Uh oh...

In the good news Ali and I are getting along again. I ended up taking a nap leaning on her cuz when I found her she was in some telepathic conversation I didnt want to knock her out of, and I got bored and fell asleep. When I woke up Ali seemed a lot happier and she was really nice to me and even got me to engineer a spell to help her travel around with the pregnancy and all.

After leaving Ali I found Mar and we decided to go on a trip to see Rosa. I tried to teleport into her lair since she has a rule saying I can't. I guess I just like to be a brat and mess around, but every time she manages to shove me back out and make me walk in all proper like.

She scolded me like usual and her and Mar talked about Mar's efforts to hide her draconic nature from others when hse wants to, but then Rosa had some information for me too: The next teachings I get will be from fellow reds, a group of dragons I've hunted more of than pretty much anyone. I dunno how that's going to go but hopefully I wont be in dragon form all the time and they'll know not to mess with me... Hopefully.

Cranky people

Everyone's gotten really cranky lately, I saw Ali today and she just kept shoving me away and being mean til I got bored and went to sleep. I guess I can forgive her cuz she's pregnant. Valas was near her and he wasnt any better and hes definately not pregnant. Valas by the way is a mage who hangs around Dragonshire, I havnt adventured with him yet but he seems ok.

I met a fae in the forrest while I was climbing a tree and she knew of me, titling me "The greeny magey boy seeker of cookies and wearer of green and climber of trees." and a few other more noble titles besides. We talked for a while and I thanked her for the internesting name, asking her for her own. She wouldn't give it, of course, but I did end up eating some cookies she gave me. I know, I know, dumb idea, but I had a good feeling about her.

While we were chatting Siona and Mar passed underneath and Siona was yelling at Mar for no reason, I really wanted to jump in and tell her to back off but I wanted to let Mar defend herself, and she did ok I guess. Siona however did say she was thinking of sending Mar to Navere to train with Valkryn, and if she mentions that again I'm definately stepping in.

I talked to Mar til I felt something in the forrest and went to investigate. I took Mar with me through the trees to test out my Boots of the Sylvan, which I'd just crafted. They allow me incredible dexterity and soft footfalls when in the forrest, and they also let me move from one tree to another nearby unnoticed.

(( +4 dexterity in forrest areas, move silently in forrest areas, lessens character's weight when in forrest areas and allows a modified hide in shadows ability ))

I dropped down out of the canopy and landed infront of a most curious mage. He seemed pleasant at first but then he claimed to be a follower of Mystra. He didn't feel like one though so I misnamed her grace and he simply accepted it. No follower of Mystra has ever allowed her to ba called "lye arwen en' i' selingue klathmor" or, "our lady of the holy meat" as it would be in common.

He finally revealed himself to be Carnvous Julius, the same one who made Siona sick. I was going to bust him up but he ran off and Siona and Mar made me go back to the tower. I put Mar to bed and then grumbled my way off to rest.

Sickly

So I've been taking care of Siona almost all week. I hate to see her suffer but there's nothing I can do. She says a powerful archmage cursed her and she won't let me help her in any way whatsoever. I've been looking after her and just trying to keep her comfortable. It's getting hard to tell Mar that everything's ok... It's getting so hard. Ever since she broke down infront of my mom that night I've been scared.

That's why I havnt seen Marquie lately. I havnt been sleeping much and eating even less... But just seeing Mar for a bit breightened my day and made me feel a little more certain that things will be just fine.

Returns

I hung out with Mar and Athena today. Athena and I got in one of our casting contests and I ended up getting a bath. She was trying to torture me til I told her my middle name. She eventually grabbed my ear to get it out of me and I told her my middle name was Roswinn.

Then mom appeared. Apparently she took notice whe my middle name was mentioned since previously only she and I knew. We talked for a bit and it was all very casual. Though I did miss her I knew she'd come back and we even got to hug and stuff. It really was nice.

Fun fun

Today I hung out with Marquie for a while. She was still down after all the stress over R but I think I made her feel a little better just by being there and telling her stories. She still sits on my lap sometimes like she did when we were younger. It makes me feel better to know things havnt changed too much, or at least that the way we are hasn't changed.

Valkryn's been threatening me more than usual of late so I think he's up to something. Now that Mar got rid of R it seems Valkryn is the new antagonist. No problem there, I never liked the guy. He takes himself too seriously. Anyhow Siona came around and I ended up taking care of her after putting Mar to bed. Shes a lot of fun to look after though she did spit out a cup of tea I was giving her. At that time I gave up beiong responsible and dumped some soup over her head and then she went to sleep.

Tanith

Tanith is a drow who came to Dragonshire hunting Valkryn. Her house wanted him for some reason and she was sent to fetch him. He naturally didnt go and I got to talking to her. After a while she didnt want to go back to the underdark anymore and I decided to help her.

I saught out her sister and agreed to kill Tanith for a price of a mage hat that her house had. Then I got Tanith's snake whip, which had died to her loss of faith in Lolth. I brought that as proof she was dead and collected my fee, but then as Tanith's payment for my ruse I got her to tell me what her house wanted Valkryn for and now I can sell that information to Navere. It's good to have one up on Valkryn and it's always ncie to do something good for Gia.

I hung out with Ali today and she was kinda cranky. I also worked out a way to get Aeden out of the dungeons and capture Tequila. Should work ok as soon as I get the bracers from Siona. Siona however isnt looking too good. She seems happy around me but she has a major problem with Ali,m in fact Ali makes her sick kinda.

The two of them settled their differences while I played nurse with Siona and tried to make her as comfy as I could. Ali and I are both asking Valkryn's help in fixing Siona and she's talking of some guy named carnvous who is Ivan's father. I never heard of him but she sayus he hung out with her father so he has to be bad news.

Another day

A few key points this week:

Marquie was cured of the poison R gave her, but almost just after she was forced to drink R's blood. I was angry when I found out but also resigned. I knew I had to return to R to stop all of this, and now Marquie is in it as well...

Also, after two lengthy battles and the murder of one of the villagers at his hands I finally captured Aeden. It took a bit of help from Alais, a sleep spell, a dart and a meteor swarm to bring the bastard down though. I tried to cure him of the posession but he claimed it was killing him so I took him to the dungeons for the queen to see to him.

Imoen and Serenity have jourenyed to the underdark and I went to visit them. I ended up with Ali wandering into House Navere but we got kicked out soon after. I feel so awful for how Ali's pregnancy is effecting her, she can hardly walk anymore. It's a cute kind of waddle but I could never laugh at her for it.

Do I?

So Mar got poisoned but we cured her, and R is asking me to come back to her in retuyrn for everyones safety. I'm kinda on the fence about that though both Mar and Ali yelled at me for even considering it... But then R says I cant let people control me even though thats all she wants to do.

And then just for fun I saw Imoen and she said I was still too immature to have feelings of love between a man and a woman, that I was only doing this out of friendship for Siona. Am I? I don't know... I did need someone after R and I do care for Siona,... but do I love her in that way?

While I was worrying over that I got in a fight with Baeryne who was just trying to hurt the woods. I only delayed her and didnt manage to stop hjer. She has a strange ability to dispel magics. I asked Imoen for help and then ran to her for advice which is what the above statement came from.

After that I met an elf who was a survivor of the crown wars and had been hiding on the palne of shadow. But he isnt from Myth Drannor, he's from somewhere else and he just returned to this plane. I'm giving him access to my library in return for some history lessons on the elder days.