Expedition to Tormar (Summer 835)

Ah, Aitun has told me that I will be writing the notes for this expedition that his men, Temechur and I are going on. He didn't give me much info, he said I could die though, so hopefully that doesn't happen. I somehow convinced him to take my magic rune in the form of a necklace in order to protect him. Fortunately, Temechaur and his men were more willing to accept my few runes I had in preparation for them. We begin our small adventure in the morning and are greeting by two unfamiliar faces, tall man in a grey cloak, Gernis and another man, they seem to be talking about coming with us on this expedition. They seem like a cool bunch. I kept falling behind on my pony during the initial first few days of journey towards the woods, everyone kept riding ahead of me, I got to know of of Aituns men as they made sure I didn't get lost behind everybody. 

After a few days of travel, we finally reached the forest! It's so gorgeous! There are constant birds and bugs living here, the sounds that emerge here are quite intense. The first couple of nights are uneventful, Temechur and Aitun as well as his men usually take watch (which means I can attempt to sleep) On the 3rd night, Aitun rose us late in the night in worry. The forest had fell silent with only the consistent sound ringing from it was an axe hitting a tree. I wanted to check it out so I started walking towards the , but Temechur pulled me back and Aitun and his Lt went to investigate. Not too long after they left, the chopping ceased  and Aitun returned with his Lt, slightly shook. Apparently it was a gross slimy dead guy who charged at them and then exploded into black leaves when they stabbed him, AHHHH OH JEEZ I'm so glad I didn't go on my own. The sounds of the forest start up again and we all try to get more sleep before the morning. 

The Journey the next day is uneventful, the road is very tight and windy at this point. Not the best for trade is the talk I've been hearing from the two humans who joined us, they either look happy or sad depending on how the road looks. During the midday, we all reached a clearing where ivy had consumed a group of long dead travelers. The skeletons of the humans and horses look quite old, no one was quite sure how they died, Aituns men were muttering about the ivy killing them or maybe some unknow entity. Aitun was bent over near some of them for a bit, I couldn't tell if he was looking for something in particular or not, but all I know is there was some money in those other armor pockets that had not quite decayed. I slept super well that night but Aitun looked really on guard the next day, as did Temeuchur. As we continued along the really...really terrible swampy roads that day, (there was one good one, that everyone thought I knew about cause stone..but..I don't know anything about stone) we stopped quite suddenly with Aituns hand. Aituns Lt dove into the bushes and Aitun ordered all of us to continue along the path. Aituns Lt jumped from the bushes calling for him and just as soon as he emerged from the leaves...there were Elves!! They had muddy black jaws and other face paint over their bodies, but almost didn't look alive, they were all so still. Their piecing eyes stared at us and questioned our motives, but ultimately let us pass. Such stoic, beautiful creatures, Aitun does not seem impressed. We continue on our journey with no more trouble.

Later on that day, we made it to Tormar! Aitun is reunited with his cousin, [Ayodh] who runs this town, he is quite talkative. Our party makes their way to the  towns tavern where Aitun drinks a lot, I drink a lot and I..think people make fun of me. The mead is delicious and [Ayodh] keeps talking, asking Temechar about her life, elves, hunting and drinking. Apparently we are all doing boar hunting tomorrow morning, I almost wasn't invited since I'm so small but I'll show them! I'll throw my explosive runes at that boar. The night continued with drinking and merry making and Aitun becoming progressively more drunk and his cousin hitting more and more on Temechar. 

That next day, early in the morning, we all gathered to start the boar hunting. The hunt started out quite fast, everyone overtook me as they rushed by with their regular sized horses. I lost sight of the boar as well as Temechar and Aitun, but I continued forward with my pony. As I finally got to the edge of the trees, there was a clearing, where a massive serpent like dragon lay. The body was curled slightly with the neck upright, Aitun was curled in its tail, Ayodh was running towards me and Temechar was low to the ground ready to attack. I took aim at the creatures head but shifted last minute and my bolt went wide. The serpent continued to massively lunge at all of them, saliva dripping from its keen teeth. I ran up closer and shot a spell, but it seared past its head. The serpents eyes shot up and met mine, and in almost an instant shot over in front of me. I couldn't quite dodge and its teeth pieced my leg. Pain shot through my body and I tried to get farther away by slowly crawling, the serpent ready to strike once more. Luckily Aitun and Temechar landed some hits and the Serpent, bloodied and visibly tired, slithered away in a whirlwind. The pain seized me at that point, I could only remember bits and pieces, of Aitun being unsure of the true cure of the poison and Temechar yelling but swiftly following after the beast. After that, it is simply black, pain and uncertainty.

I heard Temechar's corse voice coming from the door and Aitun sounding quite astounded, after some chatter, Aitun lifted me up and told me to eat. Once I took a a bite, I instantly felt better! Who knew that the heart of the serpent dragon cures its poison? I didn't. I'm so happy this expedition didn't kill me. We then packed up and made our way back home.