Role

Chapter 6

Tharliss did not think much of his travels, for he was confident in his
skills of survival. He had lived much of his life within the forest and upon
the plains where he knew he had the skills to find food and shelter. Granted,
he would miss the books which he had left behind as well as his laboratories
but it was a sacrifice in the name of science and medicine that he did such.

More so, Tharliss was unsure if it was truly safe to take up residence in the
larger cities as they could be a source of infection. As he traveled through
towns and cities, he saw how unchecked and widely used magic was and saw this
as a breeding ground for the plague. Tharliss believed it would be better to
reside in the wilderness and observe and quarantine himself from such
sources.

Being out on his own for the first time in his life, Tharliss was a bit nave
in how things worked. It appeared that not everyone was as interested and
passionate in the medical sciences as he was. Granted he appeared to many as
a strange and emotionless wood-elf who would approach them completely garbed
from head to toe to protect himself, but Tharliss did not see this as
strange. If anything he thought it prudent to take precautions when dealing
with this possible infection. However as he failed over and over again in his
attempts to socialize and observe those within large cities, he found he
would have to take a risk and approach it in a new way. Of course, always in
the name of science.