The Awakening, Act I: Civil Unrest:Yorik's Log
Title: Yorik's Log
Author: Yorik Elther
The roads have been
dangerous of late, and
many of the shipments of
goods via caravan have
gone missing or been
attacked by marauders.
We�ve started guarding
what shipments we can,
but we�re low on guards
and the necessities to
repair our gear. We�ve
had to divert some of
our guardforce to Minoc
to help guard the
shipments of ore and
weaponry here safely. It
doesn�t help that we�ve
had a few deserters
recently. The citizens
don�t like it, but at
least the monks don�t
mind. They never cared
for having us here in the
first place. At least they
don�t raise a fuss.
Much as I don�t like the monks, they�re blasted good healers. It�s a good thing we�ve got them here as several of the guards who�ve been helping escort the shipments have come back wounded and worse for wear by fighting off bandits. My post here at the guardhouse hasn�t seen much other than the passing caravans. I�m not sure whether to be thankful for that or not, though my wife certainly thinks I should be. Still, I�d rather be fighting like my fellow guards.
We�ve lost six caravans in the past two weeks, and it seems to be the work of a single group of bandits. The sergeant says he has a plan to get them, and he�ll need our help. I�m wondering if I shouldn�t have taken up my retirement after that business with Virtuebane.
The sergeant is going to set up an ambush with a fake caravan and as many of us as he can get to go with him. Despite my wife�s pleas I know this is what I need to do to help secure the safety of Yew and the trade routes.
- The writing here is
shaky and unsteady, but
in the same hand* The
sergeants plan was a
good one, but we weren�t
expecting such a strong
showing from mere
brigands. It wasn�t until
after we checked their
dead and the few
survivors had fled that
we realized that they
weren�t regular brigands,
and how they knew all
the trade routes. At
least two of the slain
brigands were former
members of the guard. I
sustained a serious injury
to my shield arm in the
fight, and have been
staying at the healers
here in Yew while I
recover. I think this time
I�m going to listen to
the wife and find a safer
line of work.
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