Monty's Well-worn Scribblebook (not a bio)

[anotheradventurer]

This fat, leatherbound book is smaller than the average size in length and height, but rather thick with a few hundred pages. Bound in cowhide and bearing no title nor stamp, the book bears a shallow scar on one face, as from a knife or other small blade.

Monty often takes time to scribble in this book, using whatever might be at hand to do so. Usually using a bit of coal or graphite ('writin' rock'), and sometimes quill ink when he can afford it, any person wandering near might well be able to glimpse any or all of a given page. Monty keeps a close eye on his 'journal', though the visible value of the tattered book is rather negligible. Unless otherwise noted, all writings are in the Common word, and are large enough to read even from standing a few feet away.

[anotheradventurer]

(inside cover)

Glad and merries, your birthingday be blest, Monty.

Season six-and-ten, Year of the Banner

(signed) Pikkolo Stonedelve

[anotheradventurer]

(page 1)

Never thought I'd be using this old book.

Pik's been gone a half-year and this is the first time I've opened it much less written in it. The wagons are set to leave out of Skull Crag. The drover says we should be well into Cormyr's midlands by sunset tomorrow.

Hope this is the right thing to do.

Wish me luck, wherever you are Pikko.

[anotheradventurer]

(page 2)

(there is a crude drawing of a large insectlike birds:)


/\o^ /\O~ ^o/\

/\/\O--
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The priest called these bloodsucklers 'stirges'.

They stick their bill into flesh and it hurts some,
but not as bad as the weak-knees and sicks it passes
on. NOT for eating.

[anotheradventurer]

(page 3)

Isenhold, Cormyr

Nice little village, well-armed. Guards patrol day and night.

Inn - good place, not really cheap though. Good, fresh food. Cook's got some problems.

Shops - A great bowyer. Expensive places, other.

(scrawled note)

...laws, laws, and more laws. Tallfolk sure have lots of them.