PointedIce

## Early Life

It’s hard to explain the feeling of just being snow and ice crystals. The snow and ice was spread apart and yet, still connected. But then, everything changed. What used to be formless powder on the ground began to fuse together and become more solid than ever before. The ice moved together and became joints mimicking flesh, blood, and bone. I don’t know how long this process took to complete. I barely remember how it felt, but at the same time, I can never forget it. But then, I was alive. I don’t really know why I was alive when I wasn’t before. It's most likely that a god gave me a more humanoid form. All I know for certain is that I now have this life that I was given, and I don’t plan to let it go to waste.

## Mid Life

I spent a year in the arctic, trying to find where to go. The cold seemed to stretch on forever, and though I couldn’t get too cold from the elements there, I could still get slowed down. I eventually found my way to an ocean where I found that the ice still continued in the water. I began to learn more about the polar bears that I found there and even broke through the ice and learned how to fish. Fishing wasn’t a very useful skill at the time though, because I was unable to build any sort of fire in order to cook the fish I caught. I eventually continued on with my journey and quickly became unlucky enough to become acquainted with an unfamiliar sensation, hunger. It seems that it was either because I was still close enough to where I was created, or simply enough time had passed, but I now required food in order to survive. I then became very glad for the fishing that I had learned to do, because that’s the only thing that kept me alive during that time.

After finally making my way to a more temperate area, I went to learn more about what I could do now with my new life. I started making tools, mining, cutting down trees, fighting, and learning more and more by the day. I went into caves to find more, I went from biome to biome seeing things that I had never dreamed of. There’s one place that I’ve chosen to never go to, not for a while at least. Every description of this place makes it sound like a death trap that I probably won’t make it out of. I’m made of ice and snow meanwhile this place is covered in lava lakes and magma. The “Nether” as it’s called seems like a place I don’t really want to even think about for too long. I don’t think I can melt anymore. But if that is possible, that’s probably the place where it would happen.

I never stayed in one place for too long, instead taking the time and effort to continue searching for answers about how I came to be. I eventually learned more about gods and one specific god in what is called The Green Pantheon, caught my attention. The god’s name was Apricitea, god of snow, wisdom, children, and nature. If it was possible that a god brought me to life for some purpose, it was likely Apricitea. I’ve never been completely sure if they had anything to do with it or not, but I still have chosen to honor that god in particular. (I’m made of snow after all) I eventually heard of a place with nations that coexist together, maybe there I can find someone like me. Or someone who could tell me where I come from. At the very least, hopefully I can finally find a home there.

## Personality

He places a high value on loyalty and kindness. If he had blood he could spill for those he cares about, he probably would. The saying goes that “Blood is thicker than water” he’s very amused by this saying especially after finding out that the true saying is “The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb”. He has never had any sort of true family, so he places extreme respect on the idea of finding a family of his own one day.

He strives to be a light in other people’s lives, but he can still have a short temper at times. He tends to try and bring joy to others by making them laugh, be it with jokes, physical humor, or sarcasm. However, this sarcasm often makes him come across as rude and impatient instead, much to his dismay.

## Skills and Abilities

### Gathering

He enjoys being able to get new things and enjoys gathering materials. He often gathers items for other people since he’s not very good at building on his own. He also secretly hopes that if he gives enough to others, they’ll care more about him.

### Farming:

He’s got an extreme interest in plant life. Nothing used to grow where he was, nothing could grow in the arctic where he originated. He now takes the time to relish in these new experiences and makes sure that they can grow. He also takes extra care to plants due to the fact that the god he worships is a god of nature. Perhaps growing plants and taking care of nature will earn him favor in the eyes of the god.

### Combat:

He was given this life and he tries to make sure that he doesn’t lose it. He’s trained in the hope that he won’t die from something that he can avoid. He knows that he's not exactly normal, he doesn't know the limit to what is and isn't a mortal injury, and he's trying to not find out. He hopes that the combat skills he has honed will allow him to defend the ones he cares about as well as himself.

## Entry to Interra-Gloria

I heard that one of the nations was filled with magic, a land called Iuxum. If I was indeed made of magic, even if it was a deity's magic, perhaps someone there would be able to tell me more about it. After some time, I got to the nation of Iuxum and met the leader and only resident at the time, Echo Callisto, turns out that Iuxum was a nation lost to time that she had rediscovered somewhat recently. A large portion of Iuxum's magic comes from the lake that the entire nation is built around, Tenquas. The lake seems to have no bottom and is quite large in diameter, so trying to take a swim in there likely wouldn't be the best of ideas. I spoke with Echo for a time and xe said that I could live in one of the mostly repaired houses of the nation.

I spent quite a while in Iuxum, helping to rebuild some of the housing and teaching Echo a little about the plants that I had found in my travels in between here and the arctic. I chose to go exploring some more and met a man by the name of Kyne Langston in the wilderness. Kyne seemed like a bit of a free spirit and a reckless person, but we still got along pretty well. We continued to explore together and found new things, or at least, new to us. We stumbled across a manor in the forest with farms, animals, and beautiful architecture. Kyne immediately decided that the best corse of action was to break into the house, but I figured that anyone who has the materials to build this was likely skilled and possibly powerful. After a short while of Kyne trying to convince me to break in, and me trying to convince Kyne that we should either ring the doorbell or leave, the owner of the mansion showed up. The mans name was Valentine and the house was also a bed and breakfast that he ran and had built. He allowed Kyne and I to stay the night there in his home and asked if we had other places to live. I personally did have a home elsewhere, as I lived in Iuxum and was planning to return there, but it turns out that Kyne didn't have anywhere else to live. I personally paid Valentine so that Kyne was able to stay there for the next week, hopefully he would be able to find somewhere else to live in that time.

## Circe's Execution

Valentine and Kyne extended an invitation to me to see the execution of a war criminal known as Circe. Circe was a wanted criminal in three of the four nations in Interra-Gloria and had even tried to assassinate the leader of the nation of Astos, Mainard. I hesitantly accepted the invitation and idly wondering if Echo had been invited as well. The execution overseen by the leaders of Okutoro, Astos, and Xadia. There was something about the leader of Xadia that I couldn't quite recognize, it seemed familiar, but I knew I had never met him before. I shook off the feeling and paid more attention to the fact that Circe had been brought out and was placed into the machine that would remove her head from her body. She was allowed to say a few words as a final courtesy, but what no one expected was that at the end of her little speech, she disappeared. People began to panic about her disappearance and wondered where she could have gone. Dannett, the right hand man of the king of Astos, said that the leader of Iuxum may have helped Circe escape. Turns out that Circe was captured in Iuxum and that Echo had lied about Circe being in the nation for who knows what reason. I volunteered to join the search party for Circe and went with Danett, Valentine, and a few others to Iuxum to search for the criminal. However, as I expected, Circe was no where to be found in Iuxum and Echo was there the entire time. For some reason, the others didn't believe her when she said that she had nothing to do with it and no longer wanted to be involved with Circe at all.

The other nation leaders still refused to believe that Echo had nothing to do with it and started to pressure the people of Iuxum by claiming land on all sides of the nation. We even saw Okotoro with a trench dug to the south of Iuxum with tnt in piles. King Mainard and his right hand man Danett eventually approached Echo about Iuxum becoming a colony of Astos in exchange for them protecting us from the other nations. We knew that this wasn't just some friendly gesture, but was instead a threat. We didn't have the manpower, nor supplies to defend from an attack from any of the other three nations, let alone all of them. Echo consulted the people of Iuxum and decided that the best option would just be in give into Mainard's request and be dubbed as a colony of The New Empire of Astos.

## Where did I come from?

"Where did I come from?" The question still weighed on my mind, I wanted to think that I was made by the god of ice and snow, but I wasn't sure, I didn't know for certain. The question continued to pry at my mind until I was forced to consider that other options, perhaps I was created by a different god, perhaps a freak event of magic, or perhaps I used to be someone else till a soul was forced into a new vessel. I didn't know where I came from, but I did know that I needed answers. I began to gather my things and as I was preparing to say my farewells, I thought about how much I would miss my new home of Iuxum. I knew I couldn't leave forever, so I promised to myself that I would come back after I had found answers.

I was pacing around under the stars since I was unable to fall asleep, and instead of finding inspiration, I found a familiar face. Kyne was wandering around and stumbled across the farming areas of Iuxum where Echo tends to spend a lot of her time. I spoke with Kyne for a time and he revealed that he was going to get a tour of Iuxum from Echo at some point, but we figured that since I was here and we were both awake, I would be able to take care of it myself. I showed Kyne the farm, the kitchen, the farm house, the town hall, the house where I had been staying, and we caught up with each other's life events as we went. Turns out that Kyne was unaware of Iuxum's new status as a colony of Astos, and King Mainard's new title of Emperor. Kyne had barely hidden distain for the news when I told him, he never was a good liar, but I let him pretend to be fine with it. I revealed to him that night that I needed to find where I came from and that I was going to take a journey in order to find answers about where I came from and if there was something that I was made to do. I mentioned that I was going to say goodbye to Valentine as well, but Kyne told me that Valentine had left on a trip of his own, and he wasn't sure if Valentine was ever going to come back. After that news, Kyne and I both said our goodbyes to each other and went our separate ways. I also went to Echo to tell her about my decision to leave for a while, but I promised that I would come back in Iuxum after I found answers.

## My Sins

This book might not ever be found by someone, but if it is, then this book serves as a testament to my sins.

My name is Ice, I'm a construct and I live in Iuxum. I accept responsibility for my actions and acknowledge that most of my actions were my own choice without threat or blackmail. I want to first say that some of my actions were born from good intentions, but that those aren't enough to make up for what I have done. My first sin was that I was one of three people who let Circe Pheonix out of her prison in Okutoro. The two people that helped me were the werewolf known as Space Bean, and the fae known as Kyne Langston. After the festival at Iuxum where Cypress Von Boreas was kidnapped by Mainard and Dannet, I wanted something that would get the attention off of Iuxum. I feared that the nation of Xadia would blame us for the kidnapping of their king, as it took place in Iuxum and by the man who claims to be our "Emperor". I wanted something that would cause a distraction that would get the attention of everyone to something else, or in this case, someone else. I didn't understand at the time the gravity of my mistake. After letting Circe out of jail, she said that she would do what she did best and chose to spread chaos to distract people from the brewing war between the nations. I trusted her to do what she said and trusted her to not betray me, yet another mistake. I didn't want anything further to do with Circe, and yet, she sought me out and blackmailed me with the knowledge that I broke her out of jail. Yet again, I made a mistake and helped her with her new plans. These plans were to spread the plague from spores in the nether and plant them in the overworld. I did what she asked under the guise that she wouldn't expose me or hurt my friend, Echo. Yet again, I shouldn't have trusted her. I went with her to find the fethern, Otu, due to the fact that she wanted him dead and he had disappeared. We eventually found him and Circe revealed to both him and me that she was planning on using me till I no longer had use and then tossing me away like trash. Outraged, I chose to try and kill Circe and stop her from hurting more people. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to notice as Otu drew back his bow, explosive arrow in hand, with the arrow head pointed directly at me. He fired, and I was knocked unconscious. When I came to, I was tied up in the secret base of The Infernal Syndicate, I had been there a couple times by Circe's demand to meet with her, Space, and Kyne. When Circe noticed that I was awake, she chose to reveal to me that my "betrayal" caused her to decide that I was going to be her patient zero of the infection. After a day of pain from the infection, she tossed me into a prison cell lined with magma blocks, made to torture me specifically. I spent days in there before she came with an offer for me. If I was to apologize to her for attacking her, or I could get some more torture with a magma block dragged across my leg, and my limbs dipped in lava. I should have just done what she asked, but my pride got in the way and the maniac did exactly what she said she would do, and forced my right arm and my right leg into the lava she had brought with her in a bucket. Eventually, I wasn't able to take any more of the pain and I pleaded for mercy and apologized for my actions of attacking her. Forced as the apology was, she still accepted it, and took me back to Iuxum to drop me at Echo's feet, burned and infected. Echo took me back to my house and I was finally able to simply black out from the pain of the burns. When I woke up again, Circe had broken through my window to give me an offer. Because it turns out, Space and KYNE weren't too happy that she let me go without talking to them about it first. So she gave me the offer that she would me a cure for the infection and leave Echo alone if I came back willingly. If I didn't come back willingly, I would stay infected and they would give me a cure for the infection and leave Echo alone if I came willingly, if I didn't then I would be dragged back by force, left infected, and Echo would be infected as well. I took the deal, and Circe gave me a purification ring and I could feel the infection leaving my body after I used it. I went back with Circe and was put in another prison cell in the syndicate base. Luckily, this cell wasn't lined with magma blocks, so I was able to sleep. When I woke up the next morning, I saw the faces of Circe and Kyne looking in through the bars. I was hoping that Kyne was give me some sort of mercy in the name of our past friendship, but instead, HE LAUGHED! HE TAUNTED ME FOR BEING WEAK, AND MOCKED ME FOR BEING TORTURED BY CIRCE! I ignored the two of them and their taunting and instead realized that I could once again feel the infection spreading through my body.