New Friends

Dear Journal,
 
Things are crazy. We crashed through the portal but thankfully everyone was okay. After going through, our slab started acting funny, although I’m not sure how rocks can act at all. I immediately noticed that this area is much more crisp and cool. So cool that I had to pull out my blanket for warmth. This city, called Gere I think, smells like salt and the buildings have a buildup of salt all over them. Many of the dwarves in the area had magic lights instead of torches which is super environmentally friendly! The people here must be super powerful. The group decided it was probably best to rest for the night. As we figure out where we plan to sleep, some unfamiliar voices announced that they might have a place for us to stay.
 
A cat person (so soft) named Kahla and a sea elf named Cordelia offered us to stay in their tavern. How sweet of them! I’ll have to find some nice flowers to gift them. As we walked to the tavern, called the Crooked Tavern, I thought I might freeze without my blanket. It might be a good idea to find a coat before continuing our adventure. At the tavern (which has some pretty sweet decor if you ask me), Kahla shoved us all into a super tiny room for some reason. I was just hanging out in the back with Noelani when Cordelia opened the door causing Borris, Sam, and Aerilyn to fall over. Not sure what happened with them…
 
That night, I decided to stay up a while to help Kahla clean the tavern after everyone left. He told me that he would meditate with me if we find Mr. Faith and figure out why people are disappearing on boats. I’ll hold him too it!! After cleaning, I went to bed and had an intense dream. In the dream, it felt like the balance of the world was off. I know I can help fix this somehow…but how? What am I supposed to do?!?! It seems like there is something wrong in the North, East, South AND West. I think this means that we have a lot to do…a lot of cleaning up to do. I just hope everyone makes it out okay in the end.
 
Anyway, it turned out that I may not have been the only one with an intense dream that night. Noelani woke up with some sick wounds. She had a freaking SLICED NECK and was FOAMING at the mouth. Thankfully, Sam was able to heal her but she’s gonna have a gnarly scar. Noelani goes hard. I think she needs to meditate more.
 
Breakfast was an ordeal that morning too. I was just enjoying some delicious leaves when Sam and Aerilyn kept trying to sneak off. This, of course, did not make Kahla very happy and I had to listen to an argument while I ate. I wish we would all just get along. Finally, Cordelia took us to a secret room where we discussed Mr. Faith and the missing people. Turns out Mr. Faith is Aerilyn’s dad?! WOW! Talk about a small realm! Kahla and Cordelia told us everything they know about the city and mentioned three names: Berian Caphaxath, Orson Kaylock, and Avril Adams. These three people might be able to help us gain more knowledge on what is happening. Luckily, we already got ahold of Orson. Since he is in custody, we might pay him a visit and/or look for the others. Berian and Avril, here we come!