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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ScyldSceafing" data-source="post: 1394538" data-attributes="member: 5928">Unrolling the scrollA few feet outside Embek's domicile, Foop found he couldn't restrain his curiousity any longer. Fixing Eladkot with what he hoped was a winning smile, he said, "Wellllll? What's it say?"Eladkot halted and pulled the document out, confident that no one else could read it. To his chagrin, everyone crowded around - even that warrior-elf-girl, Wyn - and seemed able to follow the text, which began:The Curious and Hidden History of the Valley of the FlowerWith Special Attention Paid to the Matter of the Compact City of CovenantAnd the Unfortunate End of Kyrani, Prince of CeleneA monograph by Embek Syla-systanye, EnstadIt is well known that, some 1,100 years ago, there was an elven prince named Kyrani, and that Kyrani met his end in some unfortunate incident. What is less known – in fact, has not been known at all until recent days – is what, exactly, brought about his end, and what was the situation surrounding these hidden events.If one is to pursue the enigma known as Kyrani through time, the watchword will be frustration. Even some simple facts have eluded us: When did Kyrani perish? Why? Doing what? This mysterious figure has existed as a marginal notation on the pages of Celene’s history, half-attested. And even those scraps of information available have been largely ignored. For an age, the story of Kyrani has vanished, untold.I now believe this neglect to be the product of a powerful and long-lived dwoemer (cf. “Hidden in Plain Sight: The Binding of Nature Spirits to Stabilize Dwoemers of Obfuscation” by Embek Syla-systanye, et al, for further discussion of how this is possible). In short, the story of Kyrani and the events surrounding his fall have, I believe, been hidden from view for more than 1,000 years purposefully. I will not discuss why in this paper, which is written as a history, since I have no wish for this to become a political document. Instead, I will cleave to the path of historian, researcher, and writer.Over the last several weeks, recollections from the furthest extremity of my youth have flooded back – recollections that all involve the ending of Kyrani’s tale. It is one of power, and pride, and betrayal. It is a story that emerges as a cautionary tale. And it is a story that is playing itself out in unexpected ways even as I write this."Gah!" Eladkot said, briskly rolling up the scroll and cutting off the impromptu reading party. "I need to sit down and read this." The Former Unicorn Rider beckoned, and the party moved quickly toward the welcoming glow of Poracious Luv's hearth.</blockquote>

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