in middle tavick's there is a jail where the watch is holding "pilic bekker" – knifey the kid's actual name – and this morning i went there to speak with him
he'll be there for 3 months which seems cruel but he says it'll give him time to think ... not unlike girder?
pilic really seems to want to do the right thing and he took a big step toward that by sharing some information
badberry's source for ash is someone named "tayda" in a city called "bedem" in "karrnath"
karrnath is a country that's been around much longer than either breland or aundair
as far as we know relic's sword is being held by "hilde soldorak" who is also there so we'll likely organize a trip sometime soon
in the meantime we have plenty to do here
in fact transom has had too much to do when we're away so bell has hired 3 folks to keep the heart & hammer running smoothly – 2 of them were in my magecraft class so they're definitely capable
more friends!
the more i hear about king wrugar the more worried i am for the people in this country
brelish tradition calls for a month to mourn a king's passing before the next king's coronation but wrugar halved that so it would line up with a popular holiday – that was 2 days ago
he's fond of reidran culture so there was a reidran honor guard present
i hear the howling of the winterwolves but until zer' has a plan of action there's nothing i can do but focus on my projects
speaking of projects
nebik's gemcutting lessons have soaked in faster than expected!
as practice i turned the chalcedony i found in the blackcaps into jewelry and since our group's trip there involved some poorly lit areas i made it practical jewelry to give to them
i set 6 identically faceted stones in a firefly-shaped copper brooches and infused each with a simple light spell
everyone loves them ... and now i'm not the only one with a convenient light source
medya's full design will involve quite a bit of precision cut "othelyan" – quartz of a deep magenta hue
her arms only have a little but i designed them without concern for how difficult the gemcutting might be
now that i know more about the process it turns out that they're relatively simple so i finished faster than expected
once she's up from her midday nap i'll help her attune them
then i'll enjoy the sounds she makes when i nibble on them!