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Journal Entry Number Thirteen

I dispatched a small group of Bugbears while on my usual experimental runs, and I’m getting better at my strategies. After my practice runs, I stumbled upon Ferrit and delivered my last stock of Aloe and Silk in exchange for a few supplies that I may be able to use. While negotiating, we were rudely interrupted by “goggles,” and she divulged that I was a Dark Elf. At first, I was enraged and wanted to confront the interloper, but to my surprise, Ferrit didn’t seem to mind. I was relieved and luckily no one else was there to hear the tramp. I must maintain my composure, if I give in to her taunts then I will have damned myself; soon my powers will grow, and if she crosses me, I shall have a little game to play.

This week has been full of death for me, as if I never left the Deep, and the only difference were the circumstances. X and I went on a raid to test a few tactics, and they all proved flawless. With my one fireball, I wiped out a whole Kobold clan, while X finished off the stragglers that I missed; we were lethal but still we retained our flaws. X and I parted ways, and I met an enigmatic dwarf in Fort Vehl, he went by the name of Gladyus, he even accompanied me in gathering a few skeleton knuckles. Once I collected the amount I needed, we set off for the Black Dogs Moors for my reward and along the way he only demanded that he get a share of the loot. He was not that talkative, mostly speaking with single words to deliver one complete thought. Once we reached Hlint, I met his master, Kahzrag, and he seemed to be like some of my ominous associates, Lord Domino and Count Czukay. I noticed that they wore veils on their faces and often cringed at the sight of sunlight, just like me, and most of all, they worshipped Sulterio, which only meant that they were Deep Dwarves. I was a bit alarmed as well as relieved to see another somewhat sentient being that came from the Deep. Together with my new Deep Dwarven associates, we met up with Rak Ramhorn and sailed to Alindor to slay the Bugbear chieftain. I was a bit embarrassed because I could only offer a few spells to my companions since most of my spells were offensive spells. Gladyus even called me weak, I took offense to that, and that dwarf better watch his words or else he won’t live to speak again. We had a very effective strategy and slowly we felled Bugbear after Bugbear, that is, until we reached the chieftain. I just stayed behind them, remained invisible, looted the dead, healed them, and cast protective spells on them. Eventually, Rak was overwhelmed and was slain, and so did Kahzrag right after he killed the chieftain, Gladyus was being chased by a Bugbear right when Kahzrag was killed. I took the chieftain’s severed head that way our trip would not be in vain, and I ran to the stairs to look for Gladyus. I found his bleeding body on the floor and I mended his wounds, but shortly after, he ran immediately before I could even cast an Invisibility spell on him. Unfortunately, the Bugbear saw him and was struck down, and this time the wound proved fatal. With nothing else to do I ran back to Mariner’s Hold and boarded the next boat to Fort Vehl. It amuses me how they were all slain when they were executing such a well thought plan. Although their deaths were not a total waste, they served their purpose and in the end, we were triumphant in accomplishing our task; they just merely spilled their own blood to do so.