Editing Volume One: The Vampire of the Dungeons (section)

====<big>A Mission, Adask, Walking the Pattern and Family</big>====

*Michael's help needed.
*A couple of days before Graduation, after I had completed all of my classes, Aries summoned me to his private office for a meeting.  I accompanied Aries into Shadow on a Mission of great importance to Amber and of great personal importance to me.  I met three Adasks, all War Chiefs of their of Clan; Hagalta, Xorit, and Krelat.  This is when I learned that my mother, Satura, still lived and was the captive and wife of Hagalta.  He presented me with a Tome that was of great importance to King Random and said he would only give it to him through me, so he could meet me, his son.  Then Hagalta gave me my mother's Ring to prove he truly had her then he and Krelat turned and departed... Xorit remained behind and told me that he did not support Hagalta or Krelat but did support my mother, then he gave me a bag of Ice Orc Marbles, told me how they worked, then departed.  Aries took me to Amber, the Pattern Chamber specifically, Dworkin, Random and Benedict were waiting; I handed the Tome over to Random then Walked the Pattern and promptly passed out at its center.

*Even though I was assigned an apartment in the family wing, I was also allowed, with Fiona's permission, to take over an unused room on the Pattern Level of the Dungeons for the purposes of  magical research... it became my regular living space.  After walking the Pattern, my Ambir Shade Pattern Imprint was overwritten somewhat. The Pattern of Amber was more powerful than the Shade Primal Pattern of Ambir, but there was enough of a difference that there are times I can use one or the other, but essentially, they are the same power.  



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*Meet Gerard on Pattern Guard Duty, then he walks Pattern and transports away, thinking I was his replacement.  Then Flora arrives, Gerard's replacement, and they hit it off famously. She invites him to Seaview Gardens for breakfast and it becomes a daily thing.

*After a bit more schooling, I became a full Trump Artist, but still my studies continued, but not because anyone told me to. Unlike Arlo, I did not like spending my time in the Library, preferring instead to ‘check out' large numbers of books at one time and take them to my private rooms in the Dungeons. 


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*Gan is my door guard, I hired Carston from the local CHAD Hall in the city for my nighttime forays into the city for supplies and such.  One night, just strolling, not shopping, find lost little mangy poodle; name it Kevin, make it my pet.

*I spent many years, decades perhaps, studying Magic and Powers... I learned even more about Sorcery and the Pattern; that is when Dworkin gifted me a Shade of the Jewel of Judgment, the one particular to the Shade of Ambir where I originally gained my Pattern Imprint... oddly, it was green, not red.  It was and is a potent signature piece for magical works, but is more effective in Shadows 'below' the level of the Shade of Ambir, rather than closer to the real Amber... but still, a powerful Artifact; I was nearly brought to tears of joy, and nearly drooling with anticipation of the power at my command.

*My studies shifted to Artifact creation Empowerment.  I spent decades learning all I could from tomes in the Library and from talks with Dworkin and others.  When I felt ready, I created my first Artifact, without assistance; it was my Sorcerer's Robe, which acted as clothing, armor and magical storage, as well as extremely fast movement and flight.  After many weeks rest, I began on my next Artifact, my Scrimshawed Bone Staff; a weapon, an attack beast and a guardian.  Both created in the Pattern Chamber in the Dungeons of under Castle Amber, both created from his own blood, both Empowered with versions of my own Powers including Shape Shifting and Spell Use, among others.

*My entry into the Family's Politics and intrigue came one day when I was idly walking the corridors of the Dungeons and overheard King Random speaking in a nearby room, I decided to eavesdrops on Random and the others in the room; they were discussing a great valley filled with dead bodies and a powerfully magical sword.  I was invited in by King Random, who knew I was eavesdropping, to contribute to the conversation; Benedict, Arloxedra and Vander, one of the Late King Eric's other sons, were all present. There were three swords on a large stone table in the center of the room; I recognized them immediately for what they were; The Swords of Power, though these looked a little different with the pommels showing the symbol of each.  I knew their legend and told them all of what I had heard, including the complete Song of the Swords... though I only chanted it for them. I was, and still am, curious as to the location of that great valley... which specific Shadow it is in.  


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*Soon afterwards, I had a conversation with Arlo in the Library about Adagalasck, my mother Satura and Vox; he had suspicions that I was descended from Vox and Dworkin and for some reason seemed to trust me less because of it... or so it seemed.  Then Arlo showed me some new cards soon to arrive in the King Random Deck; Ninaaratres and Emiliesa.  Then, oddly, Arlo gave me a Stone from Adagalasck and told me to walk the Pattern with it and that will allow access to that sealed Realm, so I did as Arlo suggested.