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// A new friend 
// Story: Marked with Power 
// by Thenewbluebrony 
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It's been a week since I got here and I have found out I don't need water anymore. I also found a small deserted cabin along the base of a mountain range. I have a feeling that the dragon may have been tracking or hunting me. The reason I think that is I kept hearing branches snapping but figured it was a bunny or a deer, on the day. I found the temple.

I decided to check to see if I could see my skill levels and surprisingly I could. I saw my Sneak was at twenty. My Illusion, Conjuration, Destruction, Restoration, Alteration, Enchanting, Alchemy, Smithing, Heavy Armor, Block, Two-Handed, Light Armor, Lock Picking, and Pickpocket were all at fifteen. I had a twenty-five in Archery, I had a thirty in Speech, and lastly a forty-five in One-Handed. I then saw my life was at one hundred and fifty my stamina, and magic were at one hundred.

I figured the reason my archery was at the level it was at was because of Archery classes in Gym. I knew that my One-Handed was because of all the time I spent clearing a path to the temple and running the opposite way the dragon flew. I always liked sneaking and hiding as a kid. I have always been good at convincing people so that explains my speech. I then left my stats and went to sleep.

I awoke the next morning feeling like I slept for only a few hours. I started my day doing a perimeter check. I had seen some tracks I could identify, they were rabbit tracks. I then saw a set of tracks, I could not identify. The front was large and had five claws while the back paws were small and I was unable to see any marks around them. They did seem fresh. So I made a mental note and went back to the cabin. I decided to check my inventory weight and saw my max was three hundred and I was holding around fifty pounds.

I had arrived at the cabin and found fresh claw marks on the door, so I ran and went down the ledges on the ravine. I then lost my footing and fell so I decided to try out some magic and thought about healing myself and it worked but after I felt nauseous. I figured it was from me getting used to using any kind of magic.


Location: Badlands


I had traveled in the direction I assumed to be north until I came to the end of the ravine. The area I was in was a dry arid desert-looking land and had a visible path. While following the path I got a good read on my directions. I knew it was past noon because the sun was starting to set. After two days of traveling, I felt something pulling me toward the east.
As I got closer to the feeling I saw a rock structure that looked like a giant dragon's foot with three claws. When I got closer I started to hear the same voice from the temple. As I got to the base of the structure in between two of the claws I heard the voice say. “Tiid.”

The sun was setting as I got back to the path. “I need to find a map of this place so I can mark where the walls have been.” I said as I thought back to the temple and remembered I had never killed a dragon so how was I able to use the shout then it hit me. The orb that I picked up must have given me these powers. I then looked into my bag to find the orb that had just appeared in my bag.

I knew this because my carry weight was now at sixty of three hundred. I then remembered the fact this all started because of this orb. When I first picked up the orb from the box it was quite a spectacle that sent white wisps into my body, like when you kill a dragon in Skyrim. I thought of throwing it but I believe it would just end up back in my backpack.

I then went to sleep. In the morning I found a chest on the side of the road. All it had was clothes that looked like they were for show ponies, so I left it but I did find fifty gold coins. Around noon I made it to an area that had grass. As I arrived I saw a sign that said Dodge City north, Apple Loosa west, and Haysead Swamps east.

So I had found my next destination. As I continued north I felt A major pull toward Haysead Swamp about an hour into the walk I found a wall. This wall had three words. I then heard the voice say. “Raan Mir Tah.” As I left I saw a creature I could not Identify. It had the tail of a scorpion, the body and head of a lion, and Bat wings.

I then tested my newly learned words. “Raan Mir Tah!” I shouted. After I did the shout the beast seemed to notice me and walked over to me, it then gave me a book and I decided to leave while it still liked me. I then looked at the book and saw it was healing hands. After half an hour of walking, I saw the creature was still following me. I then looked at it. “Do you want to join me?” I asked the creature. It then responded with a nod.

It took a half-hour to get back to the path. As I was getting near the town I thought of a name. “Want to be called, Pisica mare?” I asked, It responded with a nod. I need you to stay near the forest in case the townsfolk freak out. He nodded and purred.


Location: Dodge City


As I neared the town I saw something that, after all of this new stuff, still surprised me, a town full of colorful horses. As I got near one approached me and said. “Hello, there stranger, what brings you to the great town of Dodge City?”
“I am looking for a map of the area. Do you know where I can find one?” I asked the small horse that had a black coat with white spots dotting it.

“Yes I do but where are my manners? My name is Star sign. I work on mapping constellations.” Star said as he led me to what looked like a store.

I decided to ask him. “Did someone lose a chest of clothes south of here?”

“I don't know you could check the town's job board, so you came from the badlands?” he asked as he showed me a map.

"Yes, I don't see why it is called the Badlands. I had no trouble getting here." I said as we entered the store.

“Here you go, that will be five bits.” He said as he gave me the map and accepted the five gold coins I found.

After I bought the map I marked the locations of the walls and went to check the Job board and saw a notice for a missing chest lost somewhere in the badlands. As I tried to find the owner of the chest I stumbled on a Pegasus with blue fur and a two-colored mane that was red and gray coming out of the location that the notice had posted, so I went up to him and asked "Did you lose a chest in the badlands?"

"Yes I did, I had decided to camp out there, and my wagon broke. So I decided to take my important stuff and came back before anything happened." he said. After that, I told him where I found the chest. I then decided to check on Pisica mare. I found him and decided to head west past Macintosh hills and go to the rock farm.

Along the way, I found a train track that had an old pump cart, and next to it was a pickle barrel with a kumquat "That is surprisingly not too odd for what I have seen, Pisica have you seen anything odder?" I asked and Pisica responded by shaking his head yes.