Tales of a boy wizard

Today I told Illa about sending her to the surface to live nad study Elistraee with Quin and she seemed to like the idea. After that I headed out to the thieves den Alais had led me to to ask them about a job. Thanksfully they didnt kill me or anything and were actually stil lbeing really friendly even without Ali there.

I asked them to track down the families or next of kin of all the people Bane had killed while in my body. I imagine that being local they can figure that out moire easily and they didnt even ask for payment, just said I'd owe them a favor which is fine by me. There are few more honorable professions than rogueing.

After that I talked business with them for a wihle, exchanging trade secrets and spells and such and then headed home. I found Sabe and my mom about and it turned out that my mom had been reading my diary. I'd fallen asleep with her some night past and she had found it open. Whoops.

So she joked that hse'd seen me write all sorts of mean stuff about her and I tried to be mad at her but it just didnt work. I think part of the reason I have to behave so well now is cuz she has the key, and I hope i can get out of this soon cuz behaving is no fun.

Anyhow I eventually just said I'd sit withg her every night before bed and let her read my diary so she'll know what I'm up to. She always finds out anyhow... Sabe was having some problems even worse than my own though and I tried to help him cuz I know how he feels.

Sabe really wants to help Juliette but he dosn't know where she is or who has her. Jelia seems to be the only one we could ask but shes not talking and Sabe cant be convinced to capture her. For some reason he holds Valk and Gia responsible and he's been trying to start a war with them. I told him if he did I'd have to fight on Navere's side as I owe Gia my life and Alais and Thaydin are down there.

He took all that remarkably well and then just started sayinh he was useless and stuff and I really did try to make him feel better. I told him I'd handle Juliette and he should try to get away and eventually that was what he agreed to do, saying he'd take a vacation and I could talk to Valkryn.

Then Siona appeared along with Regann. I tried to introduce Regann to them all but she got lost as we all started arguing. Siona had been returned to her normal form and she was surprisingly calm. She did threaten Sabe though and generally try to probvoke him but not as bad as she could have.

Sabe left and then Siona for no reason said I was trying to replace Foxxy. I just walked away from her but she chased after me. I told her she had been better to talk to when she was a boy and then she said I'd been better to talk to when I was ind diapers. I had to try hard not to laugh since Imoen had kinda said the same thing during the incident when I was turned into a kid again.

We eventually made upo and I admitted she'd been right about a few thing and she admitted she'd been wrong about a few things and then she cried and I held her and she said she wished things were like they were. She's not with Valkryn anymore or Angelus, and I'm going to try to be there for her. She fell asleep in my arms and I set her in bed and tehen headed back to the hall to meet a really neat person.

Her name was Ashton and the first thing I remember was that she seemed a bit absent minded and liked my hat. No girl has ever liked my hat before so I was really amazed. She even got me to give her one just so I could keep her from taking my own. Really nice person and very curious.

And get this- She heard of me! She knew about some of my battles, and about the time Kirna turned me into a child, and about Carey too! So I'm kinda famous I guess. Anyhow eventually I invited her to stay at my tower and showed her all my neatest stuff. Somehow I know I can trust her so I just gave her free reign of the whole place.

I showed her my draconic horde and then we went up to my bed room and got blankets and I changed into my pajamas and we curled up on the floor,. She wanted to hear some stories abut me straight from the source since i think the bards might have been lying.

I todl her about my journey in the underdark recently and about Carey and my mom making me wear a chastity belt an all sorts of stuff and eventually I fell asleep. She seemes really nice though and I felt just fine going to sleep infront of someone I'd only just met cuz I knew I could trust her. She said I wasa safe person and I said she was too, and I cant wait to see her again.
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Today I talked to Alais for a while and I think she agreed that I was allowed to stay in the underdark, finally. Getting Valkryn and Gia's permission is now just a formality. If Alais wanted me to leave there she could accomplish it, but I doubt they could for long. So I have all the right to stay I need.

I also spoke to Autumn and she's allowing me to conduct operations against the temple of Bane. I think I'll do that before I notify Valkryn or Gia, it could be an interesting way to gain favor.

Anyhow I later went to meet Carey's younger sister Chalsey. She's as troublesome as Carey and immediately noticed the chastity belt after hitting me with a fireball. She teased me for a while and I tried to tease back until finally she headed off to bed and I went to see Williow.

I found out that her boyfriend Torak was actually a double and the real one has been imprisoned somewhere. Sorak was using the fake body of his brother to mess with Williow and even managed to impregnate here. I had to heal Torak and then help Williopw to create an abortive tea that would break her bond with Sorak under his fale pretenses. I think it worked but she seemed cranky afterwards. However she also said please for the first time since I've knwon her. It was strange to see her so helpless..

new clothes!

Today Regann finally measured me for my new clothes. It kinda sucked having to hold still so long but she was really nice like always and we talked for a while, so it wasnt that bad. She was kind of surprised at all the rescue missions I've got to go on, and as soon as she went to bed I headed off to try to find my friend who's missing in the east.

I met someone who said they could take me to him, but instead we entered a rather odd and large building where I met Sorak, the man behind my friend's disappearance and responsible for Willow being evil. We got into a fight immediately and I was afraid to use the magics necessary to beat him as I could tell there were other people around. The last thing I remember was a dart hitting me from behind thrown by one of his lackies.

I awoke in a cell drained of my magical energy and drugged up. I managed to use my dragon breath to get out of some of my bonds, and then I did my best to clearm ym mind enough to summon up my equipment and get a teleportation spell out. I unrolled the scroll with my nose and chin and then cast it.

I arrived at Willows. She was kind of cranky like she has been lately, and I was really incoherent. After a while she got the drugs out of my system and I explained what had happened. She was going to send me away but her boyfriend Torak, Sorak's brother. asked her to let me stay.

I tried to make up with her and eventually she calmed down and agreed to let me help. She even restored some of my powers which would come in handy. After a while she told me to get in bed. I had to do what she said or she wouldnt let me come along so I lay down in a bed in her residence.

I got a distress signal from Torak just before I went to sleep and used my convene with naturae ability to find him. I had to use all my energy to teleport the bed (As I'd promised to stay in it) and myself there. He was being attacked by a troll sent by our mutual enemy and I did my best to distract it until WIlliow arrived and then sent the rest of us back while she handled it. I went to sleep as soon as I could so I'd be out by the time she got back to yell at me.

From green to blue blood?

So today I felt good enough to put our plan into action. I think Alais and Illasaya both got too much entertainment of watching me dress up as a nobleman. Alais fussed over my hair for a while and then gave me the gold to buy the slaves we had to free in order to get the fruit she needs for Gia.

So we headed to the market. Alais looked like a pretty convincing servant and I think I made a pretty good noble. I even had the disdainful haughty look down just perfectly. There's a very slight difference between noble haughtiness and elven haughtiness, and I've been looked down on by both so I could effect either one convincingly enough.

Playing our parts was kind of funny for a while, like acting in a play with some very high stakes. I nearly laughed several times at the stuff Alais and I had to say, all the "yes my lord" from her and so forth and all the "hah! pour me some wine servant type person!" from me. But it s topped being funny at some point, I think it was when Alais sat down on the floor and cleaned my glass with her cloaks, that I realized that some people, that maybe even Alais or myself, might have to actually do that for real. I know Alais is saved from it by her will alone, and I suppose it was lucky she escaped the dungeons, or I might have been content to live such a life simply to hang around her.

I guess maybe that's one of the things that makes people be good and take care of eachother, the knowledge that they could, by a withdrawal of their deity's favor, be in the same situation. I know I could, and I probably wouldn't be able to hold out nearly as long as Ali has...

But anyhow, we bought two slaves from the merchant and they're both to be set free, and the one will become the consort of the trader we need to work with to get the fruit. Alais is handling htat. After the rouse was over I wriggled out of my disguise immediately and hugged her tightly, which really confused the women we'd saved. We both agreed to pray in thanks to the other's deity for keeping their eyes on us. I think as much as I've prayed to Mystra for her and she's prayed to Elistraee fr me we should both have two Goddesses on our side.

Once I'd rested and told Illasaya of our exploits I headed back to the surface for some reconaissance. I know there was a temple being built and I imagine that's where the drow patrol that was captured is being held. I'll need to bust in there and rescue them, but myrangers are depleted and busy, so I'm thinking of another plan.

I got home to see Quin for the first time in a month or so. She's the only one that calls me by this name she has for me, "Little wizard" and it was good to be called that again by her. She grabbed me by the ear and looked me over and she said she'd tend to my wounds tomorrow before she had to continue her inventory in the med room.

In the mean time Williow or someone seemed to have kidnapped a friend of mine. I went to investigate and she yelled at me and stuff, set the shadows on me and called me an immature brat and said I kept messing up her life. I told her that if her life didnt consist of kidnapping and torturing people I might leave her alone and then she stormed off. She did however say that she didn't have my friend and suggest that some guy named Sorak might. I'll look into that tomorrow.

I want my blankie...

Today started out pretty well, and I think things are getting better for me now. Alais came back and started to dye my hair while Illasaya just laughed. It's good to hear her laugh now because it sounds so different and it's not scornful anymore. She's like a different person.

Alais and her got along fine until Alais decided to make me take off my cloak. She got pretty forceful after a while and all of a sudden Ben showed up and started trying to kill her while I struggled to stop him. Or so I thgought.

It turns out that Ben was Bane, and had been using me as an avatar while I slept and trying to corrupt my mind to get to the tablet of restoration. It took all of my will to keep him from hurting Alais and to get the cloak off like she told me to. It burned me in two different spots and when it was finally done I skittered into a corner and hid there.

Alais' husband Thaydin showed up and I managed to murmer something to him to make an introduction. He gave me a new cloak, though something inside me still desired the one I had been wearing. This he took with him when he disappeared.

After that Alais looked after me and she was being really sweet no matter how much of a drow she claims she is. She even called me her little brother, which for all I know is entirely possible as we both have some elven blood. I feel bad though because I'm delaying her plans to get the fruit she needs for Gia, and I hope I can be well enough to help her out by tomorrow.

Anyhow Alais put me to bed and even tucked me in. It's kind of hard to believe that someone so nice could make it among the drow, but I think she just stays that way out of stubborness. I don't know if I'd be strong enough to do that, but there are others down there that are good as well, like Thaydin.

And me as well it seems. Though I left to return to the surface a while after she put me to sleep I know I'll be going back again and again. I may need to find a permanent residence in the drow city. It only recently dawned on me that my powers had been used to kill so many of Navere's men who were only trying to defend their homes. It's only just that I do what I can for the city and for their families to try to make up for that.

When I returned to the surface I talked to Autumn for a while and her autn Abby as well. They both seemed really appreciative of me for some reason, and I tried to make Autumn feel better since she's having some personal problems. I really feel like I'm part of Dragonshire's ruling family, and I've been trying to make myself useful to them. It's really good to know people are happy with me for doing so.

After that I was called off to the plane of Nirvana for only the second or third time in my life to meet with Mystra. She was really none too happy with the Bane situation and I spent the better part of my time there whimpering and hoping she didn't do something terrible to me. I guess she figured she'd scared me enough after a while and she gave me a good shove twoards a portal back to the drow city, which she told me to help and try to heal the wounds I had made. Naturally I'm glad to do so, especially if it's my Godess' bidding.

But by the end of all that I was pretty tired, so I figured to start tomorrow after helping Ali. I went up to the room I share with Illa and curled up on the couch to try to rest. She came in a bit later and watched me toss and turn about for a while. I couldn't sleep without the cloak I had worn foir so long and she must have gotten tired of seeing me pout, because the last thing I remember is getting jabbed with one of those damned sleeping darts, which for the first time ever I'm kind of thankful for.

Argh!

For some reason things seem to be getting switched in my life. I'm having fun in the underdark and getting in trouble on the surface. Weird huh? I went out to the bazaar again and found Alais. She's still looking for the fruit she wanted to get for Gia and I signed on to help her. She led me up what seemed to be a solid wall of darkness and then over a roof of questionable sturdyness.

With all the shadow and illusory magics I was actually getting a bit scared considering I was in Shar's principal domain and I had recently done something to make her angry. Alais seemed to notice and she held my hand and made me feel a lot better until we dfinally got where we were going.

It was a pretty big room filled with thieves of drow and other races. I felt a little more at ease because Alais seemed to know them and I always get along well with rogues. We talked about lockpicking and stuff and I even got invited to dinner until Alais broke in and said we had to go. Apparently the merchant with the fruit wants a blonde servant and we're going to make a plan to buy one for him tomorrow. Alais assures me she'll be well treated and released soon enough.

Alais seems as confident as ever, but she's also become a little bit nicer towars Valkryn and Gia, and I'm really glad for that. She also seems more Drowish than I remember but I don't mind. She said she even kept an eye on me expecting betrayal but I can kinda understand that as weak as I am sometimes, I mean everyone can make mistakes. I just hope i never do towards her because she's really great.

While Alais rested and plotted I headed back to the surface. I saw Carey and she was her usual mean self, she even set my butt on fire which really hurt with the chastity belt on. Then she tried to have me married to one of the queen's daughters and I stormed out to find that Sabe was back in town.

We plotted for a while of things I cannot write about and then I headed over to Williow's place cuz she summoned me. She was about to torture me and stuff when another man came in that seemed to set her in a better mood and she let me go. So I headed back to the hall only to find my mother sitting with a cleric of Sune and snuggling. I knew she had a boyfriend and rebuked her for it but then Carey came in and started the talk of marrying me off again.

To make matters worse Prudence and my mom's boyfriend Xuan both appeared and it just got terrible. My mom and I got in a fight, she got in a fight with Xuan, and Xuan got in a fight with the guy she had been sitting with, and I got in a fight with Carey, and there was a lot of yelling and it's lucky no one was hurt. Poor prudence had no clue what was up. I just felt awful afterwards. All the fire and the threats of marriage and stuff just combined with the belt to make me really cranky and I said a lot of stuff I didnt mean. I hope mom's not mad at me.

Finally after Carey set fire to my hindquarters opnce again my mom gave me the key to the belt so I could go get healed. I wanted to make a replica of it to free myself but her trust is more important. Plus I need her to heal me, I'd be too em,barassed to go to the clerics here...

Alais!

Today while I was out doing a bit of shopping for Illa I met Alais in the bazaar! I was really surprised, though she didnt seem too pleased to see that I was still in the underdark. She worries about me way too much.

She dragged me off to some place more private and I told her that I had to hang around to look after Illa and she cautioned me to be careful.

She's apparently been behaving for Valkryn and Gia, which makes me feel a bit more at ease, but that surprise was nothing. She's also married to Gia's brother now. Apparently he was the one who took her out of the dungeons and indirectly got me in trouble by necessitating my escape. I punched her playfully in the shoulder and told her about how I had come to leave house Navere because of that.

I also ended up having to explain about Ben and stuff. I really hope she can show Gia that I have nothing to do with what he did, since it was kinda horrible and all...

Anyhow there's also a masquerade ball in house Navere and I was thinking of going but Alais said it might get weird and turn into some kind of sex party, so I might just pass. I'm glad she warned me though.

We parted ways after that and I told her where I was staying so we could meet up. After that I went back to Dragonshire and helped Regann with our shop. I got the furniture and we were resting a bit when Carey and my mother both appeared.

Carey was mad over what happened in the brothel as she didnt know it was faked, and mom had the chastity belt with her and made me put it on. So needless to say I spent the rest of the night cranky and uncomfortable.

I decided to get away so it was kind of good that Reggie wanted me to help her shop for fabrics. We looked around and I found a nice elven weave to use for a robe I might make and then she said she'd sew it for me and take my measurements. It'd be the second custom made garment I've ever had for a while, though Imoen made smaller clothes for me back when I had been shrunk but that's not quite the same.

After that I just kinda followed Regann around and eventually fell asleep infront of the fire in her room at the inn.

Stuffs

Today was pretty good. I made up with my mother and she agreed to let me keep my powers until I save Alais. She was still planning to marry me off and put me in one of those hated belts but I had a plan. I went down to the village and made up an elaborate plot to make everyone think I had been making use of hte denizens of hte brothel so no one would want to marry me.

Mom and Rosa didn't take it too well and eventually I had to confess that I hadnt really done anyything and was only trying to get out of being married off. Mom and I finally talked it over and I think she understood so we're ok now.

I talked with Autumn for a while and took her for a ride in the forrests so we could speak. She's kind of taking over in the queen's absence much as I'm trying to take over the protection of the kingdom with Tool gone. She seems to be handling it wiell and she's really nice to me, a lot more affectionate than Deidre.

I heard that someone was claiming to have found Juliette's body and I took Autumn to see it. We both agfreed it was a fake and then I led her back to the hall and bid her goodnight so I could get back to my friend in Navere.

Illasaya was doing a bit better and had me do a bit of cooking for her. She also asked about my cloak and Ben a lot. I'm just glad neither has troubled me. I've heard there's going to be a masquerade in house Navere and I'm hoping to go so I can see Alais.

sticky!

I went around the town with Regann today to search out good spots for our business. It wasn';t lonmg before we found one near to where the fabrics store is. It's important it's near there because Regann will probably have to run between the two often.

After that we went to meet the guy who owned the shop and I bought it off him straight away. We had dinner and all and it was a lot of fun. Regann's a lot like me even though she's older so we get along pretty well. Once we closed the deal she hugged the crap out of me and then we made our way back to the hall.

I think she's kind of nervous cuz she's never run a shop, but then again I havn't either. I guess you just figure it out as you go. Anyhow she went to bed and then I found Rosa was around. We talked for a while and she knows what my mom's planning and she's on her side. -groan-.

I talked to Autumn a little and I'm hoping I can be of some service to her while Deidre's away, but most of my time now is divided between escaping my mom and visiting the underdark. I managed to do both today.


Mom came in the hall and I kind of hid behind Rosa til they both made me come out. She said she'd decided that I was going to lose my magics in addition to the damned chastity belt and no matter how much I begged I couldn't get her to change her mind.
Finally her boyfriend distracted her and I ran off to the underdark before she could do anything evil to me.

The drow priestess I'm helping, Illasaya, seems a lot better now but she still neeeded a back rub and a drink made from pureed strawberries and liquer and ice. I think she might be faking but she seems so happy and I'm glad to be able to make up for nearly zapping her to death inadvertantly. I got terribly sticky from making her drink but I don't mind and I smell good too. I fell asleep sitting beside her while we talked.

My mom's being mean!

Today started out as usual. I looked after my drow friend in the underdark adn made sure she was feeling better, and then got a quick nap. I'm still a little drained from the ritual yesterday but I should be alright tomorrow.

Mom was around and we talked and she seems to be doing a lot better. She's got that warm healthy alive look back again at least. We were just chatting and then Regann came in and I told her telepathicly to not act too nice so my mom wouldnt try to marry me off to her.

It turned out I had no need to worry. Mom wanted Regann to be her daughter just so Regann could have a home when sxhe heard about how long she'd been traveling. And I offered to go into business with Regann and help her open a clotheirs in town. So I think she might hang around Dragonshire after all and that's really good.

The marriage subject did come up though and I tried to be all stubborn and defiant about it. Luckily mom was only kidding about marrying me off, but she did say she was going to make me wear a chastity belt instead. I think I'd cry if she did but the way I see it there are plenty of ways to avoid her and I can just keep on my guard and I should be ok. Maybe she's jsut waiting til she gets her powers back to try it.

In the end though I know she'll get her way and I guess I shouldn't be mad at her for it. I mean it's not like I want to go about having sex anyhow. I calmed down after a while and me and Regann and mom just sat around talking for the rest of the night. It was pretty nice to have some quiet time after so much craziness.

Shar's going to be mad at me...

If there's two deities I like to bother it's Shar and Bane, and today I think I struck a blow against Shar. The shadows were really pulling at my mom and I'd been looking into a ritual that might help though it would mean blocking her from using the shadow weave at all.

She agreed and I got her to my tower. I knew Shar might send her minions to stop the spell so I put up all the wards that I had. While mom prayed to Mystra and I cast my spell there were shadow fiends and other such evil creatures thrashing at my defenses and trying to get to us.

Near the end of the casting a shadow mage managed to get in and I fought him with my sword while still chanting. I only just got the last words of the spell out and then the light I summoned bannished all the servants of Shar and my mom seemed to be doing a lot better.

I was pretty tired though and she had to teleport us back to the hall as my energy had been used up. She slipped out after a while to go try to use her new magics and Autumn came in. I've kind of grown closer to Autumn now, especially since I feel indebted to her for how I ran off and left her on her own.

She had me rub her shoulders and I joked about how Deidre would have me put in a chastity belt if she saw that. We talked a bit about how her husband had gone missing and I think I made her feel a little better. I havn't heard from Sabe in a while though and that's worrying since he was supposed to be looking after the Shire in my absence.

Anyhow after a while Autumn went off to bed and I eventually went to find my own.

Confusticated!

Today started out typically enough. As most of you probably know I attract fae in addition to all the other unusual trouble that follows me. So two fae, Lilly and Tipsy, just tormented the heck out of me for a while, turning my skin blue and making me wear a pink tutu. They even tried to take off my cloak and I yelled at them because that's my blankie and I love it.

But then Regann, a new friend of mine walked in while they were humiliating me. Now, normally in that situation I'd cry. I think I might have. But after that I don't remember anything besides waking up choking on a fae covered in delicious chocolate and getting yelled at for trying to kill Tipsy.

I didnt remember any of it and apologized as much as I could, trying to heal the poor creature, but Lilly was still suspicious and I said she could sleep with me and watch over me so she'd know if I was lying. I don't know how it'll help but it'll make her feel better at least.

After that I went down to the tavern with Regann when I calmed down and we had some cookies and hung out. She was full of questions and I was happy to answer, even showing her my new half dragon form. I guess I can be kind of a show off sometimes but if you're not interesting no one will want to notice you, right?

When Regann had to go to bed I headed back to the castle and found my mother and aunt Melyna. Melyna's a bit younger than mom so she gets treated morel ike her daughter than anything, and she was pretty mad at me for letting Drago draw all over the walls and eat cookies while i was supposed to be keeping him in line. She wasnt terribly happy that I'd helped him draw on the walls either, but what could I have done- He called me a chicken.

In the bad news I had to clean it up, but while I was doing that I met a knight of Sune and he seemed pretty nice, plus he follows a neat Goddess. Maybe we'll quest together sometime. On the downside though there's a less kind deity turning her attentions on my mother.

She never made any secret that she uses the shadow wweave, but she told me tonight that it was trying to corrupt her. I asked if she had gained Shar's personal attention and she said she hadn't heard from her, so that at least gave me some relief. If it's just the minions of darkness I should be able to handle it, but I'm going to chat with Mystra anyhow.

After that I went to bed and Ben woke me up, dragging me off to the underdark with him once again. I watched him beat up a bunch of drow for no reason once again, but this time he took prisoners instead of killing most of them. I was kind of proud because normally he'd just pound them to pulp, so maybe I'm a good influence on him.

He left me alonme with one of the priestesses of Lolth and she tried to striek at me with her snake whip, but I blocked it with my staff. She pulled it from my grip but the magics on it nearly fried her. I knew she was too hurt to leave so I carried her to the local inn and I'm staying there to make sure she'll be alright and talk to her.

Turns out she's the same priestess of Lolth that did all sorts ofm ean stuff to me in the duingeons of House Navere, but I won't ghold that against her, though somewhere in my mind something kept yelling at me to kill her or worse. That voice is new and I don't think I like it. Anyhow I'm going to get some sleep while she's too weak to crawl over here and stab me.

Strange days

This has to be the weirdest day of my life. I woke up in my tower though I'd passed out in the hall. I figured maybe my mom carried me there and put me to bed for some odd reason.

After that I talked to Autumn a bit and we received a visitor who had brought Juliette's necklace, though I couldn't scry it to find out who had taken it just the same as her clothes. Further proof that she was kidnapped.

After that I met a strange guy named Ivan. He was rattling on about a woman being inside him and he accused me, Valkryn and Angelus of doing all sorts of horrible things, saying that he remembered seeing it. I tried to help him but I couldn't cast my magics on him and finally I gave up and decided to take a nap. And that's when things got weird.

I had the same dream again. I was in the underdark with my friend Ben and he was just killing every enemy that would come to him. He had to have murdered forty or fifty opponents with ease. It was incredible to watch someone so powerful.

After the killing was done he again decided to be gross and this time caused the corpses to shower down on a nearby drow town. I followed him when he went into the town and I saw him about to brain an injured drow woman. We got into a small shoving match and I managed to save her life. He rattled off some words about vengeance and then left.

But it wasn't a dream at all. I woke up as I saw Gia walking out of a tavern stone drunk. I wanted to follow her but stay out of view to make sure she got home alright and then I lost her around a corner. I wandered around trying to find her and then met that strange Ivan person again.

He wanted to see Gia for some odd reason and said that this place comforted him. Suddenly it all amde sense to me. Siona had gone off to her father's realm in Amethera and had come back turned into a boy who hated all of her former boyfriends. Why, I don't know, but I figured Gia or Valkryn might be able to help.

That is until I found out that Gia had stripped off her clothes and was probably dancing up ahead somewhere naked. Even I wouldn't intrude on a naked drow matron. But Ivan was adamant that I should and when I again refused he punched me. I hit him back even if he had once been a girl who I slept with and then he turned into Siona's dragon form, whgich meanty I had to take mine. The villagers must have been terribly frightened by all this.

The fight was short and after just one blow for each of us, my own being the last, Ivan fell and returned to his human form. I had no clue what to do so I just dropped him in an inn. After that I got a bit worried for the naked drow queen running about and went to find her. I heard her voice in the river and she sounded sober enough, so I wrote her a nice note and left her a bottle of a tonic that's good for hangovers.

While I was setting the vile down my friend came back and told me I should poison her, or at least fill the vile with something that wouldnt help her or pee in it or something. I told him to be nice and he stormed off once again. Odd fellow really.

What dreams may come

I hung around with a few ofh te princesses today and tried to get used to life back at home. I saw the sun for the first time in a month as well. I was outside looking at the bird and flowers and trees and so many other things I missed and then I noticed a huge bright ball of agony in the sky that shouldnt have been there. After my vision returned and I had crawled back to my tower I summised that it must have been the sun.

After I got back to the hall I talked to my mom for a bit. She's kind of conflicted because she's in love with two men and can't decide who to choose. I tried to help her and told her to pick the one she knew would stick around. It's no fun being around people who are missing their husbands... I've seen that too many times...

On the downside it turns out shes still mad at me for running off to the underdark. Which is bad news since she's a shadowmancer. I tried to run off but she caught me and said that as punishment I had to babysit my little brother Drago. No problem there! We ate cookies and I watched him color on the walls til we both fell asleep.

I had a pretty weird dream. I was back in the underdark with a friend, an adventurer I knew from somewhere. He was taking on a pack of drow while I watched. He killed all of them and did terrible things, but he had been tortured by them as I had, and I couldnt blame him for wanting vengeance.

But when he was about to kill one of his defeated opponents I had to step in and stop him. I guess I'm still too soft, but that's just how I'm supposed to be. I was terrified when he started to disembowl the dead drow, and I turned away and that's all I can remember.

Reunions

I went down to the hall today and found Jelia and a vampire there. I was kind of surprised to see Jelia but I tried to act nice despite hour history. She was just as hateful and bitter as ever, even against the vampire who seemed like one of the few credits to his kind.

I told him that I believed he was different in order to make up for Jelia's abuse, but soon both of them disappeared. Rosa appeared shortly after and we were glad to see eachother. She's involved withg Drizzt DoUrden and a dragon king in an attempt to overthrow the evil dragons that are ruling the draconic homeland. And she won't let me join in.

After she told me all that I went out to the gardens to meet a new friend, Regann. She can sew so I showed her the garments I had worn until just before my capture. The first thing she said was that I should be dead. I get that a lot.

She talked to me and I found out she spoke Avian, so I summoned Osfaaron to chat with her. Instead he mostly just scolded me for getting into so much trouble. Damned owl!

Regann soon went off to work on my garments and I promised to meet her for cookies at the local inn and tavern tomorrow. After that I started isnide because I thought I'd seen Autumn.

By the time I got in Autumn was laying on the couch while everyone tried to keep her awake. I was more enraged than I'd been since I heard Alais crying out in the dungeons. I was sure it had been Jelia that had poisoned her.

Turasca, some stodgy old nobleman, was hanging around and for once made himself useful. He knew the poison and gave me a bit of advice, but it was way beyond my abilities. Luckily Rowena was able to go get a healer from Kielder after I opened a portal for her.

After that things went downhill. Turasca insulted the people of Kielder, which I am one of by birth. Then he said Juliette ran off and defended Sari, and accused me of treachery. I told him he could put the treachery on my tab because I didnt care. It was kinda good to get him in a huff. Of course he really pissed me off when he said the queen only tolerated me as her court jester. He acted as though I havnt the right to speak my mind, when I've bled for Dragonshire more red blood than all the blue blood he has in his body. Damned nobles!

It was around then that Gwendolyn, a healer, arrived. The healer was incredible. She took charge really quickly and told me what to do. Seeing how calm she was reminded me of how far I have to come iwth my own healing skills and my ability to keep from getting scared.

Scarlet asked her to try hard to save Autumn's life because she was a princess, but I told her that true healers work as hard as they can for everyone, regardless of status. I think the girl who healed Autumn, Gwen, was such a person.

She took Autumn's condition into herself and had me put her to sleep for four days. I carried her to the chambers usually reserved for visiting royalty and laid her in bed to rest. By the time I got back down AUtumn was up and about again.

She was glad to see me and not too mad, and I found out that the queen has awoken and that everyone was ok in my absence. Sabe seems to have taken care of everything pretty well. All in all it's just good to be back.

Escape for real!

So maybe it's not a proper escape... I was chained down entirely too securely and was starting to think I'd never get away. Then Valkryn came in and told me that Gia didn't want me anymore. You know, normally I'd have been happy, but for some reason that really hurt.

Gia thought that I could be of use to her, she wanted to keep me alive. Granted her only intention was to make me a slave to her, but she believed in me, in some strange drowish way. And I felt bad for betraying that trust. I'll have to make it up to her one day. Or maybe I should stab her instead, it's a bit confusing.

Valkryn was really mad, and before he let me go he jabbered about how cool his knife was and how much it was going to hurt when he cut me. Oh man give me a break! I've heard lines like that from everyone I fought. It did hurt a lot though. A whole lot. It took everything I had to keep from crying out.

He sent me off, but into the underdark instead of to my tower. I was weakened from the blood loss and my attempt at escape before. When I knew I was alone I cried. THe pain from the wound, Gia's rejection, and not knowing what had happened to Alais, it was all too much. If I had given into despair I would have grown louder until I attracted something evil.

My only chance would be to make it to water and nurse myself back to health until I could summon the energy to cast or call for help. I reached a small underground stream and drank, but I saw something reflected in the water. It was Bane, I remember his face even so many years later from the battle at Uruastir in his high temple.

He insulted me, called me a weakling, so many things to goad me into asking his help, but I refused. I fell into the river as I tried to wave him away. I remember how cold that water was that never was touched by light. When I crawled back out he was there again, offering me a blankie. It looked really warm, and blankies can't hurt anyone...

I watched him for a while. He was looking after me for some odd reason. Maybe he's not all that bad for an evil god. I mean, everyone can change, right? We ate a bit and he scared off all the creatures that wanted to harm me, and then healed most of my wounds. He wanted to attack a group of drow nearby but I was too tired and he told me to go home and sleep.

He disappeared when I heard another voice, this one even more familiar. It was Jasmyn, my adopted mother. She'd come to rescue me. I was more or less fine except for a scab on my shoulder, but I was still glad for her help. She took me back to Dragonshire and fed me, and just after that I got tired and put my blankie on and fell asleep.

Escape!... Almost.

Today has been a horrible, horrible day. Alais is gone and no one knows where she is, and I havn't had anything sweet to eat in weeks. Finally I couldn't take it anymore. I began planning my way out. It wasn't necessarily the right thing to do since Gia technicly owns me, but the fact of the matter is that she owns me by her law alone, and she's evil, as evinced by my lack of cookies.

Anyhow, when Jelia came in she began telling me that Jules was dead and making up gruesome details. Finally I had enough of it and decided it was time to act. I hit her with dragon gaze and then had her attack one of the guards. While the other one ran to help his comradde I got behind him and choked him unconsious. Then I forced her to dress me as one of the guards, the higher ranking one of course.

Leaving his armor I commanded Jelia to sleep and tell them what had happened when she woke up. I left the guards unconsious and locked into my cell and, for some inexplicable reason, I headed up to find Gia. I was having some insane urge to ask her to let me help in finding Alais, and to thank her for sparing my life.

I finally tracked her down in the library, and I locked the door as I went int. I revealed myself and she looked pretty mad. She yelled at me for getting the carpet of the library dirty and then I sensed that she was calling Valkryn. At that point I put a contingency spell into effect that would teleport me out, but it failed due to the foul magics of house Navere.

Gia seemed more annoyed than anything thankfully, but Valkryn was definately none too happy, though he didn't decide to beat me to death either. Clearly Mystra still loves me. I handed over the sword I took from the guard and was escorted back to the dungeons after Valkryn yelled at me a bit. For how long I'll be stuck here I don't know, but this was only my first attempt and I already got quite far. Perhaps the next one will succeed.

Success!

Jelia came to my cell and bothered me a bit today, making fun of the way I ate and just generally acting haughty and rather odd. I think she was surprised that I'd accepted Gia as my rightful ruler so easily, I guess maybe she'd heard of my reputation. I'm one of the more well known surfacers in the underdark just for the ammount of times I've been down here.

After she left and I felt safe enough I tried to talk to Alais. I could have sworn I heard her singing recently. I spoke in draconic, figuring as well as she knew the Barimens she must know a bit of the language and the drow probably wouldn't.

It was her. She told me she';d come down here since Gia wasnt noticing her anymore and she seemed angry and sad. It turns out the battle I had felt coming was against another noble house that had taken Gia and Alais' son. Valas is apparently Gia's biological son but Alais looked after him and loves him.

Alais killed some people to save him and she seems really down about that. I told her I could see why she did it and that I'd ask Mystra to forgive her as well as her own goddess Elistraee. It just makes me glad I wasnt there and didnt have to make that choice...

I tried to tell her about how I feel but I don't think she understood the new way in which I've learned to see the world. She still seems to want me to escape, which would only bring trouble. I did tell her that if Gia and Valkryn gave me permission to leave I wouldnt wait for her.

She's decided to stay on her own free will, and if I have such a thing left I suppose I have as well. But there was something else wrong with her I couldnt pin point. She didnt yell at me for coming after her as much as I expected, and she didnt make her points as well as she might have. Maybe she was just tired from the battle or sick, but I mean to find out and I've got nothing but time.

I used the last hours of my day to pray to Mystra and Elistraee to forgive Alais and guide her, and if I had the scroll I'd have cast atonement on her then and there. I've become a lot more devout since I came here, and I feel it in my bones that this might be my true calling. I'll write more later.

Returns

A lot of stuff to report. First of all I can see the weave now in its entirety and vastness. It really is awe inspiring just how great Mystra's creation is. I had retreated into the depths of my mind in order to keep out of trouble and explore some of my draconic traits.

Jelia and Valkryn both popped up and neither of them seemed to be very happy that I was going to be a servant rather than just something for them to kick around. I'm kind of glad to be shown that much favor from Gia, though I'm sure Valkryn dopsn't hate me as much as he says soemtimes.

They're both ok people, though I won't say that cuz I know they'd have me whipped or something. Anyhow Jelia yelled the usual old stuff about being a servant to evil which I already know from various previous experiences, and when she was done I got a much nicer dungeon room without any chains and a bowl of underdark gruel to eat.

I hadn't had underdark gruel in so long, though I'd made it for myself once or twice during missions in the depths. It was probably just not eating for days, but I found that the stuff tasted pretty good although it needed more spider milk.

I took the nicest piece of mushroom from it and made an offering of it to Mystra in thanks for the food and the kindness of my hosts and my ability to see the weave and my powers. Speaking of which it seems like house Navere is preparing for a battle of some sort and I'm kind of curious since I saw a few spells being cast.
If a war breaks out I'd be glad to offer my services to Gia, since it would both serve her and help Alais and I. At the moment anything bad happening to house Navere is definately bad for me, plus I owe it to the matron to serve her in whatever way I can.

Underdark diaries: Day ?

It's no longer possible to discern how long I've been in the dungeons of house Navere. My only plan has failed, but that's alright. I hope that by gaining the favor of Gia or Valkryn I may be able to get to Alais and try to convince her to bow to them as I have.

Alais' pain has often been more present than my own, despite the vile methods of my jail keepers. I can't explain it but ever since Alais was taken I realized that our fates were joined in some way. I know Juliette isn't here, but if anything I do can help to keep Alais safe I'm going to do it.


I offered my service to Gia and Valkryn finally, and have given up on any chance of preserving myself. I was meant to burn for someone else, born to die. My illusions of glory and power have faded away in the face of my helplessness to aid her, but it seems that by admitting my defeat I might be able to make hers less harmful.

The old doctrine that the strong exist to protect the weak has fallen away in the face of all this. It simply dosn't make sense any longer. I was weak, and had fooled myself into believing I was strong enough to help people, but all the fighting did was uysually to prolong the struggle and misery, to delay the inevitable. The truth is that those with real strength aren't afraid to use it to rule over the weak. It's the foolishness of weak minds that causes strife, and not any actual evil...

Underdark Diaries: Day 5

I've imprinted these memories into my mind to be written upon my escape as I'm currently incapable of writing. It occurs to be that I much prefer being chained to the floor than to the wall. It also occurs to me that it's rather odd to have a preference for what part of a structure one best likes to be chained to.

Why am I on about this? Well, Gia decided on a very interesting brand of negotiation today. During our negotiations I went mad for a moment and offered the tablet of restoration in return for Alais' freedom. I can only hope they dont torture me enough that I'll make the same mistake again. She ignored all my offers and pleading, then had me stripped of my clothes and equipment and had Valkryn punch me, and I woke up in what I can only guess to be her personal dungeons.

I had no idea that it was possible for the air to be more foul anywhere than in the underdark at large, but somehow Gia found a way. These shackles on my legs are also bloody unpleasant. So I really have to give them five stars, my highest dungeon rating, for effort. I'm really impressed.

Which is bad, because that means I'm here for, at the very least, a month. Drow cant be outsmarted as easily as orcs or humans, I mean they're used to ttreachery and lies. And I don't have anything that could be even remotely useful except for a few of my latent racial and non-magical abilities.

But I am as close to Alais as I've been in a long time, and if I should choose to behave myself I'd hope I might be given access to her at some point in time. Not to escape of course, but merely to make sure she's alright and to hug her again.

Underdark Diaries: Day 4

Today I was feeling pretty down. Sabe managed to get through my defenses to speak to my mind and I felt better after he told me that the flowers are blooming up above and the sun is out. How I miss the sun.

We exchanged news and I gave him all the messages I needed given to Draakar and also gave him command of my rangers to aid in Kielder's defense and offense while I'm here. I sent word to AUtumn through him as well.

I felt terrible when we talked and I was almost certain of the failure of my mission, at least where I'm concerned. I'll get Alais out at any cost and Juliette too if I find her, but something tells me my life will be much different afterwards, perhaps it may even end.

After I finished with him I continued on for House Navere. I met two drow patrols, some more orcs, and something slithery, but thanmkfully no Mindflayers. Finally I couldnt walk anymore and I had to rest, no closer to finding my goal than I was when I started out today.

Before going to sleep I tried to contact Gia Navere with telepathy and using the utmost abilities of my spell penetration to get to her. I'm hoping to ask nicely and at least find out where things stand and what her and Valkryn want. I should get a reply tomorrow and perhaps be let into the drow city on good faith, though whether they'll keep that faith I do not know...