A New Journey and New Companions

Kal sits down and stares into the flames of the camp fire. I think maybe I should explain how I came to be an adventurer and how I met Gimbaldi.
I used to work in a Tavern called the Five Flagons, I worked as a table server and a Dancer, Kedona looked after me well never mistreated me even knowing I wasn't human. In his terms I was a touch of spice and forbidden desire especially when I danced.

I met Gimbaldi by chance I was out in the city of Athkatla when I over heard what sounded like a fight, I investigated finding a man being attacked by several people in cloaks. I used to be able to summon darkness by willing it and I used it to intervene. This was the first time I had actually killed anyone and was shocked at myself afterwards.
Kal looks at those present do any of you remember the first time you were forced to kill another?

Gilbaldi asked if I knew of anyone who might help him he strung me a story about helping children and although I didn't instantly trust him I followed him and found that his story was plausible. I introduced him to some adventurers who were staying at the Five Flagons. The three adventurers were the Half Dragon Katalina, A Human warrior from Damara called Hrodmere and a shadowy human who seemed to have a slight tag of the arcane.

His task was to retrieve a relic and then return it once it had been used.
To cut a long story short, we found the relic we found the relic, Gimbaldi fled leaving us to the temple guards. We were eventually captured and were sentenced to death, However we offered to retrieve the artefact and return it if we were spared. In the end we were imprisoned, separated and each upon our release had different scars.

my memory was clouded and altered so instead of the fate I suffered I remembered having to dance and entertain where as in truth I was raped and beaten within an inch of my life healed and repeated. It was no fun to have the truth crash through my perceived reality and I though I was going crazy. Once we left we vowed to track Gimbaldi down and retrieve the artefact known as the censor of Joy.

Kal goes into some details regarding some of their journey skimming parts.

Our destination would be end up being the famed library of Coren Lyerfast. When we finally met back up with Gimbaldi he had been captured by Thayans, we slew the thayans released all the slaves thay had and freed Gimbaldi. Both Katalina and myself agreed to spare Gimbaldi and my companions entered the mountain and found the Library.

I myself chose to ensure that the newly freed slaves had a way of getting off the mountain and I lead them out.

This journey was where I first met the Dragon Ancimir, he was looking for Katalina. he opened a dangerous way for us to go through.
Kal recounts the encounters with the Hill Giants and how the Dragon cleared the way by destroying the giants settlement.

On my way back to try and join them after guiding the former slaves I fell, during the darkness I was attacked by a giant bat like creature, Kal lowers her armour to show the scar. I only saw it for a fraction of a moment as it blotted out the stars.

Kal takes a break as she downs a glass of ale.