From the personal log of Amalgam Graspsear
25 Granite
Bengali's finally finished the armor for 100killer9 and myself. Looks like decent-quality stuff, enough to turn the two of us into bronze-plated killing machines. He even made the outer layer out of bismuth bronze to give us that extra-shiny look.
He tells me we can suit up as soon as we finish the organization project - moving all the scattered trinkets to one of the old shops, clearing the furniture out, etc. Still no clue what this "Plan" he keeps alluding to is, but apparently it involves the two of us getting full bronze plate armor and sparring 'til we drop, so, not a bad thing. If they ever find me, it'll help to have a little more combat experience under my belt. At least, I hope it'll help. Maybe with them it wouldn't, but I'm certainly not going to lie down and give up!
Also, Linda finally finished carving up those pieces of the fire imps we slaughtered. Butcher shop burned down twice, heh.
That sucker that Bengali stuck with the "leading" position walked out of the food storeroom whistling, announcing that it was finally completed. Upon which Bengali told him to start digging a well. Never seen anyone go from cheerful to angry that fast. I doubt he'll try anything, though. If he does, Bengali'll make him yelp like a puppy.
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5 Slate
Finally finished moving junk around. 100killer9 and I were officially issued our suits and immediately set off to start sparring. Along the way, we passed Torture, looking mightily pleased with himself, holding his first creation. He'd taken one of the fire imp femurs and carved a lovely-looking blowgun out of it. Natalie will doubtlessly be pleased indeed.
This armor sure is nice, too. Feels like a second skin, only heavy and made of solid bronze. So, better than a second skin.
End Log Entry
From the journal of Frogwarrior Plaitedmelted, Sucker
7 Slate
I swear, I have never tasted anything so AMAZING as fire imp meat! An explosion of warmth with every succulent, tender bite! It's a shame there's so little.
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14 Slate
I saw a very amusing spectacle this morning. Natalie apparently takes her job very seriously. She went out to hunt earlier, but didn't check her quiver, so she ran out of ammo while trying to finish off a deer. But rather than doing the sensible thing and going back for more, she chased after it yelling profanities, trying to beat it to death with her blowgun. What a riot! By the time I got there, she was exhausted and crawling after it, barely able to keep up.
Eventually, Amalgam and 100killer9 showed up and finished the job. Oh well, all hilarious things must come to an end.
Fortunately, I finally finished the stupid well. Now to hit the books. Besides taking stock of the goods we have on hand, I think I'll look into Screampacks old records and see if I can learn something about this place. There has to be a reason they built a town right next to an open magma vent. And later, why they abandoned it.
I wonder if Bengali knows. Wouldn't surprise me in the least.
End Journal Entry