A new job

22nd of Shar 358

We continued to talk amongst ourselves until Solas'dir came back, and I comforted Erafinyr. After some time, the room falls silent. He finally arrives, and he tells us Sage will not be joining us for this meeting. He says that Scribe wishes to come to an understanding of this world himself by reading the whole library. Reading the whole library seems like a bit of an impossible task, but seeing as he may be an Icon, I can see it being somewhat possible.

Almost as if appearing as I blink, the old man from the lobby appears in the doorway. I believe Agabarya was his name. He had a job for us, and we accepted it.

Our new job involves the Icon of Slaughter. He believes that they have been raised from the dead. It is too soon for it to be a reincarnation. He says if they were raised from the dead, both they and the person who raised them would be trivial to fight, and he wishes us not to engage in a fight with them. What he wishes for is Slaughter's whereabouts and the source of their return. The reward he wishes to give us is "power". He will give us whatever is in his power. Maybe he can find someone who may know where Memory is. Fathom remarks that this is just information gathering and shouldn't be too difficult if we don't engage. The others start strategizing amongst each other; I am writing down what we were told. Someone matching the description of Slaughter was seen north-east of here, Hrorilad. Agabarya believes that Slaughter is not at full power yet, but even with that, they are still dangerous. Slaughter's power is consistency in murder to a scary degree, almost like a butcher. Slaughter is the reason that Agabarya has lost his vision.

He brings us to the cartographer's office to get the cartographer's tools for Hymn. There are maps everywhere, from small local ones to a map of the whole continent. Across the table in the middle of the room sits a model map of the immediate area around the tower. Agabarya brings out a giant crate filled with tools. Hymn has a cartographer's toolkit now. I dug in it as well and ended up getting a cut on my hand. Erafinyr took a magnifying glass. Shortly after, we headed out on the road to travel to Hrorilad. There was some debate about whether to cut through the wilderness or follow the roads, but we ultimately decided to follow the roads to see if we could gather more information.

As we settled down for the night, Fathom had a magical episode of sorts. Summoning creatures I've never seen before, disappearing and reappearing—just a lot of strange things. All because they tried to summon a person to help them build a tent. In the future, I will help them with building their tents, aha. Today… was a long day. A lot has happened, and it is a lot to process, and we have a lot ahead of us. I am sure we can complete this mission, and I feel a lot of hope knowing I may be reunited with Memory. Good night, journal.

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