Out in the Cold/Thief's Journal

The thief's journal is a battered, stained and torn book that has not fared well since the untimely death of its owner. It still contains legible information, however.

14th Frimaire

Made it up over the wall like it wasn't even there. Saw Gaven Garr. Leg broken, long dead. Poor bastard. Gave him a guild burial; i.e. took his stuff, moved on. I'll let his woman know when I get back.

16th Frimaire

Finally found the perfect place. Looks like an old wizard's college or something. Should have some good stuff here. Feels unsound in the walls, but so long as I don't start knocking any down I should be fine. It's stood this long, it can't be that bad.

19th Frimaire

Met up with two other thieves, Juvo and Herrick. Not my guild, and Herrick seems like a wet blanket, but they seem on the level. There should be enough loot here for all of us, and I'd like someone around to watch my back. Those bugs were tenacious. I don't think they're going to leave me alone until I'm dead, or they are. I'd prefer the latter.

22nd Frimaire

Bastards. Forget what I said before, there was no way we could work together. They drew on me but I was faster. Left Juvo with a crossbow bolt in his neck. Herrick ran off into the deeper levels, so he'll be dead soon enough. Wish I could pay him back for this new scar, though.

27th Frimaire

Almost died. Didn't think there'd be anything living in the old animal pens. Still, safe and sound. I'll go back later and poison them. That should solve matters.

Found a good hiding spot. You bow, you salute, you shake hands. Three, one, two. Put all my finds there, and nobody's going to find them. I can come back and take whatever I want, whenever I want. Live like a king.

3rd Nivôse

Guess who came back from the deeper levels? Seemed scared, fought like a girl and ran off outside. Got to admit, didn't expect him to survive more than five minutes, let alone a week. Not going deeper yet, but not leaving either. If Herrick thinks he can ambush me, he'll have to wait a long time.

Nice haul today, relocated it to my stash.

4th Nivôse

Another scavenger showed up. Not trusting anyone now, but he seems to know some stuff. Doesn't look like a wizard though. Didn't trust me with his name, so I just call him Spooky.

Always stay where I can see him, but that means I can't go to my stash, my secret stash. Finds are going to start weighing down my pack if I can't store them. Still, if Spooky doesn't know where the stash is, he won't kill me. Not until he knows, and he'll never find it.

10th Nivôse

I don't know what the fuck just happened. Just killed Juvo again. It was him. Looked like him, sounded like him, bled out like him. Left his body for the bugs.

Spooky still hasn't shown up again, I think he got eaten. Didn't seem like an amateur, but I guess there's stranger things below. Don't think I'm going to go down there.

3rd Brumaire

Juvo came back again tonight. He was crying and pleading with me to tell him what was going on. If he hadn't been waving that knife around I might have told him I don't know either. Killed him again, now I'm here in my secure hiding place and I still can't sleep.

6th Brumaire

Juvo again. Comes back again and again. He dies but he won't die. I don't understand what's going on. He was screaming and crying, or that might have been me. I have to write this down. I need a record. I need to know I'm not crazy. This happened. I saw it happen.

18th Brumaire

He's coming again. I can hear him crying. Third time tonight. I'm so tired. But I have to kill him or he'll ki