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The report from Ranier:


  • This Thassolonian snitch is becoming a strange thing.  Like some strange force of fate, it forces our party to always change.  I fear Pajar and Dante are gone too long.  Another paladin popped out today, joining our party.
  • The paladin appears to be Varisian and her name is Tarisia.  I simple call her Tari.
  • We ran into another person in the level below today.  I tried to bluff my way through and I guess I was successful because he left without issue.
  • We found the problematic half-elf brother of Amico today.  Axle killed him quickly in his sleep.  He deserved worse, but it was good to avoid the fight for a change.
  • We ran into some sort of vicious sea monster today.  Axle came in too close and got killed.  A least the sea monster had been killing goblins for a while, which left fewer for us to clean up.
  • We found some sort of goblin nursery with cages.  Fun times.
  • We came across a temple of Lamashtu with two large extraplaner dogs.  Jericho fell in fear after their terrible howl.  The fighter killed one but got taken down by the other.  My scimitar fared well and I was able to take down the other.
  • We have found a ton of stuff along the way.  Soon we'll have to sort through it and see what to keep and what to leave behind.
  • Another warrior appeared from the snitch -- some sortof lone wolf rogue.  His appearance and same family name suggests he is of the same family as Axle, but he is displaced in time by 120 years.  
  • Sol and I are the only ones left from the original party.  I guess hiding my magic and relying on my sword has served us well, so far.  May fortune continue to favor our path, where ever it may lead.
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