From the Diary of Rudolpho Milano

Dear Diary,

Some people just can’t tell a joke right.

I found out that our new gnome’s name is Gwendolin or some such crap and that she is, by profession, a bard. I tried to share my favorite joke with her. I gave her permission to use it as part of her act but she didn’t seem to understand it. I had her say the joke back to my but it just didn’t sound right. Like I said some people just can’t tell a joke.

Anyway, I was proud because I had thought up the joke myself and had told it for years around ports in Sasserine. Here it is:

“Why did the druid fall down? Because I killed him!”

Ha ha ha! That’s funny stuff if I say so myself. It cracks me up just telling it.

Yesterday we found an ancient tomb where we battled some undead losers that gave me a case of the sandy coughs again. Throughout the battle, I kept hearing Vin yammering his holy rebuke of the undead. Moments later, the mummies would seem to get a minor gas pain or something but it didn’t seem to cause them any major hurt.

Luckily, Z cured me of the sandy disease before it progressed to the point where I piss sand. I know; I checked.

I almost forgot! We also fought some giant bugs at the entrance to the tomb. I got poisoned or some shit. It made me feel crappy for a while but I got over it like I always do.

Of course, we beat the losers and got some nice loot. You know - it’s nice to have all of this loot but it’s not doing anyone a damn bit of good with nowhere to sell stuff or spend money. I hope we find some real civilization soon so I can buy some new gear, have my falchion upgraded to new levels of magic power or just try to pick up the trail of me own sweet pa again. Maybe there are some primitives or even some savages on this island that we could trade with.

Some of the big brains in the party figured out how to use two staves that we had found to gain entry to secret treasure rooms and an outside exit. We also found an entrance to a lower level. We’re going to venture down there tomorrow. I wonder what we’ll find.

-R