Aoibhinn's Journal - Wanted Iron II

**Expedition to bid Cathal Farwell**

**Day 1**

People I've encountered recently that said knew my brother came rather prepared for the expedition from what I can see. I'm still not sure if they're not just a bunch of weaklings that were slowing **Cathal** down which made him sacrifice his life nor I cannot be sure he died until I see his face in a grave. I've bought a weapon to properly mark the grave of the warrior. Anyway, we're setting out so I'm going to finish my notes when we finish our march.

Not gonna lie, I'm kinda nervous. Spending money on a blade could have not been the best idea as i need to live on just waterskin. Thankfully there's some drinkable sources among these swap pool of shit water. Pretty uneventfull day afterall.

**Day 2**

I've asked **Teres** on our watch, what she and the group thought of **Cathal**. She wasn't really talkative about it but I don't blame her. The dead are matter of the past and here you have to focus on what's happening at the moment cause just that single moment, a split second can decide whether you survive or you die.

We're taking off early again with a regular pace I suppose. I hope they'll keep their focus on their tasks like they did yesterday.

What the heck is this place? Who in the ninth hell is rising thos strange obelisks in the middle of nowhere and why? **Teres** and Lizardfolk with an umbrella (I believe **Uklah** is her name?) went to scout the area so I've let them prove their skills and I can't say they didn't do it. Acctually they kinda smashed it quickly and what's most important quietly disappearing in the grass. After a while when they've made their way back to us they reported some skeletons walking in a circle around that strange pillar (wtaf?). And what's even better one randomly emerged from the ground (what the heck is acctually going on in here?). I'm afraid it's gonna become a problem sooner or later and I just hope it's gonna be rather later than sooner. We still have some distance to cover so we're leaving it as it is for now.

Beside that strange pillar, nothing really interesting was spotted today. We've passed through abandoned camp occupied by huge scavenger birds (they look quite delicious) that some of them were familiar with so I assume we're not lost. From what everyone's saying, we should reach our destination tomorrow. Just hang a little bit longer brother.

**Day 3**

The night wasn't so boring this time. We got ambushed by those so called "giant spiders". They weren't really that huge and went down pretty quick, I have no idea why do they panic so much, these are weaklings but i'm afraid some of these people may be as well and that would solve the mystery of the cause of my brother's death. He always valued lives of his companions above his own (dumbass).

On our way we've encounter some humans fighting the crocodile that was size of a house and they were not doing well. This hot blooded half elf **Alexandria** didn't want to listen to me and lead the party to help 'em. My words were confirmed when we found out this is pirmeval looking tribe so I assume they are probably these canibals I heard about in town. We've got beasts attention and struck it down after it took down few humans. It was clearly OUR kill but these humans were arguing it's their prey. That's exactly why I wanted to wait... You're not supposed to steal other hunter's prey. We could stay hidden and watch as they get the prey themselves or die after making it more vulnerable giving us free kill on the beast and additional loot from these savages.

There were only 3 of them so I whispered to the party that we don't need to take a deal and leave this precious beast for them but only **Teres** seems to think properly here. These damn fools, with Alexandria as their leader, let those pests take everything that had value from our kill! I don't think I'll get along well with her but **Teres** on the other hand seems to focus on what's important for surviving in those lands. I might acctually become friends with her. She'd be great partner.

We've arrived to that mine we were supposed to purge and so we started with watching the web on the entrance burning down in an instant but I made few of different spiders to check what's going on. We've took them down almost immediately (seriously, what did gave them so much troubles last time!?).

On the side there was an improvised grave which they assure is my brother's but I'm not going to believe it until I see his face under this pile of dirt. Unfortunetly I didn't get to do it because they have prepared some fancy ritual for this occasion (Maybe he really made friend's with them..? good for you **Cathal**) and they said it'll require an hour to perform it so we decided to purge that damn mine first.

Ugh... It's so wet out here... I just hope we're not going to get hypotermia from wandering through these ponds and lakes of cold water in here. Good think we found another companion (**Murtagh**) to help us in one of 'em.

Note: Gather everything remaining from these spiders after cleansing the mine from these abominations. There are tons of skins, meat and threads to take on our way back to town and we might earn some nice coin out of it.