The Journey to Sharn

We rode to the port city of Pylas Talaear over a few blisteringly hot spring days. It was good to get away from the dusty halls of Shae Cairdal and the sombre Deathless. I know the city is the capital and is ruled by the Sibling Kings but the small part that I was permitted to see just seemed to be filled with Deathless. Apparently the Jhaelian family use some kind of alchemy to appear like the Deathless. I know that they all act like them with their preoccupation with perfecting themselves.

Maybe elves in other families are more inclined to art or dance as I've always heard elves were but they Jhailian's are just plain dull. Of course it doesn't help that I was practically locked up while I was there. I know the elves didn't see through my disguise but that Ascendant Counsellor must have. It was frankly a relief to get back to the hustle and bustle of a proper city even if Pylas Talaear is mostly lumber yards and merchants' villas.

I left the arrangements for travelling back to Khorvaire up to Kaeth. She at least seems to know what she's doing. She got us passage on an elemental galleon, one of House Lyrandar's older vessels. It seems that she is a fair sailor as well. Not as skilled as me but then I had to work my passage to Aerenal in the first place. It was the first time I'd been aboard an elemental ship and they move a lot faster than the usual kind. We travelled the 3000 miles from Pylas Talaear to Sharn in less than a fortnight and even stopped over at Pylas Maradel in Valenar for fresh food and water. Amazing!

The final leg into Sharn was a sight to behold. The city itself is situated atop the impressive cliffs of the Hilt and the towers seem to stretch up for miles. It was a clear spring morning when we coasted into the Dagger River and we could even see the famous floating towers of Skyway.

Of course arriving in Sharn without a silver sovereign to our names wasn't much fun. I'd forgotten to change my coinage from Aerenal tyl to standard Galifar currency. I think I'll start collecting coins from different countries. I'm pretty sure that Breland put their King Boronel on the coins now and I know Kaius III is on Karrnath coinage.

Luckily the Jhaelian family are well connected and managed to find our way to the Aerenal consulate. We did get a little turned around which seemed to upset the elves no end but I had to laugh. It's good to be back in a real city. Jhaire and Kaith's cousin Mayne Jhailain sent us to the ambassador Lady Taelira who treated us to a sumptuous meal and board for the night.

No sooner had we settled in though than we received a message from someone known as Gabriel ir'Davarask. No sooner do we arrive in Sharn than we leave for Bloodfall. As the elves say "mes air jhori" or such is life.