Sept. 28, 2024
With the current pace of things, I suppose it was too much to hope we'd get a favorable encounter with the Saytrs. They were on their way to visit Exalos before they ran into a band of hunters sent by the Trade Commission. Greedy bastards chasing some old legend about Saytr horns and hooves. Since they were hunting the Saytrs like beasts, they quickly galloped off somewhere else. All except one who got stuck on the Exalos region until the next Shift.
I met Kione the Saytr briefly before the Order eventually sided with the hunters and chased him down. I knew it would bring no good thing, but I didn't expect what happened after. A shadow passed over Kione's corpse and began moving his body like a puppet. It spoke through the corpse's mouth and attacked the hunters, causing a similar shadow to pass over them. A great battle was fought and the Order was eventually victorious and even managed to cast out the shadowy curse from one of the hunters.
I'm unnerved that such and evil seemed to be waiting for an opportunity to strike out like this. I'm even more worried that the Order's reputation as a "Saytr Slayer" will cause us problems with the locals...
-William MacBane