First off, Liss is alive! Okay, I guess that's not quite right, but still... That pendant he gave me, you see, is some kind of "spirit anchor." He's basically a ghost now, and he lives around my neck. Actually, I'm not exactly thrilled about that part, but as long as he's alive, the rest doesn't really matter.

Of course, me knowing about this and everyone else knowing are two different things. Turns out that Liss is quite the practical joker, and he wanted to play one on the rest of the party. So I didn't say anything, and I even hammed it up when he made his appearence. Quite satisfactory, though I would have done things differently... My plan, you see, was to let everyone in on it but Leighla, and have Liss pretend to haunt her for a few days. Of course, I would have felt bad about it later, but it would have been so funny! I'm so glad Liss is back!!! No thanks to that incompetent Brucian!

Speaking of whom, the ungrateful little worm actually kicked us out of town! I can't believe he did that! Some gratitude! Next time, he can save his town on his own.. I mean, what good did all this do me? I can't sleep, I've had three friends die right in front of my eyes, and I'm dead broke! I wanted to go back to the plantation, to try to hit up Luc, but Leighla actually almost lost it... What's wrong with having an appreciation of old silver? It was a nice platter! Oh well, she's still my friend and worth far more than mere money, so I dropped the idea. But Leighla really needs to lighten up! I'm sure that there's a fun loving person in there somewhere, and I'm determined to bring it out!

Anyways, off we went, in various moods, heading for Port D'Elhour. We travelled for quite a while, and just before dark, we came across a pair of guys fighting off a pack of zombies. Charging to their aid, we were able to rescue them (courtesy mostly, of course, of Leighla and me), though Prihelm was wounded and Haley was knocked out (again!). Incidentally, I've now learned that attacking turned undead is a bad thing.

Our two new friends are Merfaldian and Norpus. I don't know much about either, but Merfaldian (Merf) is a healer, and they want to travel with us. I won't object, given how often I seem to be injured...

So to recap, I've made two new friends, Liss is back, I'm not injured for the first time in days, I've left that swamp and its inhabitants (living, dead, and most importantly, the living dead) behind, and Haley even has a sleep potion for me! I'm so happy I could burst!!