Zheng Yi's Diary Entry:
I'm starting to like visiting the tavern, as a lot of interesting things seem to start here. Besides, they have some really good beer. Maybe not as great as actual lagers from Germany, but still great nonetheless. I was sitting in a quiet corner with Daichi, discussing our previous adventure at the Toad's Lair when I noticed a commotion near the bar. I saw Yulrac and Taldrin and a scrawny-looking knight seemingly talking about an adventure. Joanna was busy flirting with one of the workers named Penelope, on the other hand.
Daichi and I walked over to the group, interested in what adventure I might be going on today. Turns out it was a rescue mission. Mara introduced us to Excella, the person who posted this quest. Apparently, Kobolds have been seen around that area, and it seems like they might have intercepted a wagon transporting merchant goods. The merchandise didn't matter, however, the driver has gone missing too, and our priority is to rescue him. This is definitely the opposite of what I'm used to back when I was pillaging for goods. The people and quests in Dawnport are...nice... Very different from the roughness of the sea. I sense that most of them are good by nature, and most of the bad people I've encountered are not from here.
Anyways, we travelled towards the outlying road towards the West and came across a Kobold named Skeppy. He was frightened and all alone, stuck under a tree. I had a chance to practice my Draconic after a while and spoke to Skeppy along with Taldrin and Daichi. He needed our help getting out from under the tree, and after being freed, Taldrin cast some kind of spell on him, which helped calm him down and trust us.
Skeppy then let slip that it was apparently an ambush! Many Kobolds suddenly appeared, surrounding us all. We did our best to fight, as always, but I noticed that Omii was very strong despite her extreme sense of nerves and fear. She seemed so timid at the tavern, but I suppose the saying "never judge a book by its cover" is a lesson here.
Well, we were starting to win against them when Kobold reinforcements arrived. Daichi was quite injured, and Joanna and Taldrin helped to heal and protect him as much as he could. Skeppy was also surprisingly strong! His own kind attacked him a few times, but he escaped with minor scrapes. Soon enough, though, we were overpowering the Kobolds again. When the remainder saw that they were fighting a losing battle, they ran off like the cowards they are. Hmph! Pathetic.
Skeppy brought us to the Kobolds' hideout, a cave nearby. We found the kidnapped driver and also some treasure. We decided that since Skeppy was betrayed by his own kind, and he showed that he was truly good, we brought him back to Dawnport where he could start a new life.
As we returned to the guild hall, we managed to convince Penelope and Mara to give Skeppy a job. They gave Skeppy guard duty which he was very thankful for.
I'm glad things worked out great. I think as I age, empathy grows. My bloodthirsty nature is taking a step back and this...kindness(?) is becoming stronger in me. I need another drink.
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Where did you go?
- Adventurers' Guild Hall
- Outlying Road to the West
Who did you meet?
- Taldrin
- Joanna
- Zaraki daichi
- Omii
- Yulrac
- Penelope
- Mara
- Excella
- Skeppy
What actually happened?
- The party formed at the Adventurer's Guild Hall when Omii and Yulrac found the quest at the Quest Board. We formed a party, and Excella showed us where to go and what to do.
- We ventured to the location and found Skeppy, a Kobold, injured and stuck under a fallen tree.
- Taldrin, Daichi and I can speak Draconic with Skeppy, and we decided to help him.
- Taldrin used a spell to charm Skeppy, and we all became friends. Then, Skeppy told us that he was actually bait to ambush us.
- We fought against the ambush, but soon, reinforcements of Kobolds came. It took a while, though we managed to fend off most of the Kobolds.
- The remaining ones saw that they were losing and decided to run away.
- Skeppy brought us to the cave where the Kobolds were staying and found the kidnapped driver and some special loot.
- Since Skeppy was nice, we decided to bring him back to Dawnport to start a new life.
