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IOM: Sorjin's Journal: Landfall on the Isle of Mist
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Fri, 19 Oct 2001 23:13:43 GMT
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Sorjin has arrived at the Isle of Mist. He is now at the exposed square in
the NE corner of the island: n5e5.
Isle of Mist page: www.geocities.com/cw_isleofmist
My Castle page: www.hafhead.com/lego/mycastle
The following is a transcript of Sorjin's journal on the trip out:
Sorjin's Journal, Day 1 at Sea
This is going to be a long trip. The Ascendant was never intended to support
3 people. And these two buffoons I've picked up are going to make for a very
long journey. They complain all the time and don’t seem to understand who is
paying whom here. If I ever forget why I live in the high mountains, this
trip shall serve to remind me.
Day 2
We had a brief encounter with some kind of flying beast today. It wasn't
anything I'd seen before, but then these are unfamiliar waters. It was like
a giant bag floating above the clouds with tentacles hanging down. It tried
to grab us, but a couple of harpoons through its body chased it off. I
suspect the harpoons didn't do much damage, but we clearly startled it. It
was a fascinating creature- I'll have to make some drawings when I get the
chance.
I missed my studies last night, thanks to the endless chattering of my hired
companions. This journey is supposed to be about new discoveries, not ignorance!
Day 3
We are making good time to the island. We passed over a couple of sailing
ships today, far below us. The rumors I heard appear to be true- we clearly
aren't alone on this trip.
Day 4
The journey is becoming monotonous, but we should spot the island by midday
tomorrow. I hope to make landfall the following day. As we draw near, I find
myself more excited than I have been in a long time. More so than since...
well, a long time.
Legend says that there are metals to be found at the center of the world
that cannot be found anywhere else... stones with incredible magic
properties... gems of indescribable beauty. If truly the world was spewed
forth from a volcano in its center, that volcano would still be there,
sleeping. Could this island be that place?
Day 5
Early today, Ardan spotted the Isle. More properly, he spotted mist. The
island is shrouded almost entirely in that mist, though after sailing
alongside it for a while we did spot some exposed land. It isn't very
inviting, however. I lowered the ship down to the water and reloaded the
hanging items onto the boat, which we are now towing. After wasting half the
day today trying to ascertain how magic is affected in the area around the
island, we found that the ship appears to at least operate at limited
capacity. She seems to be working much harder to move, but move she does.
I'm not yet willing to risk taking to the air near the island.
Day 6 at sea... landfall on the Isle of Mist
First thing in the morning today, I sent one of the golems out on the boat
with Ardan. I figured that Ardan could row back if the golem ceased its
animation. To my delight, it was fine on the island. The two of them scouted
around for an hour or so before returning to the Ascendant. We've landed on
a river delta that appears to turn into swampland as one ventures further
from shore. But it's the only land we've got, as I'm not approaching the
island directly through the mist.
We spent the afternoon shuttling supplies to shore by boat, and the evening
setting up a temporary camp. The Ascendant sits in the water, a few hundred
yards out. Tomorrow we venture onward.
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
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