Entry Ten

Geoffrey

Thought of the Day: Altruism is its own reward.

Aided someone today.

He wanted a resting spot.

I found one for him. In the Labyrinth.

It was sunny there. No monsters.

Got rewarded for it.

Passed the money to Dame Alexis. Have no need of it myself.

Adrian has ventured into the Labyrinth with a friend to train.

Attempts to dissuade her did not succeed.

She returned bearing several wounds. A cursory examination showed that at least three of them had the potential to be life threatening.

Note to self: Look through Adrian's Training Regimen. May no longer be sufficiently challenging for her in her current state.

Sidney

Monsters killed today: 3

Items collected: Red Scale x 1, Mountain Claw x 1

Ow. My whole body hurts right now, but who really cares! My first Labyrinth dive, and it worked out great!

Of course we weren't really trying to go in deep, we were just hanging around near the entrance and fighting some monsters to toughen ourselves up. Adrian invited me along, and I thought it would be a good idea to get a feel for Labyrinth diving.

The first encounter was with a couple of fish and we handled it easily enough that Adrian got bored and said she wanted to show me one of the tougher beasts that roam the place. And that's how we got into a fight with one of the Great Lynxes, and why Adrian is currently in the infirmary. To her credit, she was doing a good job until the beast managed to clamp down on her leg, but that also gave me the opening I needed to shoot it through the stomach.

Anyway, I was told to collect scraps from the monsters after the battle so I could sell it off. Do they really keep hauling in bits of dead carcasses to sell? Our maritime trade is usually based around less… um, dead goods. Like spices and crops. But then again we deal with a lot of fish too, and I guess conceptually it's not so different.

But people don't eat this, do they? Apparently the monsters here are so tough they can use bits of the monsters to make new weapons and armour. I'm not really sure how that works, though.

Anyway, I'll be part of an official Guild venture later tonight, so I better get some rest while I can!

Rook

I was working with Midori about developing a technique where I'll follow up behind one of her slashes and hit her immediately after. It's going to take a bit of timing and teamwork, but I think if we can pull it off we have a real chance of being able to get through an enemy's defences.

Anyway, while we were taking a breather, we got to discussing the clothes she wears. Now I'm not saying I'm some master of fashion design or something, but I really gotta wonder how some bright pink robe thing (is there a correct term for it?) with a floral pattern is good thing to wear into battle and she shrugged and told me it didn't really restrict her movements, so it was good enough. More to the point, she'd been found dumped in a back alley bleeding from several wounds and she didn't have many clothes to her name at all.

Huh. Maybe I could just get her something to wear that might look more practical, I dunno.

Alexis

Entry Made: 21st of the month of the Silver Lion, in the Seven Hundredth and Fourteenth year of the Holy Empire.

His Majesty remains utterly hopeless with a shield, which wouldn't be quite so damning if I hadn't been the one to tutor him on their proper usage ever since we both came of age. Anyway, we spent the majority of the afternoon practicing with their proper usage and there were several instances where it was all I could do not to scream in frustration. It's not like he doesn't try, but sometimes there just seems to be a mental block preventing him from making any progress.

The oddest part is that in terms of swordplay he is easily my equal, but he doesn't appear to be able to grasp the principles of using a shield effectively. I find it bizarre.

In any case, I halted the training session at five p.m., since it would be best to ensure that we are all well rested before venturing into the Labyrinth. With any luck we'll discover the way to the third floor tonight.

Note to self: Try to find more of those frogs to kill and skin for the barmaid.[