North's Journal

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Excerpts from the Journal of Captain North

May, 1689
The Royal Navy forced me and several other boys that I know to serve. We follow orders or die….


July, 1696
Seven Damn Years!
I had enough of following those sons of bitches. I saw an opening and jumped ship in the middle of the night. I swam to the Jamaican coast. Made a fire, hungry as hell….

October, 1696
Me and a bunch of privateers banded together and took the Pelican. It’s an 18 gun ship. Not bad. We couldn’t find any ships, so we raided some villages on the Comoro Islands. Killed and burned them. I found I liked it….

February, 1701
Promoted to Quartermaster aboard the Defiant, George Booth is the captain. He’s weak, I’ll give him a few years ….

June, 1703
He’s dead! The boys elected me Captain. Captain North. I like it….

1705
The prisoners got loose and took the ship. I failed my men. We’re stranded on Ambonavoula….

1707 maybe 1708
I lead the colony that we’ve formed here. We’ve had several battles with the natives. I respect their will to protect their land, but we’ve got to eat too….

Who the hell knows!?
I don’t know when or where the hell I am. A ship called the Dolphin let us board. They were attacked. I was in the open sea swimming for my life, the ship in pieces, and couldn’t see through the smoke. Then I was in a river of some sort. A man fishing there gave me some trouble so I shared with him my blade. Before his last gasp he told me about a city called Dunland. Sounds like a good place to start. Took the man’s coin, wasn’t much, but wasn’t like he needed it anymore. …


Final Entry
I’m in Dunland, strange creatures walk these streets. I’ve seen dark skinned giants with fangs, short loud dwarfs, pointy ears, and all sorts of abominations. Figures, this must be Hell.



Summer, Living in Hell
It’s been a few years. It isn’t hell, so I’ll write some more, but this is a strange place. It’s easy to pickpocket these suckers. That’s how I first made some scratch to live. Then I started checking the bounty boards in the local taverns. That time on Ambonavoula helped me learn to track. Then I had to learn the lay of Dunland, even checked out Dragonspire since it was so close. There are some other kingdoms out there, but good money to be made here. Mostly live captures, few kills. Honest money. Got an apartment in the slums, not bad, with my looks most leave me be. Heard of a band of rebels called the Chu Ku’tal . Hear they’re orcs and such, also here they some humans too. They might know some good scores.

At night I dream of the ocean. So far from the coast, maybe one day when I got enough gold.

These Jovian guys sound like bad business, hear word of war. Been there before, I’ll probably leave town when that happens. Not my fight. Maybe if Dunland gets wiped out I’ll check out the suckers in Mittelmarch.

Summer 2, Year 3 in Hell
Heroes Forge...makes me laugh. You can have your glory hereos, I'll just take the gold. Can't spend glory. Got some information that Banith will be there. I'm sure he'll have protection. Hope I don't have to kill them to get close. Sure he won't like that if I do. Can't believe I'm gonna deal with some monster called an orc, but they seem like my kind of people. Take what they want, when they want. I'm sure they got a code of some sort. Really playing the dice this time. Not like it matters, I'm already in hell.


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Pages torn out.
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Nearly Spring
Banith has been busy with his new land More Lina or something like that. I’ll have to catch up with him sometime and get more work. If I can find the place. I’m currently sacked out in Cedric’s Inn in Mittelmarch. I’ve been trying to find out about this Thieves Guild. I need the gold. Not even sure where to start.

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North had ripped a page from his journal. He read it one last time before he tossed it into the fire.

"Them Mittelmarchers might be a bit pissed if they found this."


Fall, Year 3 in Hell

It's getting cold, but the blood is boiling with war. Dunland has been preparing for war. As I traveled to Jove I saw several Legions marching, it will be a great battle. Wonder if I'll make it back in time to do a little looting during it.

I'm human so it was easy to clean myself up a little and blend in with the traders. Once I cleared the market I started heading for the capital building. Lord, it is huge. The spire seems to go up for ever. Lots of guards, wasn't going to be easy. I had to knock out one the Emperor's herem and dress up as a lady. Gotta admit the dress breathes nice. We were all placed in a room somewhere up the spire that had several large beds and pillows on the floor, in the center of the room there was a fountain of wine. Gold here and there. Was tempting to steal something, but when you got a job to do you gotta stick to the objective. Kind of my own code, still you don't want to get pinched for stealing silverware.

I slipped out of the bedroom and started heading up. Figured if it's important he'd keep it upstairs somewhere. I came across one guard and convinced him that I was asked to fetch the emperor's slippers. He bit and off I was. The Emperor's main quarters had two guards at it, and I glanced between them to see in the back of the room a scepter leaning behind a desk. I tried the slipper trick again they had none of it and sent me down stairs. I came to a room that was a floor down. Looked like nobody was home. I went out on the ledge and saw that the Emperor's balcony was about 15 feet away. I tied together bed sheets that were in the room and I could tell it wasn't long enough. I couldn't believe what I did, I tied my dress to it and tied a candle holder to an end and tossed it up to the balcony. I swung out over the empire and climbed my way up. That might've been the scariest moment of my life. I crept in and I could see the guards backs and I snatched the scepter and they saw me there nearly naked, wearing make up and holding the staff. The first one hurled a spear at me and I dodged. I headed for the balcony and one gave chase. The other started ringing a bell and then other bells started to ring. The guard swung at me with his sword and I blocked it with the scepter, the sword shattered to both of our amazement. I lifted the end of the scepter into his groin and cracked him in the face with it. Guards started up the stairs. I grabbed the makeshift rope and swung for the window below.

I missed and fell and fell and fell. I change my mind, this was the scariest moment in my life. I stopped falling and felt something grab me and I must have blacked out. Next thing I remember I'm awake nearly naked lying next to the scepter somewhere in the forest. I was near Mittelmarch. I nabbed some clothes and a little gold and got a room. Apparently tommorow there's supposed to be some event. Figured I'd rest and injoy the festivites till I get back to Banith.

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"Hmm, I still don't know who or what caught me that night."

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So apparently It's Summer of the 10th Year of the 3rd Age in the Land Between. This Elvin librian in Mittelmarch told me. Why they don't just call it 310 is beyond me, but anyway I found Moruliima. Been looking for Banith to get some more work. He pays well and damn is he doing well. Owns his own empire. Pretty impressive. Tried to find the thieves guild, guess they don't like to be found. Oh well... A human can get around Moruliima as long as they keep their hood up you don't offend em much. The guards though, they'll kick your ass. I think tomorrow I'll try to see Banith in his spire. Damn, I hope I don't have to take the stairs.

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310 - Fall

Seems like Banith was busy with some sort of fight. Lots of magic flying through the air. Some Elf, some demon and some asian went at it. So now I'm squatin in Mittelmarch. Bounty board keeps me busy, but sure could use a permanent gig for awhile. Still can't find this Oof guy. "Leader of the the thieves guild" eh probably just more fiction.

P.S.
Did I mention I hate zombies.

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311- Too Freakin Cold

Unbelievable I was enjoying some quiet time in Mittelmarch, then all of a sudden the bar I was about to step in to exploded.  Then there was riots, I spilled my drink, so I decided I'd head for Dunland again.  See if I can find me some of those Chu Ku'tal.  The King was having some big party or something.  I stayed clear of that.

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End of Summer, Year 11 of the Third Age
I’m back in Madagascar. I was on my way to hopefully find Banith in search of more work when a thick fog formed around me, I couldn’t see, then I was here. No orcs or elves or anything strange. I was quite relieved. I met a man named John Halsey, he’s offered me Quartermaster on his ship. I think I shall accept. I miss the sea.