(On Behalf of Chlorine) D&D Writeup

This mace thing is taking longer than anticipated. I didn't even sign up for this. I thought the wedding was going to be a weekend gig. Now I'm stuck with a group of adventurers who can't even keep a journal properly much less quest with any sort of efficiency.

To sum up last week, Han and Harcritt, who I guess aren't any good at sleeping even, crept off into the night while we were at Triboar. Han must've had a hunch that there was some kind of bureaucratic information that needed to be had. He was smart enough to take Harcritt along since Harcritt's too proud to take his armor off even on a reconnaissance mission. He may as well have been wearing bells. After Harcritt was captured, Han was simply too honest to follow through with what could have been a beautiful double-cross (for the greater good). I heard that Harcritt's attempt to talk his way out the arrest was most humorous considering the guy has the charisma of a wooden wall.

The next morning we got all the information we needed. The authorities were VERY understanding. I'll have to make a note of the lax system of law enforcement in this town if I ever turn to a life of crime. Apparently the punishment for mass murdering the entire town is four hours in the mobile stocks.

We headed up north, backtracking through Longsaddle where Han had some paperwork to turn in. That little guy is so obsessed with paperwork. Oh yeah, and we left that dark kid Sol back in Triboar. Everyone else was like, oh he'll be fine, he's just hangin' out in that temple. I consider myself pretty religious, but after three hours I'm outta there. Hopefully one of us left a note where we were going. Maybe he'll be in the temple still when we come back in a month or so.

BANDITS!... AGAIN! We decided to avoid the fight, which I don't mind since I pride myself on hiding. Unfortunately, during the "hide skirmish" I bumped into Harcritt and all his bells. The robbers, there were four of them, spotted the two of us. Ever since his arrest, Harcritt has been strangely silent (perhaps he had a weird prison experience), so I had to do the talking. This may sound like a total cliche, but I'd much rather just be one with nature than to talk to people. We probably could have attacked them, but it would have been risky. All of the rest of the party were in good hiding places, but if they didn't come to help in time, it would have been difficult for the two of us to handle four of them. I decided to play a little crazy.

They began the conversation by letting us know there was a toll for passing this area of the land. Rather than thanking them for their time and saying we'd just find a non-toll expanse of land, I told them I'd be willing to pay five gold pieces. They were surprised by my audacity in naming my robbery price and conferred. Fortunately for us, we were able to hear that the bandits we slaughtered on the other road have reached this group's ears. The other crew were "work-peers" of this group. Nervous for their lives they asked how many were in our party. I replied that there was only one of us, which must've been insulting and scary to the gentlemen. I also said I knew their compatriots well before their heads came off. They gladly took the five gold and scuttled off.

Han and I decided it would be a good idea to follow them despite some grumblings from others. Shortly into the stalking, Clarence the kobold made a ruckus and now he and Lissah were spotted by the bandits. Lissah demanded that they give her five gold pieces back which further contributed to their condition of reverse split-personality.

I'm glad Longsaddle was a short stay. These cities make me nervous. Whilst there I came across some noteworthy tavern info. 1) Taliend, Lissah's bard master is heading to Mirabar with the groom from the wedding and his mother (the Westras), 2) Abbott Fostrik, the priest who was supposed to perform the ceremony never returned from his monastery. Hmmm. Well, next stop Mirabar!

On the way there I dazzled the party with my extensive florae and faunae knowledge. One thing we were able to observe is a species of mushroom that only eats other mushrooms! Fascinating.