Journal of Bargle

Ah, these Kenku serve my purpose the squawking sneaks. I have pulled them out of their great nests and made them guard my territory. They serve as my eyes and ears and soon they shall be my assassins!

Sondra the Fox is easily manipulated by one of my great intellect. She was so grateful for a single Philtre of Love that she gave to my the shards of the shells of Sygoth. She knows not what she meddles with in the Halls of the Savage Kings but I will leave her to it and remember not to care for the schemes of women and foxes. It is only slighted pride.

My Kenkus have discovered the Fox’s prize wandering about the forest. They retrieved said “prize” from the savage Rascal and now we shall double our profit with a quick sale… or perhaps more. I have sent a message to the Beasts of Balean Nakt. A bidding war would be most delicious. We shall meet at the base of the Scarp in three days’ time.

The birds report swords at my doorstep but they bother me not. The stars align tonight and I cannot waste the opportunity. Tonight the Aperture of Mamuthek will be awakened and Stygoth will be my prize! Then shall the folk of the Dale tremble before me! And the palaces of Men shall shake! And the Magus Halls of Nemedia will open their doors for fear of my might! But first I will take great pleasure in crushing that gnomish Voldor and his wife. And maybe Thalia too… Revenge is a delicious dish best served cold, as they say in Asgulan.

The time is nearly here. The shard of Stygoth’s shell will provide the path, and the Aperture, if my translations are correct will provide the connection across the Astral Plane. Enough there is no time. Soon those fools who thrash about above my head shall have their faces melted by the righteous wrath of my might!

• Other books included: Analgesia, An Herbalist’s Handbook , An Affair to Remember , My Adventures in the Astral Plane , and Book of Baby Names for Folk Common and Noble