I should have known I'd end up sitting on my tail for a while after how busy those first days of my adventure were. Mostly I've been getting to know the locals and teaching Meeko some tricks, but mostly while I've been considering my skills and interests.

I've been looking at the various plants and whatnot that I've been collecting during my travels, including weird stuff like fire salts and vampire ash that I've collected from various sources. I've always liked the idea of alchemy, of doing something interesting with my hands and making a product that people will find useful. I've also always liked music, and there's a beautiful lute that a traveling merchant had for offer the other evening. He's still staying at the inn.

There's always tanning and smithing, as well, which are both skills that may prove helpful in the future...But I have to ask myself, can I really master all of these interests? Do I WANT to? I feel that all of them will be useful in the long run, but I'm not sure whether or not I should pursue them in equal measure or start small. I could play music for tips at the inn, or I could learn to brew poisons and potions...And I've been meaning to patch my leathers since the bandit camp. Tanning and sewing would certainly prove useful then.

Hrmm...Things to think on while I wait for the weather to clear and the snow to slack off. Then I can try getting out into the Hold again and seeing who needs my help. Or maybe I'll just take up fishing and see how that does me.

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So, audience participation time! Should Maeara pursue one interest, or should she become a Polymath and try to be the best little lizard ever at everything? At the very least I need to get her good enough to craft a fishing net and some camping gear.