Entry Eleven

Jules

Well, the good news is that we've discovered the entry point to the third level of the Labyrinth.

The not so good news is that the third level is apparently populated with extremely territorial hippos, and one spent the better part of ten minutes chasing us around what we later discovered was its nest.

The worst news is the damnable mud that we had to slog through all over the place to get anywhere. Every last one of us was positively drenched in muck by the time we got out of that place again.

Remind me to talk to Alexis about improving my leadership qualities again. I get the feeling a lot of us were pretty demoralized after getting chased around by a giant hippo, and as leader I should be doing something to keep their spirits up.

Also I need to check up on those sea routes later tonight when I have the time.

Alexis

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

Managed to collect enough frog pieces to hand over to the bartender. As a reward she entrusted me with a couple of tents. I suppose they'll prove useful down the line if we end up spending the nights in the Labyrinth more often.

Also ran into a crab-like creature with an incredibly hard shell. Slaying two of them took far longer than it should have, even with all five of us hacking away at the thing. I recall some of my peers back in the Empire mastered the ability to channel lightning through their spears – perhaps that would give me an edge in dealing with these foes. And in the meantime, I believe that purchasing a better set of gear would behove me.

The two newest hires, Clay and Sidney, handled themselves reasonably well in our first trek together. However, Clay has a tendency to ignore orders in the heat of the moment (such as during our unfortunate encounter with a rather territorial hippopotamus). I'll have to keep an eye on her.

Clay

Well my first Labyrinth expedition was a big stinking pile of bollocks. We've got enemies with shells hard enough that my mace just bounce off 'em, giant frogs that jump out at you from bloody nowhere, giant hippos that even I'm not dumb enough to take on, the muddy hellhole all over the place, and of course Prince Useless and his loyal lapdog giving us orders all over the place.

Gotta admit, though, that the knight chick knows how to handle a spear pretty well. Hmph. Fancy drills and parade formations certainly didn't teach her how to do that. She must've been in fights for her life before. Wonder what order she serves under, anyway.

Man. It's too early to get myself tanked. Maybe I'll go scope the city out properly. Need to be sure of any quick escape routes if I need it, after all.

Sidney]

Monsters defeated: 7

Items Collected: Frog Cheek x 1, Slimy Legsx3 , Steel Shell x 1

Yeesh. Cleaning the mud out of my pants took freaking forever. Good thing I made sure my ammo pouches were waterproof before entering the Labyrinth. I haven't fully developed them yet, and I want to make sure they don't go to waste.

Anyway, the third level of the Labyrinth's beautiful. There's a nice clear river winding its way through the place – it almost seems like a good place to take a nap until you get attacked by frogs. Heh. There's also this huge chasm down there, and I think I could hear the roar of the ocean deep below. That's where the legendary Deep City is supposed to be, isn't it?

I'm getting ahead of myself, though. I want to go tell Adrian about what I saw in down there, and after that we're supposed have a training session together. Man, I hope I can keep up with her!

Asmodeus

Time of arrival at this city was approximately fifteen minutes past the third hour of daylight. Have thus far been unable to secure membership with any of the local guilds. I should probably try again tomorrow morning when the office opens up.

Honestly, I don't know why Master Hale wants to research this Labyrinth so badly. Yes, there's documented proof of the Deep City having once existed, but a hundred years underwater in such stormy waters as that of Armoroad should have made proper exploration of the place completely untenable. But for some reason he believes that I'll be able to locate sufficient artifacts for a breakthrough.

Well, I suppose I'll just find a Guild and see. At the very least he won't be able to say I didn't give it a fair shake.

Horoscope: Conflicting elements lie within and before you. Be aware of myriad possibilities.