<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><generator uri="https://jekyllrb.com/" version="4.4.1">Jekyll</generator><link href="https://tawilkinson.com/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><link href="https://tawilkinson.com/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" /><updated>2025-08-07T00:04:06+01:00</updated><id>https://tawilkinson.com/feed.xml</id><title type="html">T A Wilkinson</title><author><name>T A Wilkinson</name></author><entry><title type="html">Esher District Scouts: District Lead Volunteer</title><link href="https://tawilkinson.com/cv/2023/esher-district-scouts.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Esher District Scouts: District Lead Volunteer" /><published>2023-12-01T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2023-12-01T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://tawilkinson.com/cv/2023/esher-district-scouts</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://tawilkinson.com/cv/2023/esher-district-scouts.html"><![CDATA[<h3>District Lead Volunteer 2023-Present</h3>
<p><img src="/assets/img/cv/esher_logo.png" alt="Esher Scouts logo" class="align-right" width="40%" /></p>
<p>I am one of the District Lead Volunteers at <a target="_blank" href="https://esherdistrictscouts.org.uk/">Esher District Scouts</a>.</p>]]></content><author><name>T A Wilkinson</name></author><category term="[&quot;cv&quot;]" /><category term="Esher" /><category term="scouting" /><category term="scouts" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[District Lead Volunteer 2023-Present I am one of the District Lead Volunteers at Esher District Scouts.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Vector Informatik: Software Engineer</title><link href="https://tawilkinson.com/cv/2022/vector-software-engineer.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Vector Informatik: Software Engineer" /><published>2022-08-01T00:00:00+01:00</published><updated>2022-08-01T00:00:00+01:00</updated><id>https://tawilkinson.com/cv/2022/vector-software-engineer</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://tawilkinson.com/cv/2022/vector-software-engineer.html"><![CDATA[<p><img src="/assets/img/cv/vector.svg" alt="Vector Logo" class="align-right" width="40%" />
I work for <a target="_blank" href="https://vector.com/">Vector Informatik</a> as a Software Engineer.</p>

<p>In this role I have gained experience in:</p>
<ul>
  <li>Coding in Python for use on a Linux platform</li>
  <li>Coding in Rust for use on a Linux platform</li>
  <li>Coding in Python for use on a Windows platform</li>
</ul>
<h3>Proficiencies</h3>
<ul>
  <li>Python</li>
  <li>C++</li>
  <li>Rust</li>
  <li>SQL</li>
  <li>Git</li>
  <li>Vim</li>
  <li>VectorCAST</li>
  <li>Linux</li>
  <li>Windows</li>
  <li>Bash</li>
  <li>Batch</li>
</ul>]]></content><author><name>T A Wilkinson</name></author><category term="[&quot;cv&quot;]" /><category term="C++" /><category term="current" /><category term="Linux" /><category term="Windows" /><category term="programming" /><category term="python" /><category term="bash" /><category term="batch" /><category term="rust" /><category term="sql" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[I work for Vector Informatik as a Software Engineer. In this role I have gained experience in: Coding in Python for use on a Linux platform Coding in Rust for use on a Linux platform Coding in Python for use on a Windows platform Proficiencies Python C++ Rust SQL Git Vim VectorCAST Linux Windows Bash Batch]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Dually Noted: The Ferryman</title><link href="https://tawilkinson.com/writing/the-ferryman.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Dually Noted: The Ferryman" /><published>2021-05-07T00:00:00+01:00</published><updated>2021-05-07T00:00:00+01:00</updated><id>https://tawilkinson.com/writing/the-ferryman</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://tawilkinson.com/writing/the-ferryman.html"><![CDATA[<p>I have written a short story called The Ferryman for the <a href="https://frictionlit.org/category/frictionlog/dually-noted-dually-noted/">Dually Noted Group Writing Project</a>. You can find it published over on the <a href="https://frictionlit.org/the-ferryman/">F(r)ictionLit website</a>.</p>

<p>All of the stories in this Spring season were based on the prompt “<em>When the stars begin to flicker</em>”. Make sure to check out the other stories and poems in the collection, they are all unique and wonderful.</p>]]></content><author><name>T A Wilkinson</name></author><category term="writing" /><category term="short story" /><category term="fiction" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[I have written a short story called The Ferryman for the Dually Noted Group Writing Project. You can find it published over on the F(r)ictionLit website. All of the stories in this Spring season were based on the prompt “When the stars begin to flicker”. Make sure to check out the other stories and poems in the collection, they are all unique and wonderful.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Agon: Form Fillable PDFs</title><link href="https://tawilkinson.com/rpgs/agon.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Agon: Form Fillable PDFs" /><published>2020-10-24T00:00:00+01:00</published><updated>2020-10-24T00:00:00+01:00</updated><id>https://tawilkinson.com/rpgs/agon-from-fillable</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://tawilkinson.com/rpgs/agon.html"><![CDATA[<h2 id="agon">Agon</h2>
<figure width="40%">
<img src="/assets/img/rpgs/agon_title_new.jpg" alt="Agon logo" />
</figure>

<p><a href="http://www.agon-rpg.com/">Agon</a> is an excellent new* Indie RPG where you explore islands inspired by Greek myths in a misty and mysterious sea. It’s quick and easy to pick up and makes for perfect one shots as well as an ongoing campaign. I’d highly recommend checking it out via the link at the start of this paragraph where the Player Kit is provided for free.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, the Player Kit above is not form fillable which is not so useful when playing remotely. I’ve made up a form fillable version of the full Player Kit and also just the character sheet and guide:</p>

<ul>
  <li><a href="/assets/docs/Agon_Character_Sheet_Fillable.pdf">Agon Character Sheet, Form Fillable</a></li>
  <li><a href="/assets/docs/Agon_Playerkit_Fillable.pdf">Agon Player Kit, Form Fillable</a></li>
</ul>

<p>* Technically it’s a second edition but it has been a while since the first edition came out.</p>

<h3 id="changelog">Changelog</h3>

<ul>
  <li>05/03/2021 - Fixed missing Divine Favor boxes for the Honored God section of the character sheet and player kit (thanks to <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/errrik012">/u/errrik012</a> for spotting this)</li>
  <li>24/10/2020 - Fixed linked rows on the Player Kit that made it impossible to fill out Island Destinies correctly</li>
  <li>23/10/2020 - First version</li>
</ul>]]></content><author><name>T A Wilkinson</name></author><category term="[&quot;RPG&quot;]" /><category term="Agon" /><category term="pdf" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Agon Agon is an excellent new* Indie RPG where you explore islands inspired by Greek myths in a misty and mysterious sea. It’s quick and easy to pick up and makes for perfect one shots as well as an ongoing campaign. I’d highly recommend checking it out via the link at the start of this paragraph where the Player Kit is provided for free. Unfortunately, the Player Kit above is not form fillable which is not so useful when playing remotely. I’ve made up a form fillable version of the full Player Kit and also just the character sheet and guide: Agon Character Sheet, Form Fillable Agon Player Kit, Form Fillable * Technically it’s a second edition but it has been a while since the first edition came out. Changelog 05/03/2021 - Fixed missing Divine Favor boxes for the Honored God section of the character sheet and player kit (thanks to /u/errrik012 for spotting this) 24/10/2020 - Fixed linked rows on the Player Kit that made it impossible to fill out Island Destinies correctly 23/10/2020 - First version]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">King’s College London: Research Fellow</title><link href="https://tawilkinson.com/cv/2020/kcl.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="King’s College London: Research Fellow" /><published>2020-04-06T00:00:00+01:00</published><updated>2020-04-06T00:00:00+01:00</updated><id>https://tawilkinson.com/cv/2020/kings-college-london</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://tawilkinson.com/cv/2020/kcl.html"><![CDATA[<p><img src="/assets/img/cv/kcl-logo.svg" alt="King's College London logo" class="align-right" width="40%" />
I was a Research Fellow at <a href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/thomas-wilkinson">King’s College London</a>. I worked as an MRI Physicist on the new clinical 7 Tesla system at St. Thomas’ Hospital. In this role I have gained experience in:</p>
<ul>
  <li>Coding in C++ for use on Windows &amp; Linux platforms</li>
  <li>Converting MATLAB code to C++</li>
  <li>Research Skills</li>
  <li>Image analysis in MatLab &amp; Python</li>
  <li></li>
</ul>

<h3 id="proficiencies">Proficiencies</h3>
<ul>
  <li>C++</li>
  <li>MATLAB</li>
  <li>Visual Studio</li>
  <li>Physics</li>
  <li>MRI</li>
  <li>Linux</li>
  <li>Windows</li>
  <li>Docker</li>
</ul>

<h3 id="publications">Publications</h3>

<ul>
  <li>Neves Silva, S., Aviles Verdera, J., Tomi‐Tricot, R., Neji, R., Uus, A., Grigorescu, I., Wilkinson, T., Ozenne, V., Lewin, A., Story, L., De Vita, E., Rutherford, M., Pushparajah, K., Hajnal, J., &amp; Hutter, J. (2023). Real‐time fetal brain tracking for functional fetal MRI. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 90(6), 2306–2320. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.29803</li>
  <li>Bridgen, P., Malik, S., Wilkinson, T., Cronin, J. N., Bhagat, T., Hart, N., Corkell, S. M., Perkins, J., Tibby, S., Hanna, S., Kirwan, R., Pauly, T., Weeks, A., Charles-Edwards, G., Padormo, F., Stell, D., El-Boghdadly, K., Ourselin, S., Giles, S. L., … Blaise, B. J. (2023). Reliability and safety of anaesthetic equipment around an high-field 7-Tesla MRI scanner. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 130(6), e490–e492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2023.02.019</li>
  <li>Dokumacı, A. S., Aitken, F. R., Sedlacik, J., Bridgen, P., Tomi‐Tricot, R., Mooiweer, R., Vecchiato, K., Wilkinson, T., Casella, C., Giles, S., Hajnal, J. V., Malik, S. J., O’Muircheartaigh, J., &amp; Carmichael, D. W. (2023). Simultaneous Optimization of  MP2RAGE T 1  ‐weighted ( UNI ) and FLuid And White matter Suppression (FLAWS) brain images at 7T using Extended Phase Graph (EPG) Simulations. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 89(3), 937–950. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.29479</li>
  <li>Brackenier, Y., Cordero‐Grande, L., Tomi‐Tricot, R., Wilkinson, T., Bridgen, P., Price, A., Malik, S. J., De Vita, E., &amp; Hajnal, J. V. (2022). Data‐driven motion‐corrected brain MRI incorporating pose‐dependent  B 0  fields. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 88(2), 817–831. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.29255</li>
  <li>Leitão, D., Tomi‐Tricot, R., Bridgen, P., Wilkinson, T., Liebig, P., Gumbrecht, R., Ritter, D., Giles, S. L., Baburamani, A., Sedlacik, J., Hajnal, J. V., &amp; Malik, S. J. (2022). Parallel transmit pulse design for saturation homogeneity ( PUSH ) for magnetization transfer imaging at 7T. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 88(1), 180–194. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.29199</li>
</ul>

<h3 id="conferences">Conferences</h3>
<ul>
  <li>ISMRM 2021 (online)</li>
  <li>ISMRM 2022</li>
</ul>]]></content><author><name>T A Wilkinson</name></author><category term="[&quot;cv&quot;]" /><category term="C++" /><category term="Linux" /><category term="Microsoft Office" /><category term="MRI" /><category term="NMR" /><category term="physics" /><category term="programming" /><category term="science" /><category term="Visual Studio" /><category term="python" /><category term="Docker" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[I was a Research Fellow at King’s College London. I worked as an MRI Physicist on the new clinical 7 Tesla system at St. Thomas’ Hospital. In this role I have gained experience in: Coding in C++ for use on Windows &amp; Linux platforms Converting MATLAB code to C++ Research Skills Image analysis in MatLab &amp; Python Proficiencies C++ MATLAB Visual Studio Physics MRI Linux Windows Docker Publications Neves Silva, S., Aviles Verdera, J., Tomi‐Tricot, R., Neji, R., Uus, A., Grigorescu, I., Wilkinson, T., Ozenne, V., Lewin, A., Story, L., De Vita, E., Rutherford, M., Pushparajah, K., Hajnal, J., &amp; Hutter, J. (2023). Real‐time fetal brain tracking for functional fetal MRI. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 90(6), 2306–2320. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.29803 Bridgen, P., Malik, S., Wilkinson, T., Cronin, J. N., Bhagat, T., Hart, N., Corkell, S. M., Perkins, J., Tibby, S., Hanna, S., Kirwan, R., Pauly, T., Weeks, A., Charles-Edwards, G., Padormo, F., Stell, D., El-Boghdadly, K., Ourselin, S., Giles, S. L., … Blaise, B. J. (2023). Reliability and safety of anaesthetic equipment around an high-field 7-Tesla MRI scanner. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 130(6), e490–e492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2023.02.019 Dokumacı, A. S., Aitken, F. R., Sedlacik, J., Bridgen, P., Tomi‐Tricot, R., Mooiweer, R., Vecchiato, K., Wilkinson, T., Casella, C., Giles, S., Hajnal, J. V., Malik, S. J., O’Muircheartaigh, J., &amp; Carmichael, D. W. (2023). Simultaneous Optimization of MP2RAGE T 1 ‐weighted ( UNI ) and FLuid And White matter Suppression (FLAWS) brain images at 7T using Extended Phase Graph (EPG) Simulations. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 89(3), 937–950. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.29479 Brackenier, Y., Cordero‐Grande, L., Tomi‐Tricot, R., Wilkinson, T., Bridgen, P., Price, A., Malik, S. J., De Vita, E., &amp; Hajnal, J. V. (2022). Data‐driven motion‐corrected brain MRI incorporating pose‐dependent B 0 fields. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 88(2), 817–831. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.29255 Leitão, D., Tomi‐Tricot, R., Bridgen, P., Wilkinson, T., Liebig, P., Gumbrecht, R., Ritter, D., Giles, S. L., Baburamani, A., Sedlacik, J., Hajnal, J. V., &amp; Malik, S. J. (2022). Parallel transmit pulse design for saturation homogeneity ( PUSH ) for magnetization transfer imaging at 7T. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 88(1), 180–194. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.29199 Conferences ISMRM 2021 (online) ISMRM 2022]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Poem: The Thunder</title><link href="https://tawilkinson.com/writing/poem-the-thunder.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Poem: The Thunder" /><published>2019-07-24T00:00:00+01:00</published><updated>2019-07-24T00:00:00+01:00</updated><id>https://tawilkinson.com/writing/the-thunder</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://tawilkinson.com/writing/poem-the-thunder.html"><![CDATA[<p><em>Last night I heard the Thunder,</em></p>

<p><em>The herald of the rains to come,</em></p>

<p><em>The sound ripped the sky asunder,</em></p>

<p><em>And yet the rains they did not come.</em></p>

<p>-  <em>The Thunder</em>, 2019</p>

<p>Inspired by the current heatwave in the UK</p>]]></content><author><name>T A Wilkinson</name></author><category term="writing" /><category term="poetry" /><category term="weather" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Last night I heard the Thunder, The herald of the rains to come, The sound ripped the sky asunder, And yet the rains they did not come. - The Thunder, 2019 Inspired by the current heatwave in the UK]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Moderator &amp;amp; Admin (Modmin)</title><link href="https://tawilkinson.com/cv/2019/tuataria-modmin.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Moderator &amp;amp; Admin (Modmin)" /><published>2019-02-17T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2019-02-17T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://tawilkinson.com/cv/2019/tuataria-modmin</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://tawilkinson.com/cv/2019/tuataria-modmin.html"><![CDATA[<p><img src="/assets/img/cv/tuataria.png" alt="Tuataria Logo" class="align-right" width="40%" /></p>

<p>I am currently a Modmin of the <a href="https://www.tuataria.com/">Tuataria Discord Server</a>. As part of a 20+ international leadership team of 6,000+ member international club with substantial online presence, working in groups to facilitate events, deliver technical effectiveness, and ensure safety and wellbeing of members.</p>

<p>In this volunteer role I have gained experience in:</p>
<ul>
  <li>Discord Moderation</li>
  <li>Event Management</li>
  <li>Discord bots</li>
</ul>

<h3 id="proficiencies">Proficiencies</h3>
<ul>
  <li>Typescript</li>
  <li>Interpersonal skills</li>
  <li>Conflict resolution</li>
  <li>Event Management</li>
</ul>]]></content><author><name>T A Wilkinson</name></author><category term="[&quot;cv&quot;]" /><category term="Discord" /><category term="current" /><category term="typescript" /><category term="javascript" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[I am currently a Modmin of the Tuataria Discord Server. As part of a 20+ international leadership team of 6,000+ member international club with substantial online presence, working in groups to facilitate events, deliver technical effectiveness, and ensure safety and wellbeing of members. In this volunteer role I have gained experience in: Discord Moderation Event Management Discord bots Proficiencies Typescript Interpersonal skills Conflict resolution Event Management]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">MR Solutions Ltd: Customer Support Manager &amp;amp; Applications Developer</title><link href="https://tawilkinson.com/cv/2019/mr-solutions-ltd.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="MR Solutions Ltd: Customer Support Manager &amp;amp; Applications Developer" /><published>2019-01-01T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2019-01-01T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://tawilkinson.com/cv/2019/mr-solutions-ltd</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://tawilkinson.com/cv/2019/mr-solutions-ltd.html"><![CDATA[<p><img src="/assets/img/cv/mrsolutions.png" alt="MR Solutions Ltd logo" class="align-right" width="40%" />
I worked for <a href="http://www.mrsolutions.com/">MR Solutions</a> as a Customer Support Manager &amp; Applications Developer. In this role I gained experience in:</p>
<ul>
  <li>Coding in Python for use on a Windows platform</li>
  <li>Pulse Sequence Development</li>
  <li>Customer Support</li>
  <li>Deploying and managing Jira &amp; Bitbucket</li>
</ul>

<h3 id="pulse-sequence-development">Pulse Sequence Development</h3>

<p>I continued to work on Pulse Sequence development. Mostly focussing on:</p>
<ul>
  <li>MPRAGE</li>
  <li>Image-Selected In vivo Spectroscopy (ISIS)</li>
</ul>

<h3 id="customer-support">Customer Support</h3>

<p>I regularly provided customer support. I was integral in implementing Jira and Bitbucket within the company. My customer support responsibilities included:</p>
<ul>
  <li>remote software support</li>
  <li>hardware testing</li>
  <li>on-site hardware support</li>
  <li>on-site development</li>
</ul>

<h3 id="proficiencies">Proficiencies</h3>
<ul>
  <li>C++</li>
  <li>C#</li>
  <li>Python</li>
  <li>MySQL</li>
  <li>Git</li>
  <li>Jira</li>
  <li>Visual Studio</li>
  <li>Physics</li>
  <li>MRI</li>
  <li>Pulse Sequences</li>
  <li>Linux</li>
  <li>Windows</li>
  <li>Hardware Support</li>
  <li>Customer Support</li>
</ul>]]></content><author><name>T A Wilkinson</name></author><category term="[&quot;cv&quot;]" /><category term="C++" /><category term="Linux" /><category term="Microsoft Office" /><category term="MRI" /><category term="NMR" /><category term="physics" /><category term="programming" /><category term="science" /><category term="Visual Studio" /><category term="python" /><category term="Jira" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[I worked for MR Solutions as a Customer Support Manager &amp; Applications Developer. In this role I gained experience in: Coding in Python for use on a Windows platform Pulse Sequence Development Customer Support Deploying and managing Jira &amp; Bitbucket Pulse Sequence Development I continued to work on Pulse Sequence development. Mostly focussing on: MPRAGE Image-Selected In vivo Spectroscopy (ISIS) Customer Support I regularly provided customer support. I was integral in implementing Jira and Bitbucket within the company. My customer support responsibilities included: remote software support hardware testing on-site hardware support on-site development Proficiencies C++ C# Python MySQL Git Jira Visual Studio Physics MRI Pulse Sequences Linux Windows Hardware Support Customer Support]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Moderator</title><link href="https://tawilkinson.com/cv/2018/lifes-library-moderator.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Moderator" /><published>2018-12-15T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2018-12-15T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://tawilkinson.com/cv/2018/lifes-library-moderator</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://tawilkinson.com/cv/2018/lifes-library-moderator.html"><![CDATA[<p><img src="/assets/img/cv/ll.jpg" alt="Life's Library Logo" class="align-right" width="40%" /></p>

<p>I was a moderator of the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lifeslibrarybookclub/">Life’s Library Book Club</a> on Discord. As part of an international leadership team of 9,000+ member international book club, working in groups to facilitate events, deliver book discussions, and ensure safety and wellbeing of members.</p>

<p>In this volunteer role I have gained experience in:</p>
<ul>
  <li>Discord Moderation</li>
  <li>Event Management</li>
  <li>Discord bots</li>
</ul>

<h3 id="proficiencies">Proficiencies</h3>
<ul>
  <li>Interpersonal skills</li>
  <li>Conflict resolution</li>
  <li>Event Management</li>
</ul>]]></content><author><name>T A Wilkinson</name></author><category term="[&quot;cv&quot;]" /><category term="Discord" /><category term="current" /><category term="typescript" /><category term="javascript" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[I was a moderator of the Life’s Library Book Club on Discord. As part of an international leadership team of 9,000+ member international book club, working in groups to facilitate events, deliver book discussions, and ensure safety and wellbeing of members. In this volunteer role I have gained experience in: Discord Moderation Event Management Discord bots Proficiencies Interpersonal skills Conflict resolution Event Management]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">NPC: New Beginnings</title><link href="https://tawilkinson.com/rpgs/npc-001.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="NPC: New Beginnings" /><published>2018-09-07T00:00:00+01:00</published><updated>2018-09-07T00:00:00+01:00</updated><id>https://tawilkinson.com/rpgs/npc-001</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://tawilkinson.com/rpgs/npc-001.html"><![CDATA[<p><img src="/assets/img/rpgs/runes.png" alt="Dwarven Runes" /></p>

<h2 id="new-beginnings">New Beginnings</h2>

<p>Having left home and travelled south in search of good deeds to do in service to our father, Torag, I had made my way to Absalom and found a reputable enough establishment to slake my thirst after the journey.</p>

<p>The bar was eerily quiet but the barman stocked some of the finest Dwarven Stout that while a reminder of home was also of good quality. I looked around the room and spotted two human mercenaries, a half-elf, a gnome, a half-orc and another human. All of them seemed to be minding their own business. Little did I know I’d soon be on a journey with them…
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The barman seemed less interested in conversation than I expected. Back in the halls of Highhelm a barman is usually happy to talk your ear off if you let them but I digress. He was distracted by the two mercenaries and asked me to take some beers over to them. They accepted the gracefully and went back to talking but I noticed they had pocketed some strange device.</p>

<p>Just then the sound of horse hooves from outside and a shout of “Snow!” caught my attention. Weird to hear discussion of such weather in a tropical port city during Erastus. Several of us went outside and saw an injured man on horseback covered in ice and snow that was slowly starting to thaw. Magic? Perhaps but I figured I would wait to hear his story after offering to help him.</p>

<p>He pushed his way inside to talk to his mercenary friends. I caught only some of their conversation but felt inclined to butt in when he mentioned a blizzard in Taldor and walking living trees. He was the only survivor of the rest of the mercenary band. He was either delusional or something strange was going on…</p>

<p>It transpired that their caravan had been attacked outside of Heldren, a small village just north of the Border Wood near Qadira. The weird weather had been going on for three or four days. Several of the other people in the bar resolved to sort out this mystery along with me and we set off to prepare for the trip by purchasing cold weather clothing and snowshoes from a local shop.</p>

<p>Before we retired to our lodgings I had time to catch the names of my fellow adventurers:</p>
<ul>
  <li>Tollak of the lands of the Linnorm Kings a male half-elf Hunter</li>
  <li>Shem, a female gnome Sorcerer</li>
  <li>Shirish, a female half-orc Paladin</li>
  <li>Ugr, a female human Fighter</li>
</ul>

<h2 id="have-map-will-travel">Have Map, Will Travel</h2>

<p>On the next day we set sail aboard The Langport, the mercenaries’ ship. The journey to Oppara was swift and we quickly set about finding clues. Tollak obtained us a map while we deliberated about the best way to travel.</p>

<p>The more charismatic members of the group sought out some local news and relayed to us that Qadiran agents were suspected of foul play and that the blizzard was growing and had become permanent (centred on Heldren). Many crops have already died to the cold but it also seems as though crops are being stolen. Another potential lead is that one of the farm hands fell ill after seeing something suspicious in the Border Wood. Time will tell what information is helpful to our cause.</p>

<p>I am cautious about what lays ahead of us on the road but the journey and my new companions are already helping to take my mind off of the sadness I left at home. We will get to the bottom of this I have no doubt and I will relay the story to my temple for the glory of Torag.</p>

<p>Brumrik Oathkeeper</p>]]></content><author><name>T A Wilkinson</name></author><category term="[&quot;RPG&quot;]" /><category term="Pathfinder" /><category term="dwarf" /><category term="Brumrik" /><category term="NPC" /><category term="campaign diary" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[New Beginnings Having left home and travelled south in search of good deeds to do in service to our father, Torag, I had made my way to Absalom and found a reputable enough establishment to slake my thirst after the journey. The bar was eerily quiet but the barman stocked some of the finest Dwarven Stout that while a reminder of home was also of good quality. I looked around the room and spotted two human mercenaries, a half-elf, a gnome, a half-orc and another human. All of them seemed to be minding their own business. Little did I know I’d soon be on a journey with them…]]></summary></entry></feed>