We are tasked with finding a crown for the local ruler of the city. Seems like people are always wanting us to do things for them. WE found the orcs in an abandoned ruin. The orcs did not put up much of a fight. There was a large orc that caught my attention. I fought through a large group of orcs to get to it. Again I was weak in the face of an opponent. He knocked me unconscious. He and the other orcs were defeated. In the basement was a large room with lots of different colored coins. I still not certain of the obsession with the coins. Our group as a whole are not very excited about the money, I think they call it, but we keep collecting them. They are required to purchase items and services, so I guess it is some kind of competition, so I will do my best to win.

When we arrived at Loudwater there was a strange Dwarf by the name of Gallen waiting for the human (Randal Buckman) that Lyhia has taken a liking to. Gallen has proven himself a valuable asset however he has not been awarded my trust.

After going to Yartar in search for adventure, I got the chance to gamble with a new friend. He was a Moon Elf by the name of Raven Moonstar, and was horrible at gambling. I won all he had, and he even wagered information on a castle that I could become the lord of. Yet again, I defeated him, winning his information. Moonstar said to go look for a man at Loudwater by the name of Randal Buckman, and said he would assist me.

When I got to Loudwater, I had made it there before Buckman and his group. Keeping an eye out for Buckman, I spotted a group (and Buckman) on their way into Loudwater. Riding up on my steed, I introduce myself to the group. I met Buckman the human, Ari the Moon Elf, Dra’kun the Goliath (who strangely calls himself “Shameful One” if I recall correctly), Iyhia (has a strange fascination with humans), Pup the Kenku (Likes the word “asshole”?), and Usk the Lizardfolk (wants to eat everything that has meat?). What a strange group of individuals. When confronted by the town guard, they asked an audience with the Goliath in the name of their lord. Splitting the party up, Buckman said that we could talk about the whole Raven Moonstar over a drink at the inn. I went with Dra’kun and the other half of the group to the meeting with the Lord. He asked us to go north and kill the Orcs in that area who had been causing lots of trouble recently. The reward was anything we found, but not the crown that he wanted us to return to him. Iyhia asked if the crown had magical properties, but the Lord didn’t know for sure if it did, but it did did have sentimental value to it. Another reward, but was mostly for Dra’kun, was that the bards in the area would make songs for Dra’kun and restore his honor to his name. When we returned to the group and told the others about the news of our objective, it was decided that we’ll go eliminate the Orcs to the north.

After resting a day we headed out, and using my tracking skill, we made our way to a keep that had been taken over by Orcs. Originally, our plan was to sneak up to the keep, but the group was spotted by Orcs. The fight got a bit hairy, since Dra’kun had been knocked unconscious, as well as Ari. I quickly went to the aid of Ari, since I had seen Pup enter the keep without her. After healing her, we all went inside to heal and look around in the keep. I split up from the group and found a kitchen with normal food, then I went to the basement entrance, and waited for someone to come assist me, in case of an ambush of some sort. There was no ambush, but instead was some sacks and chests. We got plenty of gold and platinum from the basement and evenly distributed it.

We continued our travels only to come across a large area of land that looked like the earth exploded, leaving a large crater. As we were attempting to avoid it , creatures came from the earth beneath our feet and attacked. They were very odd creatures as they appeared to be like sharks. They also had legs and jumped into the air landing on their prey. The fight was a tough one and just as we thought we had it made, our kenku was jumped on and crushed. His poor bird bones couldn’t take it. I kinda liked the poor critter We are working on finding a cleric that is able to Rez him. Hopefully he didn’t suffer much.

These cities are interesting. Such a wide variety of people, shops, and opportunities. People hold money above all else it seems. Getting paid to search for more money sound strange. We seem to be getting better at our roles during combat. Maybe getting this money will be easier.

While traveling between towns we where attacked by strange creatures that acted like sharks but instead of swimming through water they tunneled through land. I doubt these creatures are of the natural world and sadly they had killed the kenku that has been traveling with us. In the same area we found strange green glowing rocks that burn through cloth and skin.

Everything has been going great until recently. Of course I met the most handsome human and the group has agreed to let me keep him. He is a Lordling in this realm. He has totally kept my interest. That part is great. It’s the other part that has me worried.

It seems that during our ventures into the ruines of Mystaholme we were attacked by Banderhobbs. The rest of the group doesn’t realize that these were probably sent to retrieve me home by family or faction. One of the creatures had a lock of my hair for tracking. It was that one one that did not try and bite me and instead attempted to restrain me with its nasty long tongue.

We have been working together better as a group as time has passed. Understanding what each others strengths and weaknesses are has helped. It is because of this we were.able to dispatch the Banderhobbs back to.the Feywild

I figure they will be back soon enough, or my family will get tired and send something a bit more vicious. The question is …. Do I tell them or keep that knowledge to myself?

After talking with a member of the cloister we were attacked by strange toad like creatures that when defeated exploded into black foul smelling goo. From this method of death I can deduce that these creatures are not of this world. their actions also conveyed that they were after our mage. We must stay alert for future threat.

We spent several hours in the library looking at maps, and researching. The researcher went toward the back of the room to find a book. Shortly there was a scream from that area, and one of the book shelves fell. I ran over to see what had happened. Suddenly three huge grotesque frog like creatures appeared. When we killed the creatures they exploded into horrid black goo. After trying to explain the incident we were free to go. I expected to be detained by the library officials. We returned to the inn. After cleaning up we meet in Arianna’s room. While deciding what we were going to go next, the room went completely dark. There was movement in the room other than my other companions. The light returned, only to find myself surrounded by unknown creatures. When they died, a bright light erupted from their bodies. Fortunately We were able to defeat them before they could escape with the maps.

Well I must admit that Candlekeep wasn’t exactly what I had thought it would be. It reminded me of a small frontier outpost back home. This will teach me a lesson about listening to what other people say.

I suppose it was a magnificent place to be for the cleric, but it is far from as interesting as Waterdeep was.

Everyone seemed to go their own way once we arrived. I went to get my sword identified. It has the most interesting background and history. It seems that it was created by the Eladrin for a Elven Princess. At least the blade has returned to our kind, and what better place than me?

While everyone was out doing their own thing, I met a most interesting human. I am hoping to see him again. He had the best stories to hear. If I am not mistaken, I believe he may get be a bit smitten with me. I do so have to watch the glamour. These humans are very susceptible to its affects.