#rakeshi

(OOC: Date [29-10-2016] Day[Saturday])

Dear diary…

Today started off with the usual training I have come to expect of this camp. So I won’t go into detail and repeat myself again.

One I finished the usual I went back inside the barracks to collect some things. However Rakeshi was acting strange in his sleep. He looked highly disturbed in his movement and generally distressed. I woke him from his sleep figuring he would rather be awake than going through whatever his mind is showing him. On asking him some questions about what he was dreaming of, it became clear he was still being haunted by his past in Northrend fighting against the scourge. He says he is troubled of the people he lost in his past, and that this recent dream was about the loss of our warband in the lands of the north. He was highly distressed by this, sobbing over it. I tried to reassure him the best I could and get him back on his feet. I explained to him my own mindset of fighting on for those we lost. But I am unsure if voicing the mindset of an elf will be help for him. Regardless I will raise this issue with Ara’ni or maybe Zulago as I hear he is present in the camp. Or was recently.

I managed to calm him down before he left to train. As he departed, Taryane had returned from the cells. She expressed what she was doing to punish and assist Miss Sunjoy and Miss Sunshard. However she also expressed what she would do if they repeated their stupid actions once more. With hopes, the threat of having their ears trimmed will be enough to correct their behavior. Though I have no doubt Taryane will hold to her word, and it will be a shame for it to come to that. But I of all people know that if you make poor choices then you can become permanently marked for them.

Taryane lets to check her mail and deal with some things she needed too. I departed to find Rakeshi. I found him where I expected him to be training his skills with a sword. He had decided to pick one up and train with in during our time here. I offered to teach him the basics of using a two handed sword. He was not bad for a beginner and we trained for some time teaching him blocking and attacking. I told him of bad habits as he showed them so he no longer held them. Elder Sarues also assisting in the training, though on a more physical scale than sword play. Once the three of us were finished we departed to eat. Elder Sarues expressed his concern for his own health in his age. But I assured him his skill was fine enough, and the warband would be at his side for the times he needed it to be. Sarues departed for some rest as Miss Sunshard came on the radio. This drew me and Rakeshi down to the cells.

We arrived to find Taryane already there speaking again. I stood out of the way and left them both too it. I hid what I was feeling from my expressions so Miss Sunshard or Miss Sunjoy could not look to me for anything. This was between them and Miss Windblaze after all. They recited out history and answered the questions they had offered. Unfortunately during the talk, a side of Aelathdrin that I didn’t like seeing surfaced once more. Some time ago before the legion invasions took place, she took part in a silly game that got herself and a few others in trouble. I later found herself alone at a loss of all pride because of what she did. She was so ashamed of her actions and the image she painted on our race that she sat stunned by shame. It reminded me of what I once was. I saw this in her once more. It was a side I hoped to never see again. But with what has happened, it has come back. So once the cells were clear I spoke to her about it. I asked her questions to get an idea of what was going through her mind. I told her some of my own past for something for her to relate to and gave her my own opinions. I raised her confidence again and got her back on her feet. I told her to come to me when she feels lost and I will help her. I told her to remember what was said by both me and Taryane. As her and Fera will be released soon, I told them both to find me for training in the melee weapon of their choice and for catching up on what they have missed. I can also keep a close eye on them both this way. They both have to learn their lessons but if Aelathdrin starts to think like I did then she could need somebody there to put her back on track before she falls down that hole.

I left them both to eat and bathe before returning to speak to Miss Sunjoy specifically. She does not have the same issue. From what I can tell from her, she has too much pride to admit she is wrong and improve herself. With hopes she will see reason and make an effort to improve her attitude. By the time I was finished with my own line of advice for her, it was late and I needed to rest for the next day.

 Yours faithfully

(OOC: Date [24-10-2016] Day[Monday])

(Entry 75 should be written on Wednesday assuming nothing changes. Breaking down and posting each day so I don’t have a headache of a job on wednesday.)

Dear diary…

The first day:

The day started off as normal. Rakeshi was out training and Graularr came over. I can only imagine they spoke because I had to leave shortly. When I returned, I and the other members of the warband aside from Ara’ni and Sarues were ordered into basic clothes and had to leave our things behind. The clothes were not great, nor was the dagger also supplied. Given the way I looked I didn’t use my orders tabard. Wearing it in the clothes I had would have set a poor image. I found my old Warband tabard and used that instead.

We waited around in the room after being informed of survival training. The next part is where it gets a little blurry. I remember Sarues and Ara’ni placing masks over their heads and the room filling with gas. Everyone fell down asleep around me and I figured this was some addition to the training. When I awoke, I was blindfolded and tied. We were on what sounded to be an airship under attack. It went down into the sea where I had to free myself from my bindings. Graularr had carried me to shore as I was still binded at the time he picked me up.

Our objective as we were told before we were gassed was to find a cave near the troll city Zul’grub. We had landed in the Stranglethorn jungle. We spent most of the day traveling, looking for things that could be of use. Eventually we found a place to set up camp near a source of water on elevated ground. Huts were set up and food was acquired.

During our meal there was a disturbance. Something was watching us and moved in and out of the camp, taking different actions as they went. It eventually revealed itself to be a female troll calling themselves the –Shadow-. By the time they showed themselves they had inflicted injury on Trez’iman and did.. something to Miss Sunshard. I could not see what. The troll then started telling stories of how it was a panther and started making comments of certain people. They seemed to think I was a faith wielder. I kept my guard up watching the troll in case they made a hostile action. However instead they just talked.

Eventually the stranger told us to kill a raptor and gather berries for a ritual. The simple answer was no. I thought this would have been obvious.

We are stranded in a forest with dwindling supplies and energy.

We have a mission to complete.

I have no reason to trust this troll. They stalked our camp and took terrorizing actions against our members.

However when I turned around, everybody had left doing what the troll asked. I considered following but given the difficulty of what they went to do, I watched the camp and rested instead. I fail to understand why the warband took orders from this troll. We gained nothing and only lost energy and risked being wounded.

They returned successful as I expected. Thankfully nobody was hurt. The troll thought to lecture me on my actions. I made it clear they do not have power over me and I do not answer to their loa. They did their ritual and then tried asking me and Miss Sunshard to hand over our daggers. Regrettably Aelathdrin did so without question. I demanded a reason. If that reason satisfied me then I would do as they asked. They failed to give a reason so my weapon stayed with me.

Aelathdrin left to clean off and I was asked to watch over her by Graularr. I gave her the space she needed but was grabbed by a large reptile from the river. I freed myself and drove it away but had been bitten. I tended to my wounds in one of the huts. I was later accused of disrespecting tradition by not assisting in this ritual. I stated that resting and being ready were my priority, not traditions.

Miss Sunshard took a walk having being frustrated with Graularr. They both got into an irritating argument over something. I was tired and not really listening but it had something to do with her walking around during the trolls ritual. They both traded insults enough to where I lost my patience and respectfully asked them to go somewhere else. Graularr then proceeded to kick the hut I was sitting in down. I rebuilt that and went to speak to Miss Sunshard. I gave her advice saying that arguing with them sometimes gets pointless. I said sometimes it’s just best to just let it go. There is no point dropping to the level of petty arguments that serve no purpose.

(OC: Date [07-10-2016] Day[Friday])

Dear diary…

Today started off… strange. Elder Sarues had been asked to deal with a squirrel problem. Said squirrels being fel tainted and had captured a Hypogryph. They departed for the mission and I followed shortly behind but was held back by the locals to assist in something else in the village. By the time I had finished I didn’t realize how long it had been. I went to track them but found the Elder fishing. He invited me to join him but fishing is hardly something I wish to do as a pass time, so I left to find the other three instead.

I arrived to see Rakeshi walk off irritated and Rassos and Aelathdrin fighting. Rassos inflicted a nasty wound to her leg and walked off shortly after. Something seemed off so I asked Miss Sunshard once we were alone and I was tending to her wound. It turns out he had insulted her and she then attacked him. As the leadership is three way I sent her to wait with the Elder whilst I gathered the other two. By doing this the Elder can give his own opinion. The situation I gathered was Rakeshi was trying to train them when a fight broke out between the two. He tried to stop it but gave up and left. I told him he should have looked for me or Sarues. As for the other two, their actions were pathetic. We are an elite warband not a squabbling group of thugs. My punishment would have been two weeks of mundane labor working with each other and a demotion. If after the two weeks they improve then they get their ranks back. If not then it goes to council. This issue is recurring and has gone on long enough. However the Elder thought I was being too harsh. He instead suggested an alternative that in my opinion had already not worked. However after my reasoning he still would not change his standing so I compromised. Aelathdrin seemed relieved by his punishment. This is not the reaction somebody should take to a punishment.

During the whole thing more people had arrived. Nivendi’en decided to raise questions about some if the things I said whilst Sarues explained how he punished the three. Nivendi’en seemed to not understand some things I said so I explained them to him again. He wrote some things down and then thanked me for something before turning his questions to Ara’ni. They spoke further about things relating to the warband such as how we are elite. I also think he implied that I should be a gladiator trainer because the things I tell the members they are elite when they are not and they will just run into combat and die with this false hope. If so then it seems to be another thing he misheard. I said we are an elite warband and I expect them to act like it. For them to show such behaviour off duty and then for me to simply say they are elite would be dishonest. If they were elite then they would act it. Right now they fail to do so off duty.

The weather is very odd in these lands. One moment it will be raining and the next it would stop. Then five minutes later it will rain again and three minutes after that it will stop. It was rather annoying so I left to go back inside to dry off. Standing outside for so long left me rather wet and I don’t need my equipment to fall into poor condition because of the rain. After I have finished with this I shall find that lake and clean anything the rain did not. After that should probably find or catch something to eat and then rest. The work the locals had me do was somewhat tiring.  

 Yours faithfully