Corn Fed - The Story of John Buckturner

[HollowedHeart]

Ah' can' read an' ah surein' can' writ' bu' ahstill like ta think back on things tha' been happenin' in ma life an' so ah been thinkin'

Ah left home bou' two moons ago, me ma an' pa told me tha' ah need ter go ou' an' find me a life ou'side o' Red Larch an' make me a good ol' livin' ter si' a' the tables o' nobles an' ta drink o' fine wine 'stead o' this 'ere country bumpkin drink.

Ah arrived 'ere in Baldur's Gate bou' two days, walkin' aroun' an' checkin' ou' tha' city an' the area... course then ah been hearin' o' bandits an' wha'no' killin' innocents an' takin' there money... now iffin' me pa taugh' me anythin'.. It surein' be how ter figh' an' me ma surein' taugh' me how ter be a proper man..an' bein' wit' them teachins... Ah couldn' jus' le' them bandits ter make game o' honest livin' folk..ah had ter teach em a lesson o' manners.

Ah' traveled inter tha' woods an' fough' me way through them bandits an' wolves an' wha'not, made me a good bi' o' gold while ah was a' it too. Ah surein' showed them a few things bou' manners an' made me a profit too!

Ah' raided a cave full o' kobolds too, showed them lil' thievin lizards jus' 'ow strong ma farmhandlin' hands be.. Ah showed em a lil' sumthin' sumthin'..surein' did.

Turns ou' them kobolds be workin' wit demons an' somethin' folk call bladelin'... Ah wen' in thar an' lay down tha smack on them arses alrigh'

Ye jus' wai' till ma an' pa hears bou' all this I'd been doin'... surein' will writ' em...soon as I be findin' someone ter teach me how ter read an' write.

[HollowedHeart]

John knelt before the altar, bowing his head in deep reverence of the deity that has always had some influence in his life, one way or the other. This was the altar of Ilmater.

John grabbed hold of the symbol that hanged from his neck and whispered, something highly unusual for the normally loud and rowdy country bumpkin, a tone of voice so calm, so soft that it is reserved for Illmater's ears alone.

Pa, Ah've arrived 'ere in Baldur's Gate. Ah left me home behind, Ah left me mother there in tha care o' Brother Turk an' Ah have traveled tha roads ter move in yer name, ter protect yer flock an' ter guard tha weak an' tha poor.

Ah have lifted ma arms an' shield an' ventured inter dese lands an' ah have challenged an' defeated many o' them tha' would wish harm on tha innocen', tha young an' tha old... Ah have lifted ma sword arm ter figh', ah have lifted ma sheild ter protect.. Ah act in yer name pa an' Ah pray tha' ye'd continue ter guide me through dese 'ere times an' bless me wit' tha will an' preseverance ter do yer work fer all o' eternity.