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)
This entry we are covering 2 months, as we come closer to the winter.
Some more Setting notes for you: There are two Races of Men that are prominent in Karameikos: The Traladaran and the Thyatian: Traladaran people have been in the land for thousands of years, they have pale complexions, dark hair, and have brown eyes. They have light builds, and are short. The average height for men is 5’9″ (175cm), and for women is 5’3″ (160cm). Traladarans make up the majority of the common folk, and are quite superstitious, believing in lucky charms and fortune telling practices. Most Traladaran towns don’t have schools, and many are illiterate.
Thyatian people arrived about 100 years ago and tend to be physically larger than Traladarans. They average 5’11″(180cm) for men, and 5’5″(165cm) for women. Thyatian hair ranges from dark blonde to dark brown, with the occasional ginger. Eye color ranges from blue to brown or black. Thyatians tend to be slightly darker, and often tan easier than Traladarans, who sunburn easily. Thyatians make up a lot of the nobility, and tend to be educated much better. Most Thyatians are from cities or large towns with schools. Since they came from a large empire, they tend to feel superior to the Traladrans. They think of themselves more reasonable than the superstitious Traladarans.
Sviftmont 8th 999 – Vanya’s Day Two nights ago we had some more “shooting Stars” which, while I like, did not register as anything special, but then last night the purple star returned and was glowing brighter than the rest of the stars in the sky. I wonder what is going on.
Today for Vanya’s Day, my wonderful wife had a sparring dummy delivered from Vladimir Vlem. She thought since this was a day to celebrate battle, I would appreciate the gift. While Vlad is not the best at making working dummies, this is a welcome gift.
Sviftmont 14th 999, Khoronus’ Day. Today we helped Amber finish her gift she was making to give Runa for Khoronus’ Day. She wrote her first simple letter to Runa thanking her for taking her under her wing. She also included a framed picture she had drawn of Runa. Khoronus’ Day is a day to honor your elders, Good to see a familiar Celebration.
Sviftmont 20th 999 The Tower in the forest seems to be almost finished. We ran into the owner, and man named Thaddigren Dentiata. He sure likes his black clothes. He claims to have hired the orcs to help him build his tower. He plans to do some magical work there away from town. He claims it’s safe. Man gave Adriana and Amber the scares really bad though.
Sviftmont 28th 999 – The Duke’s Birthday Today was Duke Stefan’s Day. In the capital there are parades, and fireworks. I wasn’t sure what to expect here. Turns out, nobody cares. Not a single person knew that today was the Duke’s birthday, or if they did, they didn’t show it. I’m guessing that even though the Duke came to power nearly 30 years ago, some of the locals still just see him as a Thyatian conqueror.
I personally feel that he has done a lot of good for all the people who live in Karameikos, and has been a very fair ruler. But I may be biased. I will have to ask Adriana, as she is even more of an outsider on these matters.
Sviftmont 29th 999 Last night was a new moon. It was quite dark, and Bram Radescu lost some of his sheep. This is strange in the fact that Bram is very careful with his animals. He claimed that he just couldn’t keep his eyes open, and when he awoke in the field some of the sheep were gone. I think he’s just getting old.
Baldwins Abroad 
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