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The adventures of Anders the Halfling Monk - Praise be

After leaving Arabel, the crew heads towards the village of Elkridge, which is at the base of the Stormhorn mountains housing the temple of Ustaternes.

The journey was uneventful until the team came across two drakes a short distance from Elkridge. After dispatching the poor beasts, the heroes entered Elkridge to much praise.

A halfling, in particular, was very fond of Anders. Of course, Anders being chaste of mind, did not pursue her interest. There have been some rumors circulating that state otherwise. Anders was quite upset at the whole ordeal and insisted he had nothing to hide - he pegs his life on it. 

In Elkridge, Saul gets a mysterious note from his guild. He never explained what it was all about, but we know he declined the offer - whatever it was. Probably nothing.

After leaving Elkridge we came across a most peculiar sight, and one Anders will never forget for the rest of his life.

A group of Kobolds was torturing a foal in a secluded part of the forest. We beat the snot out of the Kobolds and attempted to heal the foal. After giving it a healing potion Ander's kept watch and meditated on this innocent animal's introduction to the cruelty of the world.

Anders was mentally transported to a higher plane of existence and realized that the foal was actually an incarnation of the God Ilmater. Now, Anders was a worshipper of Ilmater and belonged to an order of Monks dedicated it his greatness. But the truth of the matter is that Anders didn't really believe in that mumbo jumbo. Until now. There could be no doubting the existence of a god after they reveal themselves to you.

This is probably the single most important event in Anders's development. From this day forward he would lose much of his false bravado and insincerity.

The group leaves the foal and continue to travel up the Stormhorn mountain.

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