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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rhun" data-source="post: 3119754" data-attributes="member: 29098">[sblock=Marco]"The Two united in the past, a place to build, and spells to cast. Their power grew, and took the land and people round, as they had planned. This verse has to do with the establishment of the Temple and the Cult of Elemental Evil. "The Two" refers to Iuz the Evil and his consort, the demoness Zuggtmoy.A key without a lock they made of gold and gems, and overlaid with spells, a tool for men to wield to force the powers of Good to yield. The meaning of this verse is unknown to Marco, but apparently it refers to some sort of tool crafted to be used for evil purposes.But armies came, their weapons bared, while evil was yet unprepared. The Hart was followed by the Crowns and Moon, and people of the towns. The Hart refers to the Knights of the Hart, while the Crowns and Moon refer to the Kingdom of Furyondy. This verse speaks of the forces of good that opposed the Cult of Elemental Evil.The two were split; one got away but She, when came the judgment day, did break the key, and sent the rocks to boxes four, with magic locks. Marco cannot puzzle out the meaning of this verse.In doing so, She fell behind as He escaped. She was confined among Her own; her very lair became her prison and despair. This verse appears to refer to Iuz' escape from the forces of good during the attack on the Temple. Apparently, Zuggtmoy was not so lucky.The Place was ruined, torn apart and left with chains around the heart of evil power - but the key was never found in the debris. "The Place" refers to the Temple of Elemental Evil. He knows not where She dwells today, She set the minions' path, the way To lift Her Temple high again With tools of flesh, with mortal men This verse alludes to the fact that Iuz knows not what happened to Zuggtmoy during the Temple's defeat. It also seems to allude to some plan to restore the Temple to its previous glory and power.Many now have gone to die in water, flame, in earth, or sky. They did not bear the key of old that must be found - the orb of gold. Water, flame, earth and sky obviously refer to the four primal elements, the basis of the Cult of Elemental Evil's worship. Marco is starting to get a bad feeling about this "key," though. Having been mentioned in four verses, he is beginning to feel as though it is a tool of unspeakable evil power...perhaps even an artifact of some sort.Beware, my friend, for you shall fall unless you have the wherewithal to find and search the boxes four and then escape forevermore. But with the key, you might succeed in throwing down Her power and greed. Destroy the key when you are done and then rejoice, the battle won."These last two verses seem to refer to how to succeed in the ultimate defeat of the Temple of Elemental Evil. What the "boxes" refer to, he is unsure, but they apparently must be searched for the "rocks" mentioned in another verse. What these rocks are, Marco has no clue. This "key" is obviously vital to this task, and apparently must be destroyed after the evil is defeated.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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