Premise

The Diary of a Slave is a small blog that was created for the purpose of writing down what it is that one slave thinks about the world of Belariath, it's occupants, and it's behaviors.

This blog is made by a player, and does not necessarily reflect the thoughts of the owners or controllers of Belariath, or of slaves as a whole. People are individuals.

For those of you who don't know what's being talked about when using the word 'Belariath', now would probably be a good time to start reading the Belariath/The Lonely Inn website instead, because it will make a lot more sense.

This version of the blog is a reboot, because blogspot changed hands several times and I cannot reclaim the old account due to yahoo expiring the old throwaway email i used to create it. I will copy the posts across from the old blog for posterity, with slight modifications due to changes in my life.

A few guidelines about this blog:

Pronouns:

• 'I' will refer to me, the player of the character. My views do not necessarily reflect those of the character. (It is a roleplaying world. If you cannot separate fantasy from reality, stop playing this game, stop reading this blog, and seek professional help.)
• 'this slave' refers to the character (IE: An In-Character comment. I will try and differentiate between them visually somehow...)
• 'Owners' refers to non-slave characters as a whole. It's not designed to be a direct reflection on any one person.
• 'Master' refers to Ray`el, who owns this slave.
• (this list might expand... if you see something that you don't recognize, leave a comment for me and I will try and add it.)

Commonly used words/acronymns:

• 'Belariath' : For those of you who don't pay attention, Belariath is the world in which the characters live.
• 'Nanthalion': Fewer people know this one, but Nanthalion is the primary town/city used for RP in Belariath.
• 'TLI' : The Lonely Inn, which can alternately refer to the game as a whole, or to the building within the town of Nanthalion.
• 'ISA': If you don't recognize this acronym you probably haven't been playing long enough for this blog to be of any use to you. The Imperial Slave Authority governs collaring and decollaring of slaves, as well as ensuring the (minimal) safety of the slave against abuse.
• (likewise, this list may expand in time)