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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 3318801" data-attributes="member: 3448">Dame Brionna and Kit brought the documents to Alistair.  He listened carefully to their description, and then looked over the documents himself.  “Huh… there’s a patch of discolored parchment on Lord Brendan’s report.  When I was a child, as a game, my grandmother would sometimes send me secret messages concealed on parchment.  I wonder…”  He quickly ran through the steps that would reveal a message if his grandmother had used the same approach and then smiled as he saw words appearing.  He read off the message:  “There are traitors in our court and our neighbors’ courts.  The traitors are centered on Khamista, I think.  There are also rats trying to set up a holy land in the South.”“A private message from Her Grace Archduchess Amelia to your grace, I would assume.”Alistair nodded.  “Still, there’s little there that we didn’t already know.  The connection to Khamista is new, I suppose, but that’s not much of a lead.”  Applying a similar approach to one of the other documents, a report on the trip to Tarsh, turned up a second message.  Amelia described the distraction of the guard and that she believed that the demon responsible made off with the talisman and other objects of great power.  She made the decision to keep things quiet, partly to avoid any tensions with Tarsh that would have undermined the purpose of her trip.While they were discussing the reports, Lady Constance entered the Council chamber.  “Your grace, I have a preliminary report on the Devourer of Light.  We are still finishing our research, but we have some information for you already.  The Devourer of Light was one of the first demons to turn to the service of Borsh’tro when he began conquering his region.  It is a very old entity, as it would have to be to predate the rise of Borsh’tro.  The Devourer of Light was formerly very weak, but has advanced to the rank of an Earl.  Do you understand the demonic ranks?”“We know something about the ranks, but why don’t you explain what that means to be on the safe side?” responded Alistair.“Earls are powerful demons.  It is very difficult for mortals to defeat an earl, but it is still possible, unlike the more powerful demons.  Demon earls are also the most powerful demons that can come through to the prime for longer than a brief visit.  Turning back to the Devourer, it was intended to devour light itself, but they do not fully understand the light.  The Devourer of Light is the demonic patron of glamours and lies.  It is also said to be the patron of assassination in dark places, but that portfolio is contested.  It has been involved in several major plots involving the Prime over the past 3000 years, but none have been successful.  Each of its plots have been overly involved and complicated, leading to their failure.”“Can it be summoned?  Or is it necessarily here voluntarily?” asked Dame Brionna.“It is theoretically possible to summon it, but there are no known methods.”  Lady Constance waited for further questions and then said, “When we have finished our research, I will provide you with a written report, of course.”The Council thanked her, and she departed.</blockquote>

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