Alexandria's Journal - Wanted: Iron II

*10 Highsun*

We head back out today for the mine. Cathal’s sister **Aoibhinn** is joining us although I’ll be keeping an eye on her. She already upset the (somewhat surprisingly) sensitive **Bruisetooth** and if she disrupts (or upsets) **Uklah**’s ceremony, I’ll have to make sure she is put in her place! In other news, I’m pretty sure I need to get back to practising my  observation skills - I haven’t recognised much of our route so far and this is my third trip this way! Luckily, **Bruisetooth** seems to know what he’s doing.

On watch, we saw a giant moth that **Uklah** says was supernatural. Touching it seemed to make her really happy. I worry about her at times, she’s still mourning the loss of Cathal and cannot seem to stop fawning over the different men in camp. God’s bless her, she’s going to fall hard one of these days!

*11 Highsun*

Pretty uneventful day so far. **Bruisetooth** led us back to the Fisherman’s camp which means he at least knows where he’s going! I swear I didn’t recognise anything on the way! After the camp, **Teres** spotted another strange pillar and went forward with **Uklah** to investigate - they both disappeared from sight while I was distracted by **Bruisetooth** getting himself covered in bright bugs… - they returned soon enough reporting patrolling skeletal figures. We marked it on the map, there’s no time to investigate it at the moment. We also spotted a run-down keep to the west of the camp, **Uklah** and I made out a couple of campfires, I wonder if that’s where the “old coot” lives? Again, we marked it on the map to look into later and set up camp ahead of the final push towards the mine tomorrow!

*12 Highsun*

Ambushed in the night! The camp was set upon by giant spiders in the middle of the night. The sneaky bastards nearly bore **Bruisetooth** down as well as taking a chunk out of **Uklah** as she slept. It seemed to awaken something in her figuratively as well as literally! She lashed out with her teeth attempting to bite them - I hope she’s not totally forgetting her vows! **Teres**, **Drago**, and **Aoibhinn** managed to aid **Bruisetooth** with the clean up although I’ll admit I took a few heavy blows before managing to put down my share…

We’ve arrived at the mine finally. There’s some blame on my part for a delay today as I insisted on helping a group of locals who seemed to be struggling with a gigantic crocodile… the beast itself was easier to put down than it was to convince our party that not all good deeds require recompense! Oh blessed Bahamut, sometimes I forget that not everyone is gifted your strength to act with compassion alone. Arriving at the mine, we burned away the webs and were immediately set upon by several giant spiders. They proved no match for our tactical excellence, **Teres** and **Uklah** worrying them from afar while **Bruisetooth**, **Drago**, **Aoibhinn**, and **I** advanced as a unit… the battle was over swiftly. Fearing to start the ceremony with the prospect of an ambush from the mines, we decided to clear them first.

We’ve cleared part of the mine. After initially fighting off another ambush, we waded through god’s knows what filth before we came upon a chap called Murtagh beset by weird frogs. We came to his aid of course but we’ll need to see what his story is later, for now we’re recovering from another ambush that laid **Bruisetooth** low. I managed to purge most of the poison coursing through his system and get him back on his feet - I must remember to ask if I burnt him like I burnt Sabrina back in Hope…