I have an idea, I am not sure how feasable it is though. I have an outstanding email to Paxus which should tell me whether or not Meekel will even suggest the idea, however, I am not constrained by such limitations.
Thousands of years ago the Netheril Empire ruled a significant portion of Faerun, they did it based on their superior magical might. This might was based on information contained in scrolls discovered by an adventurer, whose name was forgotten but the scrolls themselves retain the name the Nether Scrolls which were lost or stolen during the time of the Netheril Empire.
Meekel wishes to find the scrolls and more significantly discover their origins.
Cracking thounds of year old mysteries is no small task, but unknown to the common man, there are a couple of sources of information we could tap. Both are EXTREMELY dangerous and may not get us the information we want, but it is a starting place.
First are the shades. The city of the shades is Shadovar and date back to the time of the original Netheril Empire. The ruler of the city is the same ruler that ruled during the time of Netheril and it is the only flying city to escape the catastrophe that destroyed the others. The may have knowledge of the Nether Scrolls and may even be willing to share it with us (assuming they get the scrolls when we find them).
The other is not as friendly. One of the Arcanist Kings of the Netheril Empire is still up and walking around, though he isn't alive. Larloch is his name and he is an amazingly powerful lich. He lives in the Warlocks Crypt surrounded by an army of powerful undead, including some lichs which also date back to that time. Larloch is occasionally chatty with his 'guests.' And is occasionally just plain insane and not the kind of friendly insane where he talks to bunnies which aren't there, but the homicidal, kill anything that moves, kind of insane.
Anyone have any ideas or comments?
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