Testing…testing. Ahh, good. The magic writer is working. I can’t tell you how many times the Guild’s given me a journal and the dictation magic doesn’t work. Trying to take down three people’s conversations by hand is hell on your wrist. Anyway, begin Journal of Tayna Riayen, Assignment number 122EJ4.

15th Grune, Year of the Stunned Ape
Another day, another assignment. My bosses told me that my last reports were a bit sketchy, so I need to be sure to document all of my findings, including a briefing on the actual mission, for posterity. Like anyone’s going to read this. But no matter.

There have been some reports coming in from some villages on the borders of Alesburg. It’s sketchy information, but all the rumors point to some kind of new species of dragon. According to the reports, it’s white, rather large, and doesn’t seem to be a direct threat to the people of the villages. Also, the dragon has not killed anyone, but it has kidnapped a large number of females. The odd part was that all of the females have escaped or let go without any injury. That’s all the information the townspeople have told us, and they then sent me out to investigate the new species and classify it.

There, that stuff’s done. To be honest, I’ve a strange feeling about this. The townspeople we interviewed didn’t seem afraid of it or anything and almost seemed secretive about the dragon, like they didn’t want to tell us.  It’s possible that the dragon has some sort of low-grade mental control, to trick the people into liking it, so they don’t report all the virgin maidens that have gone missing. The first leg of the trip will be to Alesburg, a river crossroads, or cross-rivers I suppose, that does a bit of trading with the towns and villages, and they may have more information.

18th Grune
Note to anyone who reads this. Pay extra for a good seat on the caravan. Sitting on a hard wood seat for three days, my arse feels like one big blister. We’ve stopped for a while at a small town, about a days travel from Alesburg. There’s a tavern here, I’m going to try to get some information, surely someone here knows a little something.

Ah, got something. There’s a girl here working at the tavern who recently came from a small town near Alesburg. I’m going to interview her after her shift is over, so that means I’ll have to drink in a tavern on the Guild’s gold piece. Lucky me!

18th Grune, Nightfall
Finally. The girl’s off duty, and she’ll be over in a bit. I’ll set up the journal, and it’ll record everything.

*Begin Transcription*
Tayna – Ok, I think it’s on…Yah, it’s writing what I say.
Girl – Strange…I just talk, and it appears. I’ve never seen anything like that.
Tayna – Yah, it’s a great piece of Technomancy. It also freezes if you talk to fast and costs a bloody fortune. Stupid thing…
Girl – It stops working if you talk too fast?
Tayna – No, it literally freezes, as in gets incased in ice. Takes hours to melt. But that’s not important right now.
Girl – So, you wanted to know about Alesburg?
Tayna – More about the whole area, but first things first. What’s your name?
Girl – My name’s Sasha.
Tayna – Pleasure to meet you Sasha, my name’s Tayna. Now, let’s see here…Where are you from?
Sasha – I’m from a small town called Veilchen. I moved here recently and I’m on my way to the capitol city, I hear it’s wonderful. *Blissful sigh*
Tayna – Stupid book, don’t write down that kind of thing! Sorry.
Sasha – It’s alright.
Tayna – I’m on my way to Alesburg, there have been reports of a new species in the surrounding area. Have you seen anything unusual in the town, or heard anything about the surrounding countryside or smaller towns?
Sasha – I…I don’t know what you mean. It’s just normal countryside. Nothing strange, maybe some goblins might raid, but that hasn’t happened since…I mean, for a while.
Tayna – Since what?
Sasha – Nothing, it’s just been a long while since we have been attacked.
Tayna – Alright…Ah, thank you…You had an ale and chicken, right?
Sasha – Yes, thank you. Where’s the salt…whoops!
Tayna – Oh, watch it! Careful, you almost spilled your drink.
Sasha – Whoops, that was close…these are going to take a bit to get used to.
Tayna – Those are new?
Sasha – What? No, what do you mean?
Tayna – You said they are going to take some time to get used to, like they’re new.
Sasha – Um…I…I’ve gained a bit of weight recently…Guess I’ve just been lucky.
Tayna – Really really lucky I’d say…But back to the point. We’ve been receiving reports of a new creature, we don’t want to hurt it, just find out more about it. Are you sure that you have never heard of anything strange or unusual? Anything at all?
Sasha – No, nothing at all. Is there anything else? I’ve had a long day.
Tayna – No, that’s all. Here, for your time, and thanks.
Sasha – Thank you, I hope things go alright.
Tayna – I’m sure it will. Oh, and by the way, body enhancement potions are risky…be careful. I knew a girl in the city…well, let’s just say she overdosed.
Sasha – What? I didn’t…I mean…I’ll…keep that in mind.
Tayna – Good, I’d hate for that to happen to you…took the whole day to knock down that wall and get her out. Evening Sasha.
*End Transcription*


19th Grune
I managed to get a ride on a cart heading towards Alesburg. If all goes well I should be there by nightfall. I don’t know what they use in those mattresses, but they probably try to pass off the fact that it’s moving as a new massage bed or something. Something was odd about that girl, Sasha. She seemed a bit evasive, and not just because of her obvious use of magic to help her figure. No girl has a body like that without magic. But it wasn’t that kind of embarrassment. She was hiding something, no doubt. Maybe this thing is more malevolent than we thought? You have to remember, the fact that there’s been no reported attacks just mean no one’s seen it. From the way she acted, it was like she expected it to stab her in the back right then and there if she said a word. I’ll have to be careful, I may be in over my head here. If it seems like things could get nasty, I’ll send a message to the guild and run. They’ll send a stronger force if I don’t report back, but that doesn’t really matter much to me if I’m dead.

19th Grune, evening
Got into town about an hour ago. No idea what time it is, but it must be close to midnight. Town’s pretty big, seems to be a stopover for the riverboats. I’ve looked around a bit before I got to an inn, and can’t see anything unusual about the place. I’ll ask around if anyone knows anything about the town or anything weird happening tomorrow morning.

20th Grune
There is something weird going on here. I’ve talked to quite a few people, but I’m getting nothing. They know something though. Most of the people don’t know anything beyond what rumors the Guild knows, but every now and then I’ll meet someone, normally a girl, and she’ll deny everything. No monster, nothing strange, no, nothing at all. Another weird thing is the shape of some of the girls I’ve seen. I’ve never heard about the food from Alesburg, but from the look of a few of these girls, it’s the best in world. These girls are just huge, the biggest girls I’ve ever seen, save the Duchess Amanda, but her family believed that being fat was a sign of wealth. She needed a few mages constantly around her whenever she wanted to move. These girls are different though…they don’t look heavy. I’ve seen fat girls before, and they almost don’t look fat. Almost light on their feet, rather strange. Also, they’re pretty clumsy. I saw one girl knock over a table with her ass, she spun around and wham! Table was wiped out. There’s no way she had been that big for long. Maybe there was some water contamination or something, some kind of prank by a mage. That would explain all the other girls…I’ll ask around. I also found out about the town. Had to pay some guy five gold pieces to get it, but I have a location. It’s odd, it’s the same place that other girl, Sasha came from, Valechen It’s going to be tough to get there, apparently none of the coaches go there. I’ll have to walk, but not like I’ve never done it before. I may be able to get some spoor or some other leavings by the dragon as well. The Guild says it wants everything, and the more crap I bring back, the higher my bonus.

21st Grune
Evening now, nothing interesting to report. No signs of any dragon or anything really. A bit strange, no major signs of any large animals. You usually get bears, deer, lots of stuff, but there’s not much like that. I’ve seen some traces, but it’s sparse. It’s possible that the Dragon’s scared them off or ate them, but I’ve not found any remains. Some dragons capture the animals alive and bring them back to their lair, so that might explain it.

23rd Grune
Alright, I have some privacy now, something really bizarre is going on here. I got into Veilchen this morning. It seems to be mainly a small mining and farming town. They’ve got a small silver mine, but other than that, seems like the town’s normal at first glance. But there is something going on. The people seem nice, they’re talking to me, seem very open. Except, of course, when I ask about the rumors of the dragon. They don’t deny it, or acknowledge the question. Almost every person here gets a stupid look on their face and says they don’t know, never heard about anything.
I’ve been lied to by a lot of different people, and these guys are among the worst I’ve ever seen. So, the dragon, or something like it does exist, and the people here don’t want me to know about it. I do have an idea why they’re secretive though. Turns out I was wrong about the Alesburg food affecting some of the girls. I don’t know if it’s the food, or the water, but any one of the girls I’ve seen here, they could go into any city and get any guy they wanted, provided they could fit through the door. Their shapes are just insane, they’re all massive. The smallest ones are as big as the girls I saw in Alesburg. Not just fat either, but huge chests, hips, anything that could be rounded is. I’ll have to get some of the local cuisine recipes if that’s what a steady diet of it will do to you. The only girls that I’ve seen that don’t look like they walked out of a cheep woodcut are younger ones and old ladies. It seems like this has been going on for a while too, long enough for the town to phase out normal doors. Every door I’ve seen is either double doors or in a few cases even bigger. The doors for the tavern are almost six or seven feet wide, and a few doors for the houses were that big as well.
They must be harvesting the dragon, its eggs or some part of it to enhance their figures. If this is a new species, that’s a violation of Conservation Guidelines IIXV, which states that any rare species can not be harvested for magical or industrial means. Tomorrow I’ll hit the tavern, see if I can buy someone enough drinks for them to spill some details. For now, sleep.

1st Ember
I’ve spent the whole day walking around, talking with people. I’ll be hitting the tavern after I have a wash. It’s going to be tough for me to fit in, I really stand out here. I’m not a skinny girl, but here I feel like a skeleton. It’s an odd sensation.
I met one girl, her name’s Eliza.  I’m going to meet her tonight. She asked me how long I was going to be in town, where I’m from, all of that. She’s really friendly. I told her that I was from a company looking to invest in the mine here, and also a bit of a subtle thing where I was suggesting that I was tired of the big city, and looking for a quiet town to move to. She suggested we go to the tavern and talk about the town. I’ve no doubt that she knows what’s been going on, judging from her size, she’s at the forefront of it. If she fell over, in any direction, she’d rock, and if she fell face down, I doubt she’d be able to touch the ground. I’ll be buying the drinks, so I should be able to get to the bottom of this by tonight. I’ll be keeping the journal in my pocket, so it should record most everything.

*Begin Transcription*
Tayna – Ah, good to see you Eliza, this is a very interesting tavern.
Eliza – I’m glad you like it! It’s one of my favorite places, the food’s amazing, and it’s cheep too!
Tayna - *Laughter* Well, that’s good! I always like good food. But first a drink! What’s the best drink around here?
Eliza – Hmm…Well, Dragonbreath ale is very good, heh, it’s nice and bubbly as well, which is always fun.
Tayna – Hmm? What do you mean?
Eliza – Oh..Um, nothing, it’s just a good drink.
Tayna – Well, let’s have two! Barmaid! Two Dragonbreath please. Thank you. Now, Cheers Eliza, Lets drink to this great town. So much better than that hive of a city.
Eliza – Ahh…I love this ale. It’s nice and creamy.
Tayna – It is very nice, let’s get you another.
Eliza – Thanks!
*End Transcription*

I have to talk fast, Tayna just left to powder her nose or whatever the locals call going to the loo here. It’s been about 20 minutes since we’ve started drinking, and Eliza is starting to get tipsy. She no lightweight, but I’m drinking slowly so I should keep a clear head. Hopefully she won’t notice. The other townspeople seem to be treating me a bit nicer, I suppose rumor got around that I’m thinking about opening a silver mine, always a boon to this kind of place. I’ll talk to Eliza a bit more when she gets back about it, then try to get to what the deal with the dragon is. I also found out who the six foot wide door is for. One of the barmaids is the biggest girl I’ve ever personally seen, she’s practically verging on spherical. She stays behind the bar, probably because she would have problems serving and maneuvering around the tables. Gotta go though, Eliza is on her way back.

*Begin Transcription*
Tayna – So, about the mine I’m thinking about…Is there anything I should know about the area? Any monsters, bandits, anything at all that could cause problems?
Eliza – Oh no, nothing like that! This is a *burp* really quiet town, excuse me! *giggle*
Tayna – Well, that’s good…I’m just worried, on the way up here I heard some stories…Let me get us new drinks…You’re right this is great ale.
Eliza – I know! I shouldn’t drink too much of it though. *giggle*
Tayna – Goes straight to your head eh?
Eliza – No, not straight there! *clank of metal* It’s too bubbly for me to drink too much of it. *giggle* But that’s a secret.
Tayna – Oh come now, we’re celebrating! Don’t worry, I won’t let you drink too much, I’ll keep an eye on you.
Eliza – Well, alright, I suppose it’ll be fun! Let’s get two more.
Tayna – I’m still working on my second.
Eliza – I know! Two for me! *Loud laughter* Better get ready though…*Rustle of cloth*
Tayna – Um…what are you doing?
Eliza – Loosening up! This is a nice dress, don’t want to rip anything.
Tayna – But…that dress was loose before, when we came in.
Eliza - *burp* Well of course it was! It’s not now, and it won’t be by the end of tonight if I keep drinking like this! *giggle*
Tayna – Heh, what do you mean? What’s this secret?
Eliza – *Clank of metal, burp* Ahh…love those bubbles. Hmm?
Tayna – You were just going to tell me why you shouldn’t drink so many bubbly drinks?
Eliza – Well, you’ll figure that out soon! I can feel it myself, *giggle* I got to take it slow though, or I’ll be as big as Serie!
Tayna – What do you mean? Who’s Serie?
Eliza – Hmm? *glugging noise* Ahh…Serie! She’s the owner of the bar, behind the bar right there! Hehee, she overdoes it, and well…you can see the result!
Tayna – It’s something in the food then? That makes…um…You did loosen your shirt, right?
Eliza – Ahh, you noticed! *giggle* I guess you could say that, but it’s a big secret, otherwise people’ll come up here and meddle. Can’t have them going up north! It’d wretch…wept…wreck! Yah, that’s it, wreck everything. *glugging noise, clank of metal* Ahh…whew…I tell you, that’s about enough for me. Any more and I’ll have real problems! Whoops! *Wood falling over* Hehee, I think I’m a bit tipsy…
Tayna – Come on, no worries. I’ll get you home. Up you get!
Eliza – Aw, thanks Tayna! And don’t you worry, you’re really pretty, if you set up that mine, I’m sure you’ll have no problems getting big.
*End Transcription*

Alright, got a lot to go over. I got Eliza back home, nice house actually. Has really wide doors and hallways, and I can see why. Eliza had maybe six inches of clearance when I got her home. I swear she was swelling as we walked. I don’t know what they’re putting in this food, but it’s powerful stuff. I don’t seem to be effected yet, but maybe it’s a long term drug. You eat a little, nothing happens, but you live here, and it builds up so you need less and less of it to effect you. I will say this too, It’s a good thing she had adjustable clothing, she was about ready to tear out of her dress when I got her home. On the way back I could see that she’s not the only one who’d been enjoying the local food. At least three girls were as big as she were, and one notable one had a bit tear down the front of her dress, showing off way more cleavage then I’d bet she intended. There were one or two that I spotted that were even bigger, I’d bet they could give that bartender a run for her money. The drug must be in all the food and water. Maybe it only affects girls when they hit birthing age, which could be why the young girls and the old ones are unaffected. Anyway, I’m going to head up north tomorrow night, I’ll tell Eliza that I had a great time, that I’ll do my best to convince my bosses to build that mine up here. To be honest, I did have a good time, Eliza’s a very nice person. Anywho, time for sleep and a long day tomorrow.

2nd Ember
It’s evening now, not much to report. Eliza looked a bit worse for wear, but much smaller than I recall. Seems that the effects aren’t totally permanent. She was upset and made me promise to come back sometime. She didn’t seem to remember what we talked about, which is best I think. I think I might anyway, it’s actually not that bad of a little town. I took the coach down south and got off at a town about a hours ride away. I went to the woods then and started taking a long curved path back up and around Veilchen. If they are harvesting the dragon, I don’t want Eliza to get in trouble for talking too much. I’m in the woods on the eastern side of Veilchen now. Can’t see any lights, so I guess this’ll be a safe place to bed down. I’ll get to the north side and start searching. A harvesting operation like this has got to be pretty big, so it’ll leave traces. More information tomorrow.

3rd Ember
I think it’s noon now, or somewhat close to it. The clocks on these things never work right, and noon is close enough for Guild work. Been walking since dawn, and I think I’m north of Veilchen. No sign of any tracks or refuse. In fact, nothing really around at all. I’ve seen a few deer and other animals, but nothing really dangerous. It’s strange, normally the woods this far away from a major city have goblins at the very least. Those little buggers are like rats, you never get rid of all of them. I suppose that’s not very correct though, as this is the year of the Stunned Ape, and there are many fine examples of Goblins that have risen above their violent nature and taken a productive place in society. Most of ‘em are violent buggers though. No goblins, no trolls, no creature rating about a two in the Handbook, with only a large bear I saw at a far distance which may have rated a two and a half, depending. This must be bigger than I thought, to be able to get rid of all of those creatures. There may be a powerful mage behind this, that’s the only thing I can think of that could wipe out all of those things and not destroy the forest as well. I did find one or two skulls that may have been goblin or a small ork. Back to walking, I suppose. I should have more information by nightfall.

3rd Ember
Nighttime now, last entry before sleep. I finally have something. I saw huge scar marks on a tree. The gaps between the marks measured 10.5 inches from first to second, 11.3 inches from second to third and 9.8 inches from third to forth. According to my handbook, that means that the dragon, if it’s similar to other kinds, is at least forty feet long and around 200 years old.  Not that old for a dragon, but respectable. The claw marks look old too, not sure how old, but the tree’s healed pretty well. But I finally have something solid. Tomorrow I’ll go farther north, hopefully I’ll find some more traces.

4th Ember
More traces. The dragon’s been pretty careful, but it looks like it may have gotten a bit less so recently. A few claw marks on trees around the same size, but then there was a jump in size and freshness. Not sure what that could mean, maybe it got captured recently, or maybe it’s under magical control. I’m still at a loss as to WHY a wizard would want to give all the females in town a body that looks more like it should be floating than walking, but there must be a reason. Maybe it’s blackmail, but we would have heard of something. Perhaps it’s a deal to keep everyone quiet, the girls all seemed to enjoy their large shapes. The guys as well, from the way some of them were acting at the bar. That kind of thing would get you thrown out in the more conservative parts of the city. The wizard must be supplying the town with the growth potions, and the town assists in harvesting the dragon. The potions probably have an addictive or euphoric nature as well, just to be sure. They probably give the new arrivals a free bottle to help them fit in with everyone else, or spike their drink some night. In any case, I’m getting closer, the signs are starting to get denser. I’d guess I’m a day or so away from where the dragon is.

5th Ember
I’m close, I can feel it. I’ve found some spoor, and it’s about a month old from the feel and smell. I’d know more if I tasted it, but I’ve never been able to do that. They swear up and down that dragon dung is actually good for you, but blarg, you’ll never catch me eating something that something else already did. It’s strange though, I’ve seen no evidence of a harvesting area. It’s possible that the dragon is under mental control, which would mean a very powerful wizard. It’s no easy thing to enthrall a dragon. They could mentally control it and then it’d fly wherever they want. That would be best to keep it hidden, just in case someone like me came looking. I just hope I’m not in over my head here, I never thought that this would be so dangerous. Maybe I should go back…get some reinforcements. But if I do, they’ll know and they’ll run. I got to get more information, try to get a base of operations, then we may be able to pull off a precision strike. Onwards then, hopefully this won’t be a posthumous report.

6th Ember
Success! I’ve found an opening. It’s a big cave in the side of a cliff, clean entrance and no other real signs. But I see the claw marks and the scrapings where the dragon’s rubbed against the entrance. No sign of any scales though, I’d imagine they collect any that fall off for the harvesting. The entrance is clear, no sign of anything…I’m going down farther, I think I can hear something, but it’s faint…ah, I think I got something. It’s a large tunnel going upwards. I’m going to climb up, I’ll report back when I’m done.

6th Ember
I’m up. No problem with the climb, it was smooth, but someone has carved handholds, most likely from the wizard. If the dragon is around 200 years, the mental control probably has to be replenished pretty regularly. Don’t know why the wizard wouldn’t just fly up, but maybe it’s for the people in the town. No matter. There’s a light coming from a tunnel and I think I can hear people. Gods, I think they’re crying out, what is the Dragon doing to them? I’ll report back soon.

6th Ember
Alright. This is very very strange. I’m not sure where to begin really…I guess I’ll start when I dropped in. The cave opened up to a huge, brightly light cavern, warm and dry. Not what I was expecting, to be sure. The dragon was on the far side, under a huge hole which let in the sun. It was long, more than 50 feet I would guess. He seemed almost covered in smoke, but all it was more of a gentle fog that seemed to drop from him slowly. His eyes were a light blue, and there were no horns that I could see. Wings were clasped close to the body in the manner of the underwater dragons, but they were far too large, they extended almost thirty feet down his body, and who knows his total wingspan. The overall body shape, again, reminds me a little of Blue dragons, very sleek and streamlined, but this wasn’t a water dragon. His scales look white, or perhaps a very light blue. The color seems to change slightly. The dragon wasn’t the strange part though. The odd part was the girls. There were a large number, maybe ten or more around him…and in some cases above him. The girls were huge. I can’t even really describe them, but balls come to mind. Some of them, I thought were huge balloons that the dragon was keeping around, but when the dragon talked to them, I realized they were girls, tied down and floating up in the air, huge spheres. I can even see their hands and feet from here….Don’t know what they look like from the front. On the ground are other girls, bigger than Eliza, lounging around, talking, laughing and seemingly having a great time. The dragon must have some kind of mind control, making them stay, maybe even some kind of love potion. I need to get some more information. There are a few cages here…maybe the girls the potion doesn’t work on or
Girl – Please! Let me out! I don’t want to be huge!
Girl 2 – Oh be quiet! I heard about this, it’s great, you’ll love it!
Tayna – Bloody hell, both of you, you messed up my dictation. Listen, I’m not going to release you, that dragon is the first we’ve ever seen, and this whole area is a protected habitat as prescribed in Conservation Guidelines XVI, all unique or endangered specie’s habitats must be protected from interference from humans, so just be quiet! You’re disturbing the site, which is a crime punishable by up to three years in prison.

Stupid girl…I’ve moved, so they shouldn’t bother me. I thought of asking them for help, but all they did was beg to be let out or to be left alone. One actually threatened to yell for it to help. Now, the girls in the cages, if you can call them that, I’ve seen inn rooms that were worse, they all seem to be new. They’re all very slim as compared to the girls from the town. I’ve watched the dragon and I’m not sure what he wants with the girls to be honest. It took one girl out of the cage and set her down next to him. He then blew on her, a white cloud came out of his mouth. I was close enough to hear her laugh, and then saw her start to swell. It was just strange, her whole body started to grow, her chest growing bigger, like someone was filling her with water, her hips swelled, as did her belly. She just grew like that for a time, laughing and, I think, moaning as she grew. Her body got larger and larger, the whole thing rounding out, her arms starting to disappear into her body as I saw her lift off the ground, laughing the whole way. The dragon quickly tied her foot to a large ring in the ground and she bobbed there, swelling more. Her whole body was getting round, her hands flapping against her huge body, just her massive chest sticking out from her sphere of a body, with her hands, head and feet wiggling. The other girls seemed to love it as well, they tried to inhale some of the smoke, and it looks like a few managed to get some, they looked a bit bigger than before. After the…I suppose you could call it inflation, the dragon settled down with a smile and started talking again. He had been doing that before he got the new girl, just chatting with the captive girls, about where it’s been, what’s been going on. I can’t believe a dragon would go through all of that just for conversation, there has to be another reason. I’m almost close enough to hear them talking, got to get a bit closer. Need to be careful, if he hears me, I don’t know what would happen…at best, I’ll be flying home.

*Begin Transcription*
Dragon – There we are, are you comfortable?
Girl – Oh yes! This just feels so wonderful…Floating like a cloud.
Girl 2 – Please Airsi, let me float too?
Airsi – (Laughter) Now now Isabel, you’ve been up there three times already. I can’t have you getting stuck that big!
Isabel – I don’t mind! I’d love that, just floating here, talking with you, it’d be wonderful.
Airsi – You know the deal Isabel, you only stay here for a month. Any longer and it may be dangerous. I told you what happened to poor Elisia.
Girl – But that was an accident, we know that.
Airsi – It was Saie, but I still won’t risk anything like that again. You’ll be going home soon Isabel, and I know you’ll have just as much enjoyment there.
Saie – Mm…I don’t know, this just feels great…better than anything else!
Isabel – I know…Once I get back I’m going to try to get a job in the tavern…maybe even start my own.
Airsi – Ha! If you act like I’ve seen, you’ll put yourself out of business!
Isabel – That’s the plan! I’m gonna be bigger than Serie!
Airsi – Ahh, that’s the very round bartender you’ve mentioned before? (Metallic ping) What was that?
Isabel – Hmm? I’m not sure, heh, one of the girls must have broken a button again.
Airsi – Ahh, of course, heh, they do seem to enjoy the banquet.
Saie – If they enjoy it anymore from what I can see, you’ll have to give them some air so they can walk home!
*End Transcription*

Fire and hell! I almost got caught, and that’s not the worse of it. As I was sitting there listening, I was feeling a little bloated. Thought it may have been the travel rations, but I glanced down and I could see my belly sticking out a little. I gasped, and I saw it budge more. It seemed to be swelling outwards with every breath, and not just my belly. I could feel my chest swelling as well as my hips. This dragon must give off some kind of passive magic, anyone who gets close, they get bigger. My top was starting to get tight, and when I tried to loosen it, ping! A button flew off, clattering away. I was certain I was going to get caught, but the dragon seemed to think it was the girls at the banquet. I’m on the far side of the cave now, near the exit, and I’m still not smaller. Not that I really mind…a few extra curves look nice…Mm…Wait! No, what am I saying? I got to get out of here…this place is effecting me. Tonight, I get the scale, quickly. If I get any bigger I’m going to need a new breastpiece to my armor. I just hope this wears off…It does feel nice though…Mm…Aarg! Damn it, how do you erase things…


7th Ember
Technically 7th, I don’t start counting a new day till I’ve gone to sleep. That was a bit hairy, but it was a success. I managed to shrink down enough to stay agile, but my clothes were still tight. It’s a rather good theft deterrent, you steal anything or spend any time there, you blow up too big to escape. At any rate, I went down close to the dragon, and started searching. It’s hard to get a scale without them noticing, it’s like someone trying to pluck a hair from your head without you noticing. After fifteen minutes though, I found a loose one. I managed to wiggle it lose. A few chemicals on the root and it pulled out nice and easy, and it’s in my pack now, and I am going as fast as I can towards the city. I’ll hit the small town outside of Veilchen, get the fasted coach they have, and make for the city. This scale is making me nervous, the whole situation is…The girls seemed happy, but it’s just strange. I’ve never heard of a dragon doing something like that. Oh, some love conversation, Blues like nothing better than talking to people, it can be a bit tricky to leave gracefully. Golds and Greens also, but Greens can be a bit of a smartass. They can be fun though, there’s one outside of the city that I talk to every time I walk by. This kind of thing though…never before. Never seen one that color either. The scale is bizarre as well. It’s white, leading to blue near the root, and it’s light. Very very light, if I let go of it, it ever so slowly floats upward, like its made of smoke. Gotta get this back, if we can replicate this, it could change a lot. I’ve got to be getting back though. It’s half a day, or night, to be fair, travel to that small town outside of Veilchen, Alesburg, and I got to get there before the dragon wakes up. Hopefully he won’t notice the missing scale, but dragons are very fastidious. If he does, I got to be far away on well traveled roads, I don’t want to think what would happen if it caught up with me in a foul mood…would he just blow me up like those girls? Make me huge and then let me float away? Maybe take me back and keep me there forever, making me bigger and bigger every day. Or…maybe all at once! Oh gods, what if he caught me and made me too big? Would…Would I pop? I got to get out of here, I am in WAY over my head. I should’ve called for backup, great move there Tayna.

7th Ember
I’m safe, at least, pretty safe. I got to Alesburg  and hired the fasted coach they had. I’m on the road now, scale safely away. The food in that town wasn’t that good though. I feel bloated to be frank, don’t know what was in it. Ah well, I’ll get some sleep now. The hard part’s over. The dragon’s been hidden for a long time, no way it’d risk attacking on a well traveled road and reveal itself. At any rate, I have the whole coach to myself, and it will be at least two days of travel before I get to the city and get rid of this scale. It is pretty though…Almost seems like it’s still smoking. At any rate, I’m going to get some sleep. We’ll be stopping, very briefly to change horses later tonight and I’ll get some food then.

7th Ember
Oh bloody hell. It seems that the dragon had more of an effect on me than I thought. I woke up after a few hours to the pain of my belt cutting into me. I don’t know what’s going on, but I’m huge! Well, that’s not quite fair…Compared to the girls I’ve seen, I’m merely slightly plump, but it’s bigger than I’ve ever been…Gotta get this damn belt off…*Muffled grunt, blissful sigh* That’s better…Felt like I was going to get cut in half. My top’s not doing much better, the swelling’s not staying in my big belly, my chest is definitely larger, I’ve never had anywhere near this much cleavage, I suppose that’ll be a bit of a bonus. My pants are getting tight as well, my hips and arse are feeling squishy and soft. Makes it better to sit, I will admit, but this had better stop soon…I don’t know how much longer my clothes can stand up to this.

7th Ember
Bloody hell…We stopped about ten minutes ago, and I’ve been growing ever since I made my last entry. It’s slow, but it’s there. If I watch carefully, I can see my belly growing. I look hugely pregnant, I can still reach around my belly, but if I keep growing at this rate, not for long. I’ve had to get a new outfit at the town we were just at, huge robes, or at least I thought they would be huge, but they fit me very snuggly. I don’t know who this was made for, but it’s obviously not for someone with my chest. The cut of this outfit isn’t exactly…religious, save some of the fringe groups that charge admittance to their temples. My boobs are all but spilling out, but it’s comfortable and I can breathe in it. These things must be at least the size of pumpkins, and they’re still getting bigger. I just hope that we can figure out a way to reverse it. I can’t just keep getting bigger, I’m almost half as big as Eliza now, If I get any bigger I’m not gonna be able to get out of the carriage. It was a bit of a squeeze to get back inside as it was. Another day and a half before we get to the city…I just hope we get back in time. At least the comfort is better than on the way here, it’s like I’m lying on a huge pile of pillows. I’m going to try to get some sleep, hopefully I won’t wake up too much bigger. But something tells me that’s a rather hopeless goal.

8th Ember
Damn damn DAMN! I think it’s getting faster. It’s starting to get hard to bend my arms, and sometime in the night the robes tore. I rearranged them as best I could to preserve my dignity, but it’s not much. I’m huge, I can’t even really describe it, when I look down, all I can see is a huge…field of flesh…A smooth wall of flesh…Mm…Ah! Damn it, stupid dragon…This has some sort of euphoric effect…Anywhere I touch…*Cough* That…that’s all for now, I’ll be reporting again later…Ohhh…

8th Ember
Mmm…Well, I guess there is one advantage to this, hope I didn’t rock the carriage too much. Gotta focus now though. I’m still getting bigger, I can feel it getting worse. Before, if I watched very very closely, I could see myself growing, but it was like watching bread rise, you never saw it, but every few minutes, it was defiantly bigger. Now though, just looking down at my gigantic breasts, I can see them slowly swelling. My robe is just really a blanket now, tied or affixed as best I can. Soon it’s not going to be able to cover me in any reasonable definition of the word, just my bare minimum of modesty. Even that may be ending soon, if I can’t bend my arms. It’s getting a lot harder, they seem to want to naturally stick out to the sides, and even my fingers are getting plump. I have to be bigger than Eliza, I’d probably be giving that spherical bartender a run for her money before long…It’s so odd feeling this way. I don’t feel heavy, almost light, when the coach bounces on the road, it’s like I’m practically floating, and I think I almost am. I remember what happened to that one girl, floated straight up in the air, and just bobbed there. My only comfort is that we’re getting close to the city, we should be arriving in the afternoon tomorrow. Good thing too…If we took another day, I’d be bigger than the carriage. No idea how I’d get home then. Oh my…Mmm…*gasp* We…the roads here are rather bumpy…and every bounce…Oh gods…*Rustling noise, deep breathing.* Mmm…Ohhhh that feels good…*Fast breathing, soft moaning*

8th Ember
It’s getting late, and we stopped for dinner. I can’t get out of the carriage, I think the driver is really confused. I told him that I was a apprentice sorceress who needs to get back to the city, and I think he bought that. It explains my size, in any case. He brought me some food, and we headed off quickly. I’m gonna have to get some sleep, I just hope by tomorrow I haven’t broken out of the carriage. There’s still quite a bit of room, but not a lot. You could fit maybe two more skinny people in here, but they’d have to really like me. My body is taking over…It’s hard to bend my arms, and when I look to the sides, I can see that they’ve gotten shorter. I think I’m starting to round out, just like that one girl who floated. Soon my arms’ll be just sucked inside, nothing that says I’m me, save my face sticking out of a sphere with a pair of breasts bigger than I used to be…I’ve just got to keep optimistic. The wizards at the Guild are the best in the whole city, they’ll be able to fix me. And then, I better get some serious hazard pay for this mission. Turning into…some kind of balloon was not part of the assignment. I’ll have more to report in the morning, if I can still move.

9th Ember
Finally! It’s taken me forever to get this book open and recording, and I’ll stay open till we get there. We’re in the city, and not a second too soon. I can feel my body pressing against the sides of the carriage, and I can hear creaking from the wood. It’s cramped in here, my head’s pressed against the ceiling, and I can barely move my arms. My legs, I think are lost, I can wiggle my feet and toes, but any movement of my legs, and I get nothing. All I can see is a huge expanse of flesh, warm, soft…smooth…Argh! I swear, I’m going to bottle this dragon’s magic and sell it as an aphrodisiac. Heh, turn your lover on and make her bigger at the same time! It’ll sell wonders. *Groan* I don’t know how much more of this I can take, it’s so tight in here. *Wood cracking* Oh gods…The wood’s breaking. I can feel a breeze on my…well, I guess it used to be my side, but now…it’s my hemisphere. There was another, I can feel another draft. The driver just shouted back that he’s almost there, but I think it may be too late…I’m going to explode out of this thing in a matter of moments. And then…I don’t know! The Guild’ll find me…they have to! I’m going to float up, they’ll see me and grab me! Oh please let them see me…Ahh! The door just fell off, and I can feel more and more drafts. Mmm…It still feels so nice, but I’m so scared! No! Ahh! The sides just broke away…I’m holding onto a handle on the inside of the carriage, but it’s not much support. We’ve stopped, so we must be there, but it’s no good for me, I’m floating upwards, and my grip is starting to weaken! The book is still on the seat, so at least that will survive, so that’s something. The scale is under the seat, Grrr…Come on…Gotta hold…Ahh! Noo! *Wood breaking* Someone! Help me! Help! Hellllp…..

*Lost contact with Assignee. Reported missing. End Log 122EJ4*



“And that’s the whole log?”
The scribe nodded gravely. “It was in the wreckage of the cart that Tayna had…broken. Along with the Dragon scale, as she had described.”
“Was her report correct in all the details we’ve been able to confirm?”
The scribe, a girl with long hair and bigger curves than was normally found on a person who spent all day reading and writing books nodded. “I…that is, the scale was tested, and was found to have the same effects she described.”
The first speaker raised an eyebrow, causing the scribe to blush deeper. “So I can see. Now, what was the final fate of Tayna?”
“You don’t have to talk like that! It’s not like I died…”
The first speaker let himself give a slight grin, “Well, it was close for a bit there.”
Tayna shook her head and gave him a withering look. “Close? No, it was close five minutes before I destroyed a carriage using nothing but my tits and belly. When I floated away, that was a bit past close Ratyhs.”
Rathys shrugged. “Well, we managed to catch you and get you back down. Our mages have managed to shrink you down a bit, and there’s working on some new spells to get you back on your feet and moving about again.”
“I know…Now, are we done with the final debriefing?”
“Yes, I think so.” Rathys nodded to the scribe, and she started to walk out, giving a nod and a smile to Tayna.
“Good to see you again Sarah, heh, been handling the scale again I see?”
“Um…well, I had to examine it for the new drawings and sketches we did…” Sarah said as she fidgeted with her tight robes, stretched over her breasts and around her hips.
“I’m sure! Just be careful…Any new robbery attempts?”
“Oh, just one two days ago. She managed to get the box open, but the narrow hallways caught her. Took us a while to get her out of there, she was wedged in pretty good.”
Tayna laughed, “I told you those narrow hallways would catch the thieves. Now come on, you want to roll me back to my room? I want to hear more about that new guy you’ve been seeing…”
Sarah laughed and walked over to Tayna’s huge side and began to push her, rolling her down the corridor to her room. “Well…he’s really nice, funny, smart, and he likes bigger girls.”
“Sounds great so far, heh, does he have a friend who likes huge girls?”
Sarah laughed, “I don’t know, I’ll ask!”
“You do that!”