I died yesterday. Twice. From the same thing. I don't know what it was, but it was HUGE. I said, "OOooOoOooo" to Davian. He is learning Spirit Speak so next time he can understand me.

So anyhow... we were walking from Britain to Yew (wanted some trees to chop and some monsters (read: birds) to kill in the same vacinity)... and all of a sudden out of nowhere this HUGE thing came out and whacked me over the head a couple of times. Of course I got lagged all to hell and died.

Then I saw a wandering healer... and it healed me. I started quickly picking up the important stuff out of my corpse, and didn't get 2 steps until the Big Giant Thing came up and whacked me again. Two female corpses, lying side by side.

I said, "RUN!!" Davian couldn't understand me. There were some other people near. Davian said, "That thing killed my friend. :(" I, of course, had already taken off towards Yew... leaving Davian to deal with the Big Thing and the Other People, so he just told me what happened. He said, "I told this guy that the thing had killed you... and I expected him to help me kill it... but the guy started attacking ME! So I had to take off. The only thing I got was your Bow. Sorry." Too bad he didn't pick up my sewing kit. Not a one to be found in all of Yew. And me with all sorts of hides later.

Much later, after running around in a huge circle (I got my fancy dress back... and some of my hides... and One Arrow... but not my backpacks with my sewing kits in them) and through the Other People again... we met in Yew. I wanted to get re-equipped. Davian wanted to go out and find monsters (read: monsters). We did both. We kept walking West... and we saw a Panther. After killing Billy Goats and wolves... we thought we might try one. A few seconds later, davian says: "RUN!!" and he did too. Unfortunately, we both did so in different directions.

After out of danger... he ICQed me. "Where are you?" "I have no freaking idea." "Oh great." "We need... compasses." "They have compasses?" "Yes. Meet me in Britain. We're buying Compasses." I knew that's not what they were called... I just couldn't remember.

I ran (and I do mean *ran*) through the ABSOLUTE most monster-infested area I've ever been in. This happened before I got to Yew, too. All these great things to kill... and no partner. Then I got attacked by something with no head (A Headless? Do I remember that part correctly?), and then later, something with wings. A big cat attacked me, too. And of course, Davian is ICQing me dumb questions through this time. I'm running for my life... and he wants to know what the skulls on the map are for.

I saw a Great Big Hawk. All he looked like was free feathers to me. I drooled. I debated. I decided it wasn't worth the risk.

I ran - get this - east, east, east... until I hit the mountain pass... and went through it to get to Britian. I'm a Travelin' Newbie.

I made it back. I also made a beeline to the tinkerers shop and bought two Brand Spankin New Sextants. I probably should have bought a couple more and put them in the bank box (likewise with sewing kits).

Davian found me. I told him that tomorrow I wanted to get some swordsmanship and whack training dummies until my str and swords went up, like you're SUPPOSED to do when you're a newbie. Davian says, "There are training dummies?! You mean I have been risking my life for nothing?!" I said, "You wanted to kill monsters. So that's what we did." "I wanted my combat skills and figured that was the only way to do it." "Didn't you read the Stratics Newbie Guide I sent you? It's in there." "No... it was like ten pages." "Yeah... but some very useful information. Read it before tomorrow. That's your homework." "Yes teach."

Dying Bites.

My newbie stuff wasn't kEwL enough for these DeWDs to take.

I hate trees. I think they really could have designed them so you wouldn't get stuck all the time.

My Hiding went from 0.0 to 11.4 ... Hiding is neat.

When will it quit saying "Apprentice Tailor" on my paper doll? That's like saying, "Apprentice Target" . . .

Davian saw thread "Dip in price and went crazy. I have like 140. So if you need some... let me know." HAhahahaaa. Thanks buddy... but I think I'm done for a while.

Davian's stats are raising different than mine are. It's strange.

Lesson learned: Run like the wind, and *stop for nothing.*

I hate that lesson. I feel like a weenie. I'm doing weenie things until I think I can take care of myself. I'm obviously not there yet.