Tabbitha

Scribed in the month of August by Kealyn-DOT


Your Grace,
I am glad to write that my mother has fully recovered from her illness and that I will return to Trinsic in the next days.
I am sorry for my long absence and hope I can find still employment in the Duchy.

Kaelyn

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Tabbitha

Scribed in the month of August by Kealyn-DOT



Arrived today in Trinsic and I was glad to be back, because Minoc was a bit too boring and provincial for my liking.

My first way was to check my house and I found some food I had forgotten to throw away and spent an hour cleaning and getting the smell out the house, before I checked upon the town.

Gwen and Brynhild were on duty and the town looked as fine as when I left and both reported that it was mostly business as usual.

I learned that Stewan was engaged and would marry an elven woman and Gwen would do their ceremony.

Thaur and man called Rand Darkmoore fought in front of the city gates and Thaur won. We made Thaur to drag the man to the healers where they managed to save his life. After questioning Thaur and Rand it seemed that the two have a long feud and that it was not their first fight.
So Brynhild let them both go, reminding them not to fight on Duchy lands and to keep their troublemaking to Vesper.

Brynhild confirmed the rumour that Kaldor is leaving the lands and asking all soldiers to return, as is seems they are losing a war in their homelands and need all troops there.
I am still not fully convinced that it is not a ruse and they will try to invade some other part of the lands to gather another foothold.

Victor visited later telling us that he also intends to leave with the Kaldorians to Gorimdor and said his farewells to us and to his Grace.

*the sketch below shows Victor saying his fare wells*



As his shift was finished Sir Orson went to check out Vesper and the quality of their ale, though returned quite soon stating that Vesper intended to burn down their tavern again.

He left for the Rose then muttering something about Vesperian craziness and that elvish ale would have to do.

When Brynhild and Gwen finished their shift I left the town with them and returned home to finish making my hut habitable again.

Kaelyn


*a letter is added to the report*

Your Grace I arrived today in Trinsic and want to report back for any duty you have within the Duchy for me.
I hope you can understand and forgive why I had to leave and will give me another chance in your service.

Kaelyn

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Tabbitha

Scribed in the month of August by Kealyn-DOT

Went to town later on to see if his Grace had answered my letter, but got told that his Grace was busy and would see to my letter later on.

Town was fine and so I chatted with the guards at the gate, when we noticed a man hiding in the woods. He refused to give his name at first, but later claims his name is Tim and that he wants to talk to his Grace.
Had to tell him that his Grace was nay expected today and he left telling us that he would ask for an meeting again.

Orcs arrived at he gate and at first it seemed as if they wanted to trade and one was interested in Herenui.



But then some orcs surprised the guards and ran into town trying to set the bridge on fire, but luckily it was nay damaged too badly.

*sketch below shows the burning bridge in Trinsic*



The guards had troubles chasing the Orcs out and me and some other people got hurt in the fights.


Stewan’s fiancée helped Stewan into town to the healers to get his wounds treated.
Stewan told us that he had been held for ransom at a cave and that only after the elves had paid a seventy thousand gold coins that he was released.

He is though nay hurt so bad that he has to postpone his wedding and left with me the healers after getting treated.

Town had quieted down and was safe enough again and some carpenters were ordered to check the damaged bridge and repair it as quickly as possible.

Kaelyn

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Tabbitha

Scribed in the month of August by Kealyn-DOT

Today was Stewan’s wedding and I was running a little late, still sorting things from my journey.
I put a poster of the wedding on the wall so people could see it and followed the marked path to where the wedding would be.

I arrived just in time for the start of the ceremony and Gwen who lead it justaddressed Stewan and T’lara. I managed to get quietly to my seat and listened to them taking their vows.


*the sketch below shows the wedding ceremony*
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After the ceremony there was a reception in the building with the finest foods and drinks where we celebrated with the newlyweds.

Gwen informed me that the Rose is closed due to a fire and it would take some time to get it all repaired. Was something about regrowing the trees and repairing the damage.

As most guards had free for the celebrations I thought I went on duty after the ceremony, but everything was quiet and nothing to report.

Kaelyn

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Tabbitha

Scribed in the month of August by Kealyn-DOT


The Guild of Beggars sent a deputation with presents for the newlyweds to the reception. Scrumpyjack and Typhoid Mary our most senior beggars presented the offerings which were crafted by themselves from scraps of raw materials begged for in the usual way.

Le Pear stayed back observing the scene and chatting to Herenui who was quite taken to by Le Pear's pet ferret Pockets.

After donnating our gifts the deputaion left without eating at the table as it was far too posh for us and the foods were far finer than our wretched stomachs are used to.

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Tabbitha

Scribed in the month of August by Kealyn-DOT

Just had arrived in town and this time wore armor and my uniform when a man came running up to me shouting about orcs and boats.

Told me that tow people, a man and a woman had been kidnapped and held hostage on a boat on the city river.
So I ran into town and really saw a group of orcs threatening a woman and a man beaten senseless on the deck of their boat.

*the sketch below show the orcs in town on a boat*




When they saw me they tried to row the boat under the bridge but got stuck.
I got my arrow and shot at the orcs and got a lucky hit in wounding one, before the others had regained their wits and jumped off the boat on the streets to attack me.

With the help of Korith and some arriving guards we managed to chase off the other orcs into the woods, beating them up so them nay will return so soon.

When we returned the healers reported that the two hostages, the orcs had taken, were nay seriously injured and had left for home already.


Town was peaceful afterwards again and some old faces we nay have seen for some time dropped in again, Kilsek and Lance Sanders were some of the few who showed their faces again, but promised nay to be trouble.

Reina, a young woman from Tokuno arrived at the gate, offering her services and asking for work. As I nay have talked with Kimi yet I could only offer to buy meat for three coins a piece and an offer that I would ask for the prices of hides.

*sketch shows the meeting with the Tokunese woman*



Yukiko also came on duty then though all remained peaceful and nothing important to report.

I forgot to mention that some beggars asked me yesterday for some permits to wear their robes in town and I said I would look into it. They said they represent the beggars guild and ask for some lenience and will have to see if we can work something out.

Kaelyn

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Tabbitha

Scribed in the month of August by Kealyn-DOT

Got to town today and no orcs in sight at least, though also no other guards on duty so I took the shift at the gate.

The woman Reina came and showed me a bundle of her hides an meat she had collected and I bought the meat for her for three coins a piece.

Need to tell Stewan that it needs to get cooked or smoked or whatever they do to make it last long without going bad and tasting terrible.

Adammair came to the gate and joked with Reina about kissing her and one of his friends took up his challenge and tried to kiss her, terrifying the poor woman.

Later when two people from the swaggers came Adammair convinced them to undress and stand naked at the gate. As this was indecent behaviour and So fell under disorderly conduct.

*sketch shows the naked Vesperians*



After hitting the man with my staff I convinced him to dress again and they left for the swaggers mumbling something that there they get paid dancing naked on the tables.

Lady Alraune and Luid visited and also Herenui and we chatted some time, until Lady Alraune retired and Herenui and Reina went hunting for some more hides.

Adammair made some strange comments that something comes over him and controls him and that his eyes shine golden then. He asked me that if I see such, that he gets locked up and that either Alraune or Cherry are called to help him.

A white haired man named D-Fens came to the gate asking for Lady Tabbhita of the Hospitaler and I told him to look near Vesper.

I heard a rumour that adventurers have found some part of the long lost virtue armor in a cave. It seems it is true that troops of paladins wearing the valuable armor died in those caves and their armor was looted by various creatures. Maybe the Duchy can send an expedition to seek for some parts too some day.

Alraune told me that orcs had taken a Swaggers barmaid called Misty as prisoner and took Jackal’s eye as payment for her freedom.

Rest of my duty was eventless and I counted three thousand five hundred and seventy two stones which cover the west gate to Trinsic.

Kaelyn






Of Bravery and Virtue


"Go in!“ Immediately the verbal encouragement was followed by another, physical one. The nudge in the lower back almost sent the young boy sprawling into the dirty track. In the last moment he managed to catch his fall by grabbing one of the sharp rocks at the side of the entrance and quickly pushing himself back from the gaping hole. Like before, his sulky and overall not very determined protest achieved nothing more than gain him a few minutes. His two companions, one broader, taller, older and thus the leader of the group and another, who was considered more clever, had selected him as the aspiring hero who would go first. Not that he wanted to.

All three of them, together with a candle -for light-, a bag -for all the treasure- and most importantly, a lot of youthful naivety had arrived at this point as a result of a lot of arguing. It all begun with lispy Tim, the apprentice of the old armourer, had claimed that all were in a fuss about the virtue armour that was not to be found in some of the dampest and darkest places of the world. And that everybody who could produce a part of it would be allowed to go to the academy and become a real paladin. Or a knight. Or both.

Since that the conversation had been going round in circles. Becoming a knight and a great hero sounded better than becoming an apprentice somewhere and work all day for some gold. You got to ride at tournaments, lived in castles, got big meals made for you by other people and beautiful women gave you a handkerchief -although the reasons for that were not quite clear for them yet-. And all they had to do for it was go in there and got a piece of that armour. Borton -the supposedly clever one- had said they should come here as he had been told it was only scorpions and moving rocks in here, and neither hand hands or bags to carry anything in. So the armour must just be lying about. Rocks, even if they moved -and unless they fell down from above- didn’t sound too dangerous altogether and they all had their best boots on to quickly step on any scorpion they saw. So all that was needed was to light the candle, go inside, find one of them things -they all supposed they would spot them easily, they most likely glowed or something- and carry them home and become a knight.

But now that they were actually –here- things had somewhat… changed. The entrance was larger than expected and pitch black. Even with their spare candle lit as well they couldn’t make out much of what lay beyond. And even worse, whatever lurked within sounded larger than it had seemed to be in their plan. For just being moving rocks they made a whole lot of noise altogether and occasionally the ground shook and trembled. Long story cut short, all three of the aspiring knights and heroes were scared.

Tarn, who still refused to go in and by now had to fend his companions off who tried to push him into the opening managed to twist out of their grip and made a run for it. Which was just as well, as it gave the other two a reason to get away without being actually guilty of cowardice.

*the old man looked at the two children listening to him*

And that my children is the story of the three youths who wanted to become knights but nay were brave enough. One day maybe you will dare though and look through those dark caves for the virtue armor that lies in the dark caves lost by many a paladin troop trying to cleanse those places.




*This story is an old legend by an unnamed storyteller*

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Tabbitha

Scribed in the month of August by Kealyn-DOT

Got word that the Rose tavern is almost and soon open for business again, just a bit south from where it was though.

Some visitors from Vesper and Skara dropped by and enjoyed drinks at the tavern and them nay made any troubles.

As Orson got on duty and all was quiet, I decided to explore then ant tunnels a bit more and check where some of the tunnels went.
Was nay the easiest trip and I had to run often when them things down there attacked me, but I managed to get to the central hive where all tem tunnels lead in the end.

I explored the western one and ended south of Yew in some woods where liches attacked me and I had to flee back into the ant tunnels.
As I had explored for some time I returned through the southern tunnel to Trinsic then and reported for duty again.

Herenui and me patrolled to Barrier island where we surprised some brigands and managed to rescue some careless noble from them.
Told the noble to take better care and we need more patrols to that island, too keep the brigands in check there.

We got warned about some Vampires called Tremere, but I nay know of any of them.

Vad came to town and wanted to talk to his Grace, but I had to tell him that he nay was in town. I also said that I nay could help him as I nay knew anything about those troubles.

Adammair reported that orcs had assaulted the Swaggers and forced the barkeeps there to serve them food and drinks.

One of those orcs looked at the gate from the woods but we chased it away, though it shouted that it would get the tribe, but until my shift ended nay sign of any orcs.

Kaelyn

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Tabbitha

Scribed in the month of October by Kealyn-DOT

Today was the reopening of the Trinsic Rose and after checking that Trinsic was safe I headed to celebrate the reopening.

Gwen had decorated the tavern lovely and it is now a bit south where the former tavern was, but still close to the moongate.

*a sketch of the new Rose*



I enjoyed some drinks there until a band of orcs dropped by trying to plunder the tavern.
Devante and Lydia shot a few bolts at them and convinced them to retreat to the moongate and look for easier prey.

Devante and Lydia were slightly wounded but could continue their excessive celebrations.

Kaelyn

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Tabbitha

Scribed in the month of October by Kealyn-DOT

Town was quiet when I got on duty and as Herenui reminded me that there was an event at the Valorian tavern I headed there and Kilsek accompanied me.

The voyage was long and uneventful as I still avoid magik portals and the tavern was well visited.
Devante, Lydia and other guests arrived there and I spent some time and some drinks there before heading back to town.

The paladins reported that everything had been quiet and I resumed duty at the gate. A jester dropped by and entertained us with a good story about the conflict of Lord British and Lord Blackthorne.

Yukiko came on duty and tested her skills duelling with Devante and Lydia, though Devante was seemingly the better fighter, winning most of their fights.

Lady Kimi the knight, not the trade minister also dropped by, listening to the story.

Only thing worth reporting was an orc who looked through the towns trash for something to eat, but with Lady Kimi’s help we chased it out of town.

Herenui asked if the Duchy considers some expeditions to the caves, looking for the legendary lost armor of the paladins and I said that the guards would join.

Kaelyn

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Tabbitha

Scribed in the month of October by Kealyn-DOT

Herenui reported about a ghostly appearance near the elven quarter, but we nay found anyone that could understand the ghost and find out what it wants.
Herenui sent a letter to Lady Alraune hoping that she can help and find out why this ghost nay can find rest.

Tomorrow we will do an expedition at eight to a cave people call deceit, hoping to find signs of the lost paladin expeditions there.
We will meet at the moongate and head on from there.

No troubles today at the gate and all remained peaceful

Kaelyn

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Tabbitha

Scribed in the month of October by Kealyn-DOT


Got a bit earlier on duty to have time to get prepared for the expedition and pack some things I might need.

We got a small group together consisting of Herenui, Stewan, Devante, Lydia, Tammy, Gwen and her elven folk whose name I nay remember, but whom I thank for their bravery.

At the appointed time we met at the Trinsic gate and Herenui had some magic book which transported us to the cave called Deceit.

Devante and Lydia who had brought a packhorse with them left it outside the cave and after all had decided that I should volunteer to enter into the cave, they followed me into it.

Some mummies and zombies attacked us upon entering, but together we managed to destroy them and then searched the rooms for any signs of the lost paladin troops.

Noticing that these upper rooms were well plundered we proceeded deeper into the caverns and though I got us lost one or two times and were attacked by more undead we nay ran into any real troubles.

About halfway into the cavern Lady Kimi and Knights from the vesperian vicinity rode past us, telling us that they also were heading deeper into the caves.

*the sketch shows the meeting with the knights*




Nay idea how they managed to ride inside, but they quickly rode ahead of us and we proceeded slower and more carefully, nay having any idea what to further expect.

*sketch shows the group slowly advancing in the caves*




Heading down some stairs we were attacked by some skeletons and liches, but after some fighting managed to destroy all of them.
We paused at some stone altar, which we found out was some teleporting device and transported us deeper into the dungeon.

We landed in some mouldy corridor and carefully proceeded ahead until we ended in a chamber with poisonous fumes and some angry elemental which attacked us on sight.

After a close fight we managed to kill that poisonous thing, though many of us felt ill and had to take some of the brought medicine until we felt better. We searched the caves of this thing, but nay found anything of interest and so we headed on.

Deeper into the caves a few liches attacked us, but as we were careful and had stayed together we managed to fend off their attack and destroy them.

It seems the knights who had stormed ahead had run into some trouble, as they stumbled upon us wounded and we took time to care as best as we could to their wounds.

Staying together we entered a large hall, where the rest of the wounded Knights fought for their lives against a small army of liches and spectres.
Together with the wounded knights we engaged the undeads and managed to destroy them before any more of the knights got seriously hurt.

Tending to our wounds and regrouping we then headed still deeper into this dark place and ended in a large hall, filled with coffins, vermin and lichlords which attacked us upon entering.

Only by staying close together and watching each others backs closely we managed to destroy these creatures and afterwards took a closer look at our surroundings.

We had entered a large hall with some important graves, judging from the finely engraved coffins. All throughout the room you could see rotting corpses and skeletons, though after looking at them, we decided that those also were nay the group of paladins we were looking for.

*sketch shows the group after the first wave of undeads*




Stewan and Devante wanted to look into one of those graves, but we decided that we had disturbed the sleep of the dead long enough and that we should head back, before more of those foul creatures could attack us.

*sketch shows us noticing that these halls had been robbed before*




Still it seems Tammy found some gold and gems in these old halls and I bet will manage to make a good profit off it.

In the meantime Hereneui had found some old helmet she liked on one of the corpses and decided to bring it with her for closer examination.

The trip back was easier, as we had killed most of the abominations living in these ghastly place and most of the others had rotten brain enough, not to attack us again.

Devante’s trusty packhorse was alive and well, waiting on us and now we took the time to examine the things we had found. All of us except Tammy shared our findings and we had managed to collect several hundred difeerent kinds of coins and some gems.

After closer examination we also noticed that the helmet Herenui had found in those hall had indeed belonged to one of those paladins, though it seems that the one who had found it, nay had any luck with it.

So either we have missed the remains of the paladins somewhere or this lone man had found it, before he himself had been killed.

With at least one piece found of that fabled paladin armor we headed back to Trinsic.


Town was quiet and nay thing worth reporting happened.

Kaelyn

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