A Brief History of the Involvements of Four Individuals in the Affairs of the Ancient Land of Magic, More Popularly Dubbed T.A.L.M. or Simply Talm
Liu Hiro
Hiro landed in Aranka, Mirth, where he reluctantly sold his prized gondola for Talm's currency. Afterwards he traveled to Pathur where he met Astron Razzen, whom he calls Elf. Hiro quickly left Pathur for Veles where he briefly studied the mana windmills. Hiro fled from Veles fearing that the first scouts for the Children of the Dragon were Velesian patrols sent to arrest him for breaking and entering.
Hiro briefly returned to Pathur where he once again met Astron before traveling south to Saur. Hiro forged a sword in the Saurian deserts as a gift for the King-to-be Kai Yung. Being imbued with the sand of Saur, the sword allows its beholder more mobility with powers directly related to Saurian soil. Although not invited, Hiro appeared at the coronation with an invitation addressed to him. Here he met Astron once again.
Hiro left soon after the coronation, entrusting his gift to a messenger who quickly delivered it to Kai Yung. Carving a decent canoe out of an old Juniper tree, Hiro set sail from Saur's southwestern shore and fell asleep.
He awoke several days later on the southern coast of Veles where he briefly became a prisoner of the Children of the Sun. After being released into the custody of Nyette, Hiro took a joyride on a Black Wing and was severely reprimanded. Hiro challenged Mindir Pendragon’s resolve in reuniting Talm then offered his support, once again meeting Astron. Hiro was taken to a ship in order to calm a spooked Black Wing. He did so, and in return the Black Wing took a liking to him.
After briefly breaking in the Black Wing, Hiro accompanied Nyette to investigate a pack of trolls. After killing the enraged trolls, Hiro and Nyette discovered the trolls were under a spell. Regrouping back at the camp, the Navatians vanished that night, leaving Hiro and his Black Wing. With nothing left for them, they headed east to Kratos where Hiro met Allen, a hired assassin, and began hunting land sharks.
Amalia Cruoriinhibio
Amalia was released from her thirty year sentence in the Pathurian royal prison. Immediately she killed a girl in the woods for a new set of clothes, then traveled to her mother’s homeland of Kratos. Here she picked up some items that had been left for her by her mother before they left. Stopping by the black market, she obtained an assassination contract for the king of Pathur with a forged signature belonging to Kai Yung.
Amalia returned to Pathur where she obtained a job as a cook in the royal palace. On the night of a party, she poisoned the king of Pathur and met with an agent who was also trying to kill the king. Guiding him to a private place, she accepted the man’s offer to occasionally perform assassinations for his beneficiary.
Without waiting for orders, she left Pathur with a crypt mouse as a pet. She briefly stayed the night at a farm belonging to former mercenaries. Her stay disrupted her original outlook on life and has left her confused as to her purpose, although she would not show it. She left in the middle of the night and found herself in Aranka, Mirth.
Here she met Tiger Royal, a fox-human chimera and agreed to be her guide in Aranka and travel partner elswhere.
Adam Kuroda
Adam, a noble of Kratos, first came into importance when he investigated a forged assassination contract. Finding the forger in the black market, he sent a warning and a copy of the forged contract to Kai Yung. The messenger delivered the warning to Augustana on the morning of the coronation.
Adam then met a man whose name he never learned, Sai’agar. Together they planned to infiltrate the Tower of Veles in order to gain knowledge on the force docked in southern Veles. Meeting Bleufonticus Maginarious along the way, they successfully infiltrated the Tower, but were unable to learn anything about the Children of the Dragon. While searching a stockroom, Adam pocketed an artifact known as Stormcaller, a magical hunting horn capable of summoning thunderstorms.
Adam escaped with Bleu when they were confronted by the force led by Scathach. Safely returning to his pagoda outside Imak, Kratos, Adam began planning his next expedition.
Adam visited Enick in Psogolov to discuss the venture of excavating the O-Ska Ruins. There he aided in fending off three assassins and their conjured demon. Leaving the islands, he returned briefly to Kratos before departing for Veles.
Bleufonticus Maginarious
Bleufonticus, or Bleu or BM, left Veles to travel to Saur in hopes of seeing the coronation and learning some new spells. Being denied entry without an invitation and finding the country too busy with the coronation, Bleu returned to Veles with no luck in achieving his goals. Here he joined Adam and Sai in their infiltration of the Tower.
After bypassing the Tower’s magical securities, he began to help his companions loot a stockroom. Realizing that neither he nor Adam held any allegiance to Sai, he dumped his loot and escaped with Adam. Regrouping back at Adam’s pagoda in Kratos, he left for Aspira.
Here he met Quevral and Zhuo Xia.
Timeline
LH: Hiro arrives in Aranka, Mirth.
LH: Hiro departs from Aranka with Ganias, Pathur, as his destination.
AC: Amalia is released from prison in Ganias, Pathur, Amalia departs from Ganias with Kratos as her destination.
LH: Hiro arrives in Ganias, meets Astron.
LH: Hiro departs from Ganias with Veles as his destination.
AC: Amalia arrives in Kratos.
AC: Amalia recovers items left for her by her mother.
AC: Amalia buys forged assassination contract.
AC: Amalia departs from Kratos with Ganias as her destination.
LH: Hiro arrives in Veles, travels to Green Winds.
LH: Hiro breaks into mana windmill, avoids detection from Children of the Dragon scouts.
LH: Hiro departs from Veles with Ganias as his destination.
AC-LH: Amalia arrives in Ganias. Hiro arrives in Ganias.
AC: Amalia obtains job as cook, poisons king.
LH: Hiro meets Astron again.
AK: Adam discovers forger, sends warning to Kai Yung.
LH: Hiro departs Ganias with St. Lutudas, Saur, as his destination.
BM: Bleu departs Veles with St. Lutudas, Saur, as his destination.
AC: Amalia flees to safe house in cemetery, accepts contract killing offer.
AC: Amalia departs from Ganias with no destination.
AC: Amalia boards at ex-mercenaries’ house, leaves with no destination.
LH: Hiro forges sword in Saurian deserts.
LH-BM-M: Hiro arrives in St. Lutudas. Bleu arrives in St. Lutudas. Adam’s Messenger arrives in St. Lutudas.
M: Messenger delivers Adam’s warning to Augustana.
LH: Hiro attends coronation, meets Astron again.
BM: Bleu fails to gain admittance to coronation, fails to find place to learn new spells, departs from St. Lutudas with Veles as his destination.
LH-M: Hiro hires Messenger to deliver sword.
LH: Hiro departs from St. Lutudas with southwestern coast of Saur as his destination.
M: Messenger delivers Hiro’s sword, departs St. Lutudas with Kratos as his destination.
AK: Adam meets Sai, arrives in Veles via teleport, begins travel to Tower of Veles.
BM-AK: Adam and Bleu meet up, infiltrate Tower of Veles.
LH: Hiro crafts canoe and sets sail with no destination.
AK: Adam obtains Stormcaller.
BM-AK: Faced with an armed force, Adam and Bleu flee Tower of Veles.
BM-AK: Adam and Bleu depart Veles with Kratos as their destination.
LH: Hiro is captured by Children of the Dragon off the southern coast of Veles, Hiro is put in care of Nyette, steals Black Wing, wanders camp of Children of Dragon.
BM-AK: Adam and Bleu arrive safely in Adam’s pagoda.
BM: Bleu departs Imak with Aspira as his destination.
LH: Hiro judges Mindir, supports cause.
LH: Hiro is taken to ship, calms spooked Black Wing, begins to tame.
AC: Amalia arrives in Aranka, Mirth.
BM: Bleu arrives in Akash, Aspira.
LH: Hiro investigates trolls with Nyette, kills trolls, returns to camp, Navatians disappear, Hiro leaves Veles with no known destination.
BM: Bleu meets Zhuo Xia outside Broken Akash Portal, meets Quevral.
LH: Hiro arrives in Bultar, Kratos, meets Allen, begins hunting land sharks.
AC: Amalia Meets Tiger, accompanies to inn.
