Editing Eric Thursley (section)

== Journal ==

=== Preface ===

''A firm hypothesis is emerging. For the past eighteen months or so I have tracked down and consulted a great number of libraries' and similar institutions' collected works, both public and private, regarding the wide variety of inter-planar entities. If one considers the whole scope of documented sightings and encounters, a number of clear trends can be identified.''

''I have started incorporating these trends in an integrated system of classification. Using a typology that distinguishes between Magical beasts, Elementals and Outsiders as a starting point, I have begun design of a definite set of protocols for the calling and directing of said entities. It is my belief that, as once my pressed-toad collection was the envy of my peers during childhood, this system will set the standard for future developments within this most exciting field of Conjuration.''

=== Session I - A break in routine. [16/07/08] ===

''I found myself to have been teleported somehow to a location unknown. Truly dreadfully inconvenient this was as it happened while en route to the university city of Baralthof where I had hoped to peruse their chronology of spontaneous apparitions, or more commonly known as demonic visitations. My new location turned out to be a 10-by10ft room with some basic furnishings. A distinctly short and slight-statured individual, who I can only presume to have been the previous occupant, was in the process of being evicted by an ogre-sized beast sheathed in full plate armor. Something about this feller struck a sense of recognition, possibly in relation to something I'd read about in my research, which suggested I might no longer be on the primary Material plane. After a momentarily flash of disquiet about this development, I realized the worth of this opportunity to gather first-hand data on the local inhabitants.''

''On a side note, I seemed to have misplaced my satchel with travel necessities. I'll make sure to tell my host to have someone look for it, as my notes and modest selection of spells are of vital importance for the continuation of my work.''

''Speaking of which, before ending up here, I was considering some possible improvements with regard to the use of inward facing magic circles in conjunction with a dimensional anchor as an aid in directing the stronger kinds of entities. Luckily the floor in this room is flat and even enough for some preliminary sketches, with only the clamor and shouting in the distance proving somewhat of a distraction.''

''That ogre-feller interrupted me at a most critical moment of design, babbling something about an audience with his master or similar. At this point I firmly told him to come back later, having agreed to no such appointment with anyone. Unbelievable, how downright rude some people can get when they’re only concerned with their own interests.''

''Some minutes later, I did remember having received a letter some weeks ago from someone requesting a meeting. The message seemed to be quite urgent and was clearly of great importance to the writer. Alas, I was unable to pay any attention to it at the time, as I was in the middle of a breakthrough on extending the duration of called entities.''

''I considered looking for my host and finding out his intentions, only to find out that the door seemed to have no latch on the inside. To make matters more complicated, a quick cantrip seemed to confirm that magic is somehow suppressed in this room, and maybe the rest of this environment.''

''As I went back to refining the magic circle design, I once more found myself distracted by the noise. It almost sounded like a number of animals fighting, quite inappropriate to the contemplative mindset I required. If this were to keep up any longer I felt I might be forced to make some complaint.''


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