Journal of Arcadius

Praise and thanks to thee, o' Lord Pelor! Another Aboleth destroyed!

Our plan worked perfectly, though I doubt we will be able to try the same trick again.

Ragnarr had agreed to rejoin us, though alas, Steinbjorn and his wife decided to stay on Sigil to look after Lief. Chris also chose to remain, as he enjoys life there.

The rest of us purchased items to protect us from mind control and to allow us to breath underwater. As I had already spent much wealth upgrading my arms and equipment, I had to dip into my intended resurrection funds, and was yet still short the gold needed for everything. Azan, may Pelor bless him, astonished me with his generosity, and bought my magical circlet to resist mind control. The man's honor and courage continue to amaze me. Though he did not ask for it, I swear before the gods that I will repay him!

Our plan was simple, to create a portal directly to the Aboleth's lair, and then assault it with our full strength, charging through the very portal itself in order to try to strike the thing down before it could escaple

Walter-Tupper whined incessantly about the danger. I'd hoped he would stay in the safety and comfort of Sigil, but alas he has accompanied us. On the other hand, Ragnarr introduced us to a strange, but most brave, calm, and I think wise, being, a kind of mechanical man. Ragnarr often seems annoyed with him, but I'm sure that is the strong drink talking. Once he sobers up and sees the courage and good sense of this most orderly being, I'm sure he will come round.

In any case, we prepared the gate, saw the Aboleth, and charged through as a group, striking it down with the very vengeance of the gods. It was guarded by two fishlike constructs as well as the Seneschal. She however quickly made her escape once her Aboleth master was dead. The constructs fought on with mindless and brutal power. Truly, were I not gifted with the vitality and protection of Lord Pelor, and had not Ragnarr repeatedly called upon the great healing powers of our god, I would have perished in that battle. The others fared better, but truly our foes were powerful. The Aboleth had done well to guard itself, but was caught by surprise by our attack. Once more, I doubt the others will be so caught again.

Ah, lest I forget... we had another vision of elder days, of the time of the first invasion of the Aboleth. It was of none other than Kaiechos, a wizard-king of very, very ancient legend in my land! Even in that distant time, he would have been thousands of years old. He was in the form of a lich, and was being confronted by the powerful mage woman Alayna - she who constructed the staff. She made reference to her finding the girl Lief, and hinted at wanting to make use of Lief's unusual powers. In addition, she apparently planned to lure the Aboleth in some way to use the staff against them.

May the gods grant us more lasting success, and without resorting to such cruelty as did Alayna and the ancient foes of the Aboleth.

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