User blog:Iridian Starblade/Legend of Marfang

==Chapter One== Oberik Thundersong soared high above the thick mist obscuring the roiling ocean below. The majestic albatross listened to the raucous cries of wheeling seabirds and the crashing waves along the rocky tideline. He knew he was nearing the land he patiently sought. Soon, tall rocks stood firm above the swirling chaos of seamist. Patches of surging water could soon be seen where the impervious fog thinned out.
 * As he flew onward toward the land, Oberik thought of his old friends who lived here. It had been a long time since he had last visited these shores, due to the bird's natural longing to see new places and visit foreign lands. Now, after many seasons, he was coming home.
 * By now, the open sea was behind him and he was flying over a narrow, rocky spur, that jutted from the mainland, when he saw the first signs of life other than the various seabirds that made their nests along these rocky shores. The first signs of life he saw were, namely, two searats bumbling about as they scavenged for what little food could be found on the small peninsula.
 * "I found a shellfish over 'ere, Scropp!"
 * "Give it ter me, den!" said Scropp.
 * "Yew got plenny over dere!"