Everslade

Orcs. It had been strange, seeing their tracks on the forest floor. Smelling their blood in the air. Ashwyneth had often searched for plants and hunted for animals among these woods, and very rarely had she even heard of orcs here.

Sera returned home just as the sun was beginning to set, tired but rather proud of herself. In her hand was a scrap of paper upon which she had clumsily written her first name for the first time -- her entire first name -- with some help from Madge. Of course she had seen her name written out for her by her mother before but back then it had been just a mass of squiggly symbols she neither knew the names of nor what they meant. But now that she new at least the names and sounds of letters things were starting make so much more sense.

I did it I had my first house guest and even cooked breakfast! It was Master Balrinar although that is an accomplishment. Bloody dwarf might be stubborn as a mule when it comes to certain things but at least he kept me company.  I made some eggs and bacon for us we talked about Everslade and it's residents. So far I'm only friends with Carria and the dwarf hopefully the other residents will come visit me soon. I need to find Carria again talk to her about opening up my tailor shop I need more coin and soon.

“You've got a clean slate. Don't try to redraw the pictures that were there before. Use it to start a new masterpiece.”

I’ve had a week to spend on my special project, and I think it’s coming along quite nicely. I met a lovely lady named Odelina and an adorable halfling named Heemi, who have since moved into Everslade across the road from me.