The journal of a witch settling into her new home.
Author’s Note: I am putting this on indefinite hiatus. I have a bad case or writers block with this chapter, so I’m publishing what I’ve got and leaving it for now. I have the plan so may come back to it. Honestly, I feel like the story is complete with Spring ending and the Tea […]
This entry takes place outside the normal flow of the game, and instead of using Apothecaria uses the marvelous The Teapot: Slightly Steeped game by Marren J. T. MacAdam. This is a preview version of the game (the final edition will be called Fully Steeped). The game is based on the Lost & Found Game […]
Time’s flown by. I’ve been here over three months now, an entire season. It’s been getting warmer and warmer, the rains are giving way to clear skies and beautiful winds…. And I’ve been a proper real genuine witch for three months without ruining anything! Snowdrop swatted me, she says I’ve “always” been a proper witch. […]
I haven’t got much time, I need to harvest come ingredients immediately. I was woken by a hammering on the door this morning, the day after getting home, and it was Violet. Her partner Casper had become ill and she was worried about him. She’d been trying to get me for the past day but […]
It’s the start of the week and I’m preparing to head off to meet Tolbem. I’ll be spending the whole week at this other village, called Traveller’s Rest. I’m a little nervous, but also excited! I’ve been to enough villages over my training that I know what to expect, broadly, but they’re all different. Tolbem […]
This is possibly my last update from my newest friend, the Golem. I finished repairing it a short while ago, the last bits being mortaring in some new stones to support its structure. After giving it a little time for that to dry and set, and warning it to be gentle for the next few […]
After how busy last week was I’ve been no less busy this week. It’s already nearly over and I’ve spent nearly all of it helping the Golem. We’re nearly done, there’s only a few more bits that need repairing and I had to stop at the village to get some mortar for it. I’ve also […]
It’s been a quiet week so far. I’ve spent most of it reading up on the care of bees in the journal. It seems Auria was very fond of them and had nearly a dozen hives! I don’t remember reading about them in the journal before but over the past few days the pages are […]
Snowdrop is excited today. Very excited. She’s bouncing all over the place because today I’m taking the adventurers to Hero’s Hollow for their expedition. I’ve been trying to keep her occupied but she’s currently running laps of the house. Before we get to that, though, I put some of my silver to good use. Earlier […]
My plans for this week were to get something going in the garden plot I’ve got. I decided reading through the journal I’d pick a plant that’s hardy, relatively difficult to kill, and effective against a range of conditions. I settled on Surgeon Sap. It’s a very useful ingredient that’s helpful for neutralising poison, as […]
Today is the day. I’ve been putting it off for so long. Too long. I’m going to try and call a familiar. I’ve known how to do this for a while, it’s one of the earliest things a witch is taught. I wasn’t taught right away though. And I guess that’s one of the reasons […]
It’s been uneventful this week but I’ve been reviewing my own notes from my journal. I’ve copied over everything of importance to the witch’s journal so I only have to carry one, and it means there’s enough room for it in my safe pocket. This diary seems to be almost impervious to mundane harm, although […]
I’ve been keeping myself busy still. There’s so much to do to make this place liveable! Weeds to pull, floorboards to push down, holes to patch. Luckily I learned a lot back home making do with the place I had. I guess I need to stop thinking about it as “home”, don’t I? This is […]
My second case has come in the form of the mayor. I found out his name, thankfully he was nice enough to reintroduce himself when I opened the door to him; Tolbem. He was reporting the case of someone else, one of the farmers has come down with something. It sounds like some sort of […]
This is my first “official” entry into this endless journal. I’ve decided I’m going to continue the style of the witch who owned this cottage before me. I still don’t know much about her other than her interesting style of writing and that she’s gone missing. She’s written in here that she’s not sure when […]