This journal was written by Leonard Friedman, when he, and his brother Herbert, went on their expedition to Africa.
Transcript[]
The vegetation is really very strange, particularly
the trees. Two more porters have disappeared and
we have discovered a slashed corpse. The natives are
frightened and want to leave the island. Yet, I think
we are reaching our goal.
The flora is evolving in parallel with our progress,
which is difficult, both physically and morally.
Bizarrely, the fauna is becoming rarified, the
atmosphere leaden, the silence heavy.
The specimens found here and the geology show
that this island was cut off from the world and has
followed a parallel ecological development for three
thousand years.
But this period of time would not be sufficient to
cause such brutal changes. That would need millions
of years. Something has accelerated the evolution of
the species and this ecosystem. I want to find out
what it was.
We have a trail: black putrefying matter, which
appears overnight on the vegetation, appears to be
more and more prevalent as we progress northwards.
Traces indicate that this may come from a tubercular
plant. Tomorrow, we must reach the volcanic peak.
The soil is light in this part of the island, which should
facilitate our analyses of the sub-soil.
Leonard Friedman,
Travel journal,
June 21 1895
Trivia[]
- The Journal references the Mortifilia, and mutated creatures killing two porters.
- Leonard describes the spores as "Black Putrefying Matter". It's likely that he was referring to the substance emitted by the creatures, and even by the flowers in the second game.