[i]You find a book full of Len's scribbled handwriting. Flipping through the pages, you find a series of entries you deem worth reading[/i]

"Didn't get much more than a wink of sleep before those winged men attacked us, but after the battle I was so awake that I didn't mind packing up and continuing the ride. After seeing the blue eyes of those demonic looking people I didn't feel too inclined to rest anyway. Menk seemed off put by them as well, but once he figured out how to use one of their flying devices he perked up a little. He actually preferred traveling with the flying pack over the beetles, to which Goradh took advantage of and loaded up Guapelle with more equipment we pinched from the man-creatures that attacked us. I kept a wicked looking sword one of them was carrying. The lot of their loot has an uncomfortable air around it, but I hate to pass up any opportunity I come across. Here's to hoping we find time to get a nice hot meal while we are in Har Hend."

[b] *turns page* [/b]

"Still hungry. Once we arrived in Har Hend and met with the Baron in his tower, things began to take a turn for the strange. Balloch Hend didn't want to believe our plight at first and laughed at our claims, but once we showed him the items we obtained from the demon men that attacked us his expression turned dark. He took particular interest in the yellow gems that powered the flying devices, and then beckoned us to follow him to a room hidden well underneath the keep. A giant yellow gem rested in the stronghold's depths that was once used to protect the city by ways of magical sandstorms by the previous baron. Unfortunately it drove the baron mad and was locked away for years. Balloch Hend seemed to have a mad glint in his eye when he approached it, so I don't doubt the credibility of that story. The gems from the winged flying devices the demon men used reacted to the crystal and it was revealed that the enemy could track our actions through the gems, so we promptly destroyed them. The baron feared for the worst and ushered us to some hidden tunnels that lead out of the city. We're to continue onward spreading the knowledge of the incoming attacks. Once we surface from these tunnels I imagine we'll move out once more. The lack of rest and food is starting to wear on me."

[i] The next entry is barley legible; it looks as if Len's hands were shaking heavily as he wrote it. [/i]

"The city... is already under siege. Some demonic weapon just tore through the baron's tower, erasing it from existence. I can see the light from the fires beginning to engulf the city even from our faraway vantage point. Goradh, Menk and I can only watch onward in horror as we we make our escape; there is nothing we can do now but continue and try not to let despair overtake us."