The Outset
Day 1 - Morning
We will set out today to look for our old friend and mentor Douven Staul. He was searching for a dragon tomb somewhere to the northeast and though he’s an experienced adventurer, with a keen eye for danger in the real world, he went to explore a tomb… Why anyone would go into a deep dark hole in the ground where nothing natural lives is beyond me. I have no explanation but that human’s tend to be rather odd at times. He has been gone now for three months, and his usual forays are much swifter. I fear the worst, as do my companions. I pray the earth mother keeps him safe.
Day 1 – Evening
We were set upon today by some filthy kobolds… they were quite easy to fell as usual, until their older cousins arrived. They were not so gentle, and though we prevailed, even our strongest fighters Gene and Korrok were looking rather haggard by the end. The latter seemed to really enjoy the fight, reminds me a bit of a wolverine that one...
We reached the town of Winterhaven this evening, and have checked in at the local inn. Only one man, Eilian the old, seems to remember Douven, they are apparently old friends. Eilian the old hasn’t seen him for several weeks though, and said that last he saw, Douven left to the southwest on his search for the tomb. He drew us a map as we all had a drink together. There was also a strangely surly elf woman, she would not speak to us, but didn’t start at the sound of his name. I suspect she knows nothing, but it is odd for her to be so unpleasant to a fellow elf… After my drinking companions Aegis, Korrok and the old man finished our ale, we set out to find the blacksmith and town shopkeep. Their shops closed, Franz none the less decided to use his magics to awaken the shop keep. He does not seem to know anything either.
Day 2 – Morning
Sleep did not come easy with Franz screaming all night in the next room. Maybe I can find some willow bark for him tomorrow, that may bring us all a more restful sleep tomorrow. The blacksmith knows nothing, and in the light of day, the shopkeep still does not remember our mentor. We will follow southwest and hope to find more of his trail.
Day 2 – Afternoon
Good earth mother, I must have been groggy from my poor sleep. I did not even notice the attack until they were right on top of us. They quickly surrounded and savagely attacked Aegis. Gene, Korrok and I rushed to his side but the kobolds were strong and tenacious, and it took us too long to fight through. Zalamin and Franz poured their powerful magics into the beasts, but they were slow to relent. Aegis was hurt and knocked out, and it was all Korrok could do to help Aegis cling to life while trying to beat back the beasts. When their leaders came out from behind another set of rocks, they too began to assail us with magic. All appeared lost, until Franz managed to pull off a tricky sleep spell, and managed to put their leaders to rest, to let us push the kobods from their unrelenting attack on Aegid the cleric. With the melee nearly finished, I managed to slip aside, and with the aid of a rain of arcane energy from Franz managed to slay their wizard before he rose. We then quickly finished off the soldiers, and together hunted down and quickly finished their witch doctor. Korrok seems to be an strong healer, and with his help Aegis looks like he will make it through. Everyone was injured in the battle, and we will likely have to rest a while before we can go on. Aegis says that the kobolds bear the symbol of a demon lord, and as they usually serve dragons, or live near them, I wonder how they are connected to our friend’s disappearance. Aegis wishes to perform funeral rights… I’ll help him gather the wood to burn their unpleasant corpses so their decaying stink doesn’t mar these woods.
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