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 apprentishship in aquiring 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 (known then) was given up for hope by his parents at his early months to traders 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 wouldn't leave his mother to fend for herself, hence he 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 himse

lf was a seafaring trader and was one of the few who was still giving life to those icey 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 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 crash 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. 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 for better shelter. His water-elf roots helped him swim the killer-cold water between the beaches, but as he climbed on the grass from the water he got quickly to work gathering wood from the small peninsular forest above Myrtle.

The Rocks in the Earth
Foreging, digging and making a mess for a space where he can rest at, he hit a weird formation of rock that hid amongst the rabble that 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 stone that was hit gaped to a close on its own volition and reminded shut whilst Gawchi was desperatly cleaning his face with the aftermath of that sudden expunge of wind 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 persistantly 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 skin 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 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 expore the ship that was docked. On 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 and welcoming meticulous detais to each structure. Moving through city districs, the patterns of different houses and shops changed with distinctly themed architecture which told Gawchi that this was a city of many people's and backgrounds. His guides continued the tour to a newer district which was almost empty and to be a newer part of the grand region when one of the guides approached Gawchi with a question to populate this empty place and be part of the residenthood. As attractive as the place was, Gawchi felt within him of his need to travel and explore more, hence politely rejecting 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.