Jelly creature

In my anger over the undead incident I forgot to mention that we also encountered a jelly creature. It was really weird and left a strange residue everywhere it touched. I didn't see any particular reason to fight it since we could simply walk away, but the party went crazy trying to defeat it. While they were doing that I scouted ahead and uncovered yet another trap.

Party Realities

I've had a few hours to sit here and contemplate what just occurred. We had a large room full of opponents, maybe ten on my right and one on my left with the party evenly distributed. The two warriors Phandin and Kiira leave the bulk of the opponents and expose myself and Aramas to deal with all ten opponents by ourselves. Aramas was lucky enough to have arcane magic that let him disappear and avoid the onslaught, but I was not.

My buddies back at Grimjaw would laugh at me for being surprised. Everyone is out for one person, themselves, and to expect anything else is foolish. Somehow I thought this party would be different, but they are the same as every other time I've had to work with a group of people.

Just remember, I am getting significant rewards for taking extraordinary risks. No one has my back and some may even conspire to hinder me, just like before... Do your job and nothing more, so that you can be alive to enjoy the rewards.

Undead encounter

I have never felt so terrible in my life. I have been mauled by a vile undead creature. What upsets me the most is that my party who I thought would be capable and diligent warriors have proven to be something less. I wasn't sure whether I would be able to trust any members of this party, now I'm fairly certain that I can not. I will write more once I have had a chance to recover my wits.

Acquisitions...

I didn't think the first collection of items would hold much interest for me, but after seeing how challenging this adventure could be, I decide to ask for a healing potion. It's better to have an extra than to not have enough.

I remember hearing from my friends about a ring that would protect you if you slipped while climbing. That's not something I do every day, but I have had a hard fall or two so I also ask for the Ring of Feather Fall. It's a pretty ring with a small feather inside an amber stone. I don't know if I will wear it all the time, but when I need to do some climbing I will be glad to have the extra security.

Now it's time to wait for the party to get ready. I'm somewhat anxious to keep going, but I want the party to be conditioned for preparation so I'm not going to ask for a faster pace.