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 26 Mirtul 1490 DR These last few weeks were a blur as the factions prepared for the coming war. We were given a final week to spend how we'd like before setting off to the campsite up near the area that would bring Tiamat back into our world. Most of the week was spent meditating or sparing with Cwl. I did go to Luna and Crath's wedding as well. Catscratch didn't attend as he had told us he was going back to Yartar to visit his mothers grave. After our week was up, we joined a caravan and made our way to the camp. We ran into a few familiar faces: Azam the Dragonborn who helped guide us through the Anauroch desert Lee and Cassyt from Phlan Sildar and Gundren from Phandalin Glass Shatter, Catscratch's dad. We scouted ahead and came upon the enemy. A volcanic, decimated land stood before us. Chromatic Dragons flew around a large castle as ash covered the sky. Army's of cultists and others prepared for battle. This was it. The battle was about to begin. If you are rea...

 16 Torsakh 1490 DR During the next council meeting a Red Wizard named Nyh Ilmichh asked for our help in convincing the wizards from Thay to join our cause against Tiamat. We agreed to go and rode on the back of Elia in her Silver Dragon form. Dragons are pretty fast as we got to Thay in only two days, but of course it wasn't going to be that easy. A Red Dragon attacked us mid flight with some cultists on its back. Once we finished our battle we landed at a keep and met with the Red Wizards. Right as we entered we noticed the dead, skinned body of Leo, Catscratch's childhood friend. The Elf that practically raised him. It was hard to hide our anger but we successfully got the wizards on our side. Back in Waterdeep, Four the Tabaxi told us he found the slave traders hide out in the sewers under the city. We followed him and pretended to sell Rain and Four. They got sent to a back room and before we knew it we were ambushed. We fought back, Rain was now a bear with her claws on F...

 8 Tarsakh 1490 DR After another council meeting, we were sent to Xonthal's Tower to save a cultist who wanted to leave the Cult of the Dragon. He would also give us the Blue Dragon Mask and all the information he knows about the cult. We went to the tower, made our way through a confusing, magical maze, fought cultists, teleported to a weird place in space, and eventually found the cultists dead. We were able to retrieve the dragon mask but thanks to a genie friend Catscratch made, we learned the mask was a fake. Oh well, back to Waterdeep we go.

 26 Ches 1490 DR Arriving back in Waterdeep, we were greeted by a festival. Apparently today was Fey Day and the city was in celebration of the Fey Wilds' rift being weakened and as close to the material plane as possible. We ran into Four the Tabaxi and he showed us around. We bought some masks and a bottle of green, sparkly wine. He also told us a little about his tribe and how his sister was sacrificed to their god. We all wondered if telling Rain would be a good idea or not. Not long after, a wolf appeared with a letter for us. Winterhound wanted to give us some extra information that he didn't want the other faction leaders to know of just yet. The wolf guided us out of the city and to a small campsite. We talked with Winterhound and he explained how he believes the Wearer of Purple that attacked the Elven villages in the Misty Forest is the illegitimate second son of the Elf King, King Melandrach. We decided to head out immediately and in a weeks time we arrived at the Mi...

 14 Ches 1490 DR Two days passed and as we awoke we could see a large mountain in the distance. The sun was about to rise as we struggled to breath at this high elevation. We were set down on the rocky mountain and as we looked up we could see four other Metallic Dragons. They introduced themselves as: Protanther - Gold Dragon Ilevthra - Brass Dragon Nymmurh - Bronze Dragon Tazmikella - Copper Dragon Otaaryliakkarnos -Silver Dragon (Elia) Luna did most of the talking as the dragons debated why they should join us. Rain also said a few things here and there. In the end they were able to convince the dragons to join us in exchange for a few apologizes from certain members in the factions.

 12 Ches 1490 DR In Waterdeep, we handed over the Dwarf to some guards around the council building when all of a sudden Rain noticed someone hiding in an ally way. She morphed into a rat and snuck up on the person. The stranger was a Tabaxi who apparently knew of us, especially Rain. He wanted to talk to Rain so they headed off to the nearest port tavern. The rest of us decided to follow behind at a distance. Eventually Rain told us that the Tabaxi named Four Winds was actually a part of her tribe when she was just a kitten (she was too young to remember). Four wanted her help in freeing some Tabaxi slaves in the area so we decided to stay at an Inn nearby and rest for the day. In the morning we received a letter being summoned to another Council meeting. As we had a few hours to kill, I decided to walk along the cliff side with Cwl. The others eventually found me and I decided to tell them everything. All about my tribe, the coming of age ceremony, my choice on making a pact with ...

11 Ches 1490 DR As we arrived to Boareskyr Bridge and traveled through a tent side town, Rain stopped to ask for any information at the local tavern. When she returned she told us that Varram was seen here with a bunch of bodyguards and that he traveled north-east to the Serpent Hills. Not long after we were ambushed by some cultists who were tired of our meddling. We took them out fairly easily and continued on our way. We arrived to a large tomb and followed Varram's tracks inside. From the talking statues to the traps, it was obvious this was the tomb of some wizard. Eventually we found some dead cultist bodies leading to a door. We decided to check out a different path and came upon a group of Bearded Devils. I panicked and hid behind Luna. Just as I expected, they could sense my necklace. The devils lunged for me but Luna pushed me out of the room and into the hall. Luna and Dire barricaded the door and then we ran deeper into the tomb. We ran into a group of Lizard Folk and Y...

  25 Alturiak 1490 DR Rain, Luna and Catscratch went with Glass Shatter to find some animals Rain could potentially morph into while Dire, Winny and I stayed behind to nap and relax in the tent a little while longer. Besides, there was a literal blizzard outside. I've honestly had enough of the cold. A couple hours later they returned and Rain told us she received a letter from Leosin about the Dwarf with the White Dragon Mask. He was last seen heading towards the Boareskyr Bridge. Catscratch hugged his dad goodbye as we once again headed back to Waterdeep. On the boat ride back, Luna had a horrible vision of a war and lava on the battle field. This wasn't the first vision she's had so it seems her visions may tell us of what's to come. Once we arrive back in Waterdeep we split from Maccath and decided to do some shopping. The group all bought new magic weapons, Rain finally got all the supplies she'd been searching for for a staff she wanted to make, and I bought a...

  12 Alturiak 1490 DR Glass Shatter led us underground into the freezing catacombs. We made our way, fighting kobolds, ice toads, and trolls. In one of the icy caves we came upon a large tent made from bones and pelts. We found Maccath and she told us about the magical horn being sound to bring the dragons together on behalf of Tiamat. She also told us she wouldn't feel safe leaving unless we killed the White Dragon. We agreed and set off on our next task. The large lair was filled with freezing cold water so Luna used her ice breath to create a frozen raft. We laid down the furs, pillows and blankets we stole from the cabin and paddled through the darkness. A fork in the road halted us but Glass Shatter climbed up the icy rock and continued on ahead. We all followed and arrived in a misty area. Suddenly, the White Dragon appeared and the battle started. I jumped down onto the frozen raft and paddled my way over to it. The magic users and Glass Shatter fought from on top of the roc...

  11 Alturiak 1490 DR We were given a boat to help us sail up north to the Sea of Moving Ice. The captain, Half-Face, would also be our translator for the natives living in the area. The trip was peaceful and only took about a week for us to get there. We docked on an iceberg and slowly made our way to the small native village. The villagers were hostile and wanted us gone. Rain was able to communicate with the tribes' Druid and asked questions about Maccath's whereabouts. No one would tell us but we did learn about a dragon living in the area. We also learned of another outsider (like ourselves) living among the tribe. At that moment Catscratch used a spell to contact his dad. A portal opened up and we could see a Kenku holding a bow and arrow aimed at our own backs. We turned around to see the same bird perched up high on the rib cage bone  of a large creature. He jumped down and walked past us, speaking only in noises. Catscratch motioned for us to follow his dad into one o...

  1 Alturiak 1490 DR We were summoned to Waterdeep by Leosin (the monk we saved) and taken to be a part of a council meeting that all the factions were going to be a part of. The leaders sat at a large, round table and we were told to sit on the steps behind our chosen factions. Dire and I sat next to each other in The Lords Alliance section trying to ignore the intense stares from others sitting behind us. Catscratch sat next to Crath across from us in the Zhentarim section while Rain, Luna, and Winny sat in their respective areas (Emerald Enclave, Order of the Gauntlet, and Harpers). When we all settled in, the leaders introduced themselves: Remallia Haventree- Harpers (Elf) Ontharr Frume- Order of the Gauntlet (Dwarf) Delaan Winterhound- Emerald Enclave (Human) Lord Neverember- Lords Alliance (Human) Rian Nightshade- Zhentarim (Tiefling) They talked about our past actions and some concerns about Catscratch and Luna. Mainly Luna since she's not actually from this world and was on...

  5 Hammer 1490 DR After our well deserved rest we continued on into the castle. Luna was attacked by a stone golem but Catscratch remembered the password Talis told us and saved us a fight. We explored every room before finally finding and attacking Razmir. Luna ran in and was attacked by a magic rug. Dire and Catscratch fought the two guard drakes while Luna broke out of the rugs grasp and I went for Rezmir herself. She casted some sort of darkness spell which made things a little harder but in the end we finished her off. A chest revealed the indent of where a Dragon Mask would have been but thanks to our magic users they were able to tell that the mask had been teleported away once Rezmir was killed. A loud alarm also rang out. Luna disguised herself as Rezmir and tried to trick those who asked about the alarm. Not sure it worked on the Red Wizard though. We decided to split up to cover more ground. Luna and I would head up the stairs, escorted by kobolds, to the control room w...

  4 Hammer 1490 DR Waterdeep is a huge city, bigger than any city I've ever been in. It's honestly slightly intimidating. We arrived in the morning feeling the cold winter wind beating against us. The cultists stopped at an Inn and we decided to spy on them. Not much activity happened besides them talking to some workers. The following day we followed them up north and into the Mere of Dead Men. Nothing like trekking through another swamp to remind us of our Phlan days. The cultists arrived at a small outpost and we decided to sneak in as cultists ourselves. I don't think anyone suspected otherwise. Rain and Catscratch were able to break into the safe room thanks to Luna and Winny's amazing musical performance. One by one we snuck into the room, Cwl distracting the guard to help our chances. We found a secret tunnel and traveled a ways through the swamp until we eventually reach the "abandoned" castle. We fought tons of Bullywugs and Lizardmen, these monsters ...

  16 Uktar- 30 Nightal, 1489 DR Today we headed over to the cults camp to save Leosin (the man we were looking for). Luna and Winny went in through the front while Catscratch, Dire, and Rain (in mouse form) snuck in through the back by using a rope to climb down the rocky hill side. I sat at the top of the plateau as a look out with Cwl. Eventually they found Leosin and we safely escorted him back to Greenest. He thanked us and asked if we could go back to the camp to destroy some dragon eggs. We agreed to meet him in Elturel after the job was done. The caves that held the eggs were filled with enemies and monsters. We ran into two more of the Wearers of Purple and were almost all killed. We finally destroyed the eggs and made are way to the city of Elturel. The city was large and had a bright ball of light hovering above it, almost like a second sun. We met up with Leosin and his Dwarf companion at the Black Antler tavern. We gave him all the information we gained and were assigne...

  15 Uktar 1489 DR We were sent to the town of Greenest (south of Phandalin) to find a man named Leosin Erlanthar. He apparently has some information about the Cult of the Dragons. As we arrived to the town, we were welcomed by screams and fire. We hurried inside and helped as many people as we could as well as fight off all the cultists we ran into.  We made it to the keep and a man, Governor Nighthill, asked us to help his town from the raid. We first cleared a group near the secret tunnels and then headed to the people hiding out in the church. Catscratch and Rain really showed off their skills in this battle. I was also surprised that Dire, a Tiefling Cleric that Sildar introduced us to back in Phandalin, was so good at throwing rapiers into enemies from a far distance. Back at the keep, a Blue Dragon appeared overhead and used his lighting breath against us. It was extremely powerful and almost killed us all. Thankfully Rain learned this new group healing spell and saved ...

20 Marpenoth 1489 DR I am now back in Phandalin as I write. We had to escape from Phlan after the dragon invasion. So many people died and we had to leave comrades behind. We are truly powerless. We had met up with Allyd Burrel as she wanted us to accompany her in notifying the Lord Regent about the Black Fists and their crimes. Before we could, a large crash came from outside. A Green Dragon was attacking the city! Mobs of cultists invaded, killing and taking citizens as hostages. We ran to find the Lord Regent , helping all the citizens we could a long the way. When we finally arrived at our destination we could see the Lord Regent tied up. Allyd Burrel ran in as a distraction so we could stealth our way in. Sadly, she died for her city. Cassyt arrived in tears. All thoseat the graveyard died as well. We all fought as hard as we could, almost dying. Catscratch saved the Lord Regent but as he went to escape with us a Green Dragon mask fell out of his bag. Rain confronted him as Luna p...

14 Marpenoth 1489 DR We were sent to the swamp to find some missing items in a dragons lair. The dragon was apparently out and about so we wouldn't run into it. Everyone was wrong. With the help of an Air Genasi sent by Sildar, we quickly infiltrated the abandoned ruins and made it to the dragons lair. Little did we know the dragon was already back. We all almost died but thanks to Catscratch we made it out in one peace. The next day Rain (who didn't join us the first time) was upset we didn't kill the black dragon so Catscratch, Rain and I went back to finish it off. We almost defeated it but at the last minute a cultist ran over and gave the dragon some kind of potion, turning it into a Dracolich. It escaped through underwater tunnels. 

9 Marpenoth 1489 DR We heard about a ghost pirate ship attacking off the Coast of the Moonsea. We took a boat to a small island and met a village of strange people. They seemed to be cannibals. Suddenly, fog started to roll in and we were attacked by enemies. After taking them out we headed out to sea and boarded the pirate ship. It was at war with another ship as well. Luna ran to the cannons and started blasting away. The ship slowly began to sink as we finished beating up the rest of the crew. It wasn't an actual ghost ship though, just a bunch of Kobolds who painted themselves to look like skeletons. We did get some info about the Cult of the Dragons looking for some kind of dragon masks. Doesn't sound too good.

1 Marpenoth 1489 DR Today we were summoned to meet a Half Orc about a dangerous magical weapon. After meeting with her I saw another Shifter in the corner of the Inn who was sitting at a table with a curly haired human woman. I panicked and hurried out the door. She was part of the tribe. What was she doing all the way in Phlan?This was bad. Im banished. If she saw me she could tell the tribe and they'd be pissed i'm traveling around, endangering the amulet. I'm suppose to be protecting it. If I died from adventuring it could be stolen and...the tribe would be doomed. Rain did come up to me after. Apparently she talked to the Shifter and learned stuff about Cwl being "evil". Rain didn't seem to believe it though. That's good. After that was done, Leo appeared at our place again with some info. He found the slave traders' hideout. We decided to pretend that Leo was going to sell Rain, Luna and Catscratch while I was a body guard. We got inside and easil...

28 Eleint 1489 DR Lee brought a new mission for us and we hurried to the Tea Kettle Inn. We met with a cloaked man who wanted us to pretend to be the buyers of a red dragon egg and plant a magical tracking device on the seller. We decided that Luna would be the buyer as Rain pretended to be her body guard. Catscratch hid in the back of the barn ready to plant the tracker while Cwl and I would be the look out. Everything seemed to be going smoothly since we got the egg but I was surprise attacked by a Half Orc and had the wind knocked out of me. Cwl tried to warn our group but by then it was too late. They were blocked by all three of them. I staggered to my feet, climbed the building, and jumped down on the Tiefling who had Catscratch pinned to the ground. Luna (with some quick thinking) put all of them to sleep. Catscratch and Rain stayed behind as Luna and I hurried back with the egg. Apparently the egg was a fake. What a waste. Back at Lee's place, Rain entered with some Elf guy...

25 Eleint 1489 DR Three days have passed and besides the strange drumming every night it's been quite peaceful. I got to finally work on some herbalism and buy a crossbow. We eventually went to visit a man about the drumming and he told us how people were disappearing from near by farms. We travelled down stream and got attacked by some lizard folk. Winny and I got taken under as they tried to drown us, but with the help of the others we survived. I offered up my two healing potions to the others but no one wanted them. I'm not sure why. They were all hurt and I thought it could help. I spent all my time working hard to make them for our group and...I guess I kinda felt rejected? After all these months of traveling with them I figured we've gotten a little closer. Maybe I was wrong and reading into things. I'm not good at talking or showing my emotions, but I figured making these potions would show that Im starting to think of them as comrades. I care enough about them ...

22 Eleint 1489 DR We finally met up with the head librarian and he told us about some of his staff missing. He told us to check the archives since that's where the two were suppose to be on duty today. The archives were huge but we found the area. We were too late once we noticed the dead body hunched over a table with piles of books. We did notice two of the books that were stolen were now open on the table with pages ripped out about the Pool of Radiance. Suddenly, a shockwave and rumble rang through out the archives as all the book cases toppled over. A hole was blown into a wall and we went to investigate. We found a room with old, burnt, books and were attacked by shadows. Luna was downed quickly while the rest of us finished them off. With Luna back on her feet, we hurried through another hole in the wall and ended up in the sewers. Luna caused these giant centipedes to fall asleep as we snuck by. After two hours of walking we ended up in the mouth of a cave and in the middle...

22 Eleint 1489 DR It was nice waking up in a soft bed with Cwl by my side. Cwl doesn't sleep so I'm sure nights are boring for him, at least now. Not sure what he did before I came around. He does hum a tune that helps me drift off to sleep though. He's done it ever since that first night in the ruins. I wonder of he just hums all night. Anyway, the peace was destroyed when Rain barged into my room. Cwl quickly turned back into his owl form but Rain must have saw something 'cause she started questioning me about him. I figured it was time to explain that he's actually a spirit that makes deals with Shifters. That seemed to hold her off for now. We also went to meet some lady knight named Alayed Burrell who's apart of some group in the city called "The Black Fists". Apparently, this group had gotten pretty corrupt so she asked to help find some missing books. We went to the library and got some info from a Halfling named Carre and made our way to the Po...

21 Eleint 1489 DR We did it. We finally reached Phlan. It was a long, treacherous, journey but i'm kind of proud. I've never been this far East before. I've never been anywhere, really, but I survived. The city of Phlan is huge and sits on the edge of the Moon Sea. It surprisingly looks trashed though. Lots of crumbled buildings and construction sites. Not the prettiest city we've been to. We found the place we'd be staying at during our time here and met the woman, Lee, who'd be boarding us. I got to put my stuff into my own room before we headed off to our next mission. We met up with Doomguide who told us about an undead problem in the cemetery. A girl named Cassyt lead us into the underground crypt and we fought skeletons and zombies. We eventually figured out that some Red Wizard was behind the undead problem that the Valhingen Graveyard was having. The wizard escaped into some magical portal before we could reach him and left us to fight off a bunch of his...

4 Flamerule 1489 DR I was happy to be out of the desert. The Black Road was not fun and I'm dreading going through it again on the way back. We rode through a field, the hot summer sun beating down on us. A group of men on horse back stopped to talk to us about a curse in Dagger Falls. Something about people falling asleep permanently. The man, Randal Morn, warned us us to be careful of the city's leader, Constable Tren. As we entered, we were stopped by soldiers and told to go see the Constable. He told us about the sleeping problem and sent us to check out the abandoned chapel. We headed out and fought a lot of weird monsters until we eventually found a bunch of people laying in a room. We saved them and hurried into the next area where a wizard waited for us. Again, I hate magic, so we finished him off quickly, stopping the sleeping spell. 

6 Kythron 1489 DR Driving up the mountain, we ran into a caravan with a broken wheel. We helped these hooded people (who Winny seemed to know) and escorted them to the small town of Parnast. Even in Mirtul it felt hot in town. Most likely because this town sits on the edge of the Anauroch Desert. Apparently this hooded group was also on their way across the desert and asked us to accompany them in delivering the statue in their cart. Winny wanted to help so we didn't really have a choice. After buying some appropriate desert clothes we headed out of Parnast and to the edge of the desert. We were greeted by a red Dragonborne, Azam, and his psudodragon, Hssing. He was going to be our guide through the desert. Days past and we ran into a dragons skeleton. Azam told us it's most likely a blue dragon since they live out here. The way to know if one is near is to spot a thunder cloud in the sky. Good to know. Even more days passed and we camped out with a group called the Zhentarim. ...

17 Tarsakh 1489 DR Next up, Llorkh. Another city, another busy errand. Some bandits needed help with getting their hideout back. We walked into a small forest and sitting in front of a tree in a fold out chair was the Half Dragonborne we briefly saw talking to Sildar in Phandalin. He said something about realizing this was more than he could handle, wished us luck, and left. We climbed this huge tree, fighting off rats as we went along until we ran into the mother of Harpys and her flock. We fought hard but Rain was attacked by three harpys and taken out. She would have died if Catscratch didn't give her the vial of water from the magical well.

19 Ches 1489 DR After two weeks we finally arrived in the city of Loudwater, a bustling metropolis sitting on the edge of the river. To get to the city we had to pass by The High Forest. I tried my hardest not to glance at the trees and to just stare into our map. If I don't look at the forest maybe it wouldn't see me. Maybe I wouldn't think about the tribe and wonder what they could be doing right now. Anyway, Loudwater. We went to help look for a caravan that went missing. When we arrived in the cave we found the lost Dwarves and their horses. We went in deeper to search for the wagon and goods but instead found a large statue of a spider lady. Next thing we know it's pitch black (even with darkvision) and we're fighting a giant spider. Rain then casts some spell on me to walk on the ceiling...that was a weird experience. I hate magic. I hate it so much. But in the end I wrestled the giant spider for a magical orb and Luna ate it. She has a magical ring... I don...

30 Alturiak 1489 DR We've finally reached Red Larch. I was pretty familiar with the area since it's so close to the city of Yartar and, well, my ruins. We decided to help out some guy by killing wolves for pelts. As we entered the Krypt Garden Forest, we ran into a small pixie named Quill and his hedgehog steed Spike. This pixie wanted us to help him find a magical well that apparently heals any mounds. His wings were broken so he was hoping to get them fixed. We agreed to help in the morning as Quill lead us to the fairy trees. Small houses hung from branches. This was my first time ever seeing fairies before and never knew if they truly existed or not. I did barter for a rune stone. Pretty sure I got fire. Time to camp out. Guess I have first watch. In the morning we headed off deeper into the forest. It was darker and quieter, even with the sun high in the sky. Kinda reminded me of the forest surrounding the tribe. Theres nothing to fear in the dark, I've found out. ...

25 Alturiak 1489 DR I'm on the road now and a lot has happened since I last wrote here. We were able to save Gundren's brother and defeat the Drow. When we returned to town, Gundren was very happy to see us. For some reason, Rain and Luna started harassing him. I get that they're outcast races but Gundren wasn't even being rude. Sure, after they scared him he said they were acting wild, but come on. Rain is literally a wild cat and had acted nothing but insane this whole time. They need to calm down and stop taking things so personally. After that Sildar had to step in (he was talking to some Half-Dragonborne before all this). He was able to calm everyone down before asking us if we'd be interested in pretty much saving the world. Something about the Cult of Dragons trying to bring an ancient Queen of Dragons back to our world. I honestly wanted nothing to do with it but really had no choice. If the world is destroyed I have no tribe to protect. Besides, Catscra...

20 Alturiak 1489 DR Well, we found one of his brothers. Right in the entrance was a dead Dwarf. A couple days old by the look of it. We pressed on and almost got party wiped by swarms of monsters. Catscratch saved us by using some fire ring to funnel the monsters. I was pretty much on my own fighting from the other side until Rain (whos walking on the ceiling. I don't know, Druid stuff man) came to help me last second. We discovered two magical doors and when we finally opened them (Rain charged at the door and tripped inside) a Drow stood inside surrounded by his henchmen. Everyone asked him questions and he responded hospitably. By the end, most of our team didn't see a reason to kill him. He offered to pay 100gp each if we left and killed Sildar. We got into a group to discuss. None of us felt obligated to help Gundren get rid of this Drow and everyone kinda understood the whole "We're outsider races that no one likes, just like the bad guy." In the end, the ...

18 Alturiak 1489 DR We hurried to the next goblin hideout, which was just an abandoned castle. We fought our way through countless goblins and came upon a door. We could hear talking and Rain, being herself, burst through the door and started cussing them out. Inside was a bugbear, a doppelganger, a wizard, and Gundren tied up on the floor. Catscratch one-shot the wizard, only realizing at the last second that he was the man Sildar wanted us to find. Great. We were able to save Gundren and reunite him with Sildar. Gundren gave us a copy of his map to Wave Echo Cave and told us to find his two brothers as well.

16 Alturiak 1489 DR A couple nights ago the family we saved told us about a farm that we could stay at for free. Sleeping in the barn reminded me of all my nights in the ruins. Sure, Inn's are comfy, but I feel more at home sleeping like this. I was the first to awaken that morning and quietly snuck out. Feeding Cwl was my top priority. After that, I ran into the owner of the farm, Qelline Alderleaf, a female halfling. She was very kind and said she was cooking us some breakfast. I offered to help and she gladly excepted. Her house was small and cozy. I had never been in a kitchen before but she was nice about teaching me how to make the food. Her son, Carp, was running around until he was told to play outside. I thought about my mother for a second but quickly pushed away the memory. Once the food was done we took it outside and the others were finally awake. We sat down to a nice meal and...I don't want to say this or even accept this but...it was like a nice family meal....

13 Alturiak 1489 DR Today we decided to do some shopping. Catscratch went off on his own to who knows where while Luna and I visited the Shrine of Luck. Luna gave a coin in hopes for some good luck. If she wants to waste her coin on such things, by all means. But luck isn't going to help you survive in this world. Catscratch quickly appeared before us and even brought someone I've never seen before, a tall cat with a leafy looking cloak. A Tabaxi, I believe they're called. She introduced herself as Rain and told us she had also been hired but was running late. She was asking around town for Gundren but found out about him missing. We decided to deal with the Redbrand situation once and for all after hearing how they were kidnapping people from the town. Once inside the hideout, we were separated when the floor collapsed from underneath us. Luna and I were on one side, Catscratch and Rain on the other. We reluctantly decided to split up. I was honestly a little worried a...

9 Alturiak 1489 DR We all woke up early, packed our things, and headed back to Old Owl Well. Luna told the man that we got rid of the orc problem. She tried to get some coin for the job but he reminded her that he never said he'd pay us. She seemed a little embarrassed. We made our way into Neverwinter wood where the hag was known to be. We finally found her lair and asked about the well. After answering she disappeared, leaving us alone in that hollowed out tree. After telling the man about the well, we arrived back in Phandalin and collected our reward from the Head Master.

8 Alturiak, 1489 DR We visited the town hall and learned about Orcs nearby at Wyvern Tor that needed to be dealt with. The town master also seemed to brush off any mention of the Redbrands (a group of ragtag cloak wearers bullying people). After breakfast, we confronted some of the Redbrands to find out more about them. They wanted nothing to do with us and Luna had to hold Catscratch back from stabbing them. We did end up finding and entrance to an abandoned castle. Inside were a few Redbrands we took out. They packed a punch so we decided to retreat for now. Heading out down the Triboar Trail we went pas an abandoned town. Connyberry, if I remember correctly. We ended up at The Old Owl Well. As we approached, hundreds of zombies started pouring up and out of the under ground ruins in the area. We were ready for a fight when a man hurried out a tent and called them off. This man mentioned the orcs as well and also wanted us to find some hag who can answer any question. He ...

7 Alturiak, 1489 DR Woke up in the room Sildar booked for us, grabbed my stuff and headed downstairs. Gundren and Sildar had already left by the time everyone was ready to head out with the cart of delivery goods. We traveled south for some time, the sun high in the sky. No one really talked besides Luna, the Half-Dragonborne, who seemed to be trying to get to know everyone. I honestly didn't have much to say to her. My life is none of her concern. As we finally headed east on the Triboar Trail, we came upon two dead horses. Luna stopped the cart as Catscratch and I went to investigate. A couple arrows poked out of the horses which looked to have been dead for only a couple hours. Suddenly, we were ambushed by a group of goblins! We were successful in defending ourselves but I won't lie, those goblins hit hard. The three of us decided it would be best to continue on and get the goods to Phandalin. When we arrived in town a few hours later we delivered the goods to t...

6 Alturiak,  1489 DR Took a job today in Neverwinter with the bird. Its just a delivery job so it should be easy coin. Going to meet up with the client soon to discuss some details. -------- Ok, so apparently it's not just us helping. There's also a Half-Dragonborne. And this dragon HAPPENS to be someone Catscratch and I met a while back. Greaaat. She's honestly a bit annoying and unreliable. Anyway, our client, Gundren Rockseeker, wants us to deliver some goods to the town of Phandalin, a few days ride from Neverwinter. Fine by me honestly. That's the way we'd have to go home in the end anyway. A man named Sildar Hallwinter (a friend of Gundrens) explained that he'd go on ahead with Gundren and to meet them in Phandalin. We'll head off bright and early tomorrow morning. _____ *SUPPLIES* -Bedroll -Backpack -Mess Kit -Herbalism Kit -Tinder Box -50ft Hemp Rope -10 Torches -Rations -Water Skin

15 Marpenoth, 1488 DR The bird seems to come and go as he pleases. He's never brought anyone back so I shouldn't fear in anyone finding this place. Through strange noises, I have finally learned his name to be Catscratch. It seems like he steals for a living, most likely the reason the guards were after him. He also doesn't seem to understand currency either. I'll most likely teach him so he doesn't have to steal anymore. Oh, right. He's also a wizard. That was unexpected. __________________________ *HERB NOTES* -Sage placed on a windowsill will help deter flies -Dry and hang picked herbs away from the light -Rosemary can be picked and dried any time of the season -Plant more Parsley, Dill, and Fennel, than you think you will use to attract swallowtail butterflies -Always store dried herbs in glass containers -Herbs have the highest level of flavor in their leaves just before they bloom (Harvest at this time) -Thyme has powerful preserv...

10 Marpenoth, 1488 DR Something strange happened today. I met a bird and now he lives with me (?) or at least just won't go away. Ok, ok, let me start from the beginning. I was in Yartar walking down the street when all of a sudden someone bumped into me. A bird, Kenku, looked up at me in surprise. Guards rounded the corner, chasing after the Kenku. The guards somehow came to the conclusion that I was an accomplice so I had no choice but to help the bird up and run. We pushed through the crowd as the guards yelled out. I quickly dragged the bird into a side alley and covered his beak. Shh...I gestured. The guards ran past and out of sight. I tried asking the bird questions but eventually figured out that he can't talk. I told him to stay out of trouble and went on my way. To my surprise, the bird followed me out of the city and to the ruins. I was unsure about going home, not wanting him or anyone to know where I live, but he can't talk. I guess I'll have to keep ...

2 Nightal, 1487 DR Went into town today to look for a job at the tavern. As I scanned the help wanted board a cloaked figure in the corner of my eye hurried out the door. I turned and followed. It was freezing cold as the cloaked figure quickly weaved through the crowd of people. I followed them out of the town as they glanced behind, noticed me, and took off running. I followed suit until the figure finally turned to face me, "Blasted child. Stop your pursuit!" Removing the hood revealed a dark, red-haired woman with tan skin. She looked angrily at me as I tried to hide all emotion. I asked her what she was doing so far from the village and she told me it was none of my business. I persisted. It wasn't every day someone would leave the tribe. She reluctantly revealed that the dark spirits were pushing their way through the forest and closer to the village. They most likely were going after...well, its probably for the best not to mention it here in case someone f...

* WILD SAGEROOT * -Look for tall, white blooms -Flower makes bitter tea, roots are highly medicinal -Should be soft, fuzzy -1-3 inches *MILKWEED SEEDS* -Cut to harvest -Tiny transparent seeds - Amplifies sage root healing! ^^ DO NOT EAT ALONE: May cause nausea/vomiting *DRY EPHEDRA* -Found in deserts/arid areas - Enhances sage root's effects! -Can be used in dyes -Watch out for thorns! *MANDRAKE ROOT* -Easily identified by large waxy leaves -Cooked leaves taste like cabbage! -Serrated, wear gloves! -Can be cooked, bland but filling - Eases disease/poison -Slice lengthwise to reveal soft flesh -Save and replant tips ^^ MANDRAKE TRAVEL TABLETS:          *Dose: 1 tab per 100lbs          *Mash finely, squeeze out liquid, dry in sun, break into small bits

11 Marpenoth, 1487 DR Today in Yartar I overheard some men talking about someplace called a brothel. Apparently, you can pay coin to hang out with women? Why would anyone waste their money on something like that? Cwl was with me and I asked him if he knew anything about it. He said he only knew about the basics but didn't understand the need for such things. When we got back home I asked him to explain further. That's when he gave me "the talk". I guess I never really thought about where babies came from or how they were made. I can't really imagine doing such a thing. Cwl only knew the basics/ how to's behind such things. He was as confused as I was when it came to actually having a desire to do so. He said spirits can't procreate, that they don't have any genitalia as us humanoids do, they don't even really have genders. They have no desire to do such things. Most don't have any feelings what so ever. Maybe I'm more spirit then hu...

20 Eleint, 1487 DR Only two things in life are for sure: We need to eat and one day we'll die. I never expected spirits to need to eat as well. Actually, only night spirits need to eat. I guess that's why they're seen as evil. When you make a pact with a spirit, its a mutual relationship. Shifters borrow the power of the spirit whenever need be to get stronger for a certain amount of time. That's it. No strings attached. It's quite a serious relationship and the spirit just does the Shifters bidding so it can have a physical form. As for night spirits, there's more of a catch. When you make a pact with one it needs to feed on your life source to stay alive, physical form or not. These spirits have been cursed to feel hunger like the mortals of Faerun. If they don't feed they go insane which is why most go around possessing and killing people. Cwl revealed all of this to me when I turned 18. He had been starving himself for five years until I reache...

14 Eleasis, 1487 DR Sometimes I wonder what my life would be like if I didn't go into the forest that night. If I could have just matched with someone as easily as the others did. I tried, I really did. My mother was so upset that day I came back without making a spirit pact. She said no ones ever not connected before. My father worried in silence. I felt like I had to do something so I broke the tribal rule. I went into the forest at night. All the children had been told the stories of evil spirits eating souls, of how if you made a pact with a night spirit your soul wouldn't cross over to the afterlife when you died. The spirit would keep it, devour it. I didn't care. I had to link with a spirit before the Coming of Age ceremony in the morning. So I snuck out of my hut and ran into the darkness. I headed into the deepest part of the forest, the forbidden part. The part of the forest that stayed dark day or night. It was cold a quiet. I was scared. Eventually, nig...

3 Eleasis, 1487 DR Ever since I was young I had a fascination with cartography. I've been practicing and think I've finally gotten most of Yartar down. It took a while but I'm pleased with it. Even had a Dwarf in town give me some pointers. Now that I think about it, there's quite a lot of Dwarves in Yartar. I may need to try and learn some Dwarvish.

25 Flamerule, 1487 DR Just got back from a job in Yartar. Had to help out the Lionshield Coster with some deliveries. I usually don't care to do work for coin as Id rather survive off the land as my people always have, but I've been getting into herbalism as of late. The book shop in town had a nifty looking leather-bound journal of herbal information that I really wanted, so I had no real choice but to take a job for the coin. The sun will set soon so hopefully tomorrow I can go out looking for herbs to practice with. Not to mention hunting for food (might try fishing in the Dessarin River) and fighting practice with Cwl. Busy, Busy, Busy.

22 Flamerule, 1487 DR Cwl had returned home not too long ago with this journal in hand. He said it was a gift for my birthday and I had completely forgotten it was today. I don't like to think about it much for whenever I do I get sad, or mad. Maybe a combination of both. The last time I celebrated my birthday was years ago. I was young and my mother was preparing me with the proper attire and face paint. My father was out hunting with some of the tribesmen for the feast prep. It was a long night of eating and dancing. Some of the elders even told stories of the brave Shifters from our tribe of old. A few months later it was time for the Coming of Age ceremony and...here I am. Alone in this gods forsaken ruin of a home. I've been here for years now and it's honestly not so bad. I don't mind the seclusion. Besides, I have Cwl to keep me company. He's my only family now. Or at least that's how I see it. I don't think a spirit like him understands what a ...