Journal of the Everfree

March 4, 2052

Dear Journal

Hi my name is Kevin Roy, I am a 36 year old human living in the small town of Densburg on the edge of Zanibra. My friends Ed, Frank, Joe, Moe, Steve, and I used to go gold panning in Alaska back before the Black Tide devoured Earth and hope to one day go prospecting. Everyone knows that chlums are only found in the Everfree Forest (which borders Zanibra and is just outside of Densburg) and that makes the value even higher. Our peers think we're nuts for going in there because of all the strange creatures living in it. I have nothing against them, but that's what ponies and other sentient beings say, and if there's one thing humans have succeeded in the past, it's conquering beasties. We'll go prospecting for the precious medal chlum. It is a purple mineral similar to opals, and is worth a fine amount of money.

The first thing we did was rent ourselves some kingqueens. They'll help protect us from the everfree beasties.

We'll be off tomorrow and return sometime in november.

Kevin Roy