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Giancarlo Diago Cevallos
An author & journalist
Limgrave I
The Lands Between
The first faces I meet.
He reeks of blood, but gives good directions. At least some here still relieve suffering.
Even here, the sun sets.
A golden knight blocked my way. I refused to sneak around him. He swung well. Though, no matter how often I staggered them, the knight never toppled. Is he chained to his mount?
Unfortunately, my battle prize, his halberd, is too heavy, even for me. Worse, it also demands faith to Golden Order.
A jolly merchant nomad, especially since I traded with him. His recipes and tools are useful, but I hear a faint sizzling, separate from the bonfire. Strange.
I wanted to gaze, but the troll spotted me.
Testing my strength.
When I arrived, the commoner was already dead. Was he a stranded sailor, before this raider took all from him? Or, did he just watch the clouds roll over the sea?
I like the splashes.
The land octopus is hardy, but her weak-spot is soft like her delicious eggs.
A moment enjoyed of peace, before I try roasting octopus eggs and tortoise neck-meat. If not for the lack of civilization, I fear hunter bands would bring these passive tortoises to extinction.
These nomads are skilled with fire. I collected a burning butterfly over the flame, then bought Redmane recipes from this merchant. Still far too weak to burn the Erdtree. I suspect only mother's fire can do that.
I stumbled through the dark amid screams and bashing weapons. These demi-humans are deeply territorial, but weak in low numbers.
Their chiefs are fierce and unrelenting.
But I am more so. The trick is to ambush and overwhelm one, before the other arrives.
With the chiefs dead, the rest cowered. I spared them. The Lands Between also considers them ugly and deformed. That must matter.
Beyond the cave tunnel I discovered the distant island. The pedestal demands some offering. What bloody rituals did warriors enact here? Did they slay the dragon? Or did they so worship the corpse, they built around it?
I thought them defeated, but they popped back up! Took a second round to seal their death. Were they drowned sailors?
Limgrave II
The bow is an unusual weapon for apostles, but versatile. Though, is the statue beckoning or guiding me?
The stone imps are tricky, able to attack close and afar like me. The catacombs are littered with ghostflame, urns and coffins. Strange, for a land that prefers Erdtree burial. Perhaps the Order repurposed these tombs from a prior, proper death-accepting civilization.
Crunching bones interspersed our battle. Luckily, even stone can shatter.
These ruins litter Limgrave, though they do not match the surrounding architecture. Strange.
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A pretend maiden to serve a runt apostle. I like it! She seems familiar. Perhaps I will meet her mother one day.
A blood-bone overrun cave.
The beasts seem to have slaughtered the soldiers camping inside. Perhaps why those soldiers scouted outside.
I returned to buy from Kale, but found this cold witch had dozed him! She gifted me a bell and steed. Though, I dislike calling for help. Will this Torrent be useful?
An endearing little demi-human. May be useful. By now, I have met no blond-pretty demigods. I may have more ugly fellows than I thought.
Difficult to fight these jockeys. But once toppled, the rider is weak. I pity the horse, though.
The night cavalry was far tougher than the raider, but all can fall.
Geronimo!
Tougher and rockier than the rest. But by now, I am a seasoned troll-killer. Do they all serve Marika in chains, though?
Some wretches burning a poor sop. The smell of cinders is oddly strong, though…
Be patient, aim for the head. His heart is flecked with stone, perhaps this is what that dragon church demanded from me. But, I lack the faith for those draconic prayers. Shame I cannot grill the heart for a snack.
This bloody stabber near had my guts bleeding out, until we taught him.
The sword-fighter is good, even if his weapon is terrible. How silly, his thin curved blade. Real swords are heavier than their wielders!
My strength grows...
How strange, finding a gladiator in this catacomb. Is he guarding or hampering those who live in death?
Limgrave III
Limgrave Finale
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