Im awakened by a group of travelling villagers.
Villager 1: "Hello, oh you're injured, come to our village".
Having no choice I proceed to enter the village of Viek.
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Elderly Village Elder: "We don't get many visitors especially not someone so young, where are you headed?"
I shake my head.
Village Elder: "its alright wont you stay a while?"
Uther: "I can stay?" I say while looking down.
Village Elder: "Sure we need all the help we can get after the last demon attack".
I stayed in the village doing off jobs like farming and weeding. One day i see another child swinging his sword at a dummy.
Uther: "Why are you doing that?"
Villager boy: "I need practice to learn my first skill and there is no one who can train me in this village".
Villager boy: "Do you want to try?"
I sheepishly take his wooden sword.
I swing the sword against the dummy its a glancing blow.
Villager boy: "Well it was a good try but, i think we both need practice".
Uther: "Can i practice with you again?" I say sheepishly.
Villager boy: "Well you are new in the village, but sure" (looks down hands on neck)
I go through another day of practicing but I am saddened when i do not learn any new skills.
The Village elder asks me to collect some herbs for a mana potion, i go outside the perimeter of the village and find some herbs as she wasn't the best at describing them.
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Village Elder: "No, no these are not the correct herbs the blue leafed ones!"
I saw on the hill over yonder that there was a patch of these herbs but there were also some snivelling goblins so i dared not go there.
I went back to the village chief.
Village Elder: "There are goblins near the herb you need, my previous master had showed me a spell that should help, could i use your cauldron?"
Village Elder: "My cauldron, what the devil for?"
Uther: "Please this will help me get your herbs".
Village Elder: "Fine fine when your done empty it out!"
She leaves in a huff thinking this young no talented boy shouldn't have the gall to ask her (an alchemist) for her precious cauldron.
I proceed to fill the cauldron half way with water from the nearby stream.
I open my bag that has 3 potions in it (Mana restoration I, Toughness I, Health potion I) drop the contents into the cauldron and begin to chant.
~With witch's brew and potions 3 rejuvenation, restoration, augmentation, POTION AURA~
A swirling aura goes around me and I begin to feel stronger, I can feel the potions effects now buffing me constantly.
I go to the group of goblins with my wooden sword. I strike the first one, it narrowly misses it, they strike my arm, luckily with the toughness potion in the aura this gives me barely a scratch.
I knock out the goblin with a heavy blow and learn
I picked the herbs and by the time i get back to the village the aura had ended.
The village chief is pleased with the bag of herbs
Village Elder: "Stupendous, i have never seen such high quality herbs".
The village chief grants him his reward, 10 silver coins.
Village Elder: "You know if you are looking for work there are plenty of adventurers in the local tavern a town over, you could maybe carry their bags".
Uther: "Thank you".
I decide to leave the village.
The village chief finds the potions used for the spell.
Village Elder: "What is this?"
Village Elder: "This boy?!"
Village Elder: "Don't tell me he is a master alchemist at such an early age!"