Valley of Red Mist & Beyond (Adeli's Tale).

My Beloved Diary,

With my adventuring Bard friend named: 'Bon Ausbourn', Half-Orc, we ventured deeper into the Giants Territory, into the 'Valley of Red Mist' and deeper.

I spent a lot of gold coins for expensive potions in preparation (Ghost Visage, Haste and Keen Edge), but in the end didn't have to use these. Cheaper potions (Bull's Strength and Barkskin), Bon's inspiring songs, and Bon's bardic spells were more than enough.

It's not worth selling these potions, as the merchants would offer far too low price when compared to the price I paid, so I will keep them for future use, for when there's some kind of more or less unsuspected challenge, or other emergency need.

What we found in the Valley and beyond, was tougher and larger giants, and their tamed wolves (worgs).

I can ride horses pretty well but don't have mounted combat experience, so a helm I bought earlier proved to be very useful. After this adventure, I must admit that having a mount in combat is an Advantage. But what to do with a horse when one has to enter underground cave or other dungeon?

-=- Helm for Mounted Combat. -=-

-=- Mounted Combat vs. Mr Hill Giant. -=-

After we returned from the trip, and sold the spoils, Bon made a small performance - and I've enjoyed it.

-=- Adeli & Bon, Half-Orcish Bard. -=-

-- Yours, Adeli, Rapier-Fencer, Adventuress and a Skilled Horse-Rider. -=-

Thayan Disguise.

-=- Chea in a Red Wizard Disguise. -=-


Dear Journal,

... as time progress, there are more and more encounters in Narfell with Thay.

... recently came across a Red Wizard - Thayan Archmage's expensively looking robe, and also got a Raumathar Battle-Wizard Staff.


Who are Raumiviri, people of Raumathar?

Raumathar was established by the Raumviran people in -900 DR, setting their capital as Winterkeep.

Raumathar was a great eastern empire that spanned the northeast and eastern regions of Faerun over the span of ~800 years. It included the lands that eventually became the nations of Rashemen and Thay.

The Raumviran people were known to be powerful battle-wizards, capable of wielding both sword and magic against the demonic forces of Narfell they so-often fought.


Being a Witch by myself, Rashemen peaks my curiosity ... and being a Cerulean Knight - trying to keep notes of Thayan moves.


It is spoken that Red Wizards of Thay are utterly evil, unhesistant of deploying darker arts of necromancy, unhesistant of using slaves, ruthless magocracy to it's core, with it's ambitions unbound.


Dear Journal,

... i am suspecting - but am not sure - that conflicts with Thay will increase, so considered using these items i've mentioned earlier.

... i have no hope of infiltrating their ranks - their customs are unknown to me, so they would discover me as a spy very quickly.

They are mostly Wizards, i am a Sorceress witch, as well.

They have women in their ranks, so perhaps this guise can be useful for Charm Person interrogation of Thayan people outside the Red Wizards caste, or just as a means to gain initiative for suprise first-strike attack, when needed.

-- Yours, Chea Allin, Cerulean Star 2nd, a Witch, an Adventuress.




-=- Red Wizard Archmage's Robe. -=-




-=- Raumathar Battle-Wizard Staff. -=-

Liira's appeal for red.

Red.

Dear Journal,

We've appeased Liira's appeal for red.

Orcs dead and gone, we went for ale at inn.

I always wanted to drink ale with a dwarf.

-- Yours, Chea Allin, Dwarven Ale drinker.




Ale.

Red Slaad in Kobold Swamp area.

Dear Journal,

i went for my swamp patrol with Nade, and after short while and few fights with kobolds we stumbled upon Red Slaad, froglike creature from the Plane of Limbo, essence of Chaos.

I cut it's red tongue as evidence and returned to Cerulean HQ to report. In a bad mood.

-- Yours, Chea Allin, Cerulean Star 1st.




Red Slaad and kobolds.




Dirty Relfection.