The Mechanist's Log: Kobir & The Snakeroot's Bite

It was a grueling journey we took to the town of Kobir. Our party got divided by a sandstorm on our way. It seems my half of the party made it there first. It was a miserable town which Radegast, Gothmog, and I came across. The conditions were squalid, due to the Snakeroot's Bite. Thankfully, my inoculations protected us from the poisons. The food tasted terrible, though. We met up with the mayor of the town, who was in dire shape when we initially met. My panacea got him to a healthy condition, although he was still malnourished. We discussed where the Snakeroot's Bite cultists met to extort monies from the town, and decided to set up an ambush.
 
On the day of confrontation, Gothmog presented himself, holding a mock envelope of imitation monies. Radegast and I snuck towards advantageous positions, and we commenced attack. I activated a shock field module and ran into the middle of the crowd. They received a shocking white Radegast pelted them with salt ammunition, and Gothmog brought a quick end to a few of them. The leader then let loose an acidic demon, to our surprise. It killed more cultists, and injured Radegast, and Gothmog even more. I wasn't in a position to heal him, so I kept fighting. We took it down, and then stabilised him. He was afflicted with a crystal tooth which sapped his vitality. We also captured the leader of that extortion group, which Radegast interrogated once we went back to town. There was also a food cart which had the best food we had during the entire trip, and the rest of the party made their way to Kobir by the time we came back.
 
During the interrogations, we had a few days of downtime before our second attack. I spent it treating the diseased, to help the town recover logistically. Radegast also commissioned a scope of true sight, and paid above my price from appraisal. He told me to keep the change. I really appreciated it. Using what I had, I completed the scope in a timely manner and gave it to him once he was done with the interrogation. Knowing the whereabouts of the Snakeroot's Bite, Varis, Gothmog, Julian, and I would end them once and for all while the rest recovered stolen supplies. The town was in better shape by the time we left, but it was not perfect.
 
On our way to the Snakeroot's Bite hideout, we encountered a few women with dark skin and red hair. They claimed to be on patrol, and were a neutral party, so we elected to leave them alone. Just like most people, they called me a child. I was disguised as a human, so I can't blame them. It's still infuriating that I have to live with these vertically challenged genetics. Is anyone even into that?
 
When we finally arrived in the hideout, we took our inoculations once more and found there was only one way in -- and out. This ultimately led to the massacre of the Snakeroot's Bite. Gothmog butchered many foes, Jormungandr constricted them, and Fenrir ate a few alive. I induced a lethal shock to my opponents, and Varis used his kukris to fight as per usual. The leaders were a trio who were much more powerful, but our numbers overwhelmed them. They incapacitated Varis, and I was in severe panic. I couldn't let my first friend die, and the others were busy fighting, so I injected a couple healing solutions into him. It stabilised him, and we were thankfully able to leave the scene with no casualties of our own, although some of us suffered severe injuries. Now we have enough antidotes to get the town back in working order.
 
I can't wait to get back to Desert Rose. I miss being clean, and I miss having a suitable place to work. The life of a problem solver is exhausting.