Edthin's Journal and Log

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Edthin's Journal and Log

Postby Bentusi16 » Mon Nov 21, 2016 10:11 pm

[Journal]

Marpenoth 7

Traveling this route overland; might have risked Zhenteram. It's getting colder. This soon? Could be. North is different.

Uktar 19


Big gap.

Stumbled on a caravan, joined in. Arrived near Sarshel, walked the remaining distance.

Ugly city. Like most.

The triad has been wounded. The temple has fallen; rumors were true.

Why? How? Tight lips, white knuckles. Get it out of someone eventually. Sun worshiper. Probably happy to see the triad wounded.

Demons. Smelled it when I stepped into the temple. If Sarshels a body, the holy temple feels like a festering wound, an empty eye socket.

Took a job near the gate, unloading crates. Let's me keep an eye on comings and going, let's me take stock of the food situation.

The city won't starve, but it will grow thin. The villages, on the other hand.

It's going to be bad. Food riots liikely.

I am angry.

[Log]

Victim is unknown male, clothing and means suggest woodcutter or laborer.

Located near outtentown ranch.

Priestess of ilmater seemed to think it was cold but I wasn't sure, looked more like poison. Turns out I was right.

Right eye brutally removed, arrow painted on back. War grade arrow head dipped in poison.

I think it may be orcs.

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Re: Edthin's Journal and Log

Postby Bentusi16 » Tue Nov 22, 2016 12:18 pm

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Uktar 20

Killed a man.

Classic scam. Orphan paid to seek help. Sent into alley. Could smell the trap. Went in anyway. Part of the job.

Asked them to surrender, throw down their weapons. Man came around the corner, fast. Reacted before I thought.

Sharindlar have mercy on me and him. I feel my gods judgement upon my soul.

Need to find a great hammer. Shattered limbs aren't anything to laugh about but survivable compared to having a blade shoved through your chest.

[Log]

Victim: Me
Criminal ambush in alley. Two perpetrators. One dead, the other compelled to surrender and turned over to the guard.
Offered to be her barrister when her time before the magistrates come. Or whatever they call them here.

Bentusi16
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Re: Edthin's Journal and Log

Postby Bentusi16 » Mon Nov 28, 2016 8:52 pm

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Uktar 26 or 27

Busy. Land routes are closing good now. Lot of unloading.

Went underground. Felt good. I miss the underground. Strange. Never liked the sun that much.

Got given a great hammer. It will work.

Dwarves operating in area. Might be able to help.

I miss my mother. I hope she's alright.

I'm lonely. Girls here cost to much.

Never alone.

Damn raccoons..

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Re: Edthin's Journal and Log

Postby Bentusi16 » Fri Dec 02, 2016 11:55 am

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Uktar 30

Slaver bugbears.

All dead now.

But not all by my hand. Had help.

Some unlooked for. Some worrying.

Abberants.

Fairly close to the surface to. Drawn how? On purpose?

Worrying.

Judgement was swift and full.

And afterwards, the longings of battle.

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Re: Edthin's Journal and Log

Postby Bentusi16 » Wed Dec 07, 2016 11:50 am

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Nightal 6.

Busy.

Food riot; exactly as I predicted.

Avoided due to priest.

Priest then divided the people. Didn't solve the tensions. Didn't remove the real problem.

As long as they blame each other, it doesn't matter if they're fed a little bit.

So I rallied them.

Got a lot of stink eye over it. Don't particularly care.

My duty is to the people, my god, and the church, in that order.

They can stink eye all they want. I will not falter.

They also offer temporary "help". "Work for food".

What food? Can't increase supplies dramatically. Rest of the sea is getting locked into winter as well. The rotting is passed.

A month to the nearest all year growing port. That's what the sailors say.

Arcanist pointed out; there should be no one starving in this land. Amount of failure necessary for starving is tremendous.

Unless there's less food then they say.

The nobles should have enough food to feed the population in private and public stores.

All it is is a matter of redistribution.

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Re: Edthin's Journal and Log

Postby Bentusi16 » Sat Dec 24, 2016 1:08 pm

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Nightal 24?

Cities abandoned. The demon came. They beat it. Heroes will do that.

Been patrolling, watching for looters and other vultures.

The whores are all gone.

My temper is getting worse. Every battle causes my blood to sing.

I enjoy it. It calls for conflict in blood and conquest of flesh. Thank the gods its cold and rainy outside.

I feel so alone.

I am not alone. I am loved by my god. He has not abandoned me. I am not abandoned.

But this country may have abandoned him, or he may have abandoned it, or both.

Probably both.

The paladin Jerek is an apostate who abandoned his god in favor of another. The god who lifted him up, gave him his powers, imbued him with divine energy.

He may not have fallen, but that doesn't mean the church needs to tolerate it.

If a paladin is willing to abandon his god, why would he not be willing to do so again?


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