Role

Chapter 28

It seems as though it was only yesterday that I was admitted to the guild
of Healers in Voralian. I didn't know if what I sought would be a
possibility, yet here I am. Proud of my change. I have yet to visit my
mother in Darsylon, but I know that she would be proud of me today. When
I'd brought shame to the family with my chosen magic and path, I thought
that was the end of it. This path and everything in it has given me new
life. If not for the wrinkles on my face and my scars, I would think time
had gone backwards for me.

I spend my time in service of the Spire as a local healer, healing the
wounds and soothing the Spirits of Galadon's visitors and residents
alike. My abilities as a Healer may be limited, but as I have always
done, I've made the best of a limitation and turned it into a strength.
I'm near to mastering my prayers already, though I do have a few I would
like to learn soon. Traveling through Gates to give aid to those in more
desperate need of help, putting the afflicted into a deep Healing Sleep
to cure illnesses and wounds my healing prayer otherwise cannot touch,
calling a Sanctuary against harm to those I protect, and granting a
prayer to return people home if they become too lost or injured for my
help, and sanctifying places divine prayer cannot reach just as a few
examples.

I would write of communing itself as well. For many years when I'd first
been taught some of the supplications of the guild, I was unable to
commune with the Captain. I'd grown accustomed to not having anything for
a long time, and I'd even feared communing as a priest of Neltouda for
fear of my hunger reawakening. My fears were misplaced, and I am glad to
say so. I feel connected not only to Captain Neltouda, but the Spirits of
those I pray for. The best way to describe it would be having the hand of
a Goddess guide your own and touching the very essence of another person
and feeling everything that makes them who they are.

It's a deeply enlightening experience. It took me a long time to fully
understand who I was and what my strengths were. Even today, I still use
my sense of humor to lighten the compliments I receive from others
because I do not feel fully deserving of their praise. There is always
more I can do. More I can learn. Not for power, not for fame, not for
greatness. But because I would serve Thera as a beacon of faith and a
guiding Spirit. In a time where strife is a constant and there are always
those in need, people need hope. Though they may not always admit it,
sometimes they need help. I would do my guild, my mother, and my Captain
proud.