Day 1, Laird's Triple-Locked Journal

From the private, triple-locked journal of Laird Sonoly:

All I can say is...what?? Just happened? One day I'm babysitting my little brother while mom is at he market and the next day I'm off fulfilling some prophecy and nearly dying of fever on a pirate ship off the coast of Malakkar!

It's true! Just the other morning I was playing hide and seek with Nails, when an OWL flew to the window, like, seeking ME! It had a letter addressed specifically to ME from the COUNCIL of TWELVE?! They wanted me to come to the Nimbus Apparatus in like an HOUR. (I've been to the Nimbus Apparatus before, but I've never gotten that close, but this time I had, like, an official invitation!) But of course mom wasn't home when she said she'd be...ugh! But that's ok, I found her at the market and gave Nails to her 'cuz I had to GO! At first she didn't believe me that it was a real letter, she thought I forged it. Which, probably every OTHER time would probably be true, but not this time.

I got to the Nimbus Apparatus and there was this dorky green-skinned pencil-neck exchange student named Saddush, he had a letter too. The tight-assed dwarf let us up and the next thing I knew, we're flying straight up on a cloud! I acted like it was no big deal, but I was FREAKING OUT. Not so much 'cuz I've never been to Upper Valon before, but, hello, flying cloud! And then the NEXT thing I knew, we were standing in front of the council of 12! And another guy and girl were there: this sorta-cute-in-a-tortured/deep-sorta-way eladrin, Illeander, but also, UGH. This CLOWN of a eladrin, so ridiculous, I think her name is Ashleigh? Or Ashley or Ashlee? In any case I'll try to forget it. ANYWAY. So the next thing I knew, Arterious the Bear (apparently ashleigh is his granddaughter, so aha, then it became clear what was what) was bowing to us all and giving us presents. I got burglary gloves! Which is so ironic! I mean, aren't the council of 12 supposed to be encouraging me to be all lawful and stuff?

But they say there's no free lunch, or free burglary gloves anyway, and so A. the B. started into his speech. And finally all the weird dreams I've been having make sense, because he said we're all Chosen Ones, we've ALL been having those dreams, and they hold the key to, like, really important stuff. And he talked about what a big responsibility and burden this was, we have to be all secretive and work together and take this crystal ball called the Dungeon Master and, for starters at least, save these halfling tribesmen from my (and their) dreams? I don't really understand all of what he was saying, or what it means...what any of this means... all I can say is, if I am bound to 3 other people for the REST of my LIFE, I can't believe one of them has green skin and one of them is named Ashleiiighyeyyyyyy. Kill me NOW. But Illeander is ok, he took care of me later on the pirate ship when I was hurling my lungs out from filth fever and seasickness. But I guess it's the least he could do considering he's the one who EXPLODED a giant rat on me and covered me in disgusting hot rat guts (<- aka, "essense of ashleigh"). UGH.


There's SO much more to tell, but I'm getting tired now, I'm still recovering from being so sick...I got healed in Malakkar (which IS as cool as everyone says!) but I'm still feeling a little iffy. I don't know if all of this is for real or what, but for now, it's fine by me to get out of V-alone for however long it's gonna be. I just wish i could have said goodbye to mom and Nails, but, it's not like I'm never going to see them again, right?!