Everyone got back today while I was preparing lunch for myself and Talus, it turned out ok. Apparently, the dive went about as badly as it could have possibly gone without anyone dying. Everyone was maimed in one way or another, and in the case of one particularly unlucky hobgoblin, would be permanently disabled without the help of a mildly competent healer, like myself. One of the Ents, the male, was missing two limbs from when they threw himself in front of an attack meant for his sister, as they are still technically plants this isn’t a big deal as they will just regrow their limbs naturally, or I could do it for them much faster.

From what I understand they stumbled across one of the most powerful creatures in the dungeon in a place that they couldn’t escape from, a place where that creature shouldn’t have been. The didn’t manage to beat it until Mest stepped in to help, and even then they didn’t get more than a couple coins for loot. Overall it was a pretty bad experience for them.

Although, how they all reacted to this defeat was pretty interesting. Parius and Willow both shrugged it off and returned to life as normal. The veterans, aka Tiddol, Mest, and Thes, all tried to offer guidance to the others, with various degrees of success, which makes sense because they were only there as a safety net and to teach. The members of Pars tribe that joined listened to the veterans, practically hanging onto every word.

The Ents had the most extreme reaction, they basically fought each other for the rest of the day, pretty viciously too, only stopping when one was too injured to continue, at which point they would return to me to heal. When I asked them why they communicated ideas of lust for power, for unmatched physical and magical might, to be more useful to me. It was intense, and after that, I couldn’t just stop them, so I let them continue with the promise that they won’t do enough damage to really break something in a way I can’t fix. They agreed readily enough.

Towards the end of the day, I got word that Mest’s friends will be here early tomorrow. I am a little excited and a little nervous, not about them exactly, but more about what I will learn from them.

Anyway, Good Night Diary.