Eeri's logbook
Tria, Nivia 15, 2nd AC 2617
One thing done, and not the easiest.
I reached out my hand to Kyriann, and gave her my Drakani badge, to keep in a safe place until the day I come back to the New Lands. She wiped away some tears. Ostium disputed a bit, trying to understand my reasons. But fortunately, they didn't make it more complicated. And they didn't ask any more questions. I like that better, and I'll look forward to see them again. Jazzy, on the other hand, has kept smiling, as if he has known what all this entailed.
Now the real work begins: changing my hairstyle, modifying my tattoo, and discreetly passing myself off as someone I am not. All this has been spinning around in my head since Barmie told us about the Marauders, and the probable difficulty of passing this fortress, or simply of dealing with the homins of the Old Lands. Mazé'Yum confirmed the only solution that seemed valid to me: to be one of them, to have my own Zin crystal. Most importantly, he will give me the help I need to convince officer Atimoskain to let me into the Marauders' camp. Apparently evidence that I fought the guards in various cities. And completed a few missions, under the radar, in their outposts in order to get "me" talked about among them, too. Starting with the Matis country, that will probably be enough, and at best, it might be fun. That should be enough for me to get what I need from them. Compared to what one hears from the Marauders of the Old Lands, those of the New Lands seem quite naive to consider such an ordeal as a mark of bravery. No matter, and so much the better, this will make my job easier.
I hope my Drakani don't get wind of this. Azazor mustn't know either. What good would that accomplish? I just know he'll do what's necessary on his end, he's resourceful too. At best, this Zin crystal will save both of our lives if I have to show it in order to get us accepted by one of the Marauders' clans over there. At worst, it maybe will only save mine.
As for Mazé'Yum, I will find a way to send him information, that is what he wants. The future of the New Lands is decided over there, he tells me. According to him, communications with the Old Lands are possible, if one is not afraid that the message will be lost or read by whoever carries it. I had started to learn how to hide information in trivial amber cubes with him, but I still doubt I will be able to do it by myself once over there. If not, a code must be given to him to decipher important information, but visible, undecipherable writing on a message will draw much more attention.
That only leaves me with a few days, time is running out. Get some amber cubes and finish learning to code them. Get a Zin crystal and some items from the perfect Marauder's kit. Also learn some marund basics. I'll have time on the way, but it's not thanks to the old Fyros that I'll succeed in acquiring a convincing pronunciation. I also need to get some small goo bombs from Mazé'Yum too, and my order from the Matissa is ready.
Eeri, you amorphous ploderos head, enough writing, shake your kostomyx, you have gingerbread on your retch!