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Luke Thomas

Neutral Good Human (Folk Hero)
Wizard 7
44 / 44 HP
STR
10
DEX
12
CON
14
INT
18
WIS
8
CHA
14

Son of the local apothecary. Twin brother to Hayley. Smart except when it comes to women.


Played by
Chevaliersf
15th of Mannan, 126 Year of the Tree

Sister Willow's Story

by Luke Thomas

Dear Diary,
 
This morning, we made ready to travel to the old shrine that my sister has been meaning to revisit. I gave Anna a few tasks to keep her busy while we were gone and tried to explain to Lumiria that she couldn’t come with us this time. She wasn’t happy about it, her disappointment was written all over her face, and I promised myself that I’d bring her back a gift to make it up to her (and then forgot because we ended up passing no towns…). Gael said his goodbyes to Dynia with that same shy awkwardness that keeps all of us hoping they’ll finally say what they mean. Dadroz stayed behind on knightly matters.
 
We gathered our horses, Liliana summoned her mount, and we rode out of Wolf’s Rest, heading north toward Ravensfield. We passed the site where the draconic construct had fallen — now dismantled, its massive form replaced by half-rotting scaffolds. Odd flowers, deep red and almost purple, had begun to sprout where the great machine once lay. They pulsed faintly with magic, residue from the thing’s death. I sensed enchantment in the soil, a taint that would likely fade in a year or so. For now, it felt like the ground itself was remembering what had happened there.
 
The day wore on as autumn clung to the air. The leaves were turning gold and brown, falling under grey skies, yet the forest felt too alive. Shrubs bloomed out of season, roots stretched across the trail, and the trees leaned closer than they should have. I counted several of the old border runestones lying cracked or missing entirely. The wards that once kept the Feywild at bay are failing. Every mile north feels like it belongs to someone else now, someone who doesn’t care about boundaries.
 
By evening, rain poured cold and hard. I set magical wards and raised a dome to keep us dry and warm, but even magic couldn’t ease the tension that clung to us. Liliana and Alistan tossed and turned. During their watch, my sister noticed a strange tattoo on Alistan’s shoulder, a wolf’s mark that hadn’t been there before. Liliana found one on herself too, a frog. When they woke us, I discovered a bat on my arm, and Gael bore the image of an owl. They weren’t magical, but they were real. None of us could explain it, so we lay back down uneasy.
 
Hayley dreamed that night of a little girl walking into a dark forest, accompanied by an owl, a bat, a wolf, and a toad. She told us about it over breakfast, her voice quiet against the mist that rolled over the hills. The day stayed cold and grey as we reached the shrine.
 
The place had changed. Where once there had been a ravaged stone and forgotten altar, now stood a shrine fully restored, almost inviting. Two statues watched over it, one a long-haired child, the other a tall, thin man with unsettling limbs. Four bowls lay before them, stained dry with blood. The inscription above read, “A gift of life we demand, from those the story was told. Follow the path throughout the tale and return all players to our hold.” On the altar, a set of candles stood fastened, each carved with a sigil of magical communication.
 
We understood enough of the puzzle to know what was required. We cut our palms and bled into the bowls in the order of Hayley’s dream. She lit the candles one by one.
 
An ungodly scream tore through the forest. A great tree nearby opened its many eyes and started to move. Hayley rushed to complete the ritual as Alistan held the creature at bay. A night hag emerged from the woods, accusing us of stealing from the “dark mother,” hurling curses as seeds from the living tree birthed blights that swarmed us. The tree lashed out, vines coiling around me and Hayley, draining our blood as it tried to pull us closer. I burned at the vines with desperate magic, freeing myself long enough to transform into a giant eagle and fly upward. My fireball went wide, exploding harmlessly against the earth.
 
Hayley’s hands worked furiously at the ritual despite the hag’s psychic torment. At last, a portal tore open in the air, and she dove through it. I followed in hawk form, escaping the tree’s grasp a heartbeat before it drained me dry.
 
We landed in a warped forest under a dark sky, purple mist curling around twisted trees. Frogs croaked from black pools, and a hollowed-out tree stood before us, its door carved like a grin. I perched on Hayley’s shoulder as she summoned an arcane eye to scout.
 
Some kind of mothman approached silently, wings like veils of shadow. He warned us not to linger, then asked why we had come. Hayley told him we sought Sister Willow. He introduced himself as her sage and asked if we had brought our “characters.”
 
He lined us up, inspected our tattoos one by one, and pricked our skin to extract the ink. Gael went first and vanished. I stepped forward next, letting the strange creature draw whatever essence had been contained in the tattoo, and the world twisted.
 
We were back at the shrine. The night hag was gone, only her tracks remained. Likely a minor hag, not part of the Runehill Coven as we might have feared. But Hayley had acquired her gift from sister Willow so our quest had been successful. I wasted no time, drawing a teleportation circle back to Wolf’s Rest.
 
We stumbled into our keep exhausted, damp, and silent. Sleep claimed us quickly, but I know tomorrow we must turn our attention to the mysteries we’ve left behind — the death of Ser Donovan, and the potential strife between the Long Table and the Briar Ring.
 
— Luke

Luke's Journal Ordered oldest to newest

  1. A test of magic
    24th of Aran, Y126 Year of the Tree
  2. A Festival of Foxes and Frolics
    30th of Dagda, Year 121, Era of the tree
  3. Elsa
    121 2 31
  4. Adventure Ahead!
    1st of Lug, Year 121 of the Tree
  5. Rosebloom's Bookworm
    4th of Lugh, Year 121 of the Tree
  6. What to do when your hostess has a Secret Society Membership
    5th of Lugh, 121 Year of the Tree
  7. The most useful kind of magic
    6th of Lug, 121 Year of the Tree
  8. A Betrayal of Satyrs
    7th of Lugh, 121 Year of the Tree
  9. Maladies of the Mist
    8-11th of Lug, 121 Year of the Tree
  10. The Hunter
    11th of Lug, 121 Year of the Tree
  11. A Hidden Path to Logvale and Beyond
    12th of Lug, 121 Year of the Tree
  12. A Master of Fire
    13th of Lug, 121 Year of the Tree
  13. Too Many Goodbyes
    20th of Lug, 121 Year of the Tree
  14. Letter to Hayley I
    1st of Ogan, 122 Year of the Tree
  15. Letter to Hayley II
    3rd of Solstice, 122 Year of the Tree
  16. Letter to Hayley III
    24th of Edon, 123 Year of the Tree
  17. Letter to Hayley IV
    17th of Gobu, 124 Year of the Tree
  18. Letter to Hayley V
    7th of Daga, 125 Year of the Tree
  19. Letter to Hayley VI
    14th of Mannan, 125 Year of the Tree
  20. The Reunion
    14th of Mannan, 126 Year of the Tree
  21. The Emissaries of the Fenhunter
    15th of Mannan, 126 Year of the Tree
  22. The Fall of Cairn Fussil
    4th of Nuan, 126 Year of the Tree
  23. Festival Frenzy
    10th of Nuan, 126 Year of the Tree
  24. The Terror of Ravensfield
    13th of Nuan, 126 Year of the Tree
  25. Dragon Bones in the Dark
    15th of Nuan, 126 Year of the Tree
  26. The Determination of an Undead Kobold
    16th of Nuan, 126 Year of the Tree
  27. Battle at the Burning Village
    17th of Nuan, 126 Year of the Tree
  28. A Reminder to Take Action
    18th of Nuan, 126 Year of the Tree
  29. A Grand Ball of Intrigue
    20th of Nuan, 126 Year of the Tree
  30. The Search for Norgar
    20th of Nuan, 126 Year of the Tree
  31. Why you can never trust a bard
    20th of Nuan, 126 Year of the Tree
  32. A Royal Reward and a Challenge
    28th of Nuan, 126 Year of the Tree
  33. An apple a day...
    29th of Nuan, 126 Year of the Tree
  34. Dealing with the fey
    30th of Nuan, 126 Era of the Tree
  35. Aunty's Wrath
    3rd of Aran, 126 Year of the Tree
  36. Best served cold
    9th of Aran, 126 Year of the Tree
  37. Venturing into dangerous waters
    11th of Aran, 126 Year of the Tree
  38. The Fury of the Marsh
    11th of Aran, 126 Year of the Tree
  39. The young stag and the undead wolf
    20th of Aran, 126 Year of the Tree
  40. Anaya's Prison
    21st of Aran, 126 Year of the Tree
  41. Tales of Immerglade
    22nd of Aran, 126 Year of the Tree
  42. The festival of Wolf's Rest
    26th of Aran, 126 Year of the Tree
  43. Battle of the Bards
    26th of Aran, 126 Year of the Tree
  44. Undead at the Cathedral
    30th of Aran, 126 Year of the Tree
  45. Elves and worms
    4th of Brigan, 126 Year of the Tree
  46. How we got Sixteen Cows
    8th of Brigan, 126 Year of the Tree
  47. Descent into Acid
    9th of Brigan, 126 Year of the Tree
  48. Sorry we stole your hoard
    10th of Brigan, 126 Year of the Tree
  49. Strange Dreams of the Northern Wetlands
    12th of Brigan, 126 Year of the Tree
  50. Latebra Velora
    15th of Brigan, 126 Year of the Tree
  51. The Tragedy of Alistan De la Roost
    17th of Brigan, 126 Year of the Tree
  52. From Keralon into the Feywild
    22nd of Brigan, 126 Year of the Tree
  53. A Feywild Festival
    ??, 126 Year of the Tree
  54. Into the Jaws of the Warg King
    ??, 126 Year of the Tree
  55. The birds have wings
    ??, 126 Year of the Tree
  56. Sneaking into Whitewail
    ??, 126 Year of the Tree
  57. Arrival at Nimmerburg
    29th of Gobu, 126 Year of the Tree
  58. The Fey Tournament
    1st of Madan, 126 Year of the Tree
  59. Lumiria
    1st of Madan, 126 Year of the Tree
  60. Homecoming
    2nd of Madan, 126 Year of the Tree
  61. The dinner party
    4th of Mannan, 126 Year of the Tree
  62. The Mausoleum
    11th of Mannan, 126 Year of the Tree
  63. Chain of Souls
    11th of Mannan, 126 Year of the Tree
  64. Sister Willow's Story
    15th of Mannan, 126 Year of the Tree

The major events and journals in Luke's history, from the beginning to today.

Session 60: Return of the Old Ways

05:13 pm - 05.08.2025

Session 60: Return of the Old Ways

05:13 pm - 05.08.2025

Sister Willow's Story

Dear Diary, This morning, we made ready to travel to the old shrine that my sister has been meaning to revisit. I gave Anna a few tasks to keep her busy while we were gone and tried to explain to Lumiria that she couldn’t come with us this time. She ...

03:58 pm - 04.08.2025

Chain of Souls

Dear Diary, We were still in the tomb — that endless descent of riddles, battles, and flame — locked in combat with the forest centaur wardens. Alistan and Liliana were holding the line, surrounded in the dim chamber. Shadows shifted beyond the edg...

05:10 am - 22.07.2025

Session 59: three keys

05:42 pm - 17.07.2025

Session 59: three keys

05:42 pm - 17.07.2025

Session 58: The cursed King

05:47 pm - 15.07.2025

Session 58: The cursed King

05:47 pm - 15.07.2025

The Mausoleum

Dear Diary, We’re still deep in the mausoleum, entombed beneath stone and history, where even the dust feels sacred — or cursed. And of course, we are under constant attack. The bone devils rose from the pyre’s blaze, skeletal things of sinew ...

07:31 am - 15.07.2025

The dinner party

Dear Diary, The 3rd of Mannan began with the most polite form of torture: a dinner party with Elsa and her fiancé, Tholian Andilot. Yes, that Elsa. Yes, that fiancé. We brought our partners — I with Lumiria, Gael with Dynia — and were escorted...

05:57 pm - 06.07.2025

Session 57: a quiet week at home

04:17 pm - 03.07.2025

Session 57: a quiet week at home

04:17 pm - 03.07.2025

Session 56: Back home

04:14 pm - 03.07.2025

Session 56: Back home

04:14 pm - 03.07.2025

Homecoming

Dear Diary, I awoke to warm light and the soft weight of someone breathing beside me. For a moment, I thought I had dreamt it all: the petals, the dancing, the storm overhead. But then I turned and saw Lumiria, still fast asleep, curled beneath the cov...

10:14 am - 28.06.2025

Session 55: the Fey Feast

09:50 pm - 20.06.2025

Session 55: the Fey Feast

09:50 pm - 20.06.2025

Lumiria

Dear Diary, The tent was too quiet, despite the roar of the tournament beyond its canvas walls. One of the assassins—a human—lay unconscious on our floor, trussed like a parcel no one wanted to claim. Outside, the festivities thundered on, obliviou...

04:48 pm - 18.06.2025

The Fey Tournament

Dear Diary, We spent days in Nimmerburg’s library, buried between towers of books and digging out ancient mysteries, between dodging assassins (not worth mentioning). But the knowledge unearthed! Worth every near-miss. Two gems pried from the fey’s...

06:18 pm - 16.06.2025

Sneaking into Whitewail

Dear Diary, Revenge, they say, is a dish best served aflame. But today, it tasted like frost and missed opportunities. Whitewail rose from the frozen waste like a dagger of night. Black stone sheathed in ice, its gates yawning wide as a predator’s...

06:17 pm - 16.06.2025

Session 54: A dangerous game

10:18 pm - 05.06.2025

Session 54: A dangerous game

10:18 pm - 05.06.2025

Session 53: Dangerous Shadows

02:15 am - 28.05.2025

Session 53: Dangerous Shadows

02:15 am - 28.05.2025

Arrival at Nimmerburg

Dear Diary, We stumbled through the portal into Nimmerburg, the air still crackling with the aftertaste of Vivienne’s spiteful winds. And there, just arrived before us, stood a trio of strangers—two hulking figures clad in antlered plate armor, and...

07:00 pm - 25.05.2025

Session 52: a royal welcome

04:24 pm - 21.05.2025

Session 52: a royal welcome

04:24 pm - 21.05.2025

Sneaking into Whitewail

Dear Diary, Revenge, they say, is a dish best served aflame. But today, it tasted like frost and missed opportunities. Whitewail rose from the frozen waste like a dagger of night. Black stone sheathed in ice, its gates yawning wide as a predator’s...

06:17 pm - 19.05.2025

Session 51: Ice Palace

05:39 pm - 17.05.2025

Session 51: Ice Palace

05:39 pm - 17.05.2025

The birds have wings

Dear Diary, The grasslands near Whitewail shifted like a painter’s whim—vibrant green fading to burnished gold, stalks towering taller than a man. Summer’s heat clung to us, thick and syrupy, the sun forever teetering on the horizon, bathing ever...

06:06 pm - 12.05.2025

Session 50: A flight of owls

08:24 pm - 07.05.2025

Session 50: A flight of owls

08:24 pm - 07.05.2025

Into the Jaws of the Warg King

Dear Diary, We were putting the final touches on our drake statue, the village draped in autumn’s fiery hues, when the howls pierced the air. No hesitation—Alistan and Liliana surged forward, shields raised, as Liliana summoned a phantom steed that...

09:50 am - 03.05.2025

Session 49: the wolf king

07:58 pm - 30.04.2025

Session 49: the wolf king

07:58 pm - 30.04.2025

A Feywild Festival

Dear Diary, The village was a patchwork of whimsy and unease—cottages crowned with grass and moss, trees in full bloom despite the season’s caprice, and air thick with the scent of melted chocolate and candied roses. Music drifted through the lanes...

06:32 am - 29.04.2025

Session 48: the seasons of hall

09:17 pm - 22.04.2025

Session 48: the seasons of hall

09:17 pm - 22.04.2025

Session 47: The long way round

09:12 pm - 22.04.2025

Session 47: The long way round

09:12 pm - 22.04.2025

From Keralon into the Feywild

Dear Diary, I woke in my own bed at the Wolf’s Den for the first time in weeks, the familiar creak of the keep’s timbers a comfort after so many nights spent on the road. Dawn painted the room in pale gold as I dressed, my mind already turning towa...

07:01 pm - 21.04.2025

Session 46: A dreadful summons

03:04 am - 10.04.2025

Session 46: A dreadful summons

03:04 am - 10.04.2025

Session 45: A camp of death

07:55 pm - 02.04.2025

Session 45: A camp of death

07:55 pm - 02.04.2025

The Tragedy of Alistan De la Roost

Dear Diary, The morning dawned crisp and clear as we departed Latebra Velora, the weight of Lady Morathin’s tacit approval settling over us like armor. My companions, once hesitant, now moved with purpose—Alistan’s jaw set, Liliana’s fingers tr...

06:14 pm - 26.03.2025

Latebra Velora

Dear Diary, We continued our trek toward Latebra Velora, leaving the Lorewood behind and trading its tangled shadows for endless, windswept grasslands. The sky hung low with thick clouds, offering only fleeting glimpses of sunlight. Brief showers drenc...

07:37 am - 25.03.2025

Session 44: To accept a challenge

06:58 pm - 19.03.2025

Session 44: To accept a challenge

06:58 pm - 19.03.2025

Session 43: The Old Ways

06:57 pm - 19.03.2025

Session 43: The Old Ways

06:57 pm - 19.03.2025

Strange Dreams of the Northern Wetlands

Dear Diary, We continued our journey north from the ruins of Ravensfield, heading toward Latebra Velora. Soon after leaving Ravensfield, the weather took a turn for the worse. The air grew colder, and storm clouds loomed in the distance, their dark sha...

07:35 pm - 17.03.2025

Sorry we stole your hoard

Dear Diary, We were deep underground, far below the lair of the ancient copper dragon. The caves were damp and filled with pools of acid, their surfaces bubbling ominously. With the ethereal creatures now dispersed, we turned our attention to the statu...

05:38 am - 11.03.2025

Session 42: The Acid Fane

06:18 pm - 06.03.2025

Session 42: The Acid Fane

06:18 pm - 06.03.2025

Descent into Acid

Dear Diary, There I was, face-to-face with the wyverns that were infected with the Kyuss Worm as they devoured their prey on the rocky outcropping. My fireball was ready, my fingers tingling with the heat of the spell, poised to launch and take out the...

06:04 pm - 03.03.2025

Session 41: Oathward Keep

09:01 pm - 25.02.2025

Session 41: Oathward Keep

09:01 pm - 25.02.2025

Session 40: A rising threat

05:44 pm - 25.02.2025

Session 40: A rising threat

05:44 pm - 25.02.2025

How we got Sixteen Cows

Dear Diary, We’ve arrived at the chapel where the zombie tracks led, hoping to uncover the source of the Kyuss worm infection plaguing the hamlet. The chapel is ancient and crumbling, its gate hanging loosely on rusted hinges. Dadroz carefully checke...

07:36 pm - 17.02.2025

Elves and worms

Dear Diary, On the fourth of Brigan, it was finally the full red moon of the Witch again—a night steeped in mystery and magic. The night when a fey emissary of King Ulther arrives at the ruined church near our district. Our plan was to confront the e...

06:41 am - 10.02.2025

Session 39: Moonlight encounters

02:31 pm - 07.02.2025

Session 39: Moonlight encounters

02:31 pm - 07.02.2025

Session 38: Friends come to call

03:47 pm - 30.01.2025

Session 38: Friends come to call

03:47 pm - 30.01.2025

Battle of the Bards

Dear Diary, It was the evening of the festival, and the Battle of the Bards was about to begin. I was sitting on the front row with Elsa, our anticipation building. Four bands were vying for the coveted prize: Brass Quartet: A group of stout Dwarves...

07:25 pm - 27.01.2025

Session 37: battle of the bards

08:04 pm - 22.01.2025

Session 37: battle of the bards

08:04 pm - 22.01.2025

The festival of Wolf's Rest

Dear Diary, Today is the day of the festival! The celebration of our district's expansion and its renaming to Wolf's Rest. The morning dawned clear and bright, a perfect day for a feast. The air was filled with the mouthwatering aroma of baking bread a...

09:51 am - 18.01.2025

Session 34: The Princess and the Dragon

10:13 pm - 13.01.2025

Session 34: The Princess and the Dragon

10:13 pm - 13.01.2025

Session 35: Conjurer's Hall

10:13 pm - 13.01.2025

Session 35: Conjurer's Hall

10:12 pm - 13.01.2025

Session 36: The festival

10:12 pm - 13.01.2025

Session 36: The festival

10:12 pm - 13.01.2025

Session 33: Immerglade

10:12 pm - 13.01.2025

Session 33: Immerglade

10:12 pm - 13.01.2025

Session 32: Lost once more

10:12 pm - 13.01.2025

Session 32: Lost once more

10:12 pm - 13.01.2025

A test of magic

Dear Diary, The next thing I knew, I awoke in my room at Wolf’s Rest with my head pounding with the worst headache. The events of the past few days swam just out of reach – the Feywild, the monstrous creatures, the perilous journey. I vaguely remem...

07:07 am - 07.01.2025

Tales of Immerglade

Dear Diary, So we decided to test our luck, to see if we could slip past the vigilant giant and get to the Immerglade gate. Stealthily, we approached the structure, hoping to avoid detection. But our efforts were futile. The giant, his senses heightene...

06:49 am - 10.12.2024

Anaya's Prison

Dear Diary, We were lost, the Lorewood a labyrinth of endless trees. Gael climbed the tallest tree, hoping to catch a glimpse of civilization. But the vast and impenetrable forest offered no clues. Alistan suggested we head west, a direction that sh...

12:29 pm - 30.11.2024

The young stag and the undead wolf

Dear Diary, We woke up in the familiar comfort of our keep, which we have now nicknamed The Den, after the fishy adventure in Marsh’s Fury. The events of the past few days were still fresh in our minds. After a hearty breakfast, Gael addressed us, a ...

06:51 am - 26.11.2024

Session 31: Tommen's secret

08:11 pm - 21.11.2024

Session 31: Tommen's secret

08:11 pm - 21.11.2024

The Fury of the Marsh

Dear Diary, We decided to delve deeper into the mysteries of the swamp. Alistan, his curiosity piqued, examined the silver chest. Inside, he discovered an old diary, its pages filled with tales of loss and despair from a long time ago. The diary belong...

06:52 am - 19.11.2024

Session 30: Marsh's Fury

07:43 pm - 15.11.2024

Session 30: Marsh's Fury

07:43 pm - 15.11.2024

Session 29: The call of the marsh

07:41 pm - 15.11.2024

Session 29: The call of the marsh

07:41 pm - 15.11.2024

Venturing into dangerous waters

Dear Diary, The morning sun struggled to penetrate the gloom as we awoke, our sleep disturbed by a shared nightmare. In the dream, Cornu, our fearful nemesis, had returned, his form twisted and corrupted. His head had been replaced by that of a wolf an...

10:13 am - 09.11.2024

Best served cold

Dear Diary, We rushed to the temple, our hearts heavy with grief. The ritual to revive our fallen friends was a desperate act, a gamble against the forces of death. We used our recently acquired knighthood to commandeer the clerics and got them to set ...

07:23 am - 29.10.2024

Session 28: Running to Mother

03:11 am - 23.10.2024

Session 28: Running to Mother

03:11 am - 23.10.2024

Aunty's Wrath

Dear Diary, It all started with Liliana feeling unwell this morning. It was her sleep this time that was disturbed by unsettling dreams. Since moving into the new keep, every morning at least one of us awoke feeling terrible. So we decided to investiga...

06:18 pm - 21.10.2024

Session 27: More than one court

12:35 am - 16.10.2024

Session 27: More than one court

06:05 pm - 15.10.2024

Dealing with the fey

Dear Diary, Morning had dawned, casting its golden light upon Dogville. Naira, her energy boundless, was already cleaning the keep, her diligence a testament to her character. Dorr, his measuring tools in hand, was assessing its restoration. We delv...

03:43 pm - 12.10.2024

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