Monk Gawchi

Monk Gawchi is an Eldham-born stone-elf resident of Saint's Port, Anglunia. Fascinated and intrigued by the lengthy arts of brewery, potioncraft and magic, he enrolled himself in a self-vocational apprenticeship in acquiring the skills needed to strengthen his standing in the lands of Eldham.

Early Days
Born of lowly water-elf parents, east of Myrtle on the cold, frostbitten islands surrounded by icey waters, Gawchi (as he is known now) was given up for hope by his parents at his early months to a trader heading west to the mainland.

Had it been not for the illness that befell his mother days after giving birth, his parents would have refuged to Myrtle and Isaz with their son, away from the deprived islands whose resources became too scarce, but Gawchi's father, who wouldn't leave his mother to fend for herself, had given up his son to the fates of the shore and curved seas in hopes that his survival is safer away from there.

The trader whom was given this newly child was only to find him a home inland in Isaz, as he himself was a seafaring trader and was one of the few who was still giving life to those icy waters by means of food for stone and crafts, but that day Gawchi's voyage to the ports of Isaz was yet again to be woven into obscurity with rage-full rains followed by storms that drifted the path to the walls of Myrtle. On a small iced island, off the walls of North-Eastern Myrtle, crashed the boat that carried Gawchi and his ride home. Upon impact with rocks and wind, the boat spilled it's cargo on the sea floor. Pulled with it was the trader, whose drive to save his failing guillotine of a profession drove him to drown after his precious last life for his company, his wares and bones scavenged either by the sea or by curious hands. Left all alone on the waving boat, Gawchi was reaching teenage years by minecraft standards, but he was getting hungry.

Once the calm of the weather hit, still young Gawchi left his wooden shelter and saw the thirty block island he was on. A small peninsula, that was also covered with snow, pointed at the island Gawchi was on and also became the new path for him in hopes to find better shelter. His water-elf roots helped him swim the devastatingly cold waters between the beaches, but as he climbed on the grass from the water he got quickly to work gathering wood from the small forest northside of Myrtle.

The Rocks in the Earth
Foraging, digging and making a mess of the space where he can rest at, he hit a weird formation of rock that was formed with more than the usual six-sided surfaces of his world which hid amongst the rabble. Unexpected to him, it blast on his face the sand, dust and rocks that was loose about; loudly screaming with pain as his face was holed and peppered with debris. The abnormal stone that was hit gaped to a close on its own volition whilst Gawchi was desperately clawing his face in the aftermath of that sudden expunge of force from beneath. After eating some raw fish and berries he caught, the pain began to slowly get better; but as time went on not only did the stones remain on his face but they began to sink deeper into his skin, fusing softly yet persistently with a fearful protest from the face's owner.

Later on in his life, Gawchi says that his transformation into a stone-elf was quick, but in reality this fusion of the earth left Gawchi sick for days and with dwindling food he faced trying days ahead.

Southwards
After he regained his full strength and finding courage to explore, Gawchi ventured into the ports of Myrtle to answer the queries that the land yielded. As he shouted for any life, he was met with two voices coming from behind the walls. They bellowed answers to him to wait for them at the docks as they were coming; which gave Gawchi some time to explore the ship that was docked. Peering from the astern of the ship, Gawchi spotted the two people from the town and he went to greet them.

After giving him some food, they let him explore the insides of the walled city and, to Gawchi's astonishment, it was filled with marvels that rose high with welcoming meticulous details to each structure. Moving through city districts, the patterns of different houses and shops changed with distinctly themed architecture which told Gawchi that this was a city of many peoples and backgrounds. His guides continued the tour to a newer district, which was almost empty and which was to be a newer section of the grand region, when one of the guides approached Gawchi with a opportunity to populate this empty place and be part of the resident-hood. As attractive as the place was, Gawchi felt within him of his need to travel and explore more, hence he politely rejected the advance.

With that, Gawchi passed through the rest of Myrtle and skimmed through the city of Isaz on his way to the east for Rannikko and later south for Redowl.

The Beginning of a Home
As Gawchi left Redowl and ventured west, he found in front of him a welcoming site. Reaching out from the horizon, a series of towers packed together that where linked with a pinkish red wall. Gawchi didn't know it yet, but, behind those warm stones, Gawchi would build his first home in the city of Saint's Port.

His need to enter this city found himself at it's closed gates, only this was not a detriment to him. He walked around the walls and reach the port, northside of Saint's port. There he found stalls surrounding a large warehouse, and as he kept venturing onward, the port gate of the city. To his surprise, he found the gate open and let himself inside the city. He was truly awed at the sight. Indeed, this port-city harboured only one style of architecture, yet he lavished at the details and their scale. His final straw at this beauty was the cathedral, situated at the middle of the city like a harbour to its citizens, but before he could enter that monumental hall he was stopped by the city's mayor and lord, The_warrior_poet.

The lord's meeting with Gawchi was sceptical at first, from the eyes of Gawchi, fearing him to be a wandering troublemaker. Yet, after a short talk, he welcomed Gawchi into the Saint's Port to be a new citizen. Gawchi, still in the mists of his adventurer needs, told the Poet that he would like to think it through; but in the soon coming days, and with a need to stabilize himself in a world that he thought would quickly end him if he stayed alone, Gawchi accepted the invitation to be the newcomer to the city, which quickly held his heart.