My first month

Dear diary,
 
I truly need a reminder to write in this more often, once upon a time I wished for more things to write about, but these last weeks have been so full I scarce have a moment to put pen to paper.
 
I suppose I should start with Sareena. What started as some sporadic bumping into each other has turned into a fast friendship that I am grateful for. A half-elven young woman, about my age, a street busker who plays beautiful music on her violin. Creative, hardworking, and very kind. She has clearly been through a lot, but I've resigned to respect that privacy. It feels so good to have a friend who doesn't need me to be anyone but who I am, she listens to me talk about whatever I'm reading and then some. If I had only found this one friendship in Novandria I'd be eternally grateful to Athesne for leading me here.
 
There's been several other people I have had the pleasure to meet, Mr. Lukas Skybound who runs the Skybound Inn, a lovely establishment that I would like to frequent for the delicious meals when I have company. Ms Violet, who came to my shop and met Sareena there and I think they will become fast friends as well through their musical inclinations. Ama Arinelle Illum seems like a compassionate person, a cleric like myself she is very serious and devoted to Loreali.
 
Several encounters have led me to be acquainted with Mr. Donatien Leblanc, the ringmaster of the Circus of Disquiet, and a person I would not have thought I'd have such a connection with. But, he is understanding of those of us who have...different abilities than most, and has been so kind in indulging my passion for knowledge and helping me come to terms with my own oddities.
 
The above have all been lovely encounters with people and...looking at it now I am very surprised by how many I have met so amicably. Grandfather once said that "you may think you are not a people person, but maybe you just need to meet the right people." And, I think I understand why you moved to Novandria grandpa Nick.
 
That said, if there are the right kind of people, then there are most certainly the wrong kind. Here I will say the things that manners and propriety restrain me from with others, but I need to get this out. I am at pains to understand what would possess someone to study at Academia Casus and then forego all learning or application of what they previously learned! Sir Victor Orsei von Tressard just seems like the model for how to do nothing at all with your life. I hear he graduated from Academia Casus but has since just travelled for the sake of carousing around Europa. I had the most unpleasant exchange with him and though I must admit to letting my manners slip and being rude, I still cannot wrap my head around those values.
 
Well, I should let this rest for now. It is late and I have a busy day tomorrow. I'm going to visit Sareena's home in the Warrens which she seems nervous about. I will endeavour to ensure she knows that short of damaging my books there are few things that I would hold against her.
 
Good night,