Elly's Diary: A glimpse of... something special

[Ellywick Fizzlespark]

The Diary of Ellywick Fizzlespark
(Excerpts of Special)

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7th of Diti's Hammer
Timespinner's Era
Year 2015

Dear Roondar,

I don't know why I ever kept saying Dear Journal after all this time we both know that you were reading it almost as soon as I was writing it. Always worried that I would be saying something I should have told you to your face. Well I never had to worry about that, you were going to read it when I didn't want to say it out loud. Like that one time I had decided it might be time for kids, I knew you'd read it so why go through the trouble of randomly bringing it up. Now that dream seems lost though. No one else could ever play with my demons half as well as you did. At least not romantically. I don't even have a body to bury but I did send your amulet to your mother. I never found your ring, I'll do something with mine eventually.   

In case you haven't been watching over me because you're possibly still alive as a snack somewhere, I've joined with a group of tall ones. I've offered to scout for them if they will keep me protected through the forest. They're headed to Navahla anyway so it works out perfectly for me. At dinner, I told them about the time that we were in Bluemere and you'd gotten us kicked out of the Brewery and how I had to figure out a way to get us back in where I stuff was. All of them have apparently been to the Brewery so they thought it was a good story so I think I'm safe for tonight.  

I miss your face. I'm no longer writing in a journal anymore just because it's what I've always done. I'm now writing in it because I miss being able to tell you about my day when we were apart. So this is me telling you how my day went because I still need to do that. Maybe one day I won’t have to, maybe one day I’ll stop having that feeling that I can’t wait to tell you something when you walk through the door. Maybe I won’t. And now that I’ve gone and made myself sad I’m going to have to go make the guy who stepped on my foot earlier see a tarantula on his bedroll so I can go to sleep with a smile. Oh and don’t come haunt me, because you know that’s just going to bite you in that cute little tush of yours when I finally end up dead, too.   

Always Your Little Aleslosh 

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29th of Diti's Hammer
Timespinner's Era
Year 2015

Dear Roondar,

The traveling tall people and I have officially landed in Navahla. I don't remember it being this big or maybe it was just the fact that with you I never had to worry about being stepped on. Two gnomes is always better than one when traveling. I've decided that the color of Ahalya's Breath is going to be pink. Pink everything - hair, eyes, brows. It seems like the color to go for these days anyway and it was always one of my signature colors. Ha! That stupid human is probably still wearing that ugly green color because you said that. 

My companions and I have officially parted ways now so I'm on my own. The one that never stopped singing said something about checking out an inn called Obsidian Heart. Do you remember that name? I do briefly think the name sounds familiar but I can't exactly place it. This is what we get for always having the mentality that if it didn't affect us or home then we didn't need to know about it. At least, that was my mentality, no one could ever figure out what your mentality was. I think I'm going to check it out though. I'm not ready to go back home to the Glen. I could just as easily set up a shop here as work in the one my father runs. Without you there is absolutely no reason to deal with your mother ever again.   

This could be good for me. Don't you think? Yes me too. It would give me more time in the world. No gnomes about it seems or at least not a lot of them. Less worries about people telling me I'm still young. I may only be 161 but I feel 400 without your shining smile and stinky feet. Play a trick for me up there. Stop hiding cheese in my bag, I know it's you.  

Always your Little Aleslosh

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30th of Diti's Hammer
Timespinner's Era
Year 2015

Dear Roondar,

I have met the most enchanting creature in the world. She's sweet, kind and she had no issue giving me a pint glass the first time I asked for it. In fact, she may well be my very new best friend. Poor Stumbleduck doesn't even know he's been replaced by an islander. And yes I may be in love with her all because of a pint glass but then again you knew about my issues long ago, didn't you?

Seriously though, Hana'lee had plenty of information to share with me about the Obsidian Heart when I asked nicely. So did a few of the other patrons that were in there for the midday meal, though I suspected for one or two it might have been breakfast. Though there was that one guy that may not have left the night before. He smelled worse than he looked and that was hard to believe. You probably would have been able to come up with a song to sing about him it was just that weird.   

As for the angel behind the bartop, she was quick enough to let me know about the room and board there at the Inn. That's very nice of her even though I'm currently staying at the Letters Inn again. The halfling owner and I can see eye to eye and I'm not sure I really want to do the Heart thing, or maybe I do. It's hard to make decisions sometimes. It might be a flip of a coin type of thing at this point.   

I also managed to stop in over at the Silver Phoenix just like old times. Told the old man that I was thinking of sticking around and of course, he offers me a job. Not sure I want to work for him though. Maybe I should just get a little kiosk over there and start working for myself. It has potential no? Yes, maybe.   

I don't know what I'm doing with myself. I'll give it a few days to mull over what I plan on doing, plus you know I need to let everyone back home know what plans I'm working towards. My brother has actually decided to take up the reins of the trading that we've been doing. Something about his children are going to drive him crazy. That's what he gets for having six little darlings just like him.   

I think all the ale is going to my head. I should probably sleep soon. Next time you decide to invade my dreams, less of that mushy stuff and more plotting against all the tall people.  

Always your little Aleslosh 

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[Ellywick Fizzlespark]

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3rd of Ahalya's Breath
Timespinner's Era
Year 2015

Dear Roondar,
I did it. The decision might have had something to do with receiving the letter from your mother saying that she couldn't wait to see me again. I can't be completely certain. So now I'm waiting to hear back from some redhead that everyone seems to respect and fear. Besides what's the worst that could happen while I'm off running around with these people? Exactly.

It might be a day or two before I hear back from the lady. Who knows they might not accept gnomes but then again I doubt that would be the reason I didn't get in. I finished up that necklace for the Silver Phoenix. It was nice to get back to using my hands again. If nothing else comes of all this, I think I have remembered some of the little things that used to make me happy. Especially since I might have spelled the necklace so that the first three people to touch it got blue fingers. I pulled out that smile that you always liked and said whoopsies, I forgot about that. He thinks it was just a simple spell to avoid theft though he did say I was doing it wrong, should have made it turn them red so they were red-handed. I may have to rework that spell later to do just that. Or maybe green or purple. Possibilities are endless.

Also, strangest thing happened today. I was kind of sitting in the shadows in the Market District earlier to get some peace and quiet and possibly work out how to make a potentially really large mess that involved cabbages when a little kid snuck over to me. At first I thought he was going to try and take my wallet then it turned out he wanted to recruit me! Obviously I need better clothes when I get the chance. I look like a ragamuffin! Though it's not like I don't have some of the qualifications, it's the principal of the thing! And he totally ruined my concentration so the cabbages stayed right where they were. Maybe next week if I'm still bored.

So how do you like the pink hair up there? When I look in the mirror I still see me so I figure it's not that good of a disguise but it makes me feel better to see something other than the tired person I was when I got here. By the way, I know it was you that took the bottle. It better reappear without any of it missing or there will be consequences when I get to the afterlife.

Always Your Little Aleslosh 

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7th of Ahalya's Breath
Timespinner's Era
Year 2015

Dear Roondar,

It's been a month since you left me or rather were dragged out of my life and now your sneaky little wife widow is an official adventurer. I think. Maria accepted me as one of her own and handed over a ring and a pin both with a heart on it. Both very pretty but I would have done extra wire work but that's just me. 

I got myself all set up afterwards and then decided to actually venture into the Inn when there might be more members. Time to get out of my little shell and actually talk to people I don't know yet. Might even make some friends. Well actually I'm sure that's going to be a possibility. I could almost hear you laughing at me earlier as I tried to figure out everything that was going on like it was normal. 

Even if nothing else had really happened tonight, it would have been nice to just drink there inside the bar and watch the others interact but then Viola had invited me over for food and drinks. The weird meat sandwiches on the bar looked good and the bite I got before the night was done certainly made up for the weird structure of it. The others I met were the talking kitten Shalia and the dragon that looked elven named Kyna. She talked about eating and bashing heads and I should probably remember she said she was a smith. I told her I was a gnome that tried to avoid being eaten and bashed. That seemed to be the right move. Then some guy walked in through a painted door as if he pretty much just appeared. It was amazing and insane at the same time which meant I was interested but for once I didn't bother him. In fact, he seemed to get shy and leave. Then again if I walked through a door that hadn't existed before and met a talking cat and a woman that claimed to be a dragon. I might have drawn a new door and walked out myself if that ability was mine. Instead I would have had to walk out and I wasn't about to leave a mug of ale unfinished. The kitten was sweet and seemed to react like the ones some of the outer burrows kept. 

It wasn't a bad first meeting of interesting people, maybe it won't be as bad as my mother seems to think it will be. And no one knocked me over or stepped on me so total bonus of a day. There was an incident where a wagon of cabbages may have had a slightly fatal accident in the city though, but as usual no one knows how it happened. I bet it was that sneaky kid that had ruined my hiding spot last week. Yeah, it had to be him. Please stop leaving cheese in my bag.

Always your Little Aleslosh

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[Ellywick Fizzlespark]

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9th of Ahalya's Breath
Timespinner's Era
Year 2015

Dear Roondar,

Actually, I'm writing the 9th but it is very much already working its way into the 10th. The day had started much like I expect all my days to start. Worked on a few projects, visited Hana for a midafternoon drink and then relaxed as I found entertainment. Today's took form in the fact that three different little scamps tried to take a bag that wasn't theirs and it exploded bright orange paint on them when they opened it only for it to return to me. I saw all three boys eventually meet together on a corner cursing at the bag as it sat in its spot. Eventually, I took the spell off, picked up my spare satchel and made it back within the inn without anyone noticing much. It was fun and I'm sure The Trickster would have been proud.  

Of course in the Heart is where I heard something about a blue door in Bryony. Apparently, Maria was sending a few people off to figure it out and I tagged along. Let me just say now - blue doors are amazing. All doors need to be blue doors not just because there were presents at the end but because it was just so much fun. A little creepy and mean but fun. Okay let me gather my thoughts as I try to recreate this night for you. And yes this happened all in one night in just a few hours! 

When I went through the portal to get to Bryony I wasn't sure what to expect but I ended up seeing one friendly face twice, the meat sandwich maker and a fuzzy little tail from two nights before. Kyna immediately recognized me and her twin surprised me upon my arrival. Ellis was the one surprised out of the two of us when I decided to go under him to get through the door. And then Shalia eventually squeezed her little kitten tail in. There were at least seven other people besides them and it was hard to keep up as we all shuffled in. The mystery of the door, as briefly explained, was that we had only a few short hours to solve it's mystery before we were kicked out. We either got the goods or we got nothing. Since it was my first adventure I was all for getting the goods. Whatever they may be.   

We had to wait for everyone to be there before we were able to open the door. Oh and this door was more than just blue. It wasn’t attached to anything. Just a door with a little frame out in the middle of a field of Bryony with nothing to see beyond the ring in the center. As soon as we were all there Ellis opened up the door (at least I think it was him) and suddenly Kyna sent me tumbling. All the talk I'd heard said something about a maze so I wasn't sure what to expect but surely I had not expected the child's play room that I suddenly found myself in. There was a jack-in-the-box in the center that seemed like it would be a trap but it ended up showing another door. There was also all kinds of other things to find in there. I didn't see anything at first but once there was a door that's where my curiosity was headed.  

So we go through the door into a kids bedroom. I was beginning to think that we were in some dollhouse somewhere and didn't know it. I surely made a funny little doll if it were true. Back to the story, there was this weird crying that I thought her heard and we peeked under the bed to find a child. He was almost bigger than I was… and dead or undead. I'm not sure which. Apparently he was hungry too because he went lunging towards Vincent who managed to block most of it with all the stuff he had on his body. He also said he lost his toy which I think Kyna had. Gave it back and at that point I kind of went looking around, Kyna stole the dreamcatcher I was looking at. The doors out of the room, however, weren't hidden this time but one was definitely locked. Naturally that's the one that I wanted to go through. About that time one of the people that was with us killed the kid. Not sure I feel guilty because he seemed kind of evil but still. So young. Kyna decided that she needed to hug something small and apparently I was good enough. I didn't mind sometimes it's nice just to be needed. You know? Of course you do.   

Moving on, see this is where things get even more interesting. Eventually someone opened the door, it was one of the big guys wearing heavy boots so it could have been Ellis or Logen or possibly even Vincent but once we got inside the most amazing thing happened. The floor bounced you! It was incredible. I'm not sure I've ever felt anything like it. There was a door in the ceiling that I kind of knew I would never ever reach so I was just enjoying the bouncing.   

The only reason I really felt the need to leave the room was because they had gotten into the other room and there was a sound that apparently was Celeste grabbing all the place settings apparently made of gold, silver and crystal. She probably shouldn't have done that in front of a door that said Mind your Manners in a hundred different languages. In fact as soon as she did some of the objects in the room came to life. Living objects! It was amazing. At least until the spoon tried to peg me with something. I called Kyna for help and we all battled the evil things. I was not nearly as effective as my pride wishes I could have been. That spoon was very agile when it was alive. After it went back to sleep, I stole it as a keepsake. We'll see how agile it is in a little glass lockbox! 

Sidetracked. After the battle, we opened the door that opened when we asked nicely and it led us right back to the playroom, as did the trap door in the top of the bouncy room. The meaning of calling it a maze was truly realized. One of the toy chests finally opened and we all got little toys. I grabbed a music box (more on that later) After that all we needed to do was solve a riddle which someone figured out meant we all had to touch the door together. I thought for sure Grumpy Logen was going to be the one that made us lose out on the loot but someone convinced him to come over.   

As soon as we all touched the door we kind of tumbled out, or I did because I was leaning. Suddenly there were boxes with all our names on it plus the toys. I got a coat that shrank down to my size. It's covered in patches and I can tell each one will give me something but I'm not quite ready to yank the stuff off and sell it just yet. I'm not exactly hurting for money and I've been good about gaining it so far. Save it for a rainy day or a needy adventure right? Oh! That music box I got? It will record a song! It's really fantastic. I was trying to make it work and it remembered my humming that I was doing as I tinkered with it. I think I might go down to the Market District and see if I can catch one of the lute players in action. That would be nice to fall asleep to.  

Speaking of sleep though, it's way past my usual bedtime and I can't stop thinking that we need a bouncy room somewhere. Obviously I need to figure out this magic posthaste. Maybe tomorrow. See? I'm not bad at this adventuring thing. Just make sure big bad dragons are there to protect me. Though I hear they have a way to bring back the dead. You're probably in a giant mound of droppings so there's no way we could bring you back as anything nice. Sorry dear. You have to stay dead and stop leaving cheese in my bag. I mean it.   

Always Your Little Aleslosh 

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[Ellywick Fizzlespark]

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10th of Ahalya's Breath 

Timespinner's Era 

Year 2015 

Dear Roondar,

I slept the sleep of the dead last night. Well maybe not the undead since they don't really sleep. Man that makes me think of the kid from yesterday. I'm still kind of excited from that.    

Earlier I did actually manage to catch a snippet of that music I had been talking about. I needed to get some extra supplies so I headed over to Silver Phoenix and then hung out in the Market District. Going to open up my own little place over there to sell stuff. All these years of making items and magicking them is finally coming in handy. I've been able to talking to a few of the people about things to know and try. The old man's son has been a very informative friend but I get the feeling he's going to ask for a percentage before too long. Once I got back to my room, I worked on a few things but eventually I felt the need to head over to the Heart so that I could get a pint of ale and see who I could meet. I took one of the amulets I'm working on with me to do something in case it was a slow night.  

Actually, I kind of planned to sit back and people watch (remember when we used to do that?), but that didn't work out so well. A couple of nice ladies came into the Inne. One was Alexis with her adorable little girl Ayasha. Aya is only 2 years old but she thought I was fun so I pulled out that new music box and we danced around while I chatted with Alexis and another new person Diana. She's new to the company and was asking questions. It was just nice getting to know each other as I danced away with the little girl. Ellis eventually joined us and as everyone else left we talked about our various talents and abilities. Of course, while we did this he was cutting a cake that I may or may not have been moving around the bar and made scream when it was cut. Harmless fun at its best. He told me I should put the bouncy floor I want in my shop. It could be like a kid care area. Now that's an idea. Indoor play place for kids! I bet it would be a real hit - kids play, parents shop in peace. Win-win. Something to think about at the very least. Though there had been a joke at one point about asking Maria. I seriously doubt she'd let us do it in the Inne. Well.. Yeah seriously doubt.

And now the cake, ale and milk I had is starting to make me tired. Good night for now and please return the crystal vial with the pink stuff. I can never remember the name but you know what it does and how I like it.   

Always Your Little Aleslosh

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12th of Ahalya's Breath
Timespinner's Era
Year 2015

Dear Roondar, 

Your daring little woman has survived yet another adventure with the company. Tonight I joined a group of people that were working in a temple to save a farm girl. There were three hallways and they saved some time of warrior woman and then when I caught up with them they were talking to something in a cauldron that was trying to boil my new kitten friend! It asked us a riddle about what Shalia liked and of course, I've known her a week so I had no idea. Eventually I went ahead and said love while someone else said affection and that seemed to be the right answer. Her fur was a little singed when she got down but she seemed to heal up a bit to feel better.   

After that there were two doors. Logen was on this adventure and when he got to the door on the right he just kind of kicked it open. Mr. Subtle that one. Inside was a woman asked us to get her out. I could tell the bars were locked but not where the lock was or how to get her free. Vilkas went in and just tried to grab the bars. When the ceiling fell on him there was a joke it was okay because he was a paladin and they don't need brains. The lady in the cage couldn't stop laughing even as she was begging us to get her out so I may have suggested we shut her door and check out the other one.  

My instincts proved the best thing to do after Mr Subtle kicked in the second door and we found a room with a woman that looked exactly the same but there was a key in this one! She said she was the second and a mage or something and then we had to do the third hallway. It was dark. Really dark. I let the others go and they all got to pick up a pretty light. I wasn't sure that I could so I let them have at it. We came across a room where someone was on the other side locked in a cage. A quick picked lock later and she was with us. That's when they told us none of them were a farm girl and that meant that someone was trying to resurrect a God and not a good one. I admit I don't know all the details because you know me. I can't stand still and listen if people go on.   

The three said that we needed to head in one direction to find the farm girl, which was the mission, and that someone would be there trying to rezz this God. They all three got down on their knees, there was a big noise and then there were stairs outside. Steps are a big of a pain in the ass sometimes, aren't they? But I did my best dog impression to get up with everyone else. Scouting as best I could while we went down the most boring hallway ever. The room on the end was kind of exciting though. It had an altar and a floating woman in a cage and a hidden farm girl in a another cage. Shalia saw the hidden cage and I was able to get the lock open. We sent the little girl off to one of the safe houses and then we knocked out the woman who was trying to rezz the God.   

Not sure what happened after that, I was very happy to come on home. We got some things, too. I came away with some war paint. Not sure what it does but I guess I can find that out later. Time to shower again and fall asleep for a very long time. By the way, I actually used one of those cheese chunks today. You still need to get the others out.   

Always Your Little Aleslosh

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[Ellywick Fizzlespark]

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13th of Ahalya's Breath 

Timespinner's Era 

Year 2015 

Dear Roondar,

Maria had another job for people to go on tonight. This time she sent us to the swamps of Madder. I had forgotten how humid it was down there. I mean when was the last time we were in Madder? Fifteen years ago at least. Dragon testicles are cooler sometimes! There were people I hadn't met yet. One guy seemed a little different and I couldn't put my finger on it until there was a mention of him being a spirit. That made so much more sense. You know? There was also some weird wild man that wasn't wearing much beyond a skin and a loincloth. There was a new girl that was in way over her head and another that seemed to know what she was doing. Later we were joined by an elf that turned out to be awesome but I'll explain that in a minute. Oh and I mustn't forget Gator Bone. We had our very own Swamp Halfling at our disposal to help guide us. She was shorter than me (ha!) so I instantly liked her! 

So back to the mission. Apparently some idiot kid had bought a bottle that said Djinn inside and then let out some weird ghost thing called a Crimson Death, though we didn't know that at the time. So Maria sent us to Madder to get to this fancy swamp dynasty house of sorts where the rich kid was from. The gentleman that we met there was definitely hoity-toity with perfumed toilet paper no doubt. The man had staff and everything up in the big structure. And they clean too well. I found nothing around the floor and walls to help identify the creature. 

The good news about that house is I got to poke my first dead body in a long time. That was fine, however it told me exactly nothing. Everything else I wanted to touch was handled by someone else so I jumped off the table and waited for someone to figure things out. Eventually some weird guy came from the swamp saying he had come across the nest for the thing. He drew us a map of where to go and off we went as a team.    

Of course the damned map took us right through some of the swamp that wasn't well used. Though we did come across a Madder Toad. Thing was massive. I'm going to have to try and get on one of them one day. Can you imagine me riding that thing through the swamp? Of course Gator Bone says that the eggs are good eatin'. May have to try that too. This is where the elf lady that came along came in handy. I had denied Analeigh's offer of help just for Ala to grab me and put me on her shoulders anyway as the water started to seep up to my armpits almost. I would have told her no and floated across the wet part but I was happy to be above water too.   

Eventually, we actually came up to the lair of the beast. I got all nice and sneaky on him and managed to burn his butt but he was incorporeal (say that a few times fast) so it didn't do but so much. Though he really seemed to like attacking the ghost guy. In fact, he went for me and Dori made him attack him again. See? Other people are taking care of me you should worry less up there. Anyhow, it took him sucking on someone to get us able to hit him really proper like. Eventually we took him out though it seemed like it took forever in the middle of everything. Once he was done I helped Gator get her eggs and then we all kind of came home after getting some Madder Red Ale. I needed a shower between the dragon nutsack sweat and the swamp. It was bad. 

And now I'm showered and smelling like a … well something sweet and I'm dog tired.   

Always Your Little Aleslosh 

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[Ellywick Fizzlespark]

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16th of Ahalya's Breath 

Timespinner's Era 

Year 2015 

Dear Roondar,

I actually went to a ball tonight. I know. I wore a dress and everything. I even made sure my hair didn't have knots or dust in it! I got my hands on a black dress that I could embroider myself, I wasn't sure that there were any seamstresses locally that could do the stitching the way we did back home. Maybe next time I'll have more time to find out.   

The whole big to-do was for the Third Anniversary. At first I was kind of trying to scout but then I decided to walk up to a dwarf and find out if there was anything good to eat. He turned me towards some of the delightful little sweets that I probably shouldn't have eaten. Turned out his name was Madith and he was a very delightful fellow. We also were joined by a Kythin. Tall one of course. Later found out dragon heritage of some kind but I prefer to think of them as all human unless their ears point. I mean they all look alike. 

Apparently Kythin has a bit of a reputation that put Madith on edge but I tried to ignore that as I was handed cake and we all exchanged pleasantries. Talked about some of the fun that I had been having and how long everyone had been with the company. It was a Heart function after all. Eventually there was some door prizes and you'll never guess what I ended up with - a giant great axe! Just what I need to cut myself with. Throughout the evening I saw several faces that I knew. Shalia and Celeste were there that I remember specifically. Shalia said something about us actually getting a bouncy room. 

I will say the most interesting part was after the dwarf decided to leave us. I think he was getting nervous about Kythin though he seemed a good enough guy if not dry. He was trying to explain a cake that I'm not sure I understood. Something about cows and cold. But then he talked me into causing a little mischief. Well you know me, I'm always good for a little mischief. His idea was to throw me into the cake and I said it would be better to make someone else fall into it. Eventually I stole some of the oil near a bowl of salad and used it on the floor before asking some poor guy in a waiter uniform to cut me some cake. I almost thought he would manage to fall backwards not forward but then he did exactly as I wanted him to. Face right into the cake, table crashed. Oh it was funny. I almost got a few others with the oil on the floor when they came to clean it up, too.  

Alas eventually I really needed to get out of there as things started to thin out. It was a great party though I'm not sure I want to do it very often. Can't wait to see what the next one is like. I'll need to remember to sew in supplies on a belt or something. Maybe go for one of the new friends I've made or just keep harassing other locals. Either way. Missed you stepping on my feet to the music but it's getting a little easier. Then again, I know you're reading this. And STOP WITH THE CHEESE ALREADY. 

Always Your Little Aleslosh 

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[Ellywick Fizzlespark]

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17th of Ahalya's Breath 

Timespinner's Era 

Year 2015 

Dear Roondar,

It feels so good to be busy again. My new shop is coming along nicely and it keeps me busy creating things during the day other than mischief. I've still got the knack for it, though it also means I'm back to forgetting to eat and drink on the regular. Luckily for me there was extra food from the ball last night. Hana was sweet enough to give me two ales (though I guess I did ask for them) and then I pigged out on some of the sweets and other things I had tried the night before. There was a pair talking at the bar and the guy called me Lala. I tried to set the record straight that I was Elly but that just seemed to cause more confusion and apologies. Celeste eventually joined us and there was a brief talk about the various view angle differences between the small folk and the big folk. Then the stranger came in.

He was all kinds of tore up and his armor was falling all to bits all over the place. He left a blood streak on the wall that even I knew Maria/Hana wouldn't like. Eventually Celeste got him into a chair and asked why he hadn't gone to a healer. Eventually the guy seemed to like pass out, I wondered if he was dead so I stuck a finger in one of his rapidly healing wounds to press as hard as I could. That certainly woke him up! The rage he suddenly had kind of healed him all up, too. Which was funny in a way. Then he started backing away from me like I was some dangerous creature and guess what! HE HAS A TAIL! I'm so going to get that tail one day. Just to know how it feels.   

After he show of bravado everything kind of settled down. Celeste offered me a job of going through her castle to make sure nothing small can get in. She apparently has issues with goblins. I know right? I can't blame her for that at all. Then there was talk about past blue doors and this new tower that has popped up. I want to go check it out but I can't go on my own. I might have to figure out a group of people willing to go.   

Eventually the night ended with the crazy monkey man telling us his name which was some weird P word. I'll just call him Monkey Man. Then Alexis came in with Aya and I got out my new music box for everyone to dance to if they wanted. Somewhere along the line I started to lose my concentration and just decided to go pass out. It was probably for the best. And now I really do need to pass out. Found more cheese.. Please stop.    

Always Your Little Aleslosh

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[Ellywick Fizzlespark]

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18th of Ahalya's Breath 

Timespinner's Era 

Year 2015 

Dear Roondar,

Today was actually a bunch of working in the shop. Getting a place over near the Silver Phoenix had been a good idea. The old man seems to think once people realize how good I am it will be good for everyone's business over there. When I was done, I went you know where. Yep exactly - the Inne. There were all kinds of new people there tonight. One of the ones I ran into was Alexis and she introduced me to Aya's father, Gabriel. Not sure what I expected but it wasn't that! They were having a date night of sorts with Aya being stuck with a babysitter. Alexis thanked me for being so kind to Aya and gave me a box that she and the little one wanted me to have. Now I need to make something for the little girl just not sure what. I'm almost finished that new peacock design. 

I got to meet some more members of the company that I hadn't previously. The guy who had come through that door the one time is apparently Hyojin. He's a pretty good artist and apparently his art is somewhat like magic. It can randomly summon things that he draws, like doors, cookies, strawberries. There was a very interesting gentleman that introduced himself as Enok. He was such a charmer, even kissed my hand! Though at first I was a little worried that he was going to bite me or something. You just never know with the larger people. Sometimes they hide what species they really are. The last new person I met was a brunette named Lunette (hey that rhymed!) was there and we got introduced towards the end of the evening. She's the one that wanted the strawberries from Hyo!  

Ellis eventually came along to meet all the new people, too. He had with him this monster cake with different flavored layers. A true masterpiece. It was like a little party right there at the bar. But like always people eventually had to find their beds. I thought for sure that Lunette was going to meet the stairs when she started to weeble and wobble but she appeared to make it up with Hyo's help. Ellis tried to send me upstairs with extra cake for the road. Right, like I really need extra cake! 

And now I think it's time for me to kick some sheep.   

Your Little Aleslosh

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[Ellywick Fizzlespark]

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19th of Ahalya's Breath 

Timespinner's Era 

Year 2015 

Dear Roondar,

Hello my dear, having fun reading all my adventures? We had another job today for Maria. Apparently some stupid merchants caved in a dragon cave and then built their house on top of it. I'm not entirely certain how you manage to cave in a dragon cave without noticing the dragon but apparently these idiots did. How did they make money in trading? Well I'll let you think about that. I know how you so enjoy that type of speculation. Anyway, the job was for us to make it safe for the dragon to come out without too much loss of life. So I went to a party! 

The best part is who I went to the party with. The half-naked man from the swamp, a lady who is definitely part something with horns in her head and barely speaks Common, the moon elf from the swamp, the ghost swordsman, Kyna, Lunette and Hyo. Though the doorman didn't stay with us but so long. He disappeared somewhere in the middle of all the fun of trying to get into the house shortly after Kyna showed up. 

At first, we had to find a way into the party and they weren't just going to let us in but Sorrow decided to show how awesome she was at intimidation and you know what? She really really is. This was about the time I realized I didn't want to be on her bad side! Though the flaming poleax was kind of cheating. Unsurprisingly they let us into the party where we met one of those scantily clad set any types with more boobs than sense. She talked the others into giving up their weapons while I snuck away. This house was exactly as you'd expect. Everything over the top and over half of it gold.   

I managed to find the dining room where supposedly there was going to be a speech soon but all I found were servants that couldn't give us time of day. I went to trip this lady maid but accidentally made a boy drop what he had. I feel a little bad he was given the boot but honestly he could do better than these people anyway. They couldn't even fit their guards with proper fitting gear! Or half the maids. So much cleavage and leg! 

Getting nothing out of that room I went to where all the merchant pretenders were standing around judging the wild man and ignoring Lunette. The guards didn't even have a helmet I could use to make my voice big so I had to resort to new tactics. I had already been thinking it when the suggestion was made by the scythe carrying brunette so I moved into the crowd, got a good angle on a tapestry and sent a very lovely fireball towards it without getting caught. Fire always works doesn't it?   

Now that we weren't being ignored about the dragon, everyone was running from the house or got escorted. I stayed long enough to steal a little gold statuette and then went outside where Kyna was giving a show as actual dragon in the sky. She's a little awesome in that way. The big guy underneath shaking the ground once or twice for show I think and then as we were finally getting people to leave, the guards turned out to be bandits that had been hired instead of real guards. They had planned on robbing the party blind but we messed it up. A fight broke out and I may have accidentally killed a guy by stabbing him right in the ass. Others soon joined him and one guy ran away. The boss of the crooks surrendered sadly. 

Kovak was given the go ahead to come out and the damage was glorious. The whole house was completely destroyed and the great ancient turned into a super tall guy with a robe on. He gave something to Ala after she stopped wild guy from hitting the bound bandit and then we came home. And I'm exhausted.   

Watch over me while I try to sleep without nightmares. 

Always Your Little Aleslosh 

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[Ellywick Fizzlespark]

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20th of Ahalya's Breath 

Timespinner's Era 

Year 2015 

Dear Roondar,

So after a fun day of very lazily putting things together. I know I'm never that lazy but it was lazy for me after the late night I had last night. Tonight I got with a group of people that was sent to Zyon. Do you remember Zyon? Remember the warmth and just beauty of it? We went twice? Going to need to go back on a non-mission just to remember what it's like again. Though tonight was definitely not a pleasure stop. The water coming from beneath the Temple had become nasty and somewhere along the way someone had run into a ghost so that's why the Heart was brought in.

Have I mentioned yet that I love the constant use of portals?  They leave you feeling funny but at the same time they save so much time getting to places.  Once the mage had the portal up and going, I jumped right through as usual.  I seem to remember from our trips before that the water under the Temple held all the souls of Zyon and it was confirmed by the people who showed up to talk to us when we arrived.  You know that joke we used to say about how they men wore skirts and the women didn't wear shirts.  Yep!  Still applicable.  I saw knees and tits almost as soon as we got there.  The river coming from the temple has turned a smoky black color and there is a nasty smell emanating from it which can only mean thing.  Something dead!  As it's a soul well, this kind of feels like a 'you think' moment.   Alexios and the perky twins gave us the instructions to handle the doors that led towards the soul wells.  Since I don't know Zyonian or Ancient (should probably learn that one), I let everyone else worry about the details as I ran off.  I wanted to see if I could find something interesting.

I did find something interesting!  I found black smelly water!  Surprise!  The fact that they had lost people to some ghost thing pretty much means we know exactly why this water is gross but we're supposed to be handling the ghost and finding the source.  Luckily for me, the glowing ghost quiet woman Indrila was there to make sure people kept up with my pace.  Though I did behave and didn't wonder off too far.  Ever.  Especially since I let them keep all the keys and secrets to the doors.  Normally, I'm all about opening doors but it seemed too complicated and really I wanted to see the ghost and the soul pools.  

The first place we went into was this big cave with all these carvings and it took more willpower than I thought I had to not just make my voice echo in there.  Part of that was probably because the smell was horrible.  It was amplified in that particular spot.  Oh and the dead bodies in the water didn't help.  I offered to actually get into the water to try and help get the stuff out since no one else really had a good idea of how to get them out.  Then Celeste showed up being my bright and shiny savior.   She had a grapple on the end of a rope and we used that go to body fishing, which was a lot better than fishing with a gnome hook. 

While everyone checked out the bodies, I ran ahead and came upon a door.  I should have taken the first key.  Actually it's probably a good thing that I never got the key.   The second section seemed kind of empty and nothing happened until Indrila splashed the door with something.  The third section wasn't straight so that's of course where fun things happened.  Apparently the being was watching us.  Ala saw it first and I almost walked right up to it, whoopsies.  Then apparently it moved onto the next section past the third door so we had to keep going on the hide and seek game.  I almost wish I hadn't been so eager to get going because you know what we learned in the next section?  This thing was uuuuuugglyyyyyyy.  Oh and he hurts!  Nothing worse than having a ghost slide claws through your body.  So don't try it hun.  I won't like it.  This thing actually drained the life from my friends when it hit them.

We finally moved into the last room and we could see where the thing had been messing with the pools.  It surprised me when I could still see it and that seemed to make it mad because it tried to attack me but Ala jumped in front to take the hit for me.  I really like her.  I was off my game though because I actually stumbled when I went to attack the thing.  It got another swipe at me and this time I felt it completely.  Around that time was also when we noticed the person that had obviously brought the horrific thing into being.  I managed to blind her for a little bit as we worked to defeat her.  It took a while (or so it felt) but she surrendered to us and then unsummoned the evil beast.   We took her to Maria instead of his skirted holiness.  I stole a rock to commemorate the event and then I came home.  Once again.. I'm beat.  This adventuring thing seriously requires more energy that even I have.  And that's with all the help Ellis gives me!  See you soon near the sheep pen, love.

Always Your Aleslosh

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[Ellywick Fizzlespark]

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25th day of Ahalya's Breath

Timespinner's Era

Year 2015

Dear Roondar,

Today was a good day.  I learned a new trick from the Old man and managed to sell a few things in the shop. The stock is coming along nicely and I don't feel so overwhelmed. It's not looking nearly as bleak as my mother would have everyone believe it will be.   Though I decided today might be a good day to go back to the Inne and sleep in a bed instead of my bedroll at the store.  Hana the lovely was very generous in allowing me to have a large mug of ale.   Of course that's when the really pale elf guy named Maereth questioned how thirsty I was. I sat with him for a while after that and I think I may have just made a deal with the devil as we talked about learning magic from each other.   Then he pulled out an imp and we (the imp and I) decided to go throw some cookies at some of the faeries that were hanging out at the bar.   That was fun until MonkeyMan showed up and then I chatted with him for a while.  He's not that bad.  Maybe.

Well that's it for my day.  Please stop with the cheese.  I miss you.

Always Your Aleslosh

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[Ellywick Fizzlespark]

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27th of Ahalya's Breath
Timespinner's Era
Year 2015

Dear Roondar,

My days are all starting to feel about the same which isn't a bad thing.  Getting a routine down isn't a bad thing, right? It's almost been two months since that fateful in Scourcone.  After a long day, I came back to the Heart like I normally do and you'll never guess what I found.  A giant!  A pink haired giant at that.  She's a member of the Heart and instantly I liked her for her hair.   About mid-ale though a few of us heard some whispers out in the courtyard and we had to explore, naturally.  I couldn't see anything but some of the others seemed to catch someone in the shadows.  Turned out it was that witch from the soul wells last week.  She was all pissy we took her staff and that they were going to send her away for getting caught.  Well maybe she shouldn't have gotten caught, right?  I recognized her and Hyo was there and after getting hurt by the dead thing she'd had last time, he certainly didn't want to deal with her or what she could do. This Ashling wanted it bad enough she said she was going to bring down the Heart.  I don't think that's actually possible to be honest.  Logen asked how much she'd pay him to get it.  Mr. Subtle is not so subtly on my shit list which works because he looks like he's having a bad face day.  Of course, the rest of us saying no just made her pull something else out of her ass.   This time it was a Rot-Ripper (Celeste told us what it was called. she's so smart and pretty) I affectionately named Handjobs McGore.  Thank you Thank you, I'm here all the time.  It was a 10-foot-tall decaying ogre with 14 arms for crying out loud!  What else would you call it. 

Our friend the magic user disappeared and left us with the ogre so we all started attacking it except Logen and Shalia who were sitting somewhere else.  I kind of went into hiding because I didn't want to get hit by another undead thing. And everyone had killed it before I could even make an attack.  That's okay though because once it was down, it meant we could chase down Ashling inside the Inne because she went looking for the staff and scared Hana!  How dare she! Ran into her in the hallway and I was able to use a quick bit of magic to anchor her down before she got away.  Then I was able to finally stab something -- her butt!    It got crowded in that hallway kind of quick though, especially when the pink haired head cleaver came in and about took the lady's noggin!  I left the mess for someone else to clean up and then promptly moved with Shalia the kitty to get ale for me and milk for her.  We had earned them in my mind.  And Maria didn't have to come back from Kullyr to find out we let someone steal something from her vault!  That's one redhead I never want to piss off.  

That's it for now.  I'm done all my ale and now I'm sleepy.  Playing is such hard work.

Always Your Little Aleslosh

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[Ellywick Fizzlespark]

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30th of Ahalya's Breath

Timespinner's Era

Year 2015

Dear Roondar,

It's getting really close to the time when things are at their thinnest between my world and your new one.  Which means I'm having more fun than ever messing with people.   Today I was juggling some rolls while sitting on the bar and one of the men that had come in for a couple of ales saw the rolls as dead baby heads.  Not sure why he would see that or why I know that but he was looking a little green when I took a bite of one.  Haha.  Then people that knew me started showing up so I had to stop playing tricks on the drunks.   There were several people that came early since we knew Maria was sending a crew back up to Rumeria to deal with the Blot they found last week.   Though we tried to relax and Ellis even gave me cookies.  I'm beginning to think he's an agent of chaos or something.  

So about this mission we went on.  I'm not sure how I feel about it.  Let me explain.  One it was in Rumeria where it's already colder than a ice dragon's tit.  You think the milk you get from an ice dragon is already cold?  Anyway.  Two we were dealing with something that required us to deal with planar forces.   I'm not entirely certain that I came away with all my marbles in the exact shape they'd been in when I went.  It's not like I wasn't with a trusty group.  There was the pale elf I made the devil's pact with, the half orc from the party, Ellis my sugar distributor, Hyo the doorman, Aya's parents Alexis and Gabriel, Sorcha, Shalia Lunette and Celeste. Oh and some pale chick that Maereth seems to know.  When we got there, everyone seemed to have done some research but no one was really speaking up about what had to be done so we kind of pushed forward.  Which was good because I was about to turn around with my frozen nunus and get the hell back to the inne.  

Eventually we crossed over into something because it started raining goop all over the place.  I brought some of it home in an empty bottle I had to remember the mission by.   After that things just got more and more weird.  There was a giant worm that we weren't allowed to slice, though Raufak rocked it's world and we all got away.  Then we came across a couple that was arguing and I didn't understand any of it.   Something about being from the Planes and maereth got into wheelin and dealin and I'm forgetting details because I got bored and started looking around in the slime and now raining blood to find the hole that everyone had been talking about. There had also been someone offering to make us all Gods if we wanted to be but I just wasn't interested.    Eventually I found the hole and we may have saved someone from a bad guy.  I don't even know anymore.  Once the hole was found we all kind of came home and showered.. several times.   Now I'm ready to sleep because lots of hot water.   See you in my dreams.

Yours

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[Ellywick Fizzlespark]

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31st of Ahalya's Breath

Timespinner's Era

Year 2015

Dear Roondar,

Nothing like a good spooky day to cause trouble!  As you well know today is one of my favorite days because everyone is just a little jumpy about tomorrow.   I made people see dead loved ones, hear ghosts haunting them.. and there is this one guy who has a love of his cabbages that I find weird so he  may have been accosted by a skeleton that wasn't actually there.  Oh and there was this one guy that got to dance with his double down by the waterfront.   I also actually worked in the shop, I swear.  Sometimes it's just hard sitting there all day, you know?

I came back to the Heart eventually to get some ale and maybe something other than sugar to eat. Of course, today I happened to meet my new second favorite person here in Navahla.  His name is Dorian and I'm fairly certain he's Maria's main squeeze.   He's also one of those people who keeps getting new bodies.  He decided to pull out a halfing skeleton as a friend to play with.   He knew some deep magic I could tell and one of his hands was nothing but bone!  I played with the little skeleton for a while and we tried to prank a few people because the little guy's middle finger kept falling off so I wanted to put it in some poor drunk's plate but Dorian kind of ruined our fun.  I'm fairly certain other things may have happened and there were other people around but right now all I can think of is how awesome Dorian and his minion were.  Plus I got to keep the skeleton hand.  Just have to figure out what to do with it..  hmm.

See you soon my love.

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[Ellywick Fizzlespark]

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3rd of Dannui's Rise

Timespinner's Era

Year 2015

Dear Roondar, 

You know how you're a complete and utter sissy when it comes to going over large bodies or water.  Or.. you were.  I finally got to visit Skegg Islands today.  Maria has this thing about sending us to cold places.  It would be nice if she mixed it up.  Trip to Rumeria one day and then a trip to madder to thaw out the next.  I realize winter is coming though so soon a lot of places are going to be cold until spring.  Maybe someone should find work in Anoi'Pua or over by the Thanes for the next couple of months.  We can take a portal mage with us for a mid mission break in Rumeria to make sure we all don't get overheated.  Actually taking one of those lazy ass port union mages would probably cost the arm and a leg of someone tall.  

Tonight's group had a lot of people I'd never met before.  The spirit I met in the swamp was there, as was Lunette and Hyo.  Oh and monkey man.  Everyone else though was new to me.  Big burly redhead with a dragon on his chest, blue haired lady with glasses, shadow wolf and some chick with two colored eyes.   The shadow wolf doesn't speak common so Mr Ghosty Pants was having to translate.  That's only slightly inconvenient.  Oh who am I kidding.  It's way more than inconvenient doing this kind of work.  At one point my choices were watch her face for bad smells or keep going forward the way I like.  I hate having to make that kind of choice.   So I didn't make it.. I did what I always do.  I tried to go forward a little bit at a time without leaving too many people.  They start threatening me with harnesses and leashes if I do that too often and Lunette totally made mention of it again tonight!

Everyone was introducing themselves so I got to learn their names but I may have forgotten to give mine.  Hard to say with everything that kind of went on.  The place we went to was an old temple of Leaxo.  We were looking for it's reliquary for Maria in case it was actually still there.  The first room didn't seem to have much beyond a plate.  The doors weren't even locked!  Eventually Lunette busted right into a room that held some dark creeper things.  They stunk so bad.  We killed them and then a big one came out of a trap door.   Of course he took forever to kill as people started dropping their weapons and fumbling about even missing a lot.  Eventually though we killed it and there was a flash of light that blinded half the people because it wall PshawShing!  and yeah so that was fun leading everyone back out of there.  We lost the wolf in the battle and we had to get her back to Indrila so she could bring her back.  I managed to snag one of the daggers for use later. 

Now I'm home and my eyes and ears seem to be fine but my nose hasn't recovered.  Hopefully sleep will do that.  See you soon.

Your Aleslosh

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[Ellywick Fizzlespark]

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5th of Dannui's Rise

Timespinner's Era

Year 2015

Dear Roondar,

You remember the last time we had a night where we weren't really sure how to explain what happened the next day? This was tonight here at the Heart --

Old friends getting reacquainted, Monkey man being agitating, New people met, New grudges formed, A brawl breaking out with two quick knockouts. Logen got drunk, I swung on a tail. Things settled down but for amusement we all started talking sword size, spankings and other things. Lots of cake eaten and alcohol consumed. And luckily no one needed bail.

Okay now let me explain.  
- "Old friends getting reacquainted."  Some friend of Logen's came around named Ana.  Not sure exactly what they talked about because you know how much I hate verbal conflict but she was definitely one of the ones that got knocked out later.  With an empty bottle from Logen no less.
- "Monkey man being agitating."  MonkeyMan went a little far today.  Basically tried to make Hyo give him the key to his room to got wake up Lunette or something.  That's just creepy.  Actually threatened Hyo and started a fight with Logen that ended quickly (not as quickly as the one with Ana but close enough.)  He was the second knockout.  I got to wake him up with a bucket of ice water.  
- "New people met."  I officially met Ana, Sorrow and her friend named Rune, As well as some friends of Logen's whose name now escapes me.  A lot of old friends were there too though.  Hyo the doorman, VeggieTail (new name for MonkeyMan), Mr Subtle (of course), Mr Subtle's woman Chloe, Alexis, Magnus (the guy from yesterday with the dragon.  He wears a skirt!), Ellis and Maria.. the boss.  
- "New grudges formed."  Fairly certain there are a lot of people that want nothing to do with VeggieTail at this point.  I can honestly say I'm not exactly thrilled with him and Hyo definitely isn't likely to be too friendly after the way he was shaken.  All because the idiot thinks he needs to train or prove he's better than others.  Tried that with Dorian the other night.  Would have loved to see the necromancer burn him down after tonight.  Seriously.
- "A brawl with 2 KOs"  Yeah already explained this! See above you lazy ass.
- "Logen got drunk."  Self-explanatory and don't give me that look like you want to argue mister.
- "I swung on a tail."  See Gus was distracted by Sorrow calling him a vegetable and egging him on as he was being a jackass. She said he needed to get laid which was hilarious. Sorrow is a funny lady even if she does have horns. And since no one was paying any attention to me and that tail was just out there for the grabbing.  I went for it.  He didn't swing me about nearly as much as I had hoped and got all pissy like he was going to hurt me.  Definitely a point in the grudge department. 
- "Sword Size"  Yes that's exactly what you're thinking.  I may have made a crack about Magnus having a big sword and that started a whole bunch of double meaning talk about things. Especially when Ellis popped into it and of course i had to admit that Ellis's was bigger though Magnus seemed to know how to use his.  Which is true, but Ellis's broadsword is bigger.
- "Spankings." Maria was trying to get a rise out of Hana or Ellis.  I don't even remember now but there was a whole bunch of talk about witholding spankings or giving spankings and which was one was worse.  I didn't follow and kind of stared into my ale.  As I'm sure you can imagine since you know me. Hah
- "Other things."  Just for that look you don't get this explanation. 
- The rest.  Yeah Ellis made cake which is always awesome and why he's on the list of people that are my favorites.  Alcohol of course consumed to make Logen drunk and I needed to have my ale and so many others partook throughout the course of the night.  It was the least we could do to keep morale high, right?  And no one needed bail because the only guy that was really in trouble was all tied up and hung up in the barn where Sorrow left him!

And yes this happened over the course of like seven hours or so.   I do believe I love this place.  Best decision ever made.   Okay time for me to kick some sheep over the fences.  

Always Yours

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[Ellywick Fizzlespark]

The Diary of Ellywick Fizzlespark

Year 162

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3rd of Diti's Hammer
Timespinner's Era
Year 2016

Hello my darling,

Today is the one year anniversary of that fateful day in the Deepwood.  I've decided to start a new journal and file away the old one.  It's not that I'm trying to move on from you but more that I don't know what else to do with myself today. Part of me kept saying that I should go out there.  Try to find your body again.  Maybe have something to place in the burial ground where you're supposed to be waiting for me.   No, that would be a bad idea too.  I don't know what to do with myself honestly.  

The shop is doing well and I haven't been on adventure in a while so maybe I should do that. I'm confused and unsure of who to talk to.  The person I would normally talk to is still dead (that's you by the way).  And the other person I would have talked to about this has been missing since winter.  Maybe I'm not meant for long term relationships.  One century is all I get. 

I know!  I'll get some Bitchinbrew.  

Always your Little Aleslosh

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4th of Diti's Hammer
Timespinner's Era
Year 2016

Dear R  Journal  ... 
Dear
            This sucks.. gonna get a drink.

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5th of Diti's Hammer
Timespinner's Era
Year 2016

..... I have no idea what to put here.  Worked in the shop, started drinking when we closed up.  Will try again tomorrow.

-Me

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6th of Diti's Hammer
Timespinner's Era
Year 2016

I told myself that I wasn't going to spend another year talking to you in a leather bound book but I find that I simply cannot help myself.  The last few days I've tried to write a new journal entry without starting it the way I did last year but I'm guessing that you're my worst habit, sweetcheeks.  I will probably have to wait another century to quit you. As far as bad habits go, this isn't the worst I could do.. right?  

Did you know I'm still finding cheese in all of my stuff? What the hell is up with that?  Did you find a way to make the cheese multiply within nondimensional spaces? I know you can be smart but how could that really happen?  It's either that or a... actually I have no idea what I was going to write anymore.  The other idea is so ridiculous I find myself actually laughing a little bit and now I have ink all over my fingers. All your fault.  Yes I can blame you.

I'm not doing much better today and I find that I have urges to get myself a giant barrel of something.  Of course that just brings back memories and I find myself unable to really move. I hate being emotional.  What have you done to me? This is where I would tell you about my day but it's all starting to blur together what I did this week.  Fairly certain I cut some gems, made a piece for somebody. The smart people are ordering things three months in advance for Yuletide.  We were never that smart, were we?  

Time to go to the nearest bar that will give me mass quantities of ale.  

-Me

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[Ellywick Fizzlespark]

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7th of Diti's Hammer
Timespinner's Era
Year 2016

You know for a brief moment in time I thought I saw Stumbleduck today.  I haven't seen him in so long I might have forgotten what he looks like.  Sometimes I think I forgot what you look like, too.  Colin, my apprentice in case you weren't paying attention, has almost mastered the basics of gem cutting.  I'm not as worried about all the mistakes that he's making anymore.  I've started to give him the little things more often.  Most of the magic is still in my hands but that's because the boy can barely spark a flame much less anything else.   I'm beginning to think his talents may be in schools of thought I'm not familiar with.  I've made some friends over in Archgate that might be able to test him.  Hopefully he's not one of those jerk kind of magic users.  Bleh.  Looks like I'll have to find someone else to go pranking the town with me.   The halfling over at Letters Inn is always appreciative of my stopping by but halflings are the same.  Sure we all look the same to people taller than us but.. we're not.  As you know.   I think tonight I'll run out and disguise myself as a halfling for a bit actually.   I'm too well known in Navahla even when I don't have my hair pink.  

Thinking of you... always.

E            

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8th of Diti's Hammer
Timespinner's Era
Year 2016

Maria is trying to get everyone to practice their archery or something.  She's mentioned doing it a few times this week and I've been watching as people go hang out in the field a bit for friendly competitions.  Part of me wants to do it but I find myself sitting in the unseen shadows unable to bring myself to actually engage with anyone or anything.  Hana knew I was there though when I tried to sneak some ale.  She let it slide and didn't say anything other than if I make a mess she will find a way to find me and shackle me to a mop to clean up.   I think she would do it, too.   You know if I had a thing for women.  Hana'lee would be it for me.

This ale isn't going to finish itself.  I have another couple of fingers left and then I may go create a hole somewhere in Hagswyld for fun.  Don't worry I won't target the poor people.. just the black market seedy people.  And of course I won't get caught.  Do I ever get caught?  Previously aforementioned bartender of awesomness aside.  And you pipe down about that one time in that bandit camp.  

Always your Aleslosh

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9th of Diti's Hammer
Timespinner's Era
Year 2016

I give up pretending that I'm writing to myself here.  I know I don't call you out by name anymore and that's probably one step of many, but we both know I'm talking to you.  I can't stop myself from jotting down some words just to chat with you.  

Tonight is the Red Moon.  Somewhere out there weird people are sacrificing other humans and I'm not even on an adventure to stop them which feels odd in of itself that I have this knowledge at all, much less that I'm not doing anything about it. Mostly because getting anywhere kind of sucks.  Maria is all the awesome with her connections to the port union but blipping about was never really my thing.  Unless you count moving through the shadows.  Shadows have always been my thing but I'm not sure what kind of distance I could get on them.  No.. it's best to just stay home and worry about the cultists and all of the death gods and worshiping later.  

Oh.. I heard the worst.  joke.   ever today.   Stupid kobolds.    Why do some gnomes make their hair pink?  So kobolds can have attention grabbing loincloths.     See?  worst joke ever. Considering the source it happens but still.   Alright I'm going to go make one more spot of mischief then calling it a night.    Miss you.. with all the organs in my chest.

Always your Aleslosh

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10th of Diti's Hammer
Timespinner's Era
Year 2016

The most amazing thing happened today.   I was in the Market Square like I usually am around lunch, munching on a sweetcake when I saw... another gnome!  I'm not sure who they are or what they want but I decided to follow them around for a bit and they pulled off a few of the most beautiful illusions I had ever seen.  Stuff I had never really thought of trying before.  And while some of it was super shady and not all the good-natured.  Oh man it was still fun to watch.  I actually cackled at the last one which is how he almost found me.   I'm going to have to go out in disguise tomorrow to see if I can find him again.  I think I know where he might be staying.   I'm not even upset I didn't get my own pranks in for the day!  I've spent the last couple of hours just sitting in the basement trying to figure out the exact wiggle of my finger and image from my mind to get half of them done.  It's been a long time since I spent time concentrating on something so hard.  

I need some ale and a break.  My head is starting to ache a little.   

Your little Aleslosh

P.S.  CHEESE!!!!!!!

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[Ellywick Fizzlespark]

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13th of Diti's Hammer

Timespinner's Era

Year 2016

Dear  R   You

Things have felt a little busy later. There are apparently new Heart members that have heard about my ability to make things so I've been working on their special projects.  Taking my time doing them while also teaching Colin a few things. It reminds me of that time we were up in Thrangstonn that time.  Lots of crafting and drinking.. some days are more drinking than crafting but it's definitely very reminiscent of those times.  Of course, I'm the only one under five foot around here. 

Colin is doing well though.  He has picked up a few more techniques and I think I see potential in him that I haven't seen in a while.  I worry that one day he'll strike out on his own and then I'll have to find someone else to schlep for me. I'm sure I could but I like this kid.  He even understands I don't want to answer questions right now even though something is obviously wrong.  He's smart like that, for a tall one. 

He's letting me pick up the pieces of where I fell apart the last couple of weeks. Even if you're not really haunting me... you are.  I'm off to get another drink but I finally remembered to write some words down.  

Aleslosh

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[Ellywick Fizzlespark]

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17th of Diti's Hammer

Timespinner's Era

Year 2016

You know.  Just when I thought I had the world figured out, a bunch of spiders decided to just burst through the earth and come after the park I like so much.  You know the one where I had the group playing hide and seek with me for that trinket game we were all playing.  Sadly the event took the lives of a lot of people.  I think I'm going to do something for the orphanages that now have new occupants.  Yes I'm aware that I can't take anymore orphans in.  Or could I?  I guess it all depends on if Colin is going to be branching out on his own soon.  I will probably need to broach the topic with him soon.  Maybe help him with the whole thing the way our old friend helped me when I moved here a year ago.   It's the least I could do for the kid.

Your mother came to Navahla.  I should have told you earlier since it happened before the spiders but you know how I get around her.   She was trying to be nice and I could tell that she was feeling just as blue as I was.  I attempted to to show her a good time but then I ended up going back to Fiddlenag with her and drinking with the Mayor and everyone else.  Made sure I kept appearances going.  I think some of suspect.

I know. I know.  

Aleslosh

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[Ellywick Fizzlespark]

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25th of Diti's Hammer

Timespinner's Era

Year 2016

Nothing like a local catastrophe to take your mind off something that's been bothering you.  I've been working with other magic users to help the clean up, stopping by the orphanages to visit with the kids there whether they've been there for 6 days or 6 months.  Most of them are bigger than me and over 150 years younger.  I'm like a living doll to the older ones but the fun part is using magic to play with them.  As long as I don't think too hard. I don't even feel like myself anymore. I feel like a mopey, sad little gnome.  Not that it's your fault I just don't know why this is bothering me.  It's like a puzzle I have to fix. Maria is trying to ease all our minds I think with a scavenger hunt.  It was so much fun the last time but I just haven't felt like going to see people. I have most of the stuff we collected last time that people didn't want returned. 

Though I have had time and inspiration to be a little extra crafty, while opening Colin's horizons I finally remembered to open my own on a few things.  I've started a few new techniques using dragon bones.  It's.. different.  I mean it's no different than using normal bone but dragon bones retain magical properties that become inherent.. and here I go starting on a subject that you and my journal both don't want to know about.  Let's just say you might have less to worry about.  I'm getting better.. until next year this time.  

Yours

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[Ellywick Fizzlespark]

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29th of Diti's Hammer

Timespinner's Era

Year 2016

So someone called me on my crap today and I'm betting that was your doing, wasn't it?  You or Him but either way I'm working on it okay?  Stop sending the messages!   I got to meet a winged woman today.  She came into the shop looking for something special and I'm going to make it from scratch for her.  I'm sure it will come in real handy for her whens he's up flying super high in the air.  I like being able to make things like that for people! 

Now I want wings though.  I'm fairly certain I can find that one cantrip around this city somewhere.  Just have to learn it just like Rune did.   Bleh.  I miss that shady lady.  Alright, time to go drinking.  I heard there is a job that might have come to Maria tonight.  It will be good to get back out there. 

Thinking of you.

Aleslosh

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