The Arctic Journey ( A DnD Story)

An Ice Cold Man

I thought I was done writing for the night, but my mind wanders to what Master Shen told me a few weeks ago. For nights it's haunted me. It's been difficult for my mind to seek refuge from the constant thoughts while I wait in this tree. Let me start from the beginning...

My father was a man of many talents. Being a frost elf from the south, he was rather skilled in diplomacy and had an unusual knack for using ice-related magic. His talents eventually gave him political power, granting him the position of town Senator. Although he seemed like an upright man, under his charismatic smile lay a demon's soul. He was very lustful, and in lower societies, rumors floated around about my father and the girls he was meeting at the old inns. This didn't waver his actions. His passion for more and more women led him down a dark path.

One night, while visiting the central city, my father saw a human woman that caught his eye. He followed her all day, even to the tavern where she worked. He tried sweet talking her, as he did with his other girls, but my mother had a friend in the south where my father was from who warned her of the man's...hobbies.

She was wary of him and warned that if he tried any magic tricks that she would alert the guards and have him arrested. My father was shocked that his reputation made it this far north, but he had a plan in mind. In every tavern in the city, the barmaids have certain cups they drink out of while taking breaks. My father hatched a devious plan to rape my mother by placing a drop of his love potion into my mother's cup when nobody was looking. He...was successful...

The next morning my mother woke up not remembering the night before. While preparing for work, she puked on the floor. Thinking she may have had one too many, my mother disregarded it. Months later, she realized what had happened. She had been taken advantage of and now she had a child. Desperate, she went to the monastery of Artemis to aid her. My mother explained the situation, to which they allowed her to live with them while she was pregnant. When she gave birth to me, she gave me up to Master Shen and Tiera, assuming they would be better parents being frost elves themselves. She left them with a request: to tell me what happened when I came of age and how much she loved me. She also wished to remain anonymous to me. She served her entire pregnancy in secret to avoid shame, and gave me up because she didn't understand how to care for a hybrid like me.

And as for my father? He was uncovered for the worm he is. In another incident, he was found guilty of multiple accounts of unethical use of illusion magic, sexual assault, and rape. The penalty for that, according to Artemis and the law, is death. Although I would love to say he got what he deserved, he escaped his holding cell, and now presumably lives in exile northwards.

All I want to ask him is "why?". Why did he do this to my mother and me? Why did he hurt me? Why did he forge me from darkness. Every night I feel responsible for what happened to my mother. Even though I know I'm innocent, guilt and shame are thrown on my shoulders. That's why I must find him. He must answer for his crimes, or gods help me I will cleanse my soul from his legacy, permanently.