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35th of Alitus, 1017 2nd Era

New Job and a Growing Issue

by Sovereign of Aknir Callum Mac Craith

We first embarked for the mining shaft that Jane had pointed out to us to collect the Mithril that she requested we find. Upon entering the shaft we discovered that a pack of Kobolds had moved in, and we slowly worked our way through the mine, eliminating the small draconids as we moved. Skamos had been temporarily trapped in a manufactured landslide trap, but luckily he was able to escape with my aid as Floran and Anglor pushed ahead. Half-way through our excursion Skamos and I came across a shimmering wall. As Skamos went on ahead to assist Anglor and Floran, I investigated the shimmering wall to find that it was an illusion and peeked beyond the magical barrier. In the other room I found what seemed to be a sparse morgue that was also housing a Basilisk. I reconvened with my friends and alerted them to the danger. We ended up fighting the basilisk at a chokepoint in the mine's tunnels after we had eliminated the remaining Kobolds. Skamos was almost petrified and Anglor almost died. Luckily I was able to land the deathblow to the basilisk and survived being petrified myself before we stabilized and resuscitated Anglor. With all of our healing potions used we ventured back to the basilisk's lair to investigate what was left.
 
We found a map, a journal, and a wizard's spell scroll on the main table in the room, along with a destroyed statue of Paracelcus behind the one stone chair in the room. There were 6 sarcophogi that were labeled as "failed experiment." Skamos also found a bed that had two ingots of Mithril and a special necklace. We returned to town with what we had found and delivered the Mithril to Jane, who was quite giddy with our retrieving of the metal. She was more than agreeable as she offered us scrap Mithril from her "project" and payment equal to 150% the value of the Mithril she used. She told us to return in the morning to receive our payment. We then needed to replenish our supplies so we visited an herbalist named Evald Damjansson who worked out of his home on the Linneaus side of town. After some haggling, he offered to give us 13 potions of healing and Alchemist's supplies and monetary compensation if we retrieved some herbs (including deathroot) from a nearby location to the east of town, nearing the coast. We were warned that the place was overrun with Ettercaps, or humanoid spiders that are unlike Driders. We decided that it was a hefty bargain and agreed to the deal. We would have to wait for the 2 out of the first 7 potions to be made, so we stayed the night in town.
 
The next morning we returned to Jane in the Temple of Masamune to discover that she had, in short, mutilated herself. She chopped off her splendid horns and replaced them with molten hot, expertly crafted pair of Mithril horns. We received half an ingot and 75 platinum pieces to divide among ourselves. She seemed manic, to say the least. She referred to the glorious abomination as her "magnum opus" and had an uncanny grin plastered on her face for the majority of her stay. While she was paying us she prattled on about her new horns, ones that had left blistered skin halfway up her tiefling arms, and about how she was adorned with a new "crown" and that she could handle challenges to her station and church through duels, or "trial by combat." Given how she has spoken ill of the refugees who worship Linneaus and how she openly speaks ill of the Lord of Kraberkai and his family, I am afeared of what we may find in our return after three days away. I'm not sure if it would be wise to alert the Lord of Kraberkai, but I might try to reach out to Madison and Eir regarding the issue, as I feel they may need to take action prior to our return.
 
Also, between our delivery of the Mithril and Jane's transformation, I had an odd sort of conversation with Skamos. He approached me with a horde of basilisk teeth and professed that given his near-death experience in the mine, he didn't want to die a virgin. I was confused, as what is one to do when presented with thirty-some venomous teeth and the fleeting desire for sex after a life-altering experience? I was also feeling shaken after the event, and I professed that I would prefer dinner over teeth. He seemed disgruntled that I had misread the situation - apparently he wishes to present the teeth to Thyri, the village huntress. I suggested he make her jewelry or weaponry from the teeth, which he seemed to appreciate. Kaylin was always better at social interactions than I. Instead of bathing, which I had intended on doing prior to our conversation, I took to drinking instead to reward myself for not having died the day prior and washed off the blood and viscera at the next opportunity. I hope Anglor is alright; she seemed quite tired (and rightly so) after our encounter with the basilisk. I luckily was able to repay her the potion I used to revive her after Skamos had stabilized her.
 
If a basilisk was difficult to defeat, I wonder how we would fare against Jane and her posse if my suspicions are correct.

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