
The question I asked the Spear Maiden at first sight
is now answered in full,
Courage is freedom from pain, despair, and fear,
Feedom from doubt, freedom from hesitation,
Freedom from Death,
Freedom to give one's utmost in service of the Light.
A Hymn to the Goddess
Added Wed Jan 18 10:34:51 2012 at level 51:
Let all men know, that a lifetime of service to the Goddess Baerinika has left me
full of gifts and joy in equal measure. For each trial and demand there was the
accomplishment of virtue, and so doubly were my efforts returned to me.
That you may know my faith is sincere from my heart, I have written a hymn to praise
the Lady Baerinika, Goddess of Light, the Maiden of the Brave.
Though the Darkness may encircle,
I shall never fear the night
Though the mists gather to bewilder,
I will not abandon my righteous fight
Even if my path grows faint,
With Her beside me,
I march upon the road of faith
for the dominion of the Kingdom of Light.
Baerinika, Goddess of Light, Fierce Jaguar,
through You the Light inspires
the strong to harbor the innocent,
the wise to find their insight,
the devoted to find their joy.
In the jungle the shadows gather,
but they shell not find me at the campfire,
I am among them, waiting patiently
for the right moment to strike.
In pursuit I find an answer
to the riddle of life.
In striking the shadow I find
the echo of the Divine.
Baerinika, Goddess of Light, Maiden of the Spear,
through You the Light inspires
righteous wrath in the strong,
cleverness in the just,
and the joy in the hearts of the devoted.
Upon our crusade we march with Her purpose,
to end the threat of the darkness,
our purity is our focus,
as she guides us upon our journey
and our souls are in the care
of the Maiden of righteous fury,
Baerinika!
PK Wins
Aug 16, 2011|Lv 12|Galadon|Odakk vs 1: Argivo (100%, electrical discharge)
Aug 28, 2011|Lv 17|Dagdan|Dralnu vs 1: Argivo (100%, slash)
Aug 30, 2011|Lv 17|Hamsah Mu'tazz|Floriant vs 1: Argivo (100%, slash)
Sep 1, 2011 |Lv 17|East Sumner's Road|Aldova vs 2: Illanthos (8%), Argivo (91%, wrath)
Sep 6, 2011 |Lv 17|Galadon|Kadin vs 1: Argivo (100%, wrath)
Sep 13, 2011|Lv 17|Voralian City|Chamilia vs 1: Argivo (100%, wrath)
Sep 13, 2011|Lv 18|Arkham|Chamilia vs 1: Argivo (100%, slash)
Sep 13, 2011|Lv 18|Voralian City|Daemion vs 1: Argivo (100%, wrath)
Sep 13, 2011|Lv 18|Emerald Forest|Rakhin vs 2: Okcrahn (25%), Argivo (74%, wrath)
Sep 23, 2011|Lv 20|The Redhorn Mountains|Azrael vs 1: Argivo (100%, slash)
Sep 25, 2011|Lv 20|Galadon|Inarutep vs 1: Argivo (100%, slash)
Sep 30, 2011|Lv 21|Voralian City|Thog vs 1: Argivo (100%, slash)
Oct 1, 2011 |Lv 25|Fortress of Light|Kymbal vs 2: Ckonnar (2%), Argivo (97%, drowning)
Oct 3, 2011 |Lv 29|Silverwood|Desferic vs 1: Argivo (100%, slash)
Oct 3, 2011 |Lv 29|The North Road|Nargh vs 1: Argivo (100%, drowning)
Oct 5, 2011 |Lv 30|Northern Foothills|Gralog vs 1: Argivo (100%, slash)
Oct 6, 2011 |Lv 34|Grinning Skull Village|Fgazzint vs 1: Argivo (100%, slash)
Oct 8, 2011 |Lv 41|Arial City|Chandhril vs 2: Argivo (15%, slash), Ckonnar (84%)
Oct 8, 2011 |Lv 41|The Imperial Palace|Azrael vs 2: Orthas (42%, heavenly wrath), Argivo (57%)
Oct 8, 2011 |Lv 41|The Redhorn Mountains|Azrael vs 3: Orthas (37%, heavenly wrath), Bhaeyrn (41%), Argivo (20%)
Oct 9, 2011 |Lv 49|The Redhorn Mountains|Rindros vs 4: Bhaeyrn (0%), Argivo (38%, flurry), Lorathennil (22%), Orthas (39%)
Oct 10, 2011|Lv 50|Voralian City|Dieterle vs 1: Argivo (100%, cut)
Oct 10, 2011|Lv 50|Galadon|Dieterle vs 2: Argivo (34%), Eachainn (65%, smash)
Oct 10, 2011|Lv 50|The Redhorn Mountains|Kymbal vs 2: Orthas (18%), Argivo (81%, searing light)
Oct 12, 2011|Lv 51|Galadon|Obregon vs 2: Garwern (21%, strike of deliverance), Argivo (78%)
Oct 12, 2011|Lv 51|Voralian City|Kymbal vs 2: Anerus (10%), Argivo (89%, drumming maces)
Oct 22, 2011|Lv 51|The Imperial Palace|Otuerghad vs 2: Argivo (7%), Garwern (92%, divine power)
Oct 25, 2011|Lv 51|Silverwood|Gralog vs 2: Yantha (25%), Argivo (74%, searing light)
Oct 29, 2011|Lv 51|The Ashes of NoWhere|Arrgakk vs 1: Argivo (100%, brilliant radiance)
Oct 31, 2011|Lv 51|Hamsah Mu'tazz|Gralog vs 2: Bogolyubov (34%), Argivo (65%, searing light)
Oct 31, 2011|Lv 51|The Eastern Road|Gralog vs 2: Argivo (7%), Eachainn (92%, nova)
Oct 31, 2011|Lv 51|The Eastern Road|Odrallag vs 2: Argivo (61%, drumming maces), Eachainn (38%)
Nov 2, 2011 |Lv 51|The Eastern Road|Sareisa vs 3: Bronkgrm (47%, parting blow), Anerus (17%), Argivo (34%)
Nov 2, 2011 |Lv 51|Northern Foothills|Thog vs 2: Argivo (44%, drumming maces), Eachainn (55%)
Nov 7, 2011 |Lv 51|The Eastern Road|Phrazgrah vs 4: Fjodir (45%, KB), Mahkreen (0%), Argivo (28%), Valin (25%)
Nov 9, 2011 |Lv 51|The Imperial Palace|Phrazgrah vs 2: Argivo (11%), Ckonnar (88%, parting blow)
Nov 9, 2011 |Lv 51|The Imperial Palace|Phrazgrah vs 2: Argivo (77%, brilliant radiance), Eachainn (22%)
Nov 9, 2011 |Lv 51|East Sumner's Road|Ganicus vs 4: Argivo (2%, searing light), Reekai (12%), Eleagra (19%), Phrazgrah (64%)
Nov 9, 2011 |Lv 51|The Redhorn Mountains|Phrazgrah vs 4: Teriseta (50%), Argivo (40%, parting blow), Eachainn (6%), Gorlik (2%)
Nov 11, 2011|Lv 51|Voralian City|Tontik vs 3: Argivo (63%, brilliant radiance), Okcrahn (27%), Eachainn (8%)
Nov 11, 2011|Lv 51|Fortress of Light|Grongt vs 2: Argivo (30%, searing light), Crushan (69%)
Nov 15, 2011|Lv 51|Graveyard|Alashandru vs 1: Argivo (100%, searing light)
Nov 15, 2011|Lv 51|Upper Cragstone|Karzii vs 5: Teriseta (42%, KB), Obregon (6%), Eachainn (37%), Vallinane (4%), Argivo (8%)
Nov 15, 2011|Lv 51|The Redhorn Mountains|Odrallag vs 3: Argivo (41%, brilliant radiance), Vallinane (42%), Eachainn (16%)
Nov 16, 2011|Lv 51|The Eastern Road|Gralog vs 2: Argivo (32%), Eachainn (67%, icy needle)
Nov 17, 2011|Lv 51|BattleRager Village|Tontik vs 8: Odrallag (0%), Teriseta (19%), Zynzyn (0%), Eachainn (1%), Ilianthia (0%), Argivo (38%, drumming maces), Rohaid (38%), Vallinane (2%)
Nov 17, 2011|Lv 51|Galadon|Odrallag vs 8: Tontik (0%), Teriseta (41%, slash), Vallinane (0%), Zynzyn (0%), Eachainn (14%), Rohaid (21%), Argivo (10%), Ilianthia (12%)
Nov 17, 2011|Lv 51|The Redhorn Mountains|Odrallag vs 4: Argivo (15%), Rohaid (14%), Vallinane (17%), Eachainn (52%, sudden drop)
Nov 18, 2011|Lv 51|Fortress of Light|Oiberstund vs 1: Argivo (100%, searing light)
Nov 18, 2011|Lv 51|Fortress of Light|Oiberstund vs 1: Argivo (100%, parting blow)
Nov 18, 2011|Lv 51|Galadon|Odrallag vs 2: Baerinika (96%, canoewhack), Argivo (3%)
Nov 18, 2011|Lv 51|The Imperial Palace|Eleagra vs 3: Argivo (0%), Caerdryn (73%), Ckonnar (26%, divine power)
Nov 18, 2011|Lv 51|The Imperial Palace|Gerelexes vs 4: Argivo (14%), Caerdryn (34%), Illanthos (0%), Ckonnar (50%, divine power)
Nov 18, 2011|Lv 51|The Ruins of Ostalagiah|Karzii vs 3: Argivo (21%, searing light), Ckonnar (6%), Gwildonian (72%)
Nov 19, 2011|Lv 51|Strange Island|Nolgur vs 3: Argivo (52%, searing light), Ckonnar (41%), Puhguly (6%)
Nov 19, 2011|Lv 51|Strange Island|Puhguly vs 3: Ckonnar (16%), Argivo (62%, searing light), Nolgur (21%)
Nov 19, 2011|Lv 51|Strange Island|Karzii vs 3: Akedeh (33%, drumming maces), Ckonnar (66%), Argivo (0%)
Nov 19, 2011|Lv 51|Strange Island|Puhguly vs 2: Argivo (54%, searing light), Ckonnar (45%)
Nov 20, 2011|Lv 51|Shepherd's Row|Alashandru vs 2: Argivo (37%), Okcrahn (62%, disembowelment) *Disemboweled*
Nov 20, 2011|Lv 51|The Redhorn Mountains|Oiberstund vs 2: Argivo (66%, searing light), Okcrahn (33%)
Nov 20, 2011|Lv 51|Bramblefield Road|Oiberstund vs 2: Argivo (11%, brilliant radiance), Okcrahn (88%)
Nov 20, 2011|Lv 51|The Seaport of Hamsah Mu'tazz|Sorva vs 3: Sasaek (38%, torments), Argivo (7%), Lethmitel (54%)
Nov 21, 2011|Lv 51|BattleRager Village|Kuchul vs 4: Jardir (36%, smash), Hapne (17%), Argivo (21%), Solec (24%)
Nov 27, 2011|Lv 51|The Eastern Road|Gralog vs 2: Boggom (39%, pierce), Argivo (60%)
Nov 30, 2011|Lv 51|Fortress of Light|Gralog vs 4: Rohaid (3%), Calavaros (6%), Argivo (43%, punch), Eachainn (46%)
Dec 2, 2011 |Lv 51|Fortress of Light|Gralog vs 4: Vozmuir (0%), Argivo (32%), Eachainn (49%, pillar of lightning), Koul (17%)
Dec 4, 2011 |Lv 51|Ruins of Delar-Tol|Gralog vs 3: Ankhas (73%, wrath), Kraggabod (8%), Argivo (18%)
Dec 5, 2011 |Lv 51|Shepherd's Row|Gralog vs 2: Argivo (24%), Koul (75%, brilliant radiance)
Dec 7, 2011 |Lv 51|The Redhorn Mountains|Gralog vs 2: Argivo (23%, slice), Rohaid (76%)
Dec 7, 2011 |Lv 51|Fortress of Light|Gralog vs 1: Argivo (100%, parting blow)
Jan 1, 2012 |Lv 51|Voralian City|Kalil vs 2: Seisorald (93%, mental assault), Argivo (6%)
Jan 10, 2012|Lv 51|Feanwyyn Weald|Bronkgrm vs 2: Argivo (14%, parting blow), Mhag (85%)
Jan 12, 2012|Lv 51|The Seaport of Hamsah Mu'tazz|Khoram vs 1: Argivo (100%, searing light)
Jan 12, 2012|Lv 51|Silverwood|Kurbrawn vs 1: Argivo (100%, flurry)
Jan 13, 2012|Lv 51|Fortress of Light|Eleagra vs 3: Scree (51%, onslaught of water), Eachainn (13%), Argivo (35%)
Jan 13, 2012|Lv 51|Fortress of Light|Scree vs 2: Argivo (85%), Shaendath (14%, rising phoenix kick)
Jan 14, 2012|Lv 51|Khalid River|Krunk vs 1: Argivo (100%, parting blow)
Jan 17, 2012|Lv 51|Fortress of Light|Quinlon vs 2: Argivo (65%, cranial hit), Eachainn (34%)
Jan 18, 2012|Lv 51|Valley of Veran|Jordanian vs 4: Vozmuir (6%, claw), Argivo (26%), Vallinane (14%), Eachainn (51%)
Jan 18, 2012|Lv 51|Galadon|Kimi vs 3: Argivo (39%), Illanthos (0%), Vozmuir (60%, claw)
Jan 21, 2012|Lv 51|Fortress of Light|Trinsa vs 4: Sava (15%), Tairneach (10%), Argivo (17%), Jammenon (56%, searing light)