RP - Checking In

Rhogkun - "only sleeping" Swindle - "even gods..." Maxwell - "new growth" Amity - "out of sight out of mind..." Variel - "wrath of summer"

RP - Checking In

She walks up to him and looks down. Pokes him once, a little un-gently. Puts her hands back under her cloak. Watches him breathe. “You know. If you were gonna wake up and say ‘haha just kidding, now you know how lying feels’ it would be a great time...

09:06 pm - 13.05.2020

Journal #43 - The Wizard's Friend part 3

We talked a little bit about what to do. And we decided just to wait for the Guildmaster to come back with his “paperwork”. Variel put on her Good face and made nice with him, as much as she could anyway. He doesn’t seem to like her but I don’t th...

09:02 pm - 13.05.2020

Journal #42 - The Wizard's Friend part 2

There weren’t any shops around, so we went to a park. I guess it was a park? It was nice, except for not having any plants or anything, since we’re underground. Which, by the way, is starting to make figuring out what time it is kind of hard, but I gu...

09:00 pm - 13.05.2020

Journal #41 - The Wizard's Friend part 1

I talked to Swindle and he wasn’t...a big help. But I’m going to think about a few things. After we left the library, I bought some armor. It’s nice I guess. Kind of heavy though. Feels weird. Then we went to… I forget what it’s called. The R...

09:00 pm - 13.05.2020

RP w/ Swindle - Asking for Help is Hard

Amity flees the second floor of the library only a little bit behind Swindle, and as they reach the ground floor, when one might reasonably expect her to veer off and find a table to sulk at, instead she... follows him. Amity has been vibrating with a res...

08:58 pm - 13.05.2020

Journal #40 - Talking Too Much

I had a dream. I haven’t had a dream at all since Prim and… and I forgot. I forgot what it was like. I don’t know if they were not as bad before, or if not having them made this one seem worse but…. It was bad. And the thing… the thing that came...

08:57 pm - 13.05.2020

That Dream Again

(between #39 and #40) After the group talks to the doctor, Amity follows Variel back to their room, just barely still able / willing to pay attention to much at all at this point. Variel says something nice, in a somewhat distracted way, but promises t...

08:56 pm - 13.05.2020

hm.

(out of order) RP w/ Katya - Taking a Break

The day after the snow storm and the goblin attack, the caravan stays put to repair the wagons. Guess whose job that is? Amity can tell Katya is pretty focused on her work, but.... she gets bored. Most of the menagerie folk are somewhat subdued today, tak...

08:54 pm - 13.05.2020

(out of order) RP w/ Max - Caravan Guards

Watching from the front.... watching from the back... nothing... ever.... happens. At the very end of the caravan train, Amity picks her way between wagon ruts, and gazes with annoyance at the empty road behind her. She looks up in the other direction, p...

08:53 pm - 13.05.2020

(out of order) RP w/ Variel at the Bergwin Inn

First stop after leaving Riverpuddle. Between Journal #26 and #27. Still very pumped after the evening's goings on, Variel practically floats into her and Amity's room. Earlier than Amity expected, to be honest, she evidently hasn't done any house cal...

08:50 pm - 13.05.2020

Journal #39 - Memories, All Bad

Swindle said he wanted to rest for a minute so we went to the next room without him. Actually, he didn’t move or speak or ANYTHING for like five minutes, and then he said he wanted to rest. Everyone was a little worried. In the next room was a bedroom, ...

08:46 pm - 13.05.2020

Journal #38 - It's Fine. Let's Go to Another Wizard Tower.

Haha so…. You’ll never guess who it was. It was Master Imorn and… and we had a chat. About everything. Not about being in jail. He said he wasn’t concerned about that, and I shouldn’t be either. About... what I did. Back home, before I left. But...

08:43 pm - 13.05.2020

I..... (https://twitter.com/captainsputnik/)

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Journal #37 - Giving Up

Um…. Swindle left, and came back. He went to talk to Delebean. He says our best option is to turn ourselves in and explain it was self defense. That’s stupid though. Swindle is stupid. Shire thinks so too, and Swindle is rude and doesn’t even talk t...

08:40 pm - 13.05.2020

uhhh... heh. (https://twitter.com/captainsputnik/)

uhhh... heh. (https://twitter.com/captainsputnik/)

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Journal #36 - Escalation

We ran into Swindle and Max again and told them about our bar hopping plan. We went to one more together, and this drink finally wasn’t spicy or weird, so I drank the whole thing. After that, uh… it’s harder to remember. Swindle and Max left agai...

08:34 pm - 13.05.2020

Journal #35 - Shire!

We met up with Max and Swindle, but… they left again. Swindle went into a gift shop for god stuff. I don’t know how he still needs more trinkets. Me and Variel tried another tavern, and we made friends with a local! His name’s Sabotage in the Shi...

08:33 pm - 13.05.2020

Journal #34 - Ivorfall

A lot of things happened on the way… it was scary at the time, but when you think about it later, it was mostly just exciting. Except for when Rhogkun got sick. Or asleep. Or… whatever is wrong with him. He was doing a trance to check the road ahead a...

08:33 pm - 13.05.2020

Incident Reports

-Greater Ice Tortoise Migration- Halfway between Vimgalir and Ivorfall, a large game trail crosses over the main road. Very nearly all year this is not a problem, and most caravans, travelling in warmer months like smarter folks, will pass by this loca...

08:30 pm - 13.05.2020

Journal #33 - Music

Variel and Dryk went to find the families of the people whose caravan got attacked… I didn’t go. I dunno what there really is to tell them, that would help, but I guess you have to say… something. We met up with the Menagerie folk and had a nice ...

08:29 pm - 13.05.2020

Journal #32 - Ambush

We rested and started heading back to Vimgalier, taking it slow for a few days. Me and Max were real tired. Swindle seemed really thoughtful. Variel was the same, as always. With Dryk we always had enough food and didn’t really come across anything dang...

08:29 pm - 13.05.2020

Me? I'm fine...

yea.

RP w/ Variel and Swindle - the god plate

Variel stares into the god-dish suspiciously, glancing at Swindle's looming form even more suspiciously, then back to the dish before settling into the identify ritual. She sits cross legged on the floor, lays it in her lap, and closes her eyes, focusing ...

08:23 pm - 13.05.2020

Journal #31 - Rigani's Tower pt 3

She said something like, “look honey, some people have come to play with us” and then she sent him shambling up to bite Max! Luckily he’s okay ‘cause of his warforged blood. She bit me though, and it was the worst. I kept running and hiding, but s...

08:17 pm - 13.05.2020

Journal #30 - Rigani's Tower pt 2

Rest of wizard tower. He’s got paintings of himself being cool. We stole a gem from a dead dragon head! Also took a lot of money and some scrolls and things… Rhogkun will be happy, for sure. This wizard, Regani, has a lot of paintings of himself, and ...

08:16 pm - 13.05.2020

Journal #29 - Rigani's Tower pt 1

Short chat: Amity: hey uh. you seen the way upstairs? Demon: maybe. if you chat awhile. you should come inside this room. Variel: goes in first. Max: goes in second. Amity: yeah uh. that's fine. goes in third, hops up on a crate behind the demon, t...

08:15 pm - 13.05.2020

looking for books at the library! (https://twitter.com/captainsputnik)

Journal #28 - Instructions...

In the morning I woke up and checked my spellbook… just once like usual, so I can put it away and not think about it for the rest of the day but today…. Today there was a letter. I gave it to Variel cause I didn’t wanna look at it. It said somethin...

08:14 pm - 13.05.2020

Journal #27 - Vimgalier

Vimgalier is okay. It’s a decent sized town. Everyone else unpacked the caravan, and me and Variel went inside. The innkeep is a nice lady with a huge book. She didn’t buy it big, she just adds pages. The bartenders are these two pretty elf guys, I ca...

08:13 pm - 13.05.2020

Katya. (https://twitter.com/captainsputnik)

Journal #26 - On the Road

Um. Well there’s been a lot of walking. Sitting. We passed another caravan coming from the way we’re going. They said they hadn’t seen anything weird. Guess that’s good. I traded some scary stories with some kids, did you know there’s a monster ...

08:11 pm - 13.05.2020

winter clothes.

Heading North....

Journal #25 - Heading North

There’s more to getting ready then I thought there’d be. I guess that Humplebumble’s animals aren’t actually… real good for the trip up north. Has to do with how they’re you know, not warm-blooded. Except for the lion I mean. Everyone talked b...

08:07 pm - 13.05.2020

Journal #24 - The Next Day

I don’t understand… a lot of things. After we dropped off Delebean and Ample Harvest, we had a big… talk back at the Soaked Hound. I said a lot of things I didn’t want to say at all, and then I went to bed. Variel didn’t come back to our r...

08:06 pm - 13.05.2020

RP w/ Rhogkun - Dad Talk

Rhogkun is actually right outside the door, leaning against the building. He's looking up at the night sky. Amity steps outside, and stops. Sees Rhogkun. Copies his posture against the wall, without even (mostly) meaning to. She says, "Rhogkun... I......

04:44 pm - 26.11.2019

RP w/ Everyone - Tale Telling

By the time the party makes it back to the Soaked Hound, it's probably... pretty late. Looking for Delebean all day, the warehouse fight, rescuing Delebean and Ample Harvest, and then making sure they get back to their friends and caravan family safely. A...

04:38 pm - 26.11.2019

.... @seanbon https://www.worldanvil.com/author/seanbon

Journal #23 - Treya....

Treya says... there's a bounty on me. That she knew the second I got back to town. That I'm stupid. She's got people with her but I don't know them... She says she's gonna kill my "new gang" first so that I know what it's like to get left behind. She w...

10:10 pm - 22.11.2019

Journal #22 -

Everything went bad so fast… I never thought Rhogkun could be so mad about anything. And I still don’t understand why it hurt him so much. Plus it’s not even my fault, Swindle’s the one who made it all worse....

10:07 pm - 22.11.2019

good.... talk.

RP w/ Rhogkun, Swindle - Two Conversations That Go Just Fine

During a secluded moment, sometime when Amity and Rhogkun are alone or nearly alone, Rhogkun coughs awkwardly to get Amity's attention. "Amity?" he says flatly, with only a hint of a question to it. Holding Prim in her arms just to keep her hands busy...

10:04 pm - 22.11.2019

Journal #21 - Everything Falls Down

Me and Max go over to the balcony. It's a good view of the sea, and part of Riverpuddle, but it's all.... hazy. Variel comes back and looks up at us, and I let down a rope for her. While this is happening, Swindle and Max scrape the dead guy off the ceili...

10:00 pm - 22.11.2019

Journal #20 - More Ghosts

Variel went in the bathroom and something closed the door behind her. We had to blast it open and everything, but when we did Variel said everything was fine.... Variel and Swindle are really tired....

09:58 pm - 22.11.2019

Journal #19 - Ghosts

I took a nap on the couch. It was dusty. ...

09:56 pm - 22.11.2019

Journal #18 - The Terrible Room

Uhhh. I threw some crystals at it and started running. Variel tried something, it didn’t work, and then she came running too. Max stood in front of Swindle to protect him, and when the thing looked at him, he couldn’t move! Variel and Swindle together...

09:55 pm - 22.11.2019

Journal #17 - The New Old House

It’s way faster, so we took a boat back to Osma’s. All of us in one boat, Max included, and it was fine. Well, there was a traffic jam, but that happens. We only had to walk a little bit. Osma was busy with some customers, but she made some time for u...

09:52 pm - 22.11.2019

Journal #17 - River Night and Golden Day

Haha, so, okay. Swindle took off to the Silver Sphinx, but before he left he told me not to let Max get into any trouble. Does Max seem like he’d get into trouble? No, right? And Variel went to see Osma. Rhogkun seemed like he just wanted to stay at the...

09:50 pm - 22.11.2019

Journal #16 Back in Town

I’m sitting at the top of the lead wagon, so I hear Delibean give Swindle the lowdown on the different districts and stuff. ...

09:47 pm - 22.11.2019

oh also...........

:D ty @seanbon https://www.worldanvil.com/author/seanbon

my face idk

RP w/ the group - We're Going to Riverpuddle!

At some point after getting mauled by wargs, but before reaching the city of RiverPuddle--during a time when the caravan is stopped for an evening’s rest, Swindle waits for an opportune moment when the team is all together. He casually drapes himself ov...

10:09 pm - 29.09.2019

Journal #14 - Back on the Road

Before we go, Variel invites Lynden, Azalea, Delibean, and Peony to the caravan for a nice lunch while they work out how much Peony owes Delibean. I dunno how much money he gets, but he’s whistling a lot so I think it’s enough. Variel makes sure that ...

10:04 pm - 29.09.2019

RP w/ Variel - In Between

Variel watches and listens to all of the above from the shadows, noticed by none. She narrows her eyes slightly and her mouth twitches to the side. Hmmmm... Yes. Amity would definitely be the one to help her in this matter. While she was certain sh...

10:03 pm - 29.09.2019

RP w/ Rhogkun and Prim - Pockets

Amity walks back to her wagon, kicking a rock as she goes. What does he know, anyway. She opens the door - no one is inside- except for Prim, curled up into a tight blue pile in a blanket nest on the top of one of the bunk beds. She pulls herself up with ...

10:01 pm - 29.09.2019

RP w/ Swindle (secrets?)

Amity breathes a sigh of relief after the trial is - finally- over. She spends the afternoon with Max and the others, happy that he isn't going to be taken away. She hadn't even considered that could be... a thing. Max is obviously a person, right? La...

09:53 pm - 29.09.2019

RP - w/ the group - Night Before the Trial, Actually

Spending the evening with the people of the Menagerie feels almost discordantly normal after the day's unusual events. Ample Harvest and her loyal team prepare an excellent meal, as they always do, and Amity tells the story of the party's adventure to an...

09:52 pm - 29.09.2019

Journal #13 - The Trial

Um. Well first, everybody got a good night’s sleep, so that’s good. Even the people in the village. A lot of them still look worn down, but nobody looks… crazy. Also, am I already getting used to not having nightmares? Guess I’ll worry about that...

09:45 pm - 29.09.2019

Character Sheet !

RP - With Azalea. Very Short.

Sometime earlier when the group had been gathered at the tavern or the blackbough shrine: Grumbling about the impending trial, Amity says: "If we - if you guys want to bring her to justice or whatever, shouldn't you bring her to like... Somewhere with ...

11:28 pm - 18.09.2019

Journal #12 - Inside the Nightmare

Uhm…. so… this horrible thing comes out of the darkness, I don’t know what it was but it had way too many legs and they didn’t work like legs usually do…. and before we could do anything it comes right up to Max and it claws at him six times and...

11:27 pm - 18.09.2019

Journal #11 - Into Darkness

After the sun comes up, Variel gets here around the same time Max, Swindle, and Rhogkun come out looking for me. Everybody says they slept fine. I try to explain how I didn’t, but they don’t really get it…. So I ask Prim if he can show them, and he ...

11:25 pm - 18.09.2019

Journal #10

Uh. I don’t know why this lady hates me so much. I just got here. So I put up my hands and try to back away slowly, but she’s got real long bartender arms, and she gets me with the knife in the shoulder, right down to the hilt. OW !! So I panic and t...

11:21 pm - 18.09.2019

RP w/ Swindle - AKA You Cant Bullshit a Bullshitter

As everyone is getting settled in for the night,...

04:25 am - 26.08.2019

Journal #9 - Arriving in Blackbough

journal...

04:23 am - 26.08.2019

look!!! (credit @seanbon)

sorry it's out of order...........

RP - the second one. At the Siren's Sigh w/ Rhogkun.

Amity uses her foot to push a chair out for Swindle as he approaches, then turns back to Rhogkun. On the table in front of her are two stacked and empty soup bowls, and a half-finished cup of whatever tonight’s drink is. She has her hood and scarf pulle...

05:06 pm - 22.08.2019

RP - The first one. Amity and her Fortune.

Dunswallow is the last stop before turning north to head home towards Wastow... or getting on a boat and heading somewhere new. Amity has just finished travelling west along the top of the bay and then retracing her steps back east, with the full intentio...

05:02 pm - 22.08.2019

look what Maxwell drew for me !!

it me.

stop volunteering me for laundry duty, Swindle !!

RP w/ Rhogkun and Delebean - Secrets

As Rhogkun puts the spellbook back into his pack, a thick stock parchment tumbles out of the back of his book, sliding to the ground. He hurriedly reaches out to grab it and awkwardly put it away, but anyone nearby could see what was on it if they looked ...

05:19 pm - 13.08.2019

RP w/ Rhogkun - Familiars and Spellbooks

Still a little twitchy from her brush with Authority, Amity walks through the camp and starts casting about for something fun to distract herself with. With the wagons now circled just off the road, and people grouped up for various activities or tasks, t...

05:15 pm - 13.08.2019

RP w/ Prim and Variel- Royalty, Family, and Luck

After the caravan has stopped for the day, as mealtime is just wrapping up, Amity finds herself with a small audience of children. They've come to watch her offer Prim, who sits on her lap imperiously, bits of cooked meat from supper. She looks down at th...

05:11 pm - 13.08.2019

UNTOUCHABLE!!!

floating through the stars? again? okay....

:]

Journal #7 Flowers

Getting stabbed hurts a lot… it’s not like I expected it not to but... And it’s all a big crazy melee now! With soldiers fighting the caravan guards, Humplebumble under a wagon again, Rhogkun throwing balls of fire around, and the Swindle-panther s...

10:16 pm - 11.08.2019

Journal #6 AKA I Got Stabbed!!

It looks like… like a face, that’s got thick ash just pouring out of it, and all that ash is swirling around and making up the rest of it. And it says something to me inside my head, and I don’t… I don’t understand. But everything gets all weir...

10:14 pm - 11.08.2019

Journal #6

So a good thing about this secret temple is that it’s totally old, and I’ve never seen anything like it before. A bad thing about it is that what we thought were just a bunch of ugly statues, were actually a bunch of -evil magical statues- and they t...

10:13 pm - 11.08.2019

Journal #5

We all ran full speed out of the old village and down the hill to where the road is. Well most of us stayed at the top of the hill, but Rhogkun ran all the way down. Him and Variel got there first. There were dead people - zombies - coming out of the grou...

10:12 pm - 11.08.2019

Journal #4

Me and Prim had a heart to heart out by the bay. Well kinda. I still don’t really get it. I tried petting him like a cat, and he stopped sending me spikey-sour feelings long enough to tell me that he used to be somewhere really good. Where he felt safe ...

10:11 pm - 11.08.2019

Got everything I need right here.

This is Prim!

Amity & Prim

When it becomes clear that the Menagerie isn't leaving immediately, and some of the other party members have tasks to attend to, Amity says, "Oh yeah, me too. I have to go write... a letter. So I'll see you guys back at the Siren later. Okay?" She clut...

06:06 pm - 10.08.2019

Journal #3

The winter wolf is so biiiiig…. It’s even bigger looking now that it’s out of that cage. And it shows every one of its teeth when it speaks. I let Rhogkun do the talking because I’ve got to keep an eye on it. He asks the wolf what happened to the ...

06:03 pm - 10.08.2019

Journal #2

Wow everyone here wakes up really early. Even Swindle is an early riser, which I would not have guessed. He made a new friend this morning, some pretty elf lady, her name’s Variel! She’s all warm colors. I wonder what she’s doing here in Dunswallow....

06:02 pm - 10.08.2019

Journal #1

So I finally made it back to Dunswallow, right? It doesn’t really seem any different. Which I guess is okay. I was walking, and that old fortune-telling lady is still here, and she wanted to tell my fortune. I told her, make sure it’s good, and she sa...

05:57 pm - 10.08.2019

How do I do this.