Alaundo's Letter

"It has been given to me to see glimpses of the future, moments of the measureless time that lie ahead for this world of Toril, called by some the Forgotten Realms. I sit here among the halls and chambers upon chambers crammed with books, books that capture something of our great past. All too often, folk want to know where the nones of great kings or legendary dragons lie... or more precisely where their treasure may be found, if the truth be told. There are a few questors however, whose eyes hold the light of wonder, and who want to know more of this vast, glorious, historied world."

- Alaundo of Candlekeep
344 A.C.
The Year of the Voyage

Day 10 - Mildred reappears

This morning, I noticed another note pinned to the front of Tasha's (Mildred's?) chest. It was signed "Aloundo of Candlekeep". I'll have to copy it down later. Gaius and I decide to sail for Candlekeep and try to learn more about this message. It takes some effort, but we finally convice the captain and his senior staff that there are probably many women in a city called Candlekeep, since women love candles. They agree to sail there.

Mildred appeared for the first time since we set sail. He seemed to be drunk or half asleep or something. He kept speaking in a very strange language. Gaius seems to know many languages, but even he was confused by Mildred's ramblings. Some phrases I recall (as best as I can render them):

"Skras nak phrestaferoos"
"Anthrakeopolis"
"Lakanthropolus" - he made a comment when he said this: "All beasts banished"

Mildred was floating(!!!) above the chest as he spoke all of this. He gave Gaius a pebble. I'll have to ask him about that sometime. Later that evening, Talia looked like she was in great pain and almost passed out at one point.

Day 7 - Still asea

I've been working the captain and the navigator to understand celestial navigation. They showed me the charts they use to calculate where upon the sea we are. Gaius has also been showing me some "magic". Its a command of ancient mystical forces, power drawn from th land. He thinks I have some innate ability. Talia still isn't sleeping well.

Day 2 - Talia's birthday!!!

Talia turned 17 today. Her most notable presents were the horrible dreams that kept her, and the rest of us, from sleeping very well.