<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/4/4a/NathanInto.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Nathaniel Carter<br/><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Shore-Side<br/><br/><strong>Attention:</strong>Open to Any<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Nathaniel had quite enjoyed the voyage. He had never come closer to dying in his entire life then during the storm and had found the whole thing entirely thrilling. He'd never been on a boat before, and it had taken him some time to adjust to the constantly rolling deck. He had even been allowed to climb up into the rigging, but getting tangled in all the ropes had required a displeased sailor to cut him free and Nathaniel had quickly made his way back down to the deck, red in the face from his embarrassment.<br/><br/>He had spent much of the voyage conversing with the Captain - both Captains, in fact - and had taken up learning how to Navigate on board a ship. He found the concept of the Sextant to be quite intriguing yet useful and had made several drawings of it, though later realized that every ship had one. He also spent many hours writing his observations and findings in his journal, or drawing pictures of the daily life on board the ship. He had not talked very much to his fellow adventurers, figuring that there would be plenty of time for that later, though he had made it a point to talk more to the crew of the ship. His presence was always getting under foot and he had been cuffed and shoved once or twice, but he was used to such actions.<br/><br/>His anticipation quickly rose at the sighting of land and he stood at the prow of the ship with his sketch pad, quickly sketching down the outline of the land they saw before them. The first OFFICIAL sketching of the Western Lands, he reminded himself, made by an Official of the Royal Court! He signed the sketching before tucking it away for safekeeping. It would surely become famous upon his return! Once they had laid anchor in the harbor, he had gathered his items - parchment, charcoal pencils, ink and quill mostly, - before joining the others on the longboat.<br/><br/>Once they had reached shore, he stood there with a huge smile on his face, chest puffed out as he basked in the moment. He may have stood there a bit too long though, thoughts of grandeur and fame racing through his head, as he soon found himself alone on the beach. He startled and quickly looked around before racing off to trail along behind the others as they started the climb up the the Ruins.