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Eilwen letter 05.11.2019
Nov. 5th, 2019 12:27 amArch Druid Skywise
Following my last letter, I returned to the island with others and spoke with the entity Rhonech who is insistent that other island is disrupting reality. It suggested a ritual/ceremony would be required to merge islands together. It seemed prepare to accept death in order to restore the balance, which is something at least.
I’m not sure if this is being progressed as we were then sent out on an unrelated mission to investigate who is behind smuggling of weapons and leathers/furs into Arboria. The Emissary was absent – presumably due to a conflict of interest or perhaps his ‘diplomatic powers’ don’t extend to interrogating Kingdom citizens.
Although we were unclear on exactly what we would looking for, the journey gave me the opportunity to speak with some locals about the wildlife in the area, though they didn’t seem very observant. There were suggestions of a ‘sea monster’ near the village of Brean but this appears to be either a con or a cover for their smuggling operation.
Though I appreciate wanting to support our allies in Arboria, it doesn’t seem that the potential smugglers we encountered are acting with any malice and they are equally involved in legitimate local trade. We decided to try and follow the trail back to their suppliers.
While checking for tracks, there was a substantial earthquake across a wider area and extreme waves in the estuary. Later we discovered the probable cause as a third island has now appeared, seemingly identical to the other two. The implications of this on the natural environment has yet to be determined.
In the meantime, we checked out an old watchtower similar to those on Rhonech, and got to watch the elementals (woses) taking form. The ones in this area took on form from laundry, sticks and fallen apples.
We had to cut short our investigations into smuggling as two boats of undead left the newest island and we had to head them off. The groups included skeletons, zombies, and some sort of fast, casting zombie that none of us were able to identify – have you ever heard of anything like that?
There was less tension in our group with the absence of the Emissary, along with the barbarian. I had the chance to explain to our Seeker (and the eastern paladin) why dark druidism is so dangerous – thank Raethan for the comparison to the path of Might.
I still have one concern amongst my fellow patrolees, the half-ogre Dagna. I always understood that half-ogres had similar destructive tendencies to greenskins and her initial appearance bore this out – metal armour and a greatsword – but her actions don’t. She has offered me assistance on several occasions and it feels churlish to refuse simply on grounds of her race. Equally, is it wrong of me to assist her in combat when it helps protect our fellows? Is there anything you can advise me?
I look forward to hearing news from the grove.
Yours
Acolyte Eilwen
Following my last letter, I returned to the island with others and spoke with the entity Rhonech who is insistent that other island is disrupting reality. It suggested a ritual/ceremony would be required to merge islands together. It seemed prepare to accept death in order to restore the balance, which is something at least.
I’m not sure if this is being progressed as we were then sent out on an unrelated mission to investigate who is behind smuggling of weapons and leathers/furs into Arboria. The Emissary was absent – presumably due to a conflict of interest or perhaps his ‘diplomatic powers’ don’t extend to interrogating Kingdom citizens.
Although we were unclear on exactly what we would looking for, the journey gave me the opportunity to speak with some locals about the wildlife in the area, though they didn’t seem very observant. There were suggestions of a ‘sea monster’ near the village of Brean but this appears to be either a con or a cover for their smuggling operation.
Though I appreciate wanting to support our allies in Arboria, it doesn’t seem that the potential smugglers we encountered are acting with any malice and they are equally involved in legitimate local trade. We decided to try and follow the trail back to their suppliers.
While checking for tracks, there was a substantial earthquake across a wider area and extreme waves in the estuary. Later we discovered the probable cause as a third island has now appeared, seemingly identical to the other two. The implications of this on the natural environment has yet to be determined.
In the meantime, we checked out an old watchtower similar to those on Rhonech, and got to watch the elementals (woses) taking form. The ones in this area took on form from laundry, sticks and fallen apples.
We had to cut short our investigations into smuggling as two boats of undead left the newest island and we had to head them off. The groups included skeletons, zombies, and some sort of fast, casting zombie that none of us were able to identify – have you ever heard of anything like that?
There was less tension in our group with the absence of the Emissary, along with the barbarian. I had the chance to explain to our Seeker (and the eastern paladin) why dark druidism is so dangerous – thank Raethan for the comparison to the path of Might.
I still have one concern amongst my fellow patrolees, the half-ogre Dagna. I always understood that half-ogres had similar destructive tendencies to greenskins and her initial appearance bore this out – metal armour and a greatsword – but her actions don’t. She has offered me assistance on several occasions and it feels churlish to refuse simply on grounds of her race. Equally, is it wrong of me to assist her in combat when it helps protect our fellows? Is there anything you can advise me?
I look forward to hearing news from the grove.
Yours
Acolyte Eilwen
