Year of Wild Magic, 14 Present Reckoning, 24th of Eleasias
Evening; about the camp, a day out of Iniarv's tower


24 Eleasias, Evening, about the camp, a day out of Iniarv’s tower

And so it begins. Jakihm fell today, beneath the claws of a monstrous skeleton. He boldly strode forward, and the creature cut him down without effort. He should do well byhis goddess in the afterlife. He was certainly reckless enough.

Jakihm’s death reminds me of Veran, Sloan and the rest of the Gold Dragons. Is everyone I travel with destined to die horribly? At least Jakihm went quick, like Bea and Veran. When my time comes, I hope I’m gone as quickly.

Ah well.

One interesting thing. Along with the giant skeleton we also found a dead mage, obviously a necromancer. We recovered his book, and he also had a magical mask on him. The book’s been protected – it reeks with magic. As for the mask, I’ve been toying with the idea of trying it on. Decided not to though. Those things can cause trouble. I’ll wait till we reach the tower, then Identify it.

I’m hoping Tinem, Alemnia and I have some time to compare spells once we reach the tower. It would be foolish of us to prepare the same spells before we entered the Mere.
 

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