This appears to be the record of Emelio Ratton. Surely it couldn't hurt to take a look?
Assistant Captain Ratton's Log
Month Four, Day Five, Year 1332 of the Fourth Age
The nearby regions have been quiet for over a week now, and I'm starting to get a bit restless. The quiet is nice, but not even a single bandit skirmish? It's a little unusual, and I'm beginning to worry.
The captain's unconcerned, blaming it on the changing of season. I'm not convinced that's all there is to it. Maybe an extra patrol tonight will put my mind at ease. If there is anything strange afoot, there won't be for long with me around!
Assistant Captain Ratton's Log
Month Four, Day Seventeen, Year 1332 of the Fourth Age
My concerns have been validated. I really wish the captain was right. In the last week-and-a-half alone we've now had thirteen run-ins with bandits and six occultist sightings. Undead numbers are also on the rise.
Something big is clearly in motion, and I won't sit around and wait for something to happen. The captain concurs, and I'm now in charge of a second daily patrol until things calm down around here. I'll put an end to this, if my name isn't Emelio!
Assistant Captain Ratton's Log
Month Five, Day Three, Year 1332 of the Fourth Age
My patrols have helped, and the rate of engagements has declined... or at least, it had started to, until just this week. Following the spike of bandit and occultist activity we've seen a huge influx of undead, nothing like I've seen before.
If that wasn't bad enough, townsfolk have started to be reported missing by their loved ones. What kind of guards are we if we can't ensure the safety of the townsfolk?
Something has to change, and soon. The patrols just aren't cutting it anymore, and I can't very well ask the captain for a third daily patrol. The men are all tired enough as-is.
Assistant Captain Ratton's Log
Month Five, Day Twenty, Year 1332 of the Fourth Age
Things have gone from bad to worse. The undead are everywhere now, almost as if they're organizing. That shouldn't be possible, though. What's causing such an epidemic of the risen dead?
We've restricted movement through the Moorne as a precaution, and the men have been ordered to engage and eliminate any undead on sight, but we can't keep this up for long. I have to get to the bottom of this before it's too late.
Assistant Captain Ratton's Log
Month Six, Day Six, Year 1332 of the Fourth Age
It finally happened. Organized or not, the undead have finally made a move. An estate nearby was seized this week, and fell to a massive horde of those monsters. An entire estate. What is the world coming to?
The only silver lining is that immediately following the attack, undead activity has drastically declined, enough that we've started allowing passage again, albeit in limited amounts.
The estate attack is clearly linked to the rise in undead last month, but how? I'm going to take some time tonight and discuss it with the captain, maybe he has some ideas.
Assistant Captain Ratton's Log
Month Six, Day Ten, Year 1332 of the Fourth Age
The situation has somewhat stabilized, though I'm using that word very lightly. The rate of increase hasn't been spiking anymore, but things are as bad as ever.
Undead, bandits, and occultists are regularly causing problems at a constant rate, and the sustained attacks are just too much for us to handle for long. We can keep them at bay for a few months maybe, but without reinforcements we may very well see another massive undead attack. But next time, it won't just be a single estate.
The damned things could very well overrun the entire region, or spheres forbid, the Simaros could mount an offensive while we'd be powerless to stop them.
I will die before I see this region lost to either, and every man and woman who has pledged their sword here feels the same. I just really hope we won't be forced to make good on that oath.
(Things are looking bleak here.)
You put the journal away, confident you can help make a difference that Emelio would appreciate.
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