Jade Regent IC

Dear Meredith,

How was this years hearth festival? I hope my sister made it, she was so sad about their little mishap last year. I hope you and the kids are well. I've had a rather rough two weeks. The good news is that we're finally out of the snow!

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and then the lizard darted out from his tunnel barley missing our gunsmith! 

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Then we stayed at this really cozy cottage. They had creatures made of light! It was bizarre. 

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The statues actually shot out cold. It was like a blunderbuss that shot invisible ice! 

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We also visited a yeti village. briefly. Nothing interesting happened yet I still dream about them... every night

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The forest here in Tienzia is beautiful! you'll never appreciate a tree more than after not seeing one for months. As always, I've induced a portion of my spoils and something a little extra for little Shmebulock.

With love,

Craig

Dear Meredith,

Something has happened. I am fine, please don't worry... I'm just different now is all. During an expedition my unit came across a great lion. We fought the beast tooth and nail, only I survived. Devastated I slumped back into the forest to nurse my wounds. I suddenly collapsed and awoke in front of the corpse of a prized buck. I am a were-lion Meredith. Do not worry, I am not the bloodthirsty beast you've hears about. My magical armour gives me amazing control over this new found... gift. My physique and mental fortitude have been enhanced and I am in full control. With this form and my armour I Am Invincible. 

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Magical tree

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My armour is changing. It grows with me. It improves as I do. Together we are an almighty force of good and justice! I do not even have to breathe anymore. Can you imagine? It is a lot more difficult to speak now that i have to actively prepare by taking a breath. You get used to it though.

You are in my dreams!,

Craig

Meredith,

Something terrible has happened... I write to you surrounded by tigers. During our latest exploit we managed to capture a prisoner, against our better judgement. This prisoner value was apperently in the fact that she was a vicious and exotic Tianzian' were-tiger. Cisco, a shortened name for my Cisconian armour, saw it in our advantage to bring her along, he pointed out that our coffers were running low and that an evil were-beast might fetch a fine coin from the right buyer. After all, adventures are not cheap.

A thief or maybe a mage? Someone was able to sneak by our guard. They were not only able to poison our water supply but was able to silently extract the prisoner blood required to curse our entire party. A powerful wizard, That must have been it... Who else could accomplish such a feat?

I woke up the next morning covered in blood. I might have killed someone Meredith, the thought still haunts me. I like to think it was the blood of an animal, I still don't know..

Our party, now tigers, seem to have a reasonable control over their new bloodlust and abilities. I am actually quite impressed, the inflicted were able to shift between forms without the help of my armour. I wonder if my armour actually does anything?

I must go, we are renovating an old fortress and they need ever available hand! 

Craig.

Meredi~

I killed another one today. I don't know whats happening to me... I think the were-beast in me is taking over. I wake with flashbacks of death and often come-to in places completely different than were i nodded off. Am I sleep walking? Does the tiger within become more powerful in my sleep. Cisco says that I'm just getting paranoid, that it happens to the best of adventurers. He is of no help. I can't sleep meredith, I don't know what I'll do. I'll ask the others for help. We have a dream elf in out party, I'm sure he's an expert.

Craig

Meredith

My love. I fear I may never see you again, by choice. I awoke today on top of a farmer. He had been brutaly maul to death and I was a blood soaked tiger. The beast has taken control and Cisco wont help me. He wont talk to me. I think he hates me and what I've done. I'm scared Meredith. The little shit is always staring at me now. The ice-boy, always staring. I don't know what he wants, he wont answer me when I call. Why won't anyone help me? Everyone just ignores my pleas

They just go about... They don't care about me... I just hope I'm not writing to a figment of my own imagination...  

I love you Meredith





Please don't tell Shmebulock.

Meredith,

Your last letter meant the world to me.

Everyone just ignores me. I yell at them, I scream. I throw myself at their knees but still nothing. I think they have just cast me of to my fate... How could they do this to me? How could they ignore a man in such pain?

All I see is that smile

The kid is everywhere I am. He just kind of shows up. I ran at him the other day and he just sort of vanished into mist. I'm sure he is doing this to me. He must be an evil Warlock. I'm sure of it.

I'm always covered in blood. All I smell is blood. all I see is death and pain.

I've tried to end it, the dagger just turns into mist.



He is torturing me.

Meredith,

It is Cisco Meredith, he is holding me hostage. I saw it in a dream.

I was lost in a forest then the ice child appeared before me. He spoke, I've never heard him speak. He yelled/ screeched something at me... then I just kind of stepped out of myself. It was my armour. It moved forward and slowly shifted into a great ape. They screeched at each other as I watched helplessly.

I recognized the ape. It was a creature in serves to my former master... I didn't remember even having a master until that night. How did I forget that? Was it his doing? Was my master this child? $%^2$&$%4@(unintelligiblegibberish)%%5^&@*%4%^$%^%%5%%%5^&@*%4%^$%^%%5^&@%^$%^%5^&@*%4%^$%^%%5^&@%^$%^^&@%^$%^

IT IS HIS DOING

I see everything now and can influence less and less. He just slaughters them, everyone. I yell at him to stop and he laughs. I CAN ONLY possess him for about an hour now, enough to write you this letter. DO NOT TEll him were you aRe. Do Not tell him what you are. I will never see you again. I will never see you again. Please do not tell him that I love you... 

He makes me do it. He grants my consciousness only after he's slaughtered the children, only after. Everyday he feeds the bloodlust granted to him by my captor. How did I let this happen? Why did I kill all of those children. 


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Sorry I had to hide you, he was coming. He sleeps less and less and less. He wont let me see anything anymore. I think he is tring to kill me. He dose not know about the letters. he DOSE NOT know about the letters. HE IS COMING PLEASE HIDE ME I DO NOT WANT TO 

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Senseless.....

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Lov...

Dear Meredith,

I'm so sorry I have not contacted you sooner my love! I've just been so busy with our adventure since we're escaped the frozen tundra! I hope you and the kids are well? You should send me a picture! I would love a memento from you and the kids. I can only imagine how they've grown. The food is amazing here! I've easily eaten twice my weight in noodles. The fish is also great, and I just know it'll be your new favorite. 

I've recently come into a large amount on coin from our latest dungeon exploration and this time I'd like to share my wealth with our entire company. Unfortunately I only know our factory location by city name, if you could send me the proper shipping address in your next letter I'd love to get a whole load of dried exotic fish shipped right away. I also have a special give for the little ones.

Until we meet!,

Craig

Ippy, Could you move this thread and the other Jade Regent one to the archive please?