The Chronicles of Latcarf

The time has finally come! That moment with the culmination of my effort and tireless work is paid off. I can truly be considered a professional fisherman now as I have attained Artisan status and finally purchased my Fisherman's Apron from the fishing guild!

What a day. I was on the ferry catching a few Titanictus when I realized my pelican ring really had been helping my skill alot. I decided I was ready for my Artisan skill test. I set out to East Sarutabaruta to catch the test fish; a bladefish. It was a little tough to catch but after a couple tries, I had one in my hands. I called HyperionEnd and proudly rode him back to Windurst.

At the port I handed my bladefish over to Thubu Parohren (the Fishing Guild Master) who graciously awarded me the title of "Artisan." Being an Artisan, I next turned to Fennela (Fishing Guild Union Representative), and purchased my Fisherman's Apron using 100,000 of the guild points I'd been saving up. Along with the apron, Fennella awarded me with the title: "Lu Shang-like Fisher King," a title she said I "fully deserved."

This is truly a proud moment and one I've been waiting for and working toward for a long, long time. I'm happy to consider myself a truly professional fisherman now.

My little friend Bdg decided it was time he visit Jeuno. I wholeheartedly agreed with him as I figured it would be a perfect way for me to have a buddy selling my stuff in Jeuno. There was only one complication with his idea... ...Bdg has no adventuring experience! That's right, he has no (zero, zip, zilch) experience. As a matter of fact, it's rare that he ever goes out of his mog house and he hasn't even ever been outside the Kingdom of San d'Oria! So naturally he asked my advice on how he should proceed.

I told him to buy a stack of Silent Oil and a stack of Prsim Powder and run as fast as he could from West Ronfaure, through La Theine Plateau, deep into Jugner Forest and across Batallia Downs until at last he would be safe on the Artisan Bridge. He asked me if I was serious and I said I most certainly was. He already had maps for all but Batallia Downs and once he got there all he had to do was head east and eventually he'd see the bridge.

Now, for a little Tarutaru, that's a really long way and Jugner, the dense dark forest, is a little daunting. Still, Bdg bravely said he'd try it and for that, I offered to give him the oil and the powder. He took the stacks of powder and oil from and I told him to go as far as he could in Ronfaure without using it - just in case he needed more than I'd anticipated.

The following is a transcript (in Bdg's own words) of his trek:

"West Ronfaure was a nice stroll, I really-weally enjoyed the tall trees and rolling hills. I saw a couple Goblins but I wasn'taru scared as I hid beneath some brushy-wushy grass.

La Theine is such a big place! I was able to run pretty far and notaru use any powder-wowder or oily-woily until I gotaru to the big cragy-wag. There were some Orcs there and I got scared so I wentaru invisi-wisible and really quietaru. Soon I got to the darky-warky Jugner Forestaru.

In the dark woods, I had to use powder-wowder and oily-woily the whole way. I saw panthers and too many Orcs. It was very-wery scary! I justaru ran and ran and ran until I got to Batallia Downs.

Batallia Downs is a beautiful open place with biggy-wig hills and I liked itaru. I still went invisi-wisible and quietaru though since I was still scared from Jugner! It didn't take long before I gotaru to the bridge to Jeuno and saw all the Adventarus selling their stuff. Jeuno is a busy place."

Well, now that Bdg's in Jeuno I'm going to start sending him some stuff to sell. Of course he'll get to keep some of the profits. I hope that little Taru's safe in the big city!