Lundar's Library

Day 99, Year 549

It’s only a few more minutes before the 10th Day of Spring, and I’m
waiting at the Docks, looking out for anything unusual. There’s no sign
of Darshak yet, though there are a few waterbursts in the ocean from an
earlier invasion.

The waterbusts keep me company

Day 99, Year 549
Things certainly seem to be moving along at a breakneck speed in
Puddleby as of late! I’ve been locked away in the library for the past
few days, and when I stepped out today, I was nearly overwhelmed by the
many new developments.

First of all, it seems that the water problem in the Puddleby
Temple grew to the point where an entire section of the Temple has
collapsed underground! It seems that the water was not dripping in from
above, as many believed, but was actually seeping up from underground.
What’s more, the problem was caused not by the Darshak, or the Orga, or
any of our enemies, but by our very own miners!

Spirtus’ new home?

It seems that the stubborn dorfs wouldn’t know the words “safety” or
“caution” if they were hit on the head by them, on their silly little
dorf helmets. First we payed the miners to dig tunnels for us, and I
have a feeling we’re going to end up paying them so they can fill them
right back up. The miners are now working on digging further
east of
Puddleby, and I am now taking bets as to whether they strike the Mystic
Pub or the Auction House first…

Further tempting fate

In other news, a party has finally managed to make a breakthrough in
the Foothills! It seems that the crumbling wall near the Malachite Lair
has finally crumbled, and opened up the passage to the south. The party
discovered a tome written by Giayl, which teaches how to open advanced
paths. Paramedic has written more on his Thoomcare scroll.

Finally, it seems that Kiril Drakesblood has been confirmed to be a
Darshak pirate, as many suspected. Many more spies have shown up in
Puddleby, and it is rumored that Kiril herself has been seen in the
lands on several occaisions. One of my friends was kidnapped just
earlier today, and later returned with the word “Tomorrow” branded
across her forhead. The situation is tense as we await the coming of
Kiril Drakseblood. It is now only 9 hours away from the 10th of Merdi.

Day 87, Year 549

Spiritual crisis

Master Spirtus is no longer offering lessons due to the worsening puddle problem in the Puddleby Temple.

Day 86, Year 549

A failed attempt to set the building on fire

The Crafters of Oblivion were up to no good again today, this time
trying to set fire to the site of the old Mystic Academy. Luckily,
their plans to ignite several kegs of lager failed miserably, and the
remaining fires were quickly put out before they could do any real
damage.

Unfortunately, the apprentice Ma’Harba was severly burned while
trying to put out one of the blazes, and was dragged off by the
malicious Wilt. Several of us chased after Wilt and Ma’Harba, but we
soon lost them within the East Forest.

I was able to find them again, but fell to a small flock of
Blood Hawks. I called for help, but Wilt found me first, and soon I was
being dragged around on his chain as well! We were taken by Wilt to the
Marsh Hermit’s hut in the Marsh, where Rot took several… samples from us.

…..

Afterwards, the two took us to Junko’s midden heap, where we were
unceremoniously dumped before we were finally rescued. I felt weak for
some time afterwards, but felt much better after a bit of rest. I swear
that the next time I see Wilt and Rot, they will regret the day they
ever layed hands on a mystic.

Day 85, Year 549

The 272nd recorded Chaos Storm has swept through the lands, bringing
with it a number of new things, most notably the completion of the
tunnels that Und’rus and the Miner’s Guild have been working on for
months. The tunnels now extend far to the north of Puddleby, all the
way into Myrm territory. You can bet that the Myrmtarr won’t be too
pleased once she finds out.

Here thar be myrms!

Also new this Storm is the formation of yet another puddle
in the Puddleby Temple. No one yet knows what is causing these puddles
to appear, but there are a number of theories going around, ranging
from a leaky roof to the work of the Darshak. I’ve consulted with a
number of Ether experts to see if the puddles are related to the
Ethereal Plane in any way, but so far their observations have been
inconclusive.

Another puddle…

Finally, there have been an increasing number of reports of Darshak
Spys snooping around Puddleby. Just today I spotted a Darshak Spy
sneaking around in the East Field. Unfortunately, the Spy proved to be
stronger than I expected, and escaped before help could arrive.

The Darshak Spy escapes…

Luckily, I was able to find the Spy again in the East Farms, and was
able to ensure that it would not be reporting back to the Darshak, with
the help of the healer Omega.

…but not for long

Later in the day, I also spotted several Darshak Thugs in south
Puddleby and in East Forest. This increase in Darshak activity could
mean that Kiril Drakesblood is indeed a Darshak Warlord, as many
suspect.

Day 83, Year 549

The Mystic Raldin attempted a Full Moon Orga Camp Raid(FMOCR) today,
which unfortunately ended in a disaster. When I was called on to help
with the rescue, there were fallens in all four Orga Camps, and plenty
of ‘locks and ‘zerks in OC1 making the rescue difficult.

We were eventually able to gather sufficient forces to clear
out OC1, and a few helpful Orga Zealots teleported some of the fallens
from the deeper camps to OC1. However, when we made a premature attempt
at OC2, we were completely overwhelmed.

ZOT!

A long rescue ensued, which was made difficult by the dozens of
‘locks in both OC1 and 2. After several hours, I was finally rescued,
but by the time I had been roasted and rat-chewed past the point of
healing. I was dragged to town by the helpful Gally, and restored to
health with the help of many kind healers.

Going up!

At this point I had to retire to the library, but even as I left,
Raldin was organizing a rescue party to save the few fallens that were
still stuck in OC4. I pray that he and his party are successful.

Day 78, Year 549

Today, the exiles of Puddleby worked to revive the Puddleby Zoo, an
exile tradition that dates all the way back to the Great Forgetting,
when powerful monsters that wandered into town had to be led behind the
fence of Mai’s Lawn.

Today’s menagerie contained nearly 30 different creatures at
it’s height, with such beasts as Great Rockodiles, Noble Myrms, and
Maha Ruknees. It was quite a spectacle for those sitting in town
center, though a few objected to the imprisonment of the creatures.

I know this a zoo, but who’s watching who?

Usually these zoos come to and end when some exile’s hunting
instincts take over, but when I headed for the library around noon, the
zoo was still going strong. It will be interesting to see if the
critters are still there tomorrow.

In other news, it seems that Slyph was *not* kidnapped by T’rools or
eaten by an Orga, as rumor would have it. Indeed, I saw her just
earlier today, in one of the more lively exhibits of the Puddleby zoo…

With her hips, apparently

Day 73, Year 549

Rot and Wilt, two of the so-called “Crafters of Oblivion” were stirring
up trouble again yesterday, this time by leading several dangerous
creatures into the Mystic Academy courtyard. I fell trying to lead the
critters away, but soon more mystics arrived, along with a couple
healers, and we were able to rid the Academy of the dangerous beasts.

Foiling Wilt and Rot’s plans

Unfortunately, the Journeyman Wangah Rah fell while fighting the
monsters, and Rot managed to get him on a chain before we could get him
up. A wild chase ensued, with Rot and Wilt threatening to perform
dreadful experiments on Wangah. Luckily, we were able to catch Rot
before he could do anything to him.

The Crafters of Oblivion claim that they are working towards
bringing oblivion to our lands, but so far they have done little but
pull childish little pranks. Rot and Wilt, along with their brother
Itch, are minor nuissances, and little else.

Day 68, Year 549

The wooden ransom note

A mysterious sign has popped up on the Docks of Puddleby, which has
some exiles scrambling and others skeptical. The sign, apparently
written by one Kiril Drakesblood, demands a tribute of 500,000 coppers
by the 10th Day of Spring, “or else”.

The most commonly held belief is that the sign was posted by
some new Darshak Warlord, but I wouldn’t be too certain– this could be
something else entirely. One thing I *can* be sure of is that no exile
is going to scrounge up 500,000 coins for anyone, be they Darshak
pirate or the Mad Emperor himself.

Looks like something big is going to happen this upcomming Merdi(OOC: Sunday the 16th).

Day 44, Year 549

Today I went hunting in the hidden valley of the Eastern Mountains with my clanmates, which was quite fun.

Hunting in the hidden valley

Just reaching the valley proved to be a difficult task, however. The
valley entrance is located smack dab in the middle of the Greymyr
Village, and several times we had to return to town with fallen party
members. We also had difficulty just entering the valley, the entrance
to which is a very difficult pf path.

Luckily we were all able to enter the valley with the aid of
the talented pathfinder Rael the Squonk, and we were soon on our way to
some hunting and adventure!

Exploring the valley

Our clanmate Kor’gah led us through the valley, and we stuck near
the river for the most part. We encountered a large numbers of wendies
inside the valley, who had some really nice furs.

The wendies of the valley proved to be a difficulty, however.
When fighting against a particularly nasty batch of wendies, our
comrade Rael was felled by rocks thrown by the wendies, and was
pronounced too fallen to be healed by the healers we had with us.

This actually proved to our advantage, however, when we
encountered a large fishing pond in the center of the valley. We were
able to use bits of Rael as fishing bait, which was quite successful.

Using bits of Rael as bait

After a tour of the valley, we exited via the back entrance, and
returned to town. It had been several years since I last visited the
valley, so this hunt was quite a treat.

Tan’ki to Rael for helping us enter the valley and for being
such good bait. I’ll be sure to take him with me the next time I go
fishing!