Eastern Thanalan (1st visit)
Eastern Thanlan was more lush than expected. The trees were pitifully sized and few in number, but they were strong and healthy. The brush was half-alive and half-dead with leaves that bore hues of brown and green. The soil was dry; a mix of sand and dirt. But the night insects chirped as loudly as they would in the Shroud, and the cycle of life paced ahead; being driven by many beastkin and other animals.
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The night sky was the most impressive sight. Clear and unobstructed; the stars, and the glorious Moon were easier to see than ever. Unlike the Shroud, there were no tree canopies in Thanalan to block any sight from the sky! I was in awe of it.
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Finding water and food was not as hard as expected. A large river was close to a place called Highbridge. And a kind of Aldgoat lives in the land. They were easy prey during the night. With only scavenger hounds and Ziz-like beasts to worry about, I hardly felt threatened during most of my trek.
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Highbridge was a good place to find rest. The Brass Blades allowed me to sleep there for a modest fee. I slept the sun away then continued my trek into the next night. I was warned about a Beast Tribe of Amalj'aa that settled near-by, but I never encountered them.
The Thanalan nights were actually very cold, but much more preferable to me than the heat of the Thanalan sun. I traveled a ways to a place called Camp Drybone. Even with the gods damned scavenger hounds following me at a safe, but annoying distance, my trek was uneventful. The camp was my next place of rest. I found it odd that they would build a settlement in a large pit, but mayhaps the people of Thanalan like pits? I slept the sun, and had my Aldgoat meat cooked by a rather grouchy Roegadyn chef.
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A Brass Blade gave me directions to Ul'dah, for a modest fee, then I set off to a South-Western pass to Central Thanalan. I was hoping my trek through Central would go just as smoothly, but Nymeia served my hopes to Rhalgr on a godly plate.
Eastern Thanlan was more lush than expected. The trees were pitifully sized and few in number, but they were strong and healthy. The brush was half-alive and half-dead with leaves that bore hues of brown and green. The soil was dry; a mix of sand and dirt. But the night insects chirped as loudly as they would in the Shroud, and the cycle of life paced ahead; being driven by many beastkin and other animals.
The night sky was the most impressive sight. Clear and unobstructed; the stars, and the glorious Moon were easier to see than ever. Unlike the Shroud, there were no tree canopies in Thanalan to block any sight from the sky! I was in awe of it.
Finding water and food was not as hard as expected. A large river was close to a place called Highbridge. And a kind of Aldgoat lives in the land. They were easy prey during the night. With only scavenger hounds and Ziz-like beasts to worry about, I hardly felt threatened during most of my trek.
Highbridge was a good place to find rest. The Brass Blades allowed me to sleep there for a modest fee. I slept the sun away then continued my trek into the next night. I was warned about a Beast Tribe of Amalj'aa that settled near-by, but I never encountered them.
The Thanalan nights were actually very cold, but much more preferable to me than the heat of the Thanalan sun. I traveled a ways to a place called Camp Drybone. Even with the gods damned scavenger hounds following me at a safe, but annoying distance, my trek was uneventful. The camp was my next place of rest. I found it odd that they would build a settlement in a large pit, but mayhaps the people of Thanalan like pits? I slept the sun, and had my Aldgoat meat cooked by a rather grouchy Roegadyn chef.
A Brass Blade gave me directions to Ul'dah, for a modest fee, then I set off to a South-Western pass to Central Thanalan. I was hoping my trek through Central would go just as smoothly, but Nymeia served my hopes to Rhalgr on a godly plate.
