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+===== Journal of an Unknown Adventurer in Nahrūl =====
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 The Siege of Tajsun begins in full force, Azeroth’s demonic army marches to surround the city. Our intrepid adventurers join together at the main southern gate to face off against the incoming horde. They meet Sybil Dævian, the commander of the artillerymen on the wall. Bear traps are laid in front of the walls. An initial bombardment of white phosphorus decimates the charging army, but leaves the battlefield clouded with smoke and fog.
 Ricky and Steven join with Gil to lead a squadron of Mishrites on horseback, Kygar charges into battle with Tajsun’s pikeman guard. Ravanal brings an order of robed clerics swinging incense censors to the battle, while Tyrone leads a cavalry of horseback archers. Tesco Samson stays as a last defense with a wall of Tajsun archers.
 A chaotic battle ensues, with heavy losses on both sides. Chaos breaks out within the walls of the city as hundreds of Vine Blight monsters begin climbing up the wall, ripping apart civilians and tearing Sybil Dævian limb from limb.
 Fuego Berns appears on the battlefield, riding atop an infernal scorpion, leading a small troop of fire mages, seeking revenge on his brother Steven, who abandoned him a week ago in Djin-Serai.
 After Fue kills Smokey, Ricky makes a dark deal to become a vampire, purging him of his divine priesthood, and transforming him. He charges ahead to kill Fue with an inhuman bloodlust. Kygar receives the blessings of the Dawn as his hammer becomes empowered with divine light.
 The demonic generals begin calling for a retreat as the tide turns, and Fue is killed by Ricky. Steven drags Fue’s charred corpse back to Tajsun to get it resurrected so he can burn him alive.
 Festivities ensue as the heroes successfully beat back the enemy, however, Steven and Tesco are both drugged when handed mugs of ale, as they fall, paralyzed, to the ground. Tesco remains conscious to see bandits wearing the symbol of the Silhouettes dragging him down into the Piso.
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-	Those at Sawbones mill (Erik and Tyrone) discover that their chest of 3000 gold is haunted with a child’s spirit, who instructs them to return the cache to Zhemenka, or face consequences. They resolve to do so, and journey with Ricky in the cart back towards Tajsun. They eventually meet back up with the other party members, who have arrived through the tunnels to Saint Rabbican Cathedral, where they meet Cal Trout, who has been working on tailoring priestly vestments for the last week. They meet Abeforth, who shows them some of his research into the monsters Azeroth has brought to Nahrūl. He also suggests the party go see the Dawn Oracle.
+Those at Sawbones mill (Erik and Tyrone) discover that their chest of 3000 gold is haunted with a child’s spirit, who instructs them to return the cache to Zhemenka, or face consequences. They resolve to do so, and journey with Ricky in the cart back towards Tajsun. They eventually meet back up with the other party members, who have arrived through the tunnels to Saint Rabbican Cathedral, where they meet Cal Trout, who has been working on tailoring priestly vestments for the last week. They meet Abeforth, who shows them some of his research into the monsters Azeroth has brought to Nahrūl. He also suggests the party go see the Dawn Oracle.
-	They journey to the Oracle’s Room, when Ravanal gets his wallet stolen by Crow, and chases Crow around the streets, out of Tajsun. The party gets a prophecy foretold to them, and decides to set off towards the village of Zhemenka. On the way there, they stop by Avelód Tower, overlooking Avelód Lake. Remembering something about a “holy blue mirror” and “touching the clouds,” a few party members (Cal, Tesco, Steven, Ira) stay behind as the rest (Erik, Tyrone, Ricky, Kygar, Ravanal) journey in the wagon to Zhemenka.
+They journey to the Oracle’s Room, when Ravanal gets his wallet stolen by Crow, and chases Crow around the streets, out of Tajsun. The party gets a prophecy foretold to them, and decides to set off towards the village of Zhemenka. On the way there, they stop by Avelód Tower, overlooking Avelód Lake. Remembering something about a “holy blue mirror” and “touching the clouds,” a few party members (Cal, Tesco, Steven, Ira) stay behind as the rest (Erik, Tyrone, Ricky, Kygar, Ravanal) journey in the wagon to Zhemenka.
-	At the tower, Cal, Tesco, and Ira explore around the tower as the sun sets, and find a game of Witch-Queen’s Gambit happening behind a tent. There, they lose a decent day’s work of gold, and meet a few colorful characters: Simon, Smokey Joe, and Silent Johnson. They eventually explore the slippery steps down to the thin beach over 500 feet down the cliff, and see submerged ruins buried in the lakebed. They resolve to explore there tomorrow morning. They rejoin the Witch-Queen’s Gambit game and learn that the ruins are cursed, and there is some tension between Simon and Smokey Joe regarding Smokey Joe’s step-sister, Sloppy Jo. They then all rest in a hostel tent for the night.
+At the tower, Cal, Tesco, and Ira explore around the tower as the sun sets, and find a game of Witch-Queen’s Gambit happening behind a tent. There, they lose a decent day’s work of gold, and meet a few colorful characters: Simon, Smokey Joe, and Silent Johnson. They eventually explore the slippery steps down to the thin beach over 500 feet down the cliff, and see submerged ruins buried in the lakebed. They resolve to explore there tomorrow morning. They rejoin the Witch-Queen’s Gambit game and learn that the ruins are cursed, and there is some tension between Simon and Smokey Joe regarding Smokey Joe’s step-sister, Sloppy Jo. They then all rest in a hostel tent for the night.
-	As the others approached Zhemenka, they encountered the two ghosts who are now bound to Erik and Tyrone (whose names are Gentle Mina and Hanged Tom, respectively). Ravanal tried to exorcise the ghosts but failed and only made it worse. That night, Erik had a nightmare. They went to the Mortimer Manor where the Puppet Miester put them through a partial death maze, and then the party killed him (or did they?).
+As the others approached Zhemenka, they encountered the two ghosts who are now bound to Erik and Tyrone (whose names are Gentle Mina and Hanged Tom, respectively). Ravanal tried to exorcise the ghosts but failed and only made it worse. That night, Erik had a nightmare. They went to the Mortimer Manor where the Puppet Miester put them through a partial death maze, and then the party killed him (or did they?).
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-	In the aftermath of the Convent, Tyrone and Kygar lie dead on the floor as the rest of the party quickly gather their bearings and head back into town to find an Asetite (Cahyalian name for Isisites) to get the two their free Isis res. After they regained consciousness, they met a new adventurer named Lavare who joins the party just in time for Kygar to be reunited with the dog from Djin-Serai, and they surmise that the village had been burnt down. The adventurers have quite a lot of bonding time with new interpersonal revelations and tensing relationships as they slowly come to the agreement to stop by Tajsun to restock up on supplies before they go attack the Castle of Nightmares (and to allow Steven to carpet bomb the Black Market). Here they had some discussions about Azeroth with Abeforth and illicit dealings and reintroductions with the Mishrites in Tajsun. Steven goes through with his revenge plan and ends up being killed via magic item destruction repercussions. The party rushed Steven's corpse to an Asetite who attempted to revive him, and after a long trial before the gods themselves, they decided to allow Steven to live for the time being on the stipulation that he become a better person and he take damage every time he hurts someone innocent. The party bought him clothes and started to head over to Lyanova Cliffs, on the way to the Castle of Nightmares.
+In the aftermath of the Convent, Tyrone and Kygar lie dead on the floor as the rest of the party quickly gather their bearings and head back into town to find an Asetite (Cahyalian name for Isisites) to get the two their free Isis res. After they regained consciousness, they met a new adventurer named Lavare who joins the party just in time for Kygar to be reunited with the dog from Djin-Serai, and they surmise that the village had been burnt down. The adventurers have quite a lot of bonding time with new interpersonal revelations and tensing relationships as they slowly come to the agreement to stop by Tajsun to restock up on supplies before they go attack the Castle of Nightmares (and to allow Steven to carpet bomb the Black Market). Here they had some discussions about Azeroth with Abeforth and illicit dealings and reintroductions with the Mishrites in Tajsun. Steven goes through with his revenge plan and ends up being killed via magic item destruction repercussions. The party rushed Steven's corpse to an Asetite who attempted to revive him, and after a long trial before the gods themselves, they decided to allow Steven to live for the time being on the stipulation that he become a better person and he take damage every time he hurts someone innocent. The party bought him clothes and started to head over to Lyanova Cliffs, on the way to the Castle of Nightmares.
 //The rest of the journal appears to be heavily burned, as if exposed to a large explosion of some kind. Whether or not any entries remain, they cannot be recovered. We know from first person reports that Azeroth was defeated, and the armies of undead and demons were dragged back into the Nightmare Realm, which by all reports seems to be a shadow reflection of Cahyali, similar to the Kurago but much, much darker and filled with evil. Perhaps it is a glimpse into what our Kurago may have become if the demonic presence were not removed...//