from the Journals of Morningstar, Warforged Wizard

by rsmyth

An account of the wanderings of Morningstar 776 Series C, Warforged Wizard, in the time after the Treaty of Thronehold in the D&D setting of Eberron.

3. Chapter 3

from the Journals of Morningstar 776 Series C, Warforged Wizard

by Richard Smyth

CHAPTER THREE

Date: 17 Vult 996YK

I try to earn money by playing chess in the central square marketplace . It's a joke for most of those who approach; their friends push them forward to play with the freak. I hear what they whisper, or say out loud with no fear of hurting my feelings. For what feelings does a warforged have? Most of them think the warforged are brainless automata made only for war. They find out soon enough after I beat them. Occasionally one with some skill plays, and the crowd gathers around to watch as if I am a sideshow in a carnival. That's fine; it's good for business.

I try to get other jobs but no one hires me, some openly sneering at my request. And so it is that I make my opening moves, but people refuse to play. What do you do when they won't let you play in their games?