Khalo's Journal: Under Ground, Under Town

My friends elected to go down below the streets of Bornos to kill troglodytes, and by the time I realized that's what was happening, we were already in the Harbor district, getting information from one of the city's ridiculously uniformed law enforcement officers. Fortunately, I was prepared. I am always prepared. The same could not be said of Jace and Soromir, who were outfitted for galavanting about town, their colorful clothing being a code for virility, and yet, they did not do so to attract a mate. I once encountered a frog who was afflicted with such confusion. His inability to make logical decisions led to his being devoured by a pelican. This gave the pelican a good deal of intestinal discomfort, but the bird was determined to digest the frog down to the last ounce. I suppose my point is that living creatures can behave erratically at times, in ways that do not serve their self interest.

Mome Rath would not accompany us down below to the sewers, and so he was left to stand guard. As for the rest of us, we explored the tunnels and found several troglodytes. They gave us quite a fight on two occasions, depleting our team of nearly all their fighting resources. I managed to conserve a few tricks, and so had magic to spare when the fighting was finally over, but the others - particularly Norris, upon whom we rely greatly - needed a break. And so we find ourselves resting here in a pipe system, regaining our strength.

For me, my most effective strategy in these encounters involved the summoning of allies to fight on my behalf. I do not wish to become dependent on this strategy, lest I start to become predictable, and unable to adapt, but this time, it served us well, particularly when I was able to unleash bats to help us fight in the dark. The troglodytes are comfortable in the dark. I am also comfortable in the dark, but only on my own, and I have no wish at this time to be alone. That is a vestige of my being a dwarf, which I must remember is something I may have additional information about soon.

Entry concluded.