Sanctified Leisure - The Travels of Zayne Zehen'trahdi http://www.blogsofroleplay.com/Zayne/ en-us 2004-11-30T15:03:01-05:00 Fire in Liquid http://www.blogsofroleplay.com/Zayne/archives/002675.html In offending vision, This, doth accost, like barbed thorns amid the surly ancestral dross. Kiss of the adder, the tongue of the asp, They, bereft of voice, adrift in swirling throaty clasp. Fire within liquid, vacating, swirling, alleviating the boundless... Prose and Poetry Zayne 2004-11-30T15:03:01-05:00 ThE ChAOs QueSt: In a Bind http://www.blogsofroleplay.com/Zayne/archives/002051.html I regain consciousness, though the pain is excruciating, white lights dance before my eyes in the black stillness, motes of brightness, dazzling, circling, revolving, rotating. "Oh goddess, I'm gonna be..." My stomach heaves, mocking my ill considered decision to eat... Zayne 2004-09-14T02:21:39-05:00 ThE ChAOs QueSt : Past Imperfect http://www.blogsofroleplay.com/Zayne/archives/002035.html I have arrived. The city gates stand open, the ambient heat of Narbondel can be seen, radiating, pulsating. Why should the drow fear enough to close their city? Who would dare attack them openly, the masters of the Underdark. My... Zayne 2004-09-10T00:18:36-05:00 ThE ChAOs QueSt : On a Hunch and a Prayer http://www.blogsofroleplay.com/Zayne/archives/001986.html (Continued from: Tabernacle of Forgotten Lore) On this Day of Thunder, in the Month of the Frost Giant: The study of the Keep of Mahn Tor can wait, the needs of Tabernacle and the goddess take precedence. Upon learning of... Zayne 2004-09-04T01:14:57-05:00 A Study in Minotaurs, Pt II http://www.blogsofroleplay.com/Zayne/archives/001833.html I returned to the hills surrounding Mahn Tor, continuing my observations of the minotaur, by necessity, from a distance. Learning early on that my presence was unwelcome in their midst, I have created a bluff from which to watch their... Zayne 2004-08-20T09:19:34-05:00 A Study in Minotaurs http://www.blogsofroleplay.com/Zayne/archives/001819.html I have considered long and hard upon the continuation of my education and have determined to avail myself of all the languages of the Underdark races. What better way may I prepare myself to survive the jagged passages of Forever... Zayne 2004-08-16T11:35:12-05:00 Released http://www.blogsofroleplay.com/Zayne/archives/001810.html The months have paid off. I have brushed the gathered dust of countless hours spent in the library from my shoulders, unmoved but for the shifting glance of my eyes as they read line after line of passages, my fingers... Zayne 2004-08-13T23:33:18-05:00 Tutorial http://www.blogsofroleplay.com/Zayne/archives/001794.html "No, the inflection is on the second syllable when it is a question, and on the first when it is peremptory." The tutor says in her drill instructor manner that would make any soldier snap to attention. Obviously irritated by... Zayne 2004-08-07T12:38:54-05:00 History In Memory http://www.blogsofroleplay.com/Zayne/archives/000503.html Dark memories and past emotions flood through my unconscious mind, played back, unbidden, not for my benefit. **************************************************************** I had to have been but seven years old, I don't know how long I had been there, or how I came... Zayne 2003-11-24T01:51:25-05:00 Drained Delirium http://www.blogsofroleplay.com/Zayne/archives/000463.html Through the maze of the dark corridors which mar the Underdark like a hive, I wandered, lost. This place used to be my home, yet everything is now so unfamiliar. Perhaps it is my own depression which fogs my senses,... Zayne 2003-11-18T15:07:02-05:00 Bereft in Sorrow http://www.blogsofroleplay.com/Zayne/archives/000458.html Devoid. I am empty, my soul is bereft of joy without Her loving grace. I am nothing. The tears continue to stream down my cheeks. I have lost all track of time. Weary and drained I slump against the back... Zayne 2003-11-17T12:24:26-05:00 Divine Disconnection http://www.blogsofroleplay.com/Zayne/archives/000430.html "Time to remedy this situation," I murmur to myself as I delve into the depths of my mind to tap into the miracle that is my communion with my god. I race along the catalogue of mysteries which Her divine... Zayne 2003-11-13T19:27:47-05:00 Witless http://www.blogsofroleplay.com/Zayne/archives/000223.html The darkness was imposing, if not for the tactile sensation of the coarse gravel beneath my hands as I struggled to rise, I would assume I was simply dreaming. *******WHACK******* I fall back to the ground, "Swift.... next time pay... Zayne 2003-09-20T12:53:19-05:00 Traversing the Dimensional Expanse http://www.blogsofroleplay.com/Zayne/archives/000215.html Lost in a roiling maelstrom of negative magic, I tossed and turned, swimming in and out of consciousness as I was cast from the realms of my birth. Motes of light surrounded me, illuminating my fast paling skin, in what... Zayne 2003-09-17T00:41:05-05:00