I believe we have made inroads allying ourselves with the local fey, whom I hope will act as our eyes and ears when we are not in the area. They seems intelligent and resourceful, if a tad mischievous. We also appear to have found a mineral rich cavern and, pending analysis of our samples, we may be able to use it as a source of income when we earn the right to settle these parts. I’m optimistic that I will be able to send for my clan sooner than I thought. We need only take care of this bandit lord and clear out a few nuisances. I’m more worried about my ability to understand the minds and ways of my mammalian compatriots and neighbors enough to prep any incoming Tengu. They still seem uneasy around me at times. I need to put in a greater effort to win their trust.

Fey! We met fey! When we camped for the night! First they played silly fun tricks on us! And I was sure they were fey! Then Spot tracked them, and they used magic to send him up a tree! That’s when I got a little worried that maybe these weren’t fun fey that I could learn from because there could have been most anything up that tree! But I got Spot down and we returned to camp and I helped find them, and now Tyg and Perl are our friends! And even though they are from here not the First World, I got to draw their pictures, and I asked a bunch of questions! Tyg is Tyg-Titter-Tut, and a Grig! And Perl is Perlivash, and a Fairy Dragon! They ate all of pickles, drank all of the liquor, (that was part of the tricks) and Perl got sick! It wasn’t very different from any other creatures’ vomit! But there will be so much more to learn from them! And I’m sure I’m exactly where I need to be to learn more about the fey, the First World, and if this very spot is where the gnomes should settle to build a homeland of their own!

We are also up to 4 Stag Lord pins. I’m not clear on how the last one showed up, but we’re close to sending back 6 for a bountie!