Southern Thanalan (2nd Visit)
I later had learned that it did not cost 10,000 gil to enter Ul'dah. I was shamefully fooled by the Brass Blades at the gate. I am very fortunate that I did not have that much gil, or I may have spent it! The nerve of the people in this arid land. Or mayhaps I am a hog-brained fool.
I decided to head to a place known as The Forgotten Springs. It is the only known location of a Sun Seeker tribe that is named the Drake Tribe. Other Sun Seeker tribes are isolated, and their location is not known. This would be my only chance to see how the Sun Seekers eek out a living in a harsh land. But there would be many check-points along the way.
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One such check-point is a place known as Little Ala Mhigo. It is the last refuge of the traditional peoples from a once powerful nation called Ala Mhigo. I do not know much about their history, and do not really care to learn it, but I needed to stop by the settlement in order to replenish my supply of water.
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The Brass Blade at the gate warned me about the Ala Mhigans' hate of outsiders, but I had no choice; I needed to negotiate for rights to their settlement's spring. I felt less out of place near Ul'dah...
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Upon entering the “settlementâ€, which may be more properly called a cavern, I was greeted with menacing stares from many of the tall Hyur. I was directed towards their chieftain who was an imposing, and rather stern-looking old male. I would have to resist my urges to scowl at him...
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He wanted me to leave as soon as I filled my water-skins. It was dawn already, so I wished to stay the sun, but he would not allow me to stay even a bell. This was probably for the best because I was about to die from the smell of the “settlement.†But without shelter for the sun, I would have to face the Thanalan heat.
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I did not get far as I headed South. The sun quickly made a mess of me. I did not know I could sweat so much. I had dressed more fitting for this journey, but that was far from enough. I collapsed under a small tree, and awaited dusk.
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Damn the Ala Mhigans to Rhalgr.
But they would like that, so nevermind.
I later had learned that it did not cost 10,000 gil to enter Ul'dah. I was shamefully fooled by the Brass Blades at the gate. I am very fortunate that I did not have that much gil, or I may have spent it! The nerve of the people in this arid land. Or mayhaps I am a hog-brained fool.
I decided to head to a place known as The Forgotten Springs. It is the only known location of a Sun Seeker tribe that is named the Drake Tribe. Other Sun Seeker tribes are isolated, and their location is not known. This would be my only chance to see how the Sun Seekers eek out a living in a harsh land. But there would be many check-points along the way.
One such check-point is a place known as Little Ala Mhigo. It is the last refuge of the traditional peoples from a once powerful nation called Ala Mhigo. I do not know much about their history, and do not really care to learn it, but I needed to stop by the settlement in order to replenish my supply of water.
The Brass Blade at the gate warned me about the Ala Mhigans' hate of outsiders, but I had no choice; I needed to negotiate for rights to their settlement's spring. I felt less out of place near Ul'dah...
Upon entering the “settlementâ€, which may be more properly called a cavern, I was greeted with menacing stares from many of the tall Hyur. I was directed towards their chieftain who was an imposing, and rather stern-looking old male. I would have to resist my urges to scowl at him...
He wanted me to leave as soon as I filled my water-skins. It was dawn already, so I wished to stay the sun, but he would not allow me to stay even a bell. This was probably for the best because I was about to die from the smell of the “settlement.†But without shelter for the sun, I would have to face the Thanalan heat.
I did not get far as I headed South. The sun quickly made a mess of me. I did not know I could sweat so much. I had dressed more fitting for this journey, but that was far from enough. I collapsed under a small tree, and awaited dusk.
Damn the Ala Mhigans to Rhalgr.
But they would like that, so nevermind.
