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Sun 25th Jun 2023 01:09

Day 1

by Ralsei Dreemurr

Well, I may have been around for about 5 years already, but it's never too late to begin something, so here's Day 1 of my diary!
I have somehow lost my memory before, so hopefully this will help me if it happens again...
 
I started my day by going into the next town I had planned to visit, which was Greyhaven. I went in front of the Opal Inn and Tavern and began to sing.
Many people gathered around me, as usual and some graciously tossed some coins my way.
Same as any day, until in the evening...
 
I was close to finishing my performance, when suddenly, a tall man wearing an eyepatch attacked me without warning. I instinctively dodged and used this strange ability I have to immediately calm him down. To not cause alarm, I quickly pretended that the stranger was part of the performance. Afterwards, we stepped into the Opal Inn, and I ordered him a hot chocolate, and sat down. I asked him why he attacked me, and a bit about himself. It seemed like the hot chocolate did wonders on the guy. He was much calmer and was willing to talk semi-freely. Apparently, he hunts down undead creatures and nobles. I know that my stage name implied to him that I'm a noble, but I didn't know I was considered "undead". I know I'm something unique, but I still am unsure what I am...
 
But suddenly, a noble came in, and I immediately foresaw the worst. The man, who I found out was called "Red" immediately went for the noble, and I tried to stop him. He unfortunately was stronger than me, and pushed me aside.
 
Long story short, the noble ran away, slightly disgraced, but mostly unharmed.
Red ended up losing his "hot chocolate privileges".
Afterwards, we were taken in by a guard for questioning. Red went with me quietly, to my surprise. We met a kind, but insane lady that briefly questioned us, and then released us. We were about to settle down for the night, when Red reacted to something that only he could hear. He started talking to someone, seemingly, and quickly ran off before I could ask him what was going on. I chased him in hot pursuit until he stopped at a burning building.
Despite the danger I sensed, I followed him as he ran inside...
Inside, we saw a masked figure staring back at us. I readied my magic and scarf, wary of the figure's next move...