Author's note:
Thanks ssp47 and Blooknaburg for your reviews!
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I had lost all my gear, including the mithral chainmail. The men at the "D" watch gladly led me to the armory though, and let me choose what I wished to wear. Nothing in the armory looked like it was anything special, so I took a longsword and a longbow. For armor I took steel chainmail.
We were dispatched after the "B" watch was dismissed. In the guard, there are four separate watches. It is a big wheel. "D" watch is on duty from sunset to sunrise. The main responsibility is to secure the walls and gates, and make sure there are no intruders. Secondly, we are to keep the peace in the city.
On my first night, I was standing alone on the south wall, looking over the plains. There was a long of townsfolk, probably from my father's castle, heading towards large cities they thought could protect them.
A gust of wind blew, so strong it nearly blew me off the wall. Around me, there was no evidence of any wind at all. I knew this was some sort of magic. I started to shout in alarm as I was slammed again, and the air knocked out of me. I couldn't see the source of this wind at all. I grabbed onto the battlements to an effort to hold on. Again I was hit, and I was forced flat onto the wall, but I did manage to yell an alarm. I stood up, thinking that they had left, only to be hit again and fall behind the wall into the city. I passed out as soon as I landed on the ground.
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I don't know how long I was out for, but when I woke up it was noon and I had lost all of my weapons and armor. Thieves must have stolen them. I got up and made my way back to Westor's castle, where I could be outfitted again.
After I told Westor what happened, he told me it was no magic he had ever heard of. He said it sounded like an invisible stalker. They are air elementals native to the plane of air. He said someone would have had to summon it for it to attack me. There was someone after me, but I didn't know whom. At the moment they thought I was dead, so I had some time to figure it out.
For the moment though, I needed cash to buy something better than a mediocre longsword and bow, so I would join Wextor's next campaign in order to acquire the funds to do so. He told me that he would pay me well if I led a small scout group into the eastern marshes. There were orcs hiding out there, and raid local villages for food.
(To picture an orc…picture the Uruk-hai from lord of the rings)
I was outfitted again, however with lighter armor. I donned studded leather armor and again took a longsword and a longbow. I was to leave at dusk, and return with my findings. Then he would mobilize his troops on that position and wipe them out.
Author's note:
This is a bit shorter than others, but the next one should be quite long.