Alessa Tarindal the Protector of Faith

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Description

You see before you a figure of transcendent beauty and grace. She stands a
full six feet from head to toe, her body perfectly preportioned and well
toned. Her long, flowing black hair, tucked neatly behind her pointy elven
ears, contrasts sharply with her creamy alabaster skin. Her wide, emerald-
green eyes converge onto her pert nose which flares slightly as she breathes.
Her lips are red and sensual, but her mouth shows little emotion.

She moves with a medley of rigid fluidity, a conglomeration of sensual
agility and determined precision. Her eyes dart about constanty in response
to even the least of discernable sounds. When she speaks, her voice is soft
and seductive, and you have to listen closely to make out her words. Age
seems to have been kind to her, slight creases flanking her eyes and mouth
speaking only whispers of passing youth. There is a timeless quality in her
bearing that suggests she has long ago made peace with her own soul. At
closer glance, you realize that...

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Score

Level	51	Sex	female	Race	half-elf
Ethos	Orderly	Align	Neutral	Class	healer
Practices	6	Trains	0	Hometown	Galadon
Exp	468500	To Level	22700	Sphere	Reason
Age old, 254 years old (517 hours)
Hit Points	599	Mana	1071	Movement	952
Strength	15	Intelligence	21	Wisdom	24
Dexterity	18	Constitution	5	Charisma	18
Carry #	1/30	Carry Weight	29 lb 15 oz
Gold	0	Silver	0	Copper	0
Wimpy	0	Morale	Moderate
Hitroll	7	Damroll	0

Title History

Tue Jun 8 14:51:42 2004, level 46 (123 hrs):
Alessa Tarindal the Shepherd of the Flock

Skill List

Level 1	flail	89%
Level 1	mace	92%
Level 1	staff	100%
Level 1	whip	97%
Level 1	recall	100%
Level 6	meditation	100%
Level 10	fast healing	100%
Level 10	taletell	70%
Level 11	batter	28%
Level 12	assess	90%
Level 13	hand to hand	94%
Level 13	scribe	73%
Level 14	cease fighting	70%
Level 15	kick	100%
Level 15	mix	78%
Level 16	trance	100%
Level 17	haggle	82%
Level 17	shield block	83%
Level 17	nap	77%
Level 17	artistry	75%
Level 18	pugil	100%
Level 19	lash	92%
Level 20	pen	83%
Level 21	parry	87%
Level 21	toss	70%
Level 25	second attack	100%

Supplication List

Supplication List

Level 1	armor	100%
Level 1	mend wounds	100%
Level 3	create food	100%
Level 3	faerie fire	100%
Level 5	detect evil	98%
Level 5	detect good	100%
Level 5	rouse	85%
Level 6	create water	80%
Level 6	refresh	100%
Level 7	bless	100%
Level 7	cure blindness	85%
Level 8	detect invis	98%
Level 8	know alignment	79%
Level 8	protection	100%
Level 10	cure poison	93%
Level 10	infravision	1%
Level 10	aegis	100%
Level 11	cure disease	84%
Level 11	gate	100%
Level 11	cure deafness	76%
Level 12	remove curse	94%
Level 13	protective shield	100%
Level 14	curse	96%
Level 15	invigorate	91%
Level 15	ardent faith	75%
Level 16	calm	83%
Level 17	create spring	96%
Level 17	fly	100%
Level 17	heal	100%
Level 18	faerie fog	82%
Level 19	teleport	81%
Level 19	restoration	79%
Level 20	awaken	79%
Level 21	identify	100%
Level 21	sanctuary	100%
Level 22	frenzy	82%
Level 22	mass invis	87%
Level 23	prayer	98%
Level 24	cancellation	82%
Level 24	locate object	100%
Level 25	cleanse	97%
Level 26	pass door	92%
Level 27	word of recall	99%
Level 28	turn undead	75%
Level 30	swiftness	93%
Level 31	healing sleep	100%
Level 32	remove paralysis	79%
Level 33	group teleport	76%
Level 35	mass healing	88%
Level 35	sanctify room	1%
Level 35	sanctify self	80%
Level 37	blade barrier	81%
Level 40	rejuvenate	100%
Level 45	lifeshield	75%

PK Statistics

PK Statistics

Total PK Wins	0 (0 at level 51)
Total PK Losses	10
Total Mob Deaths	57

PK Wins by Class

PK Wins by Cabal

PK Wins by Align
VS. Good	0
VS. Neutral	0
VS. Evil	0

PK Deaths by Class
VS. thief	2
VS. warrior	6
VS. necromancer	1
VS. bard	1

PK Deaths by Cabal
VS. None	6
VS. OUTLANDER	1
VS. BATTLE	1
VS. EMPIRE	2

PK Deaths by Align
VS. Good	1
VS. Neutral	3
VS. Evil	6

PK Gank-O-Meter

PK Gank-O-Meter

Total PK Wins	0
Total PK Assists	2
Average Group Size Per Kill	3.00

Death's Gank-O-Meter says: Holy Mother of Sissies

Average Group Size Per Death

1.50

Death's Ganked-O-Meter says: Unwitting Guest of Bad Parties

Immortal Comments

Tue Jul 27 02:25:38 2004 by 'Phaelim' at level 51 (288 hrs):
It has been a long ass time since she's come to the shrine, even after sending me a note saying she knew she sucks as a follower and would come to the shrine. Contemplating reduced empowerment.

Tue Jul 27 02:27:48 2004 by 'Phaelim' at level 51 (288 hrs):
Although, not sure she would notice a lower empowerment. Why did she practice rejuvenate if she is never going to use it? And why would she use heal over rejuvenate in first place? For following a religion based on reason, no

Tue Jul 27 02:28:11 2004 by 'Phaelim' at level 51 (288 hrs):
t seeing a whole lot of it in this.

Tue Aug 3 00:42:07 2004 by 'Soucivi' at level 51 (318 hrs):
Spoke on her role in Herald and gave her a pep talk. She took it well.

Wed Aug 4 23:42:22 2004 by 'Phaelim' at level 51 (325 hrs):
After a little talking about her lack of devotion, after dropping her empowerment, giving her a little juice back to see if she does better.

Sun Aug 22 03:10:36 2004 by 'Phaelim' at level 51 (400 hrs):
Doing a lot better, a shame it comes so late in the character's life, but better late than never. Going to give her an oppurtunity to boost her con a little.

Wed Sep 1 23:16:31 2004 by 'Phaelim' at level 51 (431 hrs):
Gave her a two point con boost for completing her task, and might give another point if she follows through with it.

Mon Sep 13 23:12:15 2004 by 'Phaelim' at level 51 (489 hrs):
Gave her my tattoo for, in my opinion, a vast improvement in being a priestess.

Tue Sep 14 20:47:28 2004 by 'Kastellyn' at level 51 (496 hrs):
Aiding the Scions against the Village, according to Acaga.

Role

Chapter 1

Journal Entry: Understanding.
Added Sun Aug 22 18:59:04 2004 at level 51:

Day of the Bull, 15th of the Month of the Old Forces.

I am Alessa Emelye Tarindal Eliars. I am a priestess of the Temple
of Reason. I am a Healer, a Herald, and a wife. I have been a friend, and
less often an enemy. I have at times been a writer, marriage counselor, tour
guide, philanthropist, philosopher, storyteller, and a shoulder to cry on.
This is who I am. This is what I do.

Age has mostly been kind to me.My health dwindles, but I take no
notice.Lord Phaelim has given me the opportunity to earn back some
of the lost verdure of life. I felt strange asking the Lord for this
favor. My nature is to give more than take, but I realize that without good
health, I will be unable to continue being who I am, and doing what I do, for
long.

I have often wondered what has made me the person I am today. After
all, to know thyself is perhaps the most important step in understanding the
world. I have found that the better I understand myself, the better
understanding I have of others.I get people. I never realized this before,
but it occurred to me last night. Other people are not at all quite
different from myself. Whether or not they realize it, everyone has a reason
for their being and doing. Most never come to this realization, but by
simply watching and interacting with others from an outside perspective
(perspective is key!), it becomes increasingly less difficult to ascertain
one's reasons.

Perhaps it was losing all that I had loved at a young age. Perhaps it was
the kindness shown to me by priests and priestesses at the Healer's Guild,
and at the Temple of the Moon. Perhaps it was the wise words of the myriad
and motley travelers I encountered while an orphan. I say it was all of
these things that, when pieced together, completed the foundation of who I
am.

I no longer dream of Milean. He came to me one last time many months
ago. He spoke four simple words - We are at peace. Today, I am at peace
with myself. I understand where I have been and where I want to go. My path
is marked, and what awaits me as I journey forth fills me with great
excitement and pride. One day I wish to bear the mark of my Lord as proof of
my faith and devotion. Perhaps proof is not the word I seek, but I take
pride in my beliefs and my Lord, and all that he teaches. There is no better
life, or so I believe.

Or so I feel.

Role

Chapter 2

Cursed dreams
Added Fri Jul 9 14:58:48 2004 at level 48:

I know why. There must be no other explanation. Dreams killed
Milean.They killed mother, too, and probably father. I remember
when we were little, before Milean got sick, he would wake in the
middle of night screaming. Horrible nightmares had jolted him from
his slumber. Mother would rush in, comforting him. I was too afraid
to look, too afraid to listen to him describe his dreams to her.
I did not want to open my eyes, nor did I want to keep them closed.

Mother would leave a lantern on, in the room Milean and I shared,
overnight. Milean was dreadfully afraid of the dark. Mother must
have been, too.She kept a lantern on for herself, and I remember
times when Milean would crawl in bed with her only to come back and
proclaim how impossible it was to sleep with her, with all the tossing
and turning. I vaguely remember mother telling Milean on one of his
midnight spooks how she had bad dreams as well, but they are only dreams,
and when you wake, when the sun rises, all will be forgotten.

I do not know what Milean dreamt, not do I know what my mother dreamt.
I do know that Milean dreams in my dreams, but I am not sure, of all
he tells me, what is dream and what is not.

I was walking through the dunes south of the Jade Mountains. There was
a sandstorm. A violent, turbulent conglomeration of wind, sand, brush,
dirt, and rocks alike. I started off in the opposite direction when the
sand turned to all the colors of the rainbow. Brillian hues of violet
and deep blue. The colors swirled, entrancing me, and for some reason,
agains my better judgement, I walked toward the mealstrom. Immediately,
I was tossed against boulder after boulder, again and again unmercifully.
Later that same day, I found myself fighting a dragon while I was all but
naked. He called to me, like a siren, sometimes like a banshee. It was
terribly sweet, and then, THEN I heard my mother's voice singing. I
walked straight toward him, not thinking.

I do not fear sleep. I do not even fear my dreams, they disturb me more
than scare me. But my dreams are trying to do away with me, too. But why?
And who? I have heard people speak of my family's curse. Could it be
true? Has my family been cursed in their sleep, doomed to dream to death?
I only hope I can find the answer before it takes me, too.

Role

Chapter 3

Journal Entry: Reality
Added Thu Jul 1 00:03:10 2004 at level 48:

I dream so frequently that it is often difficult to discern what is reality
and what is not. My dreams seem so tangible, so REAL. I recently dreamt
that I was walking down Jualdhe Road with Milean, talking about flowers and
trees, and playing silly skipping games, just as we had as children.
Everything felt normal, except Milean was still just a boy, and I was grown,
yet I spoke and acted Milean's age. After some time, we found ourselves in
some sort of wagon with a cat. I later found out that this place was the
entrance to the dream world, Organia.

I had never even heard of this place before my brother took me there. We
never entered it together, I did that alone later - while fully awake. I am
still not exactly certain what that dream was about, but it was one that I
both never wanted to wake from yet . . .

Milean said something before I woke that bothers me still. He said that he
dreams at night (I did not know that spirits could do so), and as he does he
is haunted by someone who calls herself the Princess of the Kingdom of
Shadows. He mentioned something about demons and fire, crying and screaming,
but I understood little of what he was talking about. There was a deep
sadnees in Milean's eyes, almost fear, that I have never seen before, even as
he was succumbing to the illness that took his life.

Why do we dream? Why do we have the dreams that we do?What do they mean?
I perhaps never would have asked these questions had I not seen the look in
Milean's eyes. It is possible that it is my mind - my fears, my aspirations,
my joys, my sorrows - that write my dreams, but how could I dream accurately
of something of which I had not known before? No, no. I am sure now more
than ever that Milean is trying to tell me something. Either he needs me, or
I need him. I hope I have the answer before it is too late.

Role

Chapter 4

Journal Entry: The meaning of things
Added Mon Jun 7 23:17:29 2004 at level 46:

This is a journal entry that I wrote some time ago, but the paper I penned
it on was badly damaged after I dropped it in a puddle outside the Inn.
I should take better care of what I write, especially now that I am a scribe
for the Heralds. I have tride to copy this entry to the best of my ability,
though some of the ink ran so badly that certain parts had to be recreated
from memory.

Day of the Great Gods, 26th of the Month of the Ancient Darkness.

It has been quite some time since I've been able to convince myself to do
some writing. I have spent the time since my last entry concentrating on
learning the skills required to become a competent priestess. Having Lord
Phaelim's teachings, blessings, and voice guide me throughout my experiences
brings meaning to what I do, what I think, and what I accomplish.

A while back, sometime between my last writing and this, I had the pleasure
to meet a woman some time before she passed away. Her name, if I remember
correctly, was Leesah. She was quite older than I, and wise all the same.
She reminded me of the mage I met so many years ago - the kind man who
introduced me to all that I believe in today. Like that man, Leesah had
relinquished her magic once she reached her pinnacle in her guild. She
explained it as fulfilling a goal in life, and that she was then
concentrating on another goal.

The concept of abandoning all that one has learned and worked for during the
course of a lifetime is an idea that I find difficult to grasp. Even though
my mother rarely spoke of her past, and though she died young, I am sure she
never forgot her training. While I was still quite young, I remember the
townspeople spoke very highly of her, and that even though she was forced
out of her calling, she still followed the Paladin Code to the letter.
One's work in life is never done, sometimes even after you die, and I can
not imagine myself ever forgetting who I am and what I do.

While speaking with Leesah, the conversation turned to a topic of discussion
that has occupied most of my waking moments, and even some of my dreams. I
have been pondering the concept of free will, something which I am unsure of.
Whether it exists or not is something which I still do not have any solid
opinion of. Unfortunately, the conversation in the Inn that day drifted this
way and that, mostly tending toward discussing the meaning of life. What
makes us alive, what is the difference between the living, the dead, and the
undead. All things that are in my mind, but these days, I am of the belief
that the answer depends on the question of free will.

My brother comes to me in my dreams often still, but exceedingly more
distant. I wish I understood why he comes, and what I can do to keep him
from leaving completely. It seems like he needs me, though the sound of his
voice does not suggest that he is in any kind of distress. Perhaps he is
trying to say a proper goodbye. At least when I dream now, I do not wake. My
sleep is restful.

Role

Chapter 5

Journal Entry: Why
Added Sun May 16 16:01:53 2004 at level 21:

Day of Thunder, 3rd of the Month of the Dark Shades.

There are certain questions that I am sure even the greatest of thinkers can
not answer. This is not to say that they should not be asked - the worst
question is no question. Some have spent their entire existance pondering
the meaning of this or that only to die with the answer out of their reach.
But do they die unfulfilled? Unsatisfied? Does philosophy depend on the
answers, or is it comfortable with just the questions?

Death knows no philosophy. She reaches out and touches all, regardless of
what society claims to know of her. Today we can say that one dies because
of this, and tomorrow another dies because of that, yet death still comes.
The fear of death has been instilled in us stretching back more generations
than one can fathom. This fear is the reason we try to codify death's
motives. The more we know (or at least pretend to know), the less scary
death becomes, for death is, above all, the Great Unknown.

However, death must have a reason, for everything happens for a reason.
There is cause and, subsequently, effect. In this case the answer, that is
to say the effect, is death. Death is not a variable.What need to be
determined are the questions. It is not simply satisfactory to say that we
die because we grow old, or sick, or frail - these are symptoms of the cause,
not causes of the effect. By documenting what we know as fact about death in
these terms, we come ever closer to being able to ask the ultimate question.
It is not sufficient to ask "why do we die?" That is no more than a
beginning. There must be more.Only then can we learn the truth.

Role

Chapter 6

Journal Entry: Dreams and Death
Added Fri May 14 01:58:57 2004 at level 18:

Day of Deception, 9th of the Month of the Spring.

I lie here unable to sleep. What little slumber I am able to manage is
interrupted by the sound of my brother's voice calling to me. This has been
going on for several nights now, and the lack of rest is starting to take its
toll. I am finding it difficult to keep my thoughts together. I wish I knew
what my brother was saying to me, even if it is nothing more than a dream.
Perhaps it would offer me peace of mind enough to make amends with my weary
eyes.

Since I am awake, I might as well document what conclusions I have come to
regarding that which I spoke of with Lord Phaelim. Some of my observations
and conclusions may seem to be obvious and even redundant, but even the most
basic thoughts are paramount to sound philosophy. The mightiest of trees
could not reach such stature without first being a simple seed, as there is
much hidden in what may seem to be nothing at all.

My first observation is that death comes to all, but the Gods have granted us
the gift of reincarnation. Death is only final when the body can return no
more.

Secondly, there are those who are blessed with the gift of eternal
life, but this is not an act of nature - it is a direct act of the Gods.
Immortal beings are free from the burdon of body, and can therefore not die
by conventional means. Necromancers who have completed their Becoming are a
special case. These Liches, as they are called, are no longer living, yet
not dead, similar to zombies. They are what has been called "undead," that
is, supernaturally animated beings that are unaffected by the casualties of
time. They, however, are not free of body, and can therefore be physically
damaged to the point of final death.

Third, some believe in the concept of an afterlife - life-after-death.
Others say that this concept was invented to alley the fear of the absolute
end of one's life. I am yet to state my opinion on this matter, though I
lean toward death being an ultimate end to existance. The Gods grant
immortality to few, so it would logically follow that those who die, die. It
is, however, possible that this afterlife is a concept entirely separate from
the concept of immortality.

Fourth, and final for now, as my eyes grow heavy in promise of restful sleep,
is the idea that death is a culmination of one's life. A fulfillment or
completion, as it may be. Believers of this theory lean toward the
conviction that one dies when one has satisfied their mortal duty or
obligation. Each being is born with a purpose, and once that purpose has
been fulfilled, death makes room for another being with another purpose.

I will add to this once I have slept off my weariness. Then, perhaps, I will
come closer to answering the question of what my purpose is, and why I should
be granted the ablility to stave off death. If only for a time.

Role

Chapter 7

Introduction.
Added Fri May 7 00:22:44 2004 at level 4:

Alessa Tarindal was born the fortunate twin. Her brother Milean, younger by
slightly less than ten minutes, was not to see his tenth birthday. A long
stretch of inimical weather brought a decidedly bad case of pneumonia upon
Milean, one that proved to be incurable. Some say it was a curse, while
others assume nothing more than unfortunate circumstances. The Tarindal
family was, sadly, inclined to have such things happen.For generations,
locals whispered rumors of the family being smitten by demons and devils,
vengeful Gods and Goddesses, curses, plagues, and all other manner of
ill-conceived curiosity.

Alessa's fairborn mother, Lheanna, was most likely from Darsylon, though she
spoke of her past rarely. While in training at the Guild of Paladins,
Lheanna shattered her ankle dismounting a horse, and injury from which she
would never fully recover. Unable to contunue the intense physical regimen
of her studies, she moved to Galadon where she took an interest in the
apothecary, whom she later married. Unfortunately, while Lheanna was
pregnant with Alessa, the sign hanging above the apothecary shop was caught
in a stiff breeze, causing the heavy wodden board to break free from its
hinges and fall atop the shopkeeps head, snapping his neck and killing him
instantly.

Lheanna herself was also the victim of tragedy.The same winter that took
Milean likewise saw Lheanna to her grave. The cause of her death is still,
to this day, unknown. She was found just outside the northern gates of
Galadon with nary a mark on her body. She was still warm when a wandering
traveler came upon her lifeless corpse.None of the great healers in all the
land were able to determine how Lheanna died
were ruled out all the same. The only logical explanation was some form of
divine intervention.

Young Alessa, now without home and family, was taken into the Healer's Guild
as an orphan. There she spent much of her time studying philosophy and
religion. She earned her keep by sweeping the floors of the guildhall, and
cleaning up after bloody travelers by the fountain and alter. While working
there, Alessa was often afforded the opportunity to speak to all manner of
interesting people. One morning she came across a mage she had never before
met. Their conversation drifted to philosophy, a topic in which the mage
seemed well-versed. He spoke of logic and reason and how all life was
goverened by these things. Alessa was entranced by his words.

She never did see the mage again. He mentioned the name Phaelim during their
brief conversation, and it was not until Alessa entered the Academy that she
learned who this was. She took immediate interest in this diety's
philosophy, and vowed to devote her life to his teachings. Such is the
beginning of Alessa's story.

Statistics

Experience Breakdown

Experience from Cabal raiding	0
Experience from Skill improvements	7994
Experience from Exploration	4950
Experience from Quests	12850
Experience from Commerce	930

Adventuring Statistics

Character Created	Mon May 3 17:12:26 2004
Quests Completed	14
Exploration Points Found	42
Bonus Experience from Immortals	1000
(WANTED) Criminal	1 times
Hours spent at Hero	330 hours
% of lifetime in the wilderness	18 %
% of lifetime in the cities	13 %
% of lifetime in the Inn of the Eternal Star	31 %
% of lifetime caballed	81 %

Cabal Specifics

Cabal Statistics

# of logins with their cabal item	0
# of logins without their cabal item	0
# of logouts with their cabal item	0
# of logouts without their cabal item	0
# of times they lost their cabal item	0
# of times they retrieved their cabal item	0
# of times they took another cabal item	0

Timeline

Wed May 12 00:31:29 2004 at level 10 (13 hrs):
Empowered by Phaelim to level 25.

Fri May 14 03:05:41 2004 at level 20 (21 hrs):
Alessa advanced to level 20

Tue May 18 02:03:56 2004 at level 22 (29 hrs):
Empowerment changed by Phaelim to level 35.

Fri May 28 03:08:41 2004 at level 30 (62 hrs):
Alessa advanced to level 30

Wed Jun 2 15:22:59 2004 at level 40 (93 hrs):
Alessa advanced to level 40

Thu Jun 3 23:32:19 2004 at level 41 (104 hrs):
Inducted into HERALD by Soucivi.

Tue Jun 8 00:54:45 2004 at level 46 (119 hrs):
Empowerment changed by Phaelim to level 51.

Sat Jul 10 23:54:19 2004 at level 51 (185 hrs):
Alessa advanced to level 51

Wed Jul 28 00:43:57 2004 at level 51 (297 hrs):
Empowerment changed by Phaelim to level 40.

Thu Jul 29 03:05:25 2004 at level 51 (306 hrs):
Empowerment changed by Phaelim to level 39.

Wed Aug 4 23:44:14 2004 at level 51 (325 hrs):
Empowerment changed by Phaelim to level 40.

Wed Sep 1 23:15:35 2004 at level 51 (431 hrs):
Arvam has set Alessa's constitution to 7 from 5.

Sat Sep 11 00:43:59 2004 at level 51 (477 hrs):
Empowerment changed by Phaelim to level 51.

Mon Sep 13 00:00:52 2004 at level 51 (483 hrs):
Tattooed by Phaelim.