Life is a cruel mistress. She dangles hints of happiness before my eyes only to slap me down back into the depths of shame, hate and bitterness. I write now what will likely be my last thoughts in this journal from the depths of my stone cell in Valeria. The charges are that of betrayal and the cons...

Cool.

I wonder... would it be appropriate for Templars to get these tasks on rare occasion? That is if they have Seraphina's blessing and Chant Lightbearer?

I'm concerned about Lalora. I don't believe she ever was particularly fond of me before, but to vanish the moment I walk into the area seems a bit paranoid, even for her...especially if what Lae said is true. She grabbed a knife? I may have to watch myself as she doesn't seem quite herself. At least...

These past months the ruins of Thaelsh have fit my mood and have served me well as a dark sanctuary in which I could lose myself, my frustrations, and my emotions. Perhaps that is why I have not written as of late. I have had another avenue into which I could channel that lingering bitterness frustr...

It has been some time since I've felt the need to collect my thoughts, but I have become too lax in my duties as of late. I write in hopes of renewing my efforts and refocusing my training. In accepting a new task from the Church, I was sent into Thaelsh where one I was attacked aggressively by what...

Confusion. Frustration. Annoyance. Impatience. Such things seem to saturate my mind as of late. One moment, I begin to believe in someone and the next… nothing. I plan to avoid the situation for now. It seems that, to some, each of my actions must have some deeper or hidden meaning. Cannot a man sim...

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I have never had a woman try to protect me before. Whether she realizes it, or not. Claiming to be forced to manipulate, use or even kill me if I don’t stay away? Why warn me unless she cared? And right after claiming to have no interest, she says one thing and in the same breath she says another. D...

Alexander has been freed. Thanks in large part to the efforts of Lae and those who helped her. I am impressed again with Alexander's determination to see what he deems to be right done. Just as when he stood up to Sharinas. He was willing to rot in that cell for as long as necessary. I am still not ...

I never have made friends easily. Acquaintances yes, but a true lasting friend? Those are few and far between. As a boy I was called a bastard and dismissed, or those who claimed to accept me were others on the streets that rare trusted anyone in truth. Even now as a knight, I am either immediately ...

I wasn't meaning to come off as defensive or anything. I enjoy posting and writing about my character. I also don't mind discussing my thoughts as the player as to Troy's ideals and feelings here in this thread either. I just felt I should add some to what Rias posted to help clarify, and to reitera...

You're reading the journalistic ramblings Troy, reminiscing about a past memory of a man he hasn't seen in over half a year. At the time, going toe-to-toe with Sharinas and Dimmes seems pretty darn "zealous" to Troy, though since then he has changed somewhat since he was last stationed in ...

I thought I had lost these notes, but was able to find were I scribbled down and stuffed them into a pocket at the time. When the Teller began, she had me focus on a question. What has dominated my thoughts as of late has been the woman of Tol Rhun. With that question in my mind, here is what the Te...

Hey! Something really was in that pie! Or some GM was messing with me at the time. Grumble grumble.

Today I got to 'tank' for lack of a better word, a drakolin for Evelyn and Lae. It was probably the closest thing to a WoW boss battle I've ever had in a text game. I tanking the sucker as it pummeled me to the ground over and over, Evelyn smashing it as hard as she could, and Lae working to heal me...

Are there armored horses available anywhere for Templars? I would be very interested if there are.

I cannot sleep and so I write. Much happened today, and thus far each day changes my perspective of the West. Each day a new challenge, a new memory... often leading to old memories long lost and forgotten. Today I was riding toward the gates only to see Jaster, an acquaintance from my past posting ...

From my perspective as a player, Troy remembers Alexander from the Thaelsh storyline happenings and some of the drama that went down there. Alexander made a pretty strict stand against some things that seemed a bit zealous to Troy at the time. I remember being locked in an inn room with Amyia(?) and...

Women are strange creatures. I appear to have made a poor impression in an attempt to prove to that I am my own man, and not ruled by the symbols or armor I wear. I seem to have pushed too hard and too fast to prove that I can be trusted. I realize now that it is a foolish thing to rush trust, and n...

I'm glad I was able to spark some discussion. The intent behind my idea wasn't to make it a "Templar Win" button, but I do think it would be quite powerful against Netherim, or someone Tainted. I also wanted to have it come at great personal sacrifice. I imagine that the Templar could/shou...

Please note, any information about Troy in this thread is purely here for your and my own entertainment as a player, and would/could not be known by your character in-game simply from you reading these posts. This is also for my own entertainment and to help me hash out Troy’s unique inner conflict...

I've been considering that if this is called "Minor" beacon, it got my imagination going as to what a Major Beacon ability would look like, or do. In my imagination I view something like this: -------------------------------------- A fierce battle rages with undead, templars and monks scat...