Journal Log: 5-7-05

Brother;

I have been terrorizing the south with my comrades for the past few months. These humans and elves down  here are week. They have no sense of order or idea how powerful we ogres have become. I had been with a band of ogres who have been fleecing this area with regularity. These puny humans and elves are weak. Unfortunately, I had to leave my former band when they were ferociously cut down by a mixed band of adventurers. Heck, I even decided to join them and cut down my commander on the spot for being so weak as to allow us to be caught unprepared.

For the past few weak I have been living outside this human community hiding. I am glad this won't be a long contract. Currently I have been contracted to work for them for a share of the treasure. Not too long ago we looted a ship full of foul smelling zombies. I hate being at sea. It was miserable. The weaving, bobbing, and being tossed around like some sort of elf salad, but it was very productive. We managed to gain a crud load of loot, I like that part. Sure enough they actually gave me my 1/4 share. I have to 'prove' myself trustworthy, but I don't trust them. I think they will take my share of the loot and run, but I have my eye on them, especially the dumb idiotic elf knight, she is full of it. I have never before seen a crazy elf, but now I have.

I am writing this last letter to you my brother. I don't know how much longer this band of misfits will keep me around. See a few weeks ago we were in town. Yah, they now even take me to town with them. Some even think we are buddies, yuck. I mean can you imagine it me being buddy, buddy, with a Halfling? Some of the characters go off and train and advance in levels (E'Ze/knight, Talla/druid, and Gregor/bard). Then the party finds out that they are being hunted by a band of assassins while they were in the Broken Claw from a little goblin named 'Cho' (sorry I can't tell you his real name they would kill me). Supposedly, this Dark Naga sent the assassins, but it was actually the necromancer they took the ship from that sent the assassins after them.

They decide it was important enough to actually go and talk to this half-elf Nissa some sort of thief guild master or something like that. She confirms that it was the Dark Naga who was forced into sending out the contracted assassins. She even tells them that both 'Cho' and herself were contacted by Sarzac and inquired about a hit contract on the party. Nissa assigns Devan, some new 'security expert', and a half-org barbarian as protectors for the party. I think they are really spies, heck, maybe they are the assassins. Fortunately for the party they both disagreed and refused. A few more pleasantries were said and they all left.

Then they decide they need to see the Elf Baron. Yah, like he really wants a bunch of refugees and assassins coming to his keep. Anyway, we get there and sure enough I am treated like crap, heck even the half-orc is treated better than me. Prejudistic little bags of wood rats they are all the same! E'Ze is knight as an errant knight. Sure they can make a crazy rock talking, tree hugging, little extra large pointed ear wood rat a knight, but then treat me as an evil, baby eating, monster (ok, yah, what's your point, I love human babies, better than what humans call 'buffalo wings')!

Enough about that piss ant knight she is crazier than a loon. I wish she was vivisected, drawn, and quartered. Then slowly roasted over an open pit flame with bit of  lemon and pepper. Oh, that sounds good, remember mummsies' good old slaughtering, now that was cooking! The party decides to head off up north to visit the Duke and get away for awhile. Yah, did they ever even consider asking me? No, tells you how much they actually respect me! Piss on them, they deserve what they get. Weeks of traveling and the only action they see is a couple of Owlbears and they leave me to guard the cart. Huh, useful, not. They even pass up the opportunity to loot an entire village that was completely frozen. Did we slow down to even check it out thoroughly? No, they ride in, it gets cold, and they rode out with their tails between their legs.

Then they arrived at another city and get more supplies and leave me to stay outside while they sleep in luxurious beds. Oh, well the Ranger and the Druid are pleasant company, I can't wait to get into both of them and tear them up! When the rest get back they decide to head off after some trolls in a cave. We get there and these guys are ready for us! They had fortified walls with piles of rocks and crossbow men inside the cave. Well the Range and Bard go up to the top of the hill and check out one of the fox holes and find a troll the Bard falls down and the Halfling jumps in and begins hacking at the troll. The rest of the party cautiously approaches the cave entrance. The Druid has this stupid hair brain idea about me throwing in a barrel full of oil into the cave, but the crossbow trolls are using fire arrows at us and I catch on fire so I toss it and have to go running to get myself out of fire. The Barbarian storms into the cave, craziest thing I ever heard of throws his cape that was on fire onto one of the trolls and begins to hack it apart. The rest of the crew still cautiously approach, except that stupid knight.

She comes charging in and jumps over the wall swinging away at one of the trolls and misses badly, but she landed inside right dab smack in the middle of the trolls. Hah, hah, hah, funniest thing I have heard in a long time. She starts hacking at the troll spell caster and the barbarian continues with the couple at the front. I was finally free of the fire, thanks to the Cleric, so I go charging into the cave sliding on through the fire on top of my shield hit some type of grease and flew right by everyone straight through a wall and on top of a troll. We clawed, bit, and slugged it out. I almost finally had him and the knight comes up and STABS me! Argh! I want to KILL her! Well I lost track of the rest of the battle. I don't know what happed. I was unconscious. I guess someone fed me a bunch of Good Berries, Yuck! I hate berries. Foulest tasting things you ever had.

I have to go now they are calling my name. I hope I will have time to finish this letter I am taking my revenge with the pointy eared wood rat, today. I don't know if I should just have her and toss back with the humility of me having her, kill her outright, capture her and take her to some far away location for a few months and and make her my puppet, then send her back with a full belly. Heck, maybe I should toss some troll flesh into her backpack and make sure she falls down a deep pit without her sword. Hmm, I haven't decided yet brother, but if I fail avenge me.

Sincerely,

Archi

-M51