Vatermont 14th 1,000 AC Today we started the long work of repairing roads and trails damaged by the winter. I have begun to collect the rumors I hear about our neighbor, the Wizard. And will share some of the more interesting ones, here:
Dentiata has a big tiger that eats people!
If you’re bad, Dentiata will get you!
Skelly, the stableboy, went there all alone! He could beat that mean old Dentiata if he wanted!
Dentiata is a powerful, evil wizard.
Vatermont 27th 1,000 AC Casimir Zbons has been telling the town of several occasions when a mysterious unrelenting sleep came over him. When he awoke, more animals were missing. Of course, when more livestock went missing today, that was his reasoning. Still more rumors have been spread about this:
Dentiata is from the Black Eagle Barony, and is sending the animals there for slaughter.
Weird lights can be seen dancing on the tower roof every night of the full moon. (I have not seen them, but others claim they have)
Dentiata is actually a werewolf and roams the forest as a great gray wolf every night with a full moon.
Numont 1st 1,000 AC The new year’s celebration was very tense, as a few days ago, Burr Silecz lost a large number of animals. Nobody moves around at night near the end of the month anymore. Too many animals are disappearing. Mikail told me that the children saw some strange people visiting the Wizard’s tower the night before the animals went missing. One had the flag of the Black Eagle Barony on him.
Emblem of The Black Eagle Barony.
Numont 3rd 1,000 AC Last night our purple star returned. There was also some strange lights coming from the Tower.
Numont 25th 1,000 AC Yesterday the sky went dark again, it was only for a moment. But combine that with the fact that last night the Kruschneh farm was raided. It doesn’t seem to matter how we lock the animals in, or what precautions each of us take. Dire wolves have also been seen in the area, which frightens the farmers. I took a stroll, being a retired soldier, I figured I would be safe. The locals would never ask me for help, but I still want to help. And I found the wolves, they only seem to wander near the Tower, almost like they are guarding it.
Today I heard from Vlademar, the Vlem boy, that our Wizard neighbor keeps a female vampire as a slave, and that it is she who is killing the livestick. She comes on a New moon, when it is darkest and takes enough animals for a month’s worth of blood.
I don’t believe this anymore than I believe Dentiata is a werewolf, but just in case I have been escorting Amber home to Runa’s Hovel after each tutoring session.
Eirmont 1st 999 AC – Taxes, Again Tax Collectors came today, we had managed to earn a bit of profit this year, and so were able to pay those taxes without dipping into the savings.
Eirmont 8th 999 AC – Crafts & Guild Day
Adriana was feeling a bit homesick today. Today is a special day in Serriane, called “Crafts & Guild Day”, the way she tried to explain it, it sounded like the Kagyar’s Market we had a couple of months ago. She of course tried to emphasize the differences, such as it is more of a thingy-making showcase. Unfortunately, there was nothing I could do to help her, except to have her try to explain to me all of her new tools and devices she has been working on.
Eirmont 14th 999 AC – Forgiveness Day Today is Forgiveness Day. A day when you try to make right any wrong-doings you have committed over the year. The idea is that if you ask forgiveness and try to right the wrong on today, you MUST be forgiven. I wonder if this includes wrong doings my people committed to Traladara. I figure I better not push my luck. Instead, I went into town and offered my help with repairing Bram Radescu’s fence that was damaged last night.
Eirmont 24th 999 AC – Charity Day Today is Charity Day. A name that would cause quite the stir in Thyatis. Most people are too proud to accept charity, on this or any day, there. Vladimir Vlem, and a few others took the opportunity to reinforce old Runa’s House, so that it would hold back the upcoming Winter Winds. I hope it holds.
Eirmont 27th 999 All of Bram Radescu’s livestock went missing last night. This morning, his fence that we repaired was knocked down, his barn was found open, and all of the livestock missing. They were led somewhere because all of the animals went the same direction together, and left quite the trail into the forest. Mikail said that they only found their horses, all 4 of them torn apart by some beasts. Around the same place, all of the other animal’s trails were lost.
Picture Credits: Coins from “Gazateer 1: The Grand Dutchy of Karameikos”, Published in 1987 by TSR. (Book By Aaron Allston), Artist: Stephan Fabian Clockwork Owl (Bubo, from the Clash of the Titans Movie), (https://clash-of-the-titans.fandom.com/wiki/File:Bubo_prop.jpg)
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