Good Day Sunshine
May15

Good Day Sunshine

(15 Ivastaen 5115: Wehnimer’s Landing) The bardess woke up in her room in the Landing to the sounds of a bustling and busy town. She rubbed her crystal amulet and almost instantly heard someone thinking. It may not have been peaceful, but it was a familiar chaos to her, and she smiled. They had traveled late in the night from Ta’Illistim in preparation for the journey to Icemule Trace later today. That was the frozen...

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That’s What Friends Are For
May11

That’s What Friends Are For

(9 Ivastaen 5115: Ta’Illistim) Not every rescue is from the jaws of death. The Adventuring Guild assigned the bardess to recover an heirloom from a spectral lord. It seemed like a good enough match for her. Aetheri went with her to that area regularly so she could earn her next step for the Order of Voln. She would just save the job until he was around. She came in from a successful hunt in the Teorainn Dale, and tarried on the dais...

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How Many People Does It Take…
May05

How Many People Does It Take…

(4 Ivastaen 5115: Ta’Illistim) How Many People Does It Take To Help A Bardess? “The only kind of luck I am having today is bad luck,” she thought. She glanced at her fractured and bleeding leg and her hand as she sat at the Hanging Gardens, snacking on acantha leaves like she had not eaten for days. The Teorainn Dale had not been good to her.”I would rise to curtsy and greet you, too, Mister Kitagaen, but...

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Aetheri’s Song
May03

Aetheri’s Song

(3 Ivastaen 5115: Ta’Illistim) She closed her eyes and smiled to herself, finishing the song on the piece of paper. She swirled her quill at the bottom with her name, marking it complete. Holding the paper up she looked at it in wonder. It had taken but a few days to write, and she really liked it. It held her feelings; that alone was an accomplishment.The key gave it layers of depth that made it intriguing, romantic, and never once...

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Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
May01

Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner

(1 Ivastaen 5115: Ta’Illistim) The bardess just stared at this second letter from home in as many days. It made no sense at all for them to change their mind like this. Dear Luxie,   I do not have time for more than a short note about this change of plans. We are leaving today to meet you in Ta’Vaalor next week. We will send word when we arrive.   Plan to bring him. Your Father Him??  The letter seemed very terse for...

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Thoughts of Home
Apr30

Thoughts of Home

(30 Olaesta 5115: Ta’Illistim) She looked at the letter in her hand from her mother and could not help but read it again even though her eyes were blurring from the tears that she could not stop. Luxie dear,   We are so happy to hear all is going well for you. There is nothing I am looking forward to more than hearing your every new song, and learning all about each creation!   Your father and I cannot get away now, there...

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Coupon for a Kiss
Apr27

Coupon for a Kiss

(27 Olaesta 5115: Ta’Illistim in the wee hours after midnight) “Thank you ever so much!” she told him. He had given her a symbol of the Lord of Dreams to hold her chrism. Looking at the sword symbol, she saw a beautiful periwinkle feystone already sparkling in it. That was such a generous extra touch. She practically beamed at him in excitement over this special gift. She replaced the symbol she had been wearing that was a...

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I Believe I Can Fly
Apr26

I Believe I Can Fly

(26 Olaesta 5115: Ta’Illistim) The dream was a gift, a gift with her soft new lullabye playing in the background. More than a gift, it was a promise to the bardess. She followed the azure butterfly into a swirling host of colorful butterflies all around her. She raised her arms to reach upwards with them in wonder. They swept under her arms and lifted her high, and somehow, she was soaring into the star-filled night sky. She heard her...

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Brand New Sun
Apr24

Brand New Sun

(24 Olaesta 5115; Ta’Illistim) She looked at the stargazer lily in the light of morning and sighed. It was stunning. She was tempted to sing to it, but that lasted only a moment. She did not really want to know its song, not now. Or, perhaps more accurately, not yet. If she had been honest with herself, she already knew. She just did not understand why. She turned her attention back to the harp, letting her thoughts wander as her...

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Listen To The Music
Apr24

Listen To The Music

(24 Olaesta 5115; Ta’Illistim) Moonglae Inn BriarStone Court Ta’Illistim, the Nations Dear Mother and Father, The time in Ta’Illistim has been thrilling. The quiet here has been inspiring, the people, charming. I have had time to work on my instruments, too. I finished all the lessons for my mandolin, and am fully ready for my final exam with it. I have written 2 songs and arranged a third this week. I want to play them all for...

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