A Blade's journey
CrevsDaak
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I've just started a solo run with a Blade (but decided to keep a party for RP reasons), I rolled very little and got stats that are highly roleplayed in my character, who's Lawful Neutral, I named her Xzirvanya. 
I picked Long Sword and Darts as level one proficiencies. 
-Candlekeep:
I talked to Gorion who urged me to leave the citadel of Candlekeep, where I lived most of my life, I brought an armor, a sword and darts for myself. Later I visited the guards and done a little errand for one of them, just buying quarrels from Winthrop and carrying them through the half of the citadel, very exciting, but I was glad to help (and he rewarded me nicely)! A man tried to kill me, I don't know his name, but he was almost as tall as me and had a dagger, by forcing my spirit into battle and empowering myself (used Offensive Spin) I could concentrate and hit him once (3 damage done with my Long Sword), he threatened me by saying "I've got a blade with your name on it", as the time he stabbed me with his dagger (just 1 point of damage luckily), I ran outside of the construction, but he followed me, I concentrated to not to run and to use my will to protect myself (used Defensive Spin), he couldn't hit me. But I could do so, as he was dead, Karan approached and talked to me, he also urged me to leave, maybe Gorion knows about this, I will ask him later. I have spoken with my friend Imoen, she asked me if she could come with me, but I think that it's a decision that is up to Gorion, and that I will ask me about that too. Gorion decided to leave immediately, he ordered me to go to the Friendly Arm Inn in case that he dies or we are separated, there I can meet with some friends of him, they can help me, he said. A Priest of Oghma from the local temple healed the wounds the assassin had caused me before we leaved, a thing we did.
I picked Long Sword and Darts as level one proficiencies. -Candlekeep:
I talked to Gorion who urged me to leave the citadel of Candlekeep, where I lived most of my life, I brought an armor, a sword and darts for myself. Later I visited the guards and done a little errand for one of them, just buying quarrels from Winthrop and carrying them through the half of the citadel, very exciting, but I was glad to help (and he rewarded me nicely)! A man tried to kill me, I don't know his name, but he was almost as tall as me and had a dagger, by forcing my spirit into battle and empowering myself (used Offensive Spin) I could concentrate and hit him once (3 damage done with my Long Sword), he threatened me by saying "I've got a blade with your name on it", as the time he stabbed me with his dagger (just 1 point of damage luckily), I ran outside of the construction, but he followed me, I concentrated to not to run and to use my will to protect myself (used Defensive Spin), he couldn't hit me. But I could do so, as he was dead, Karan approached and talked to me, he also urged me to leave, maybe Gorion knows about this, I will ask him later. I have spoken with my friend Imoen, she asked me if she could come with me, but I think that it's a decision that is up to Gorion, and that I will ask me about that too. Gorion decided to leave immediately, he ordered me to go to the Friendly Arm Inn in case that he dies or we are separated, there I can meet with some friends of him, they can help me, he said. A Priest of Oghma from the local temple healed the wounds the assassin had caused me before we leaved, a thing we did.
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My foster father has just been slain, I cannot say how bad I felt when I saw him cut down by the Armored Figure's blade, I can't even describe my feelings with words...
Later
Imoen decided to follow us, she did bring potions that might be helpful for me, I recommended to go back to Candlekeep while she was able to, but she didn't want so. We've agreed that I will take her until the Friendly Arm Inn, I took promise of protecting her (and myself) from the dangers that plague the Sword Coast. We got attacked by a wolf and I risked my life to save Imoen, who got hurt first. I, badly hurt (took 5 points of damage while O have 6 HP), drank a Potion of Healing that my Sist had with herself. My smart little sister! I used my sword against the wolf while Imoen used that bow of hers (and she hit twice for 4 and then I forgot for how much the second hit was) I got hurt again (just 3 HP this time) and I moved back, encouraged again my the promise I had made, I counterattacked and made a successful strike (4 damage, which is somehow good since I have 1d8+1 as damage), injured, the wolf continued it's attack, Imoen used her Wand of Missiles against it twice, and later she made a (Critical) hit with her bow (for 10 damage, gods), killing the wolf. At the end, she had saved me from it's jaws!
(I have an OCD about SCS no-reload runs, but good narrative is great no matter where it comes from.)
We travelled for near eight hours until we met an old man that was interested in a 'decent conversation', he also gave me some advice and warned me of the perils of the Sword Coast. We've fought a glibbering, it looked like ill and infected by some disease, it moved with much haste so I could not hit it with my sword, Imoen, with her keen eyes killed it with a single arrow, I might travel with her more than to the Inn.
We walked more and more, we followed the road to the north and met a man that told us to lower our voices because monsters could be nearby, I gently asked forgiveness and explained him that I was leaving. We continued the way until we got into the neighbors of the Inn.
-Friendly Arm Inn: It looks like a fortress, I should ask about the past of this building, it might be interesting to know more, books in Candlekeep suggested that it was an old construction and the castle of an evil god's followers, I don't know if it was dedicated to Bhaal, Cyric or Bane.
We met with Jaheira and Khalid, both nice persons and friends of my foster father Gorion, they recommend to go to Nashkel to investigate the Mines in that region. I rented two rooms, one for Imoen and me, and another for our newest companions, who ae married, a fact that Imoen found very funny and couldn't resist to laugh.
The next day
As I woke up I asked to Bentley about this Inn of himself, he was the one that, with a band of adventurers vanquished an undead priest of Bhaal, he also mentioned the temple dedicated to a gnomish God Garl Glirrergold, where his wife, Gelana Mirrorshade, is a priest of that deity. I have decided that tomorrow we will start our journey to the south, more specifically, to Nashkel to investigate this so talked about Iron Crisis that is plaguing the Sword Coast, although I haven't seen any of the bad iron, commoners said that I am lucky.
Later, after breakfast.
As we finished breakfast, Jaheira healed me with her spells, I was still hurt from my battle with the wolf from one day ago, she is a very kind woman. I've heard about an ogre south of the Inn, he robbed a belt from a woman that was very angry (she even screamed to us), and who seems to be an ugly person, I don't think I'll give her back the belt. Khalid is somehow weird from my point of observation, he nearly does not speak in front of his wife, I don't know if it is shame or fear. I talked with a gnome who offered a reward for cleaning her house in Beregost from a spider infestation, she was nice with us and I decided to help her, even if my stay in Beregost is going to be short, as we are rushing towards Nashkel from tomorrow later today.
Later
Jaheira and Khalid insisted in going to Nashkel, and I agreed to start our journey today after we eat meal. I bought an armor and other equipment for Jaheira, she will need it if we are really getting into an adventure.
Later
In our travel to Beregost, a Dire Wolf attacked us. I got hit first and couldn't even stand on my feet, so I drank a Potion of Healing. Khalid got badly injured and got scared away (maybe he is just scared of Jaheira too, and not shameful, or maybe he is afraid of her commenting on what he says, which is somehow shame), his wife helped him as best as she could by casting a healing spell over him. Imoen shoot the arrow that dealt the killing blow, if she keeps saving me, I'll have to call her big sist instead of just sist.
We killed the ogre very easily. Jaheira trapped him with a magically created plant, and we've all used our ranged weapons until it fall dead. I got held by the plants when I wanted to pick up my loot, Khalid, in his attempt to help me got held too. Imoen laughed about it and Jaheira smiled, Khalid seemed very ashamed about it. I helped him to get out of the plant-web and we continued our journey.
The ogre's treasure was composed by two belts, a spell scroll that I already have written in my Spellbook (Detect Inbisibility) and a Morning Star.
Sorry for not posting updates but I've been very busy with school and can't keep on playing *and* writing this.
-Beregost:
We traveled for another fours hours until we got to a small town known as Beregost. It seems like a place with all what you need to live and more in less than a square mile. A man named Golin approached us and gave us advice, I am loving how kind people is with me here.
A woman yelled to us for help, and said that she was being hunted by 'vicious spellcasting bandits', I agreed to defend her from them. We fought against Red Wizards -those were the 'vicious spellcasting bandits' she was blabbing about- with our united strengths. It turns out that Neera is a Wild Mage, I asked her if she wished to stay with the group, and she gladly accepted!
Later
I met a guy named Garrick that was offering a mercenary job, I accepted it and he took us to his mistress, Silke. She told us to kill several men, but I disagreed at that evil task, I did not have a reason to kill them.
The bard attacked us, we used our ranged weapons against her and one of Neera's spells, Khalid has proven to be an effective attacker, he slain her with a cut in the neck.
The men I was ordered to kill were thankful and gave us a potion, we followed the road to the south, heading to Nashkel.
Later
Two Ogrillions were in the road and had killed a Hafling Messenger, Imoen showed us her mastery with the bow badly damaging one of them and I managed to hit them with some darts too.
One of them held a letter directed to Mirianne, I do not know this woman, but the letters refers to her dwelling to be in Beregost. If I ever come back I will ask for directions and give this letter back to this woman.
Nice reading this! Good luck!