Editing The Land of the Vori

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{{TErow| 1 |day 1|I sailed far into the north to the frozen lands of the Vori, but I found them waiting for me.  I attempted to reason with the Vori, even told them about the prophecy linking the Sword of Frost and Armageddon's Blade, but they wouldn't listen.<p>They consider Gelu - who is half-Vori - one of their own, and they too are smitten by his charisma.  And perhaps they can never trust an Overlord.<p>The Vori attacked, sinking two of my three ships outright.  The Nighon forces are unused to sea battle, so they didn't put up much of a fight.  I managed to escape, barely, but my ship was so damaged that I was lucky to make it to shore.}}

{{TErow| 6 |day 6|I am told there is a Magi somewhere to the south who can give me a vision of my enemy, allowing me to watch the movement of the Vori troops.}}

{{TErow| 10 |day 10|Another attempt to reason with the Vori has failed.<p>I sent a messenger to the Vori who block me from following Gelu.  I begged for their understanding, but nothing.  Now I understand where Gelu got his blind stubbornness!}}

{{TErow| 15 |day 15|Something hit me in the shoulder, knocking me from the saddle.  Pain shot down my left arm.  By the time I came to my knees, I realized there was an arrow through my body.  An Elf ambush?<p>No.  I looked closer at the barbed arrowhead protruding from my skin and realized no Elf forged it.<p>Turning slowly, I found a Medusa slithering slowly toward me with another arrow notched in her bow.  She smiled wickedly, hissed.  It was a power play.  In typical Nighon fashion, the Medusa was testing my strength as the leader and when I failed she would replace me.<p>"You are Overlord no longer," the Medusa said.  "I rule now!"<p>I tried to lift my mace to defend myself, but my arms were going numb.  I should've known the Medusa would lace her arrows with poison.  Even though I couldn't truly die, in the eyes of my troops I would be dead, and it was too late for me to raise another army.<p>Then a blast of magic struck the Medusa's bow, snapping it in half.  She turned, only to be struck in the chest by three more brilliant beams.  She collapsed, dead, and I turned toward my rescuers - Beholders.}}

{{TErow| 1 |day 17|It has taken me some time to recover from the Medusa's poison.  In fact, I think I did die - as far as I am capable of death.  Thankfully, no one noticed.  The Nighons aren't known for their medical skills.  This morning, I dragged myself out of my tent and over to the three Beholders who rescued me.<p>Although Nighons only care about power and strength, sometimes that works to your advantage.  Creatures such as these Beholders didn't save me from the Medusa because they thought I was a good leader.  Nor were they motivated by compassion or loyalty.  No, they were making a different kind of power play, and they expected me to repay them at some point.<p>"You're walking again - good," said one of the Beholders.<p>"I want to thank you all for helping me," I said.  I had just the way to repay them too.<p>"I'm in need of some personal guards who can act as advisors as well," I said.  "They will be the leaders of my army.  Do you know anyone who might fit such a role?"<p>Of course, the Beholders recommended themselves.}}

{{TErow| 1 |day 23|Everywhere I go now, I travel with three Beholders - Neez, Zarm, and Kilkik.  They seem to ignore me when I go into one of my 'fits'.  Perhaps they don't care if their leader sometimes declares war on a tree and orders half his army to attack it.  Or maybe I'm not the first insane leader they've had?<p>But the benefit of always having them at my side is three extra eyes watching for ambushes from my own people.  At least now, I can get some rest.  The only people I have to worry about now are my own bodyguards.}}

{{TErow| 1 |day 25|Neez, the leader of my Beholder bodyguards, approached me during the march.  When he talked, he kept his voice low and secretive.<p>"Do you know the Medusa we killed when we saved your life?"<p>"Of course!  I have already repaid that debt."<p>"No, not that.  Her hatchlings are plotting against us all.  Soon, they will attack," said the Beholder.<p>"How many of them?" I asked.<p>"Ten.  Not good odds."<p>"Are you sure?" I said.<p>"Positive.  I have a spy among the Medusas."<p>"Then we'll have to do something about it, won't we?" I said, chuckling madly.}}

{{TErow| 1 |day 28|The Medusa hatchling sisters were secretly brewing a batch of poison for their arrows when we attacked.<p>We caught them in a crossfire with Neez and Zarm on one side and Kilkik and me on the other.  I drew back my bow, and using years of experience among the Elves, let my arrow fly.  The Beholders followed upon my signal.<p>Four Medusas died in the first moment of the ambush.  Another three went down before they could reach their weapons.  The rest put up a good fight, placing two arrows in Zarm's eye before we brought them down as well.<p>Walking among the dead, I made sure the Beholders saw me smiling with satisfaction although on the inside I took no pleasure in killing my own troops.  I couldn't wait to rid myself of this Overlord identity.  Every action I take was for the good of the world, but I still feel like I am reverting to my old ways.<p>I'm afraid that one day I will realize I enjoy being an Overlord.}}