Burnt diary

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Burnt diary
Released							22 May 2006 (Update)
Also called							Armod's Burnt Diary
Members							Yes
Quest item							Royal Trouble
Properties
Tradeable							No
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Noteable							No
Options							Read, Drop
Examine							A diary with one page.
Values
Value							10 coins
High alch							6 coins
Low alch							4 coins
Weight							0.01 kg
Advanced data
Item ID							7961

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SMW Subobject for Five pagesHigh Alchemy value: 6Examine: A diary with five pages.Is members only: trueIs variant of: Burnt diaryWeight: 0.010Uses infobox: ItemImage: File:Burnt diary (5).pngItem name: Burnt diaryValue: 10Version anchor: Five pagesRelease date: 22 May 2006Item ID: 7965

SMW Subobject for Four pagesHigh Alchemy value: 6Examine: A diary with four pages.Is members only: trueIs variant of: Burnt diaryWeight: 0.010Uses infobox: ItemImage: File:Burnt diary (4).pngItem name: Burnt diaryValue: 10Version anchor: Four pagesRelease date: 22 May 2006Item ID: 7964

SMW Subobject for Three pagesHigh Alchemy value: 6Examine: A diary with three pages.Is members only: trueIs variant of: Burnt diaryWeight: 0.010Uses infobox: ItemImage: File:Burnt diary (3).pngItem name: Burnt diaryValue: 10Version anchor: Three pagesRelease date: 22 May 2006Item ID: 7963

SMW Subobject for One pageHigh Alchemy value: 6Examine: A diary with one page.Is members only: trueIs variant of: Burnt diaryWeight: 0.010Uses infobox: ItemImage: File:Burnt diary (1).pngItem name: Burnt diaryValue: 10Version anchor: One pageRelease date: 22 May 2006Item ID: 7961

SMW Subobject for Two pagesHigh Alchemy value: 6Examine: A diary with two pages.Is members only: trueIs variant of: Burnt diaryWeight: 0.010Uses infobox: ItemImage: File:Burnt diary (2).pngItem name: Burnt diaryValue: 10Version anchor: Two pagesRelease date: 22 May 2006Item ID: 7962

The burnt diary is a book that acts as a quest item in the Royal Trouble quest. The title of the book (visible when reading it) may variably be Charred diary, Armod's Charred Diary, or Armod's Burnt Diary. It seems to change as the quest progresses, though the item name remains the same.

Players find the pages of the book in the remains of fires in the tunnels beneath Miscellania and Etceteria during the quest. Players put them together to make this book. The item's examine text also seems to change to reflect how many of the five pages the player has found so far.

The diary reveals that Armod and his friends have been causing all the trouble between the two kingdoms. He and his friends intended to cause a war, and then act as peacemakers in reconciling them. This is because they do not want to do The Fremennik Trials.

Afterwards, this book can also be found on the book shelves in a player-owned house.

Transcript

The following text is transcluded from Transcript:Burnt diary.

Property of Armod Brundtson

Read at your peril!

If you steal this book, my dad will beat you up!

Year 3 of trials, day 20

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We're doing really badly at the trials. Beigarth broke his lyre for the fifth time, Hild got lost in the maze again, and Reinn and Signy were both sick all over Manni. When are we going to finish these trials and become adults? My father keeps telling me to improve, saying that I should try harder to become a proper Fremennik adult.

Year 4 of trials, day 144

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The trials aren't going well. I broke my arm while fighting a cow, and Beigarth almost fell into the furnace. Luckily, my father saved him and Signy from spilling molten iron all over the adults. Askeladden's already become an adult and keeps making fun of us. He really annoys me.

Year 5 of trials, day 78

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It's not fair! Father said that me and my friends might never pass our trials. They don't want us helping other people with their trials, either. And now he says we have to leave Rellekka! How can they exile us?

Year 5 of trials, day 89

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Signy said she heard about two island kingdoms that had been at war for hundreds of years. If we go there and make peace, will my father finally agree that we're true Fremennik adults?

Year 5 of trials, day 93

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Life's not fair!

We got to the island kingdoms and they said that an adventurer had recently made peace, by promising to marry the [daughter/son] of the king! Why does this always happen to us? If we'd just been a little earlier, I could have married the king's [daughter/son].

Year 5 of trials, day 95

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Beigarth says that just because they're at peace now doesn't mean they always will be. He says he has a plan.

Year 5 of trials, day 95

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Beigarth's plan is great! Now all we have to do is find the right armour, and a place in one of the caves. Father's going to be so impressed with me...

Year 5 of trials, day 98

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The plan's worked! The kingdoms are at war again, and no-one knows we were those soldiers. All we need to do is make peace, and the council at home will be so impressed that they'll make us adults right away!

Year 5 of trials, day 99

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Why did it go so wrong? We were just about to get the goods back, but there are MONSTERS in there! I'm not going anywhere near that giant snake, and I think the others agree with me. We're cold and hungry and can't go back to the town, because we got drunk in the inn and then couldn't pay. It's so bad that we've had to burn bits of my diary to keep warm.

Someone, please help us...

Trivia

Armod's diary entry "Year 5 of trials, day 93" will reflect the player's gender by referencing they married the king's daughter (if male) or son (if female). Since the Diversity & Inclusion Changes of 9 November 2022, it is now possible to marry the same gender. Armod's diary does not reflect this change, and will show the wrong information if the player chose to marry the same gender.

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