June 15, 2024
I have received word that the meager scales we provided to the healers in Ethalia proved insufficient. Captain Bram succumbed to his madness screaming about torture and chained up bodies with runes carved into them. A grim thought indeed.
Living shadows have begun to appear recently. They seek to offer some sort of gift, but I don't trust their intentions. I'm not sure what they are, but the locals seem just as unnerved by their presence as I am. I do not think it a coincidence that a sickness has begun to spread near the time of their arrival.
We've also encountered a strange group of humans. I've seen all who've come through the gate to the Everglades, but I don't know these faces. They have a dark presence around them and seem to bear the same curse that Captain Bram did. They are much more lucid as well as violent. I think it best for me to keep my distance from them.