28 Hexanuary 336
Escape from the dungeon
An excerpt from Flynt’s diary;
We got ambushed in an empty monastery, and arrested by a lord who turned out to be some kind of wererat. I knew them rich folk were all rats in some way. They made us fight in some arena - I nearly died, and for nothing! We got outta there pretty quick once we were back in the cells - the chippy made me some picks, and I took me a guard hostage. Gomez, his name was. Started to like the guy before he ran.. wonder if he got out.
Anyways, we dug into some tunnel in the showers and ran, but ended up havin’a fight our way through anywho. And, well, poor old Khoudmik.. didn’t see it happen, but the captain reckoned he bled out when a guard took ‘im prisoner. Poor fella. I got the guy what got him, and took his things for the ship. Kord bless his afterlife..
He prob’ly got lucky, but the cat lost a leg too. Think it was some kinda poison got to it - at least he’s still standing. Sitting. Whatever. T’was a grim scene all around.
We’re out now to drink to our doctor, ‘n our crew. Can’t wait to write another letter home - they’re too far away to even hear if I got the same end now.
Extract from “The Legend of Puss in Boots”:
My days seemed numbered, I had suffered an injury that would surely hinder the great Puss in Boots. Or Pib, I should say, as that is what they call me in this land. My past is not known, and I must regain my title as Hero of The People! Alas, I lost something much greater than that, I lost a friend.
Nonetheless, I will elaborate on the perilous events that led to my downfall. This began after the whole arena event, while they tried to contain myself and the crew in the dungeons. A mistake on their part I might add. We had been detained for a couple of days and were prepared to strike. I heard them take a majority of the crew to the showers, where a commotion began, leading to the demon captain using some smoke magic to pass through our cell door. Fortunately, I was able to pick the lock and join them in the fight.
Turns out that the short pirate had taken a guard hostage and the others were fending off some other guards. I was able to slip past and join them in the shower chamber, spotting a weak wall as a potential escape. We broke it down and escaped to the armoury, although no weapon could match the skill of the mighty Pib.
We battled the entire guard and I went ahead to find the pointy-eared man, Grace, and freed him from his cell. This is where things took a turn for the worse. The guard captain confronted us but I swiftly disarmed him, allowing Grace a weapon. But the captain was a scoundrel, drawing a poisoned dagger… and that is the last I saw of that day, my leg… and of Barrelbasher.
The Death of (X)Khoudmik Barrelbasher
Died from bleeding out at the hands of the prison guard. The guard is dead, but the lord who caused this must pay.