Residence of Evenwroat d'Sivis, Sharn.

Enjoyment: So far the party has been educational, and not without entertainment value. However, the more this one sees of organics, the less sense they make. People are copulating everywhere, even here in the main hall! Organics must really love to procreate. Fortunately the other party members seem to be behaving themselves. Gimble, Kerowyn, Skeael, Urijah just seem to be conversing with the other partygoers. Of course, it goes without saying that 6709 is staying out of trouble. Dru is apparently taking a fencing lesson, and Ru has been wandering around with all manner of people. It is good to see that one staying away from all of the fornication, which can apparently lead to the spreading of several diseases.

There are several warforged in attendance, and they all seem to have interesting stories. The one named Tang is particularly talkative. It (although for some reason, it seems like a “she”) was explaining the process of warforged augmentation. It also went on at length about the dragonshard economy. Apparently, this one could finance some very impressive augmentation of its own if it ever came across a significant amount of Khyber dragonshards.

Coincidence: Apparently, the artificer who built this one's new eyes is in attendance tonight. Must make a note to thank it later.

Lyrander airship, en route to Sharn.

Acquisition: New magic eyes. Designation 6709 is proving extremely helpful.

Tragedy: Karkhanna (the dwarf) fell in combat today. The party was attacked by a pair of dire bears after our shifter companions had ridden ahead. Fortunately we dispatched them before there were further casualties. This one makes no claim to any real level of understanding of organics, but the timing of the shifters' reappearance, and there lack of concern for the dead seem extremely suspicious. Whether her death was accidental or not, Karkhanna will be missed.

Question: Kerowyn mentioned something about sending Karkhanna into “the afterlife” as her body was burning. What is the afterlife? Apparently it contains lots of alcohol.

Discovery: Airship found abandoned except for the captain, who was bound and unconscious in his cabin. Cargo is intact, except for several boxes of light-making devices. This raises several questions:
1.Why destroy the rods and leave everything else alone?
2.Why leave the captain unharmed?
Perhaps we were meant to find this ship, and return just enough of the favors to Evanwroat so that the party would continue. It may be that something with an aversion to light means to intrude upon the event.
3.Why bring the ship out to the Grayscale Mountains?
Continuing the previous line of thought, this may have been an attempt to delay us enough to prevent the delivery of another order of light rods.
4.Where is Ru? It just missed another stimulating discussion, this time on the existence and possible nature of the soul.

Ardev.

This one does not understand the purpose of a masquerade ball, but perhaps it will provide some insight into organic life.

Question: Where did Ru go during our train ride? It missed a very interesting conversation about the nature of magical conveyance.

Morality: Several party members seemed very perturbed by the sight of slaves in Wroat. It does present a dilemma. These people have a purpose, so their lives are not without meaning. At the same time, that purpose is outside of their control. Is it worse to live a life devoid of meaning, or one whose meaning is decided by an overlord? This one suspects that the former is preferable, but it bears further contemplation.

Observation: Shifter is extremely proficient in combat. Those insects should have attacked a different caravan.

Question: Why has the skyship captain run away with Evenwroat's party favors? They cannot be terribly valuable. This seems like very strange behavior.

Observation: New companions seem distrustful of arcane magic and warforged. All sentient beings are products of nature, so how can the things they create be unnatural?

Prediction: More opportunities for violence await in Droaam.

Anticipation.