Jerrath: May 27

     I played that game with Piggy that Speedy often plays with me. I ran all over Jerrath, making Piggy chase me and find me. He's pretty good at the game. Though there was one time I doubled back real quick and hid behind a building. He ran right past me. He then used our magical bond to call out to me and ask me where I was. I answered him out loud that I didn't know where I was. He knew that since I could answer out loud I was close by. It was a fun game.

Jerrath: May 24

     I dreamed that Speedy was an angel woman. He looked the way that Ciara once hoped to look if she trained hard and learned many things of her class, the fem fatale. I must say though that the look would be better on a woman. It's a shame to see a great man like Speedy reduced to legs and breast. But on the other hand, now he knows how painful they are to have. . . or he would if it wasn't just a dream. I have these dreams so often now that I tend to forget which is the real world and which is the Beta. At times I think I forget if I'm Kehle or The Evil. It's a strange experience. I hope I won't develop a split personality. That would be scary.

Jerrath: May 23

     Today Kael was hanging around so his devoted followers could mob him some more. He's a strange one. One of the crowd asked him why he was purple. I made the offhanded comment it was to excite me. Kael agreed that was his reason. Skitz heard this and decided he too needed to be purple. Those silly dragons teasing a simple girl like me. . . I know I don't really call that much attention to myself or get noticed by such as dragon gods. I'm just a normal looking boulder. 

     Skitz then decided that he and Kael could not be the same color and that if Kael was going to be purple, Skitz would be black. I know enough about magic and dragons to know they were just using their gods powers to change their scale color. You see a dragon's true color tells you of the power that dragon holds. There is a hierarchy among dragons. The black one rules all.

     Despite that I am just a normal everyday girl, the dragons did see it fitting to invite me to have a drink with them. This is a great honor for me. I dined among gods! This is the type of thing you tell grandchildren. This will bring my family honor for generations to come. My son, Rev should be proud of his mother -maybe he would be if his father, Puppy, would give me visitation. The gods even saw it fitting to return me to my normal self. I once again feel like the charlatan I am.

Jerrath: May 22

     I had this horrible dream that Skitz and Speedy kept fighting over me. I switched from one clan to the other over and over and over. Skitz was my first friend and I once thought about joining Chaos Factor, but then I had changed my mind thinking I could not belong there. Yelia Fencer Clan seemed more my style and level of kindness. Though, back during my wild days with Ruthie, it was being told Chaos Factor could not loot that caused me to stop my mean and reckless ways of youth. I said nothing about my joining either clan during this part of my dream. What could I do? Speedy is one of the nicest people I know and Skitz has a sexy accent. Of course neither of those would ever be reason why I would or would not join a clan. This dream did bother me enough that when I woke up I began to have doubts. I started to think I should never join either clan at all. It's just a dream though. I shouldn't let dreams get to me. We're all friends and all is good in the waking world. In fact other than that Skitz seemed to have one too many to drink, all seemed pretty calm and friendly in the dream world of Beta as well.

     Someone that was having more trouble in the real world than in my dreams is Kael. Never in my wildest Beta dreams did I ever imagine him being mobbed so by devoted followers. He is a much kinder and more patient dragon than the rumors suggest. I fear that if I were him I'd have become enraged by the mob at it's start. He never seemed mad at all. I know because I followed from a distance. I am a herpetologist after all and dragons are reptiles too. I had to study his behavior and take notes. I hung back with Speedy and Skitz. In fact Speedy said he feared Skitz would feel left out, for he too is a dragon god, but was not being followed by a mob. So, Speedy and I mobbed Skitz to make him feel better.

     Meanwhile Kael was trying to tell his followers to all line up to get autographs. The crowd was so fanatic and wild that they could not hear even the black dragon god -who had changed himself purple- over their own cries to him. He called out for them to line up again and again, but it was a long time before they would listen. After watching them all line up and get their autographs, I decided I too might need one. It'd be a nice thing to have or sale. So I jumped into the line, cut in front of some poor kid and got myself an autograph.

Jerrath: May 14

     Sometimes when I dream one person or another will add myself and Speedy into groups, clans, factions, and guilds we do not wish to be in. Someone thought it'd be funny -or he got drunk at a strip joint and was tricked- and signed Speedy and The Evil into some weird sex cult. We of course ran and hid until it could all be worked out and our names forever removed from the mailing list for that cult. It's at times like this that I'm really glad Beta is just a dream and I'm not really The Evil. I wake up and find I am still the same, sweet Kehle. Well I can be mean when I'm mad, but I'm never as bad as The Evil. Speedy is always his same, tolerate self. He's a nice guy.

Jerrath: May 13

     It was one of those strange days again. It all started out just fine. I hung out with Ciara and some others in Menath where I did a little training. I went back to the inn and hung out with Draub some as well. The day started normal enough. But then I looked over into the pool of water in front of The Inn and saw that the huge bolder there could move. I then found out it wasn't a rock at all, but was Zimfier. I can't really remember the events all that well. Magic Dude showed up and turned himself into a rock as well with his dragon powers. Booty came by and asked me to go back to her place, but I told her I wanted to stay and watch the rocks. Next thing I know Booty and I as rocks are trapped in the pool of water. I had this strange feeling Booty had been killing people earlier and knew they needed to be avenged. I pommeled myself into her until she crushed into many pieces.

     Zim tried to get Booty and I to sit on a cliff near the Inn as rocks. However I knew that spot to be poorly protected and often overran by murderers and cut throats. I fled. Zim warped me back. I ran again. Again he warped me back and tried to tell me to stay. I tried to obey, but someone came by with a rock crusher, so I ran . . er rolled away again. 

     I fled to the campfire where I sat, looking very much like a rock. In fact the dragons had done such a good job of polymorphing me, that others could not tell I was not just a rock unless I rolled. Some began to think I was an all knowing rock and would ask me questions. But those silly people just couldn't understand that rocks can't speak. Piggy knew it was me. Our magical bond of enchantress and familiar was still there and just as strong. I did roll over on him a few times. . but he shook it off. He's a good little pig. Wait, come to think of it he started running around trying to buy a rock crusher. Oh well I don't need to worry. Pigs can't use rock crushers anyway. He has to stick to magic. His little pig feet can't hold physical weapons. Though at times he will use his magical powers to polymorph himself into a human form. His power there seems limited and once he's done this, it's very hard for him to get back to his natural state once again.

Jerrath: May 12

     Today was a day like any other. Speedy ran to hide, and I had to go hunt him down. I hung out with friends and did little to no training at all. Speedy seems to be getting upset with me for not training, but I just don't like to sit around all day killing things or people. Doesn't anyone else think that's a bit mean and evil?

     I spent most the night dreaming I was The Evil looking for Speedy. Scorpio too played the game a bit, but he cheated. He used his magic to teleport to where Speedy was. If I had that type of magic, Speedy would never be able to flee again. Maybe I should train my magic so it will grow that strong? I also dreamed that Kael showed himself in Beta. He was a hungry dragon. It was my turn to run. Lucky for me, Speedy has strange magical powers in Beta too. He was able to use his magic to pull me from Kael's view. Oddly enough that doesn't seem to stop Kael from being able to kill me. The black dragon god can end anyone's life from anywhere without targeting. Makes running seem a little pointless.

Jerrath: May 11

     Another day of sitting around with friends who ask me silly things like why I don't train more. Silly people. Life isn't just about killing ya know?

     The dream world of Beta was pretty much the same. Only since I was The Evil I did more than just talk. I cast a few spells and even swung a sword or two. It's odd, but when I dream I'm The Evil I know a bit more about swords and I'm stronger, both defensively and offensively. I wake up and feel weaker. Then I remember my magic is stronger in the real world, when I'm awake than it is when I'm dreaming I'm The Evil.

     Sometimes The Evil can sit around and speak in a friendly manner to those around her. Most often she feels the great desire to do more than just talk. Often in this dream world a boy known as Monkey will stand very still for long periods at a time. The Evil finds great joy in killing this boy countless numbers of times. She has seemed to have infected Speedy as well and he too will sometimes just stand there killing the boy over, and over, and over, and over. 

     As The Evil I joined the Holy Order. A special group that devotes it's time to spreading the word about the dragon gods and doing their deeds. Unfortunately for Monkey, the Holy Order I joined as The Evil was for Magic Dude. Everyone knows he's evil and wishes the death of all sword monkeys everywhere. Die sword monkey, die!! The Evil is the manifested physical essence of the wrath of all women everywhere.

Jerrath: May 10

     The day itself uneventful. I hung out with Ciara some, and with Ruthie some. Ruthie must go away on a long trip that will keep her away and hidden from the rest of Jerrath until late in August. I will miss her, so I spent the day with her contemplating barrels on piers. We ended up figuring that the barrels were full of spring water from Lake Quintal. Ruthie tested the water and it was good. Or so she said. I don't like water, so I didn't try it.

     Before I won a room to sleep in Ruthie was one of the few who slept out at the campfire near The Inn with me. I had taken to calling her my room mate, despite there was no room to share at the campfire. Ruthie is a good friend and a decent person. In our younger days we were a bit wild and reckless. We stole our shares of kills and picked up our share of other peoples' hard earned trophies. We may have even looted a peer or two. We were young, so we never got more than a handful of gold and a cap from it. If we were really lucky we might find a flail that wasn't broken too much. Ah, those were the days. . . wouldn't wish them back. But it's good to think back on your past and to reflect on how you've grown as a person and to know you are wiser for everything that happened to you, good or bad.

Jerrath: May 9

     I had that dream again. The one where I'm in some alternate version of Jerrath called Beta. The odd thing about this world is that even though I'm different, and most everyone else is different in some way. There are some people that are the same. I mean it makes sense that the dragon gods are not different here. But Speedy is the same ol' nice guy in Beta that he is in Jerrath. Of course it's all just a dream anyway. None of it is real. . .is it?

     Speedy plays the same game here as he plays in Jerrath. My dream self is pretty mean and nothing like my real self at all, but she seems to enjoy the same as much as I do. Maybe in a different way, but she still enjoys a good game of hide and seek. I ran all over Menath looking for him, and wouldn't you know it. He was in Yelia. Boy is that a long run just to find someone. But it was one of those weird dreams where we were the only two people alive in Beta. That seems to happen a lot.

Jerrath: May 9

     The day started out in Menath today. I'm there a lot. I think I might move there one day. It's a nice little place. Piggy -called such because he's a pig- came to me, but then he started in on how he wanted to kill me. I tried to give him away. I tried to sell him. I yelled at people who thought they could take him for free. I'd only claim to give my familiar to a friend for free. Though no one seemed to realize you can't just end the bond between familiar and enchantress that easily. It's a magical bond. Piggy likes to threaten me and Ciara. I just ask someone to scare him for me or threaten to feed him to a friend. Sometimes these things get him to acting right again, sometimes they don't. Pigs are odd familiars to have anyway, and I guess this is why you don't hear of more magic users with them. They turn on you so fast. . .

     I went to Hemlock for the first time today. Piggy had a very hard time finding me. He used our magical connection to call out to me, asking me where I was. I told him where I was, but wouldn't tell him how to find me. Mashi found me however and we ran around Hemlock and it's surrounding area. It was just another one of those times where it doesn't really matter what I'm doing, because I'm doing it with a friend. It was a pleasant day.

     Piggy did manage to make his way Hemlock and even found Mashi and myself. The three of us didn't do all that much. We just sat around and talked, joked, and had a good time just being friends. Some days go pretty well in Jerrath. I live for days like this.

Jerrath: May 8

     Today was just another nice day. Nothing extraordinary or strange happened, but good things did still come. I trained with Ciara some more. I also went off to train my magic alone for a bit. I then ran into good friends, like Speedy and Draub. We sat and talked and had a nice time. When you have good friends around you, you don't need extraordinary events to occur. It's nice just to be with them, to know they are near and will be there for you.

     Here in Jerrath some friends seem to come and go as quickly as the wind. People often just up and disappear. It is a dangerous world out there and I guess not everyone that gets lost can be found. I am grateful for those of my friends that don't get lost and stick around. I like to take time every now and then to stop and say hi to my friends to let them know how much I enjoy having them around. I'm not sure that points gets across all the time.

Jerrath: May 7

     Today was one of those slow days. Nothing too strange or wonderful happened. It was just a nice day of sisterly bonding as Ciara and I trained together. She helps me a lot and I seem to learn more with her around than I do on my own. I like the company and I've taken to using a sword a few times. It's nice to have her there to show me how that is done and give me pointers on my form. Until I find some one that can teach me new and more powerful enchanting spells, I have to supplement my training with a sword.