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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PieAndDragon" data-source="post: 2901454" data-attributes="member: 18108">Earthday, 18th of EigthmonthThe road calls to us once more. We make prepartions even now.Marchelleus SouthWatch, brother of the current Lord SouthWatch, asked to hire the Company of the Valiant Blade. Avivah SunPass, bride to be of one of his family, has gone missing as she head north. They have offered us land and thrall rights if we can find her for them. Tomorow we leave for SouthwatchIjiru conjured up an image of the girl we look for in his mirror. She sat in a tent, reading a book. She is radiantly beautiful, moreso than any other I have seen. Several others saw her at the ball in Southwatch a couple of months ago. They say she has grown in beauty in some manner.19th of the EighthIjiru could not conjure up the image of the girl in the mirror today. The magic is not always reliable. A massive spider has spun a web across the road to Southwatch, but Ijiru burnt it down with spears of fire. He has grown much in power and confidence, as if he was possessed by Tiger himself21stWe reached Southwatch today. Ijiru managed to view Avivah once more yesterday, as she took a meal in the same tent. We have no idea where she is, although others thought roots on her plate were gathered from nearby hills. The SouthWatch Family confirmed our contract. Our quarry was last seen in her coach at Greenbarrows to the north, over a week ago. Tomorrow he head out to find if any other traces remain. Most of our dealings were with Abbon Longstep, a priest who has served the SouthWatch family for years. He has managed to contact Avivah through prayers to the Immortals. She is safe and happy, remembering nothing of her capture. She intends to be the mortal queen at the Festival of Three Queens, held in Queensmeet at the end of the Ninthmonth. We have until then to find her. Abbon can no longer contact her, as she has stopped replying to his magics.22nd of the EighthLukkar had a warning this morning from his friends inteh city, telling him someone had been searching for us in the city. We soon found out a few miles north of Southwatch, when a lone, armoured pech demanded that we give up Ijiru. He claimed to be a magistrate of the Order of the Silent Stone. Not being in Mejan, we refused and the friends of the pech showed themselves.A massive panther of steel tore down on us from behind rocks, grabbing hold of Ijiru, while another armoured pech appeared out of stone, calling the strength of Earth Powers to himself. Zuridah and myself, along with the Cursed One's giant wolves, set about the panther, freeing the wizard and eventually hacking the legs off of the thing. We all suffered rents and slashes from the creature. Lukkar and the Cursed One fought the pech, bouyed by the magic of the naiad. Sakorat summoned a wall of blades which smote down one of the pech, and the second attempted to surrender. It had to settle for single combat with the Cursed One, although Zuridah attempted to intervene and Sakorat interfered with aid from the Immortals. In the end it was overcome, crumbling to stone.Once we picked their bodies apart, we continued on our journey towards Shieldhold22nd, EveningThe Cursed One found tracks just north of Shieldhold. The coach had been directed off of the road and the guards slain, thier bodies left among the trees. There were signs of humans and some sort of giant humanoid among the attackers. Thier tracks disappeared a short way away from the attack. The coach went on its way again, up toward Greenbarrows. The others think that Avivah was taken away here, and fake guards put on the coach to Greenbarrows, muddying the picture. We have taken the head of one of the guards, to speak with its spirit should we return to Southwatch.Earthday the 23rdSakorat has started to ask the Lord of the Green Claw for guidance. We suspect Avivah to be in the hills west of Greenbarrows, or in the Harrowmoor to the south. We should reach Greenbarrows by dusk.Waterday the 24thTwenty five years ago to the day I was born into this world. The southerners do not mark the day of their birth, but among my people it is important. This is my spirit day, when I speak little to others and think on my family, my life journey and that of the Tiger Beastclan. It would be good to see Nadelek, Tecca and Kuet again, as well as little Wuencen and Talek. I wonder what they would make of the Monkey Beastclan, now far from their homeland and mixed in the affairs of the southerners. I imagine little good would be said.The others hunt for tracks along the northern road and speak to the villagers of Greenbarrows. But we will find nothing here. Avivah is long gone and we chase after Spider's shadow.OtherdaySakorat thinks the Lord of the Green Claw has granted him guidance. Avivah lies to the south. Our travel today has brought us back through Greenbarrows. The searching gnaws away at the others, and they grow tired of the hunt.Evening of the 25thLukkar has shown his cunning! Ijiru's mirror has shown little more of Avivah, never leaving her tent. But it did show servants and a guard. At the goblin's suggestion we followed one of the servants with the mirror, showing more of the camp.3rd of NinthmonthMuch has happened since I last wrote.Yesterday we returned to Southwatch and our employers found a priest of the Pack who spoke to the spirit of one of the guards. He told of humans and an ape among the attackers of the coach. The giant is some sort of earth spirit, of which I know little.Through the mirror we managed to see the base of a tower, within which we saw this giant earth creature, well-dressed in dark brown skin and short horns and some sort of flail. From rumours in the city we managed to match up the camp with some sort of structure being built.It appears the Cult of the Monkey God is behind this. Why they would want to steal the woman no-one is sure. But now we head to the Harrowmoor, with a shaman of Dog who can help our hunt on the Realm of Spirits. Tonight we should reach Whisltebridge.Rosen, daughter of Kew of the Dog Beastclan, is a plain woman of middle years, a mercenary like myself. Capable of summoning wind and stone, fire and sea, I have no quarrel with her.5th of NinthmonthYesterday we reached Harrowcross and began to follow the Harrow up into the Harrowmoor. Today we should reach the hills and Rosen can begin her search for our quarry.Midday of the 5thA day to remember.Two giant flying apes accompanied a green monkey, which claimed to be the Monkey God. The others seemed surprised, for they had never met this creature before, or heard of it being found outside of the Forest of the Apes. It demanded that we drop our current journey and travel to Darkgrove where we would be showered with gifts.After considering the offer, involving a journey weeks away from the Harrowmoor, we declined and the Monkey God departed, leaving one giant flying ape watching us. Known as the Children of Yavu, Lukkar has seen them before. It followed us a short while, summoning a storm of sleet and wind with its power. Apparently we had angered the Monkey God. An air spirit attacked us as we were enveloped in the storm. Zuridah and I stood strong as Lukkar fled the scene on his dog, the Cursed One entering battle along with her beasts. Ijiru pulled out a rope and left the Realm of Mortals, seeking sanctuary elsewhere.The air spirit was quickly brought down as the child threw more enchantments at us. The wolves, the Cursed One and Zuridah were struck down by a malady, rushing around the area, fighting one-another and ranting into the storm. I stood guard beside Sakorat as he battled the flying ape alone, matching his magic against its. The naiad traded the prayers and blade of Tunli with its lightnings and mace blows, proving the stronger. In the end it fled into the storm, evading our wrath.We gathered up the others, relatively unharmed, and now seek our quarry in the Harrowmoor.End of Session Twenty-Five</blockquote>

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