Mentors

Hello everyone! Its time for another fun filled blog! I got to do salvage again! And wowy! We totally got our butts handed to us! XD We tried going after the megaboss at the top and holy moly, that chariot is crazy! It his this wierd move where it charms you and puts some kind of DoT on ya. Regardless, we ended up either getting smacked into the ground by the NM or smacked into the ground by our fellow party members. Cyp said we did pretty good for our first run but gosh! I had so much fun!!! Exploring new places and fighting new bosses is always fun! Even when you get your butt handed to ya. Cause you know next time you're sure as heck gonna pummel them into the ground next time! I can't wait to revisit Salvage. =3

I got to do some more of campaign again! At first I just ran out all by myself but after a few minutes Henita showed up. She is this super insane dancer. Like...she can solo stuff that I couldn't even last a few seconds @_@;. But yeah, she continued to show me the ropes in campagin. It didn't stop me from dying a bunch but I never stopped having fun. XD And after a little while, like 5 more peeps from my ls showed up! It was like a little linkshell garrison. Good times. ^^b

Even before starting thief, I was first a white mage. I was just new to this game, but I ran into a super awsome thief name Tendrak. He was only a 45ish thf at the time, but he impressed me so much (galka with flee was soooo cool!!!) that I stopped white mage and decided to make thief my main job. I was like wow! I can find treasure and gil easier, and I run faster?! This job is great! Tendrak was also the thief who helped me get my leaping boots. At the time, the boots were worth 300k and that was a crazy amount of gil to me at the time. After camping it for a few days with him, we finally go the boots. But before he passed, he said to me "Miry, as your first mentor, promise me you will never sell these boots." I of course agree'ed and all of a sudden I had a pair just like my first thf mentor! I was so shocked and happy! Although Tendrak quit his days of thf a long long time ago, I still keep my leaping boots to this day. They are something I will never give away or sell.

My second thief mentor was a hume named Vaandal. I had just finished leveling in the jungle and had gotten Trick Attack and Viper Bite. I was never taught to use SATA and viper bite together so I was using them all seperately.
Vaan: Miry, try setting it up so you can use all three of them together.
Me: Uhhh, I'll try
The next thing I remember is falling in love with thief.
Me: OMG! Vaan! Vaan! I just did 350 dmg! Vaan! Thats crazy!!!
Vaan: You're now a real thief Miry! Congrats! ^^
On top of teaching me SATA, he also helped me get my AF and taught me a lotta other ways to use thief properly. He showed me some decent farming spots at the time, and how to set myself up for certain mobs and what not. He also told me not to stand behind the tank 24/7 since some mobs had cone AoE's in front of him. Or the importance of certain bolts and how they can save your butt. He pretty much helped me learn the basics of using a thief in battle situations.

And now, I have a third thief whom I can add to the wall of thief mentors. Although I have talked about him a few times, I never really...complimented him. Although he is a better thief, better then me actually, I never admitted it. On top of being better then me...well...he always came off smug to me. Who is this amazing thief whom I now call a mentor? Why it is none other then Kallo. Yes people, you can all pick up your jaws from the floor now. Anyhoo, me and Kallo have always joked with each other, arguing who the better thief is and what not. And after joking around a bit, he tried to give me a piece of rotten meat. I thought he was kidding so I declined the trade. As it turned out, it was a drop from a bastok mission where Kallo solo'ed 3 pretty tough mobs. And truth be told, he wanted to give it to me hoping I would someday reach that lvl of being a thief. I was honestly speechless when he told me this. I...I really didn't know what to say. I felt really bad...and ashamed. But yeah...after accidently well...insulting Kallo, we got to talking about the truth behind treasure and being a thief. Not the job abilities and what not, but the actual idea. What kind of treasure do we hunt for? The material stuff? Stuff that sells for a lot on the AH? Or can it be an item that is priceless just because it came from a friend and means so much? Does the object even have to be tangible? Is it possible to steal one's heart or a kiss? The conversation left me feeling... well...more... knowledgable? So yes, after that discussion with Kallo, I had a much higher sense of respect for him. I realized more about me job then before. So thank you Kallo. I will study hard and become a thief of such caliber and follow the true ideals of thievery. /kneel

Kallo: A real thief knows you can't judge worth by what something look likes.