Thoughts from the Otherworld

I and Kii Kalira have just visited the Passhow Marshlands, close by to Konschtat. San d'Oria controls the area this Conquest period, and I signed up to deliver supplies to the region. Choosing that particular area might have been a mistake, though. Kii Kalira most certainly appeared not to approve. I suppose I cannot fault her for that, the marshes were not the most pleasant place to be in, especially when wearing sandals.

Starlight Celebration is approaching fast. I have not yet decided what present to get Kii Kalira. I only have faint half-formed ideas, but nothing too concrete yet. Thankfully there is still time for that.
Since we were conveniently close to Bastok after getting ourselves away from the marshes, we entered the city for some rest. Might stay here for a while.

Not long ago, I was given one more mission by my country. I have not mentioned them for some time, I think. We had just finished a mission for Kii Kalira in Windurst and arrived to San d'Oria, but we took off again. This time the journey took us through Jugner Forest to Davoi. It used to be a monastery, but was taken over by orcs during the Great War. We could not enter the area too deeply, but it was a sad sight, especially considering how peaceful it must have been before. There were orcs everywhere, and we barely managed to retrieve the papers I was told to retrieve from the area.

Our journeys had taken us through Jugner before, so the area wasn't unfamiliar to us. The forest is home to a breed of rather strong and vicious tigers. I suppose everything is relative, though. When we first encountered them, they brought us considerable trouble. These days, not so much.
Our journey to Jeuno has gotten delayed, it seems. It is rather amazing how many new and exciting sights the world holds when you open your eyes to them. One thing is for certain - we will not run out of things to do.

Quite unexpectedly, our journeys took us towards Bastok again. While there, we decided to visit an abandoned mine accessible from Konschtat Highlands, the Gusgen Mines. It was an interesting experience I think, if such an experience can be called interesting. We could not go very far in. The mine was filled with ghouls and skeletons, a real gathering place for the undead.
I'd heard rumors before that the souls of the dead miners from times before haunt the mine, but I have a hard time believing each and every one of the undead there was a miner in their previous life. They must gather there from other areas, in search of a place safe from sunlight.

While in the mine, I obtained one of the items Isacio of Selbina wanted. This concluded his task set for me, and his advice has been very helpful in our adventures so far.