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<blockquote data-quote="Dichotomy" data-source="post: 3806055" data-attributes="member: 12941">Without saying anything himself, Nethezar quickly pulls out his book and a pen as he waits for Allustan to answer the queries.The sage pours tea for himself and anyone else that desires some.&nbsp; He begins speaking as he gets settled in.&quot;Where to begin...&nbsp; I'm afraid I don't know how much information you each have already learned, so please forgive me if I am redundant.&quot;Several days ago, a group of young adventurers, much like yourselves, set out to explore the Whispering Cairn, which is an old tomb in the Cairn Hills near Diamond Lake.&nbsp; The group found several artifacts, glyphs, symbols, and the like.&nbsp; The glyphs were similar to an ancient language called Vaati, which is, essentially, a precursor to the Auran language of elemental air.&nbsp; &quot;Vaati&quot; in fact means &quot;Wind Duke&quot; and refers to the Wind Dukes of Aaqa.&nbsp; I'll not go overly into the history, but in short, the Wind Dukes were legendary beings of flesh and air that served the forces of Law.&nbsp; They created the fabled Rod of Law and battled the Queen of Chaos at the Battle of Pesh.&nbsp; It turns out the the Whispering Cairn is in fact the tomb of one of the Wind Duke warriors.&quot;While that is quite interesting, it is in fact tangential.&nbsp; In their exploration of the Whispering Cairn, the group discovered evidence of the cult known as the Ebon Triad, with which I believe you are familiar.&nbsp; Among other things of interest are certain green worms connected to undead beings.&nbsp; Those beings are called the Spawn of Kyuss, very powerful zombie-like undead.&nbsp; Little is know of Kyuss except that over a thousand years ago he appeared in the Rift Canyon to the north.&nbsp; He created dozens of new undead breeds and amassed a legion of such creatures bound to his will.&nbsp; He even had an undead dragon at his side as general of his forces.&nbsp; However, these green worms are all that remain of that legacy.&nbsp; Kyuss' title: Harbinger of the Age of Worms.&quot;I go to Blackwall Keep now to meet with Marzena, a battle mage of the Free City assigned to the Keep and an old friend.&nbsp; She sent me a message about reports of strange green worms.&nbsp; This has caused me some alarm, given recent events in Diamond Lake.&nbsp; And now you know why I had such a sense of urgency.&quot;The Ebon Triad, Spawn of Kyuss, the Age of Worms...&nbsp; There was clearly something afoot in Diamond Lake, and you helped uncover it in Dourstone's Mine.&nbsp; However, these reports from Marzena suggest that there is more to the story than I yet know.&quot;For the moment at least, it appears that Eskard's question was forgotten.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dichotomy, post: 3806055, member: 12941"] Without saying anything himself, Nethezar quickly pulls out his book and a pen as he waits for Allustan to answer the queries. The sage pours tea for himself and anyone else that desires some. He begins speaking as he gets settled in. [color=purple]"Where to begin... I'm afraid I don't know how much information you each have already learned, so please forgive me if I am redundant. "Several days ago, a group of young adventurers, much like yourselves, set out to explore the Whispering Cairn, which is an old tomb in the Cairn Hills near Diamond Lake. The group found several artifacts, glyphs, symbols, and the like. The glyphs were similar to an ancient language called Vaati, which is, essentially, a precursor to the Auran language of elemental air. "Vaati" in fact means "Wind Duke" and refers to the Wind Dukes of Aaqa. I'll not go overly into the history, but in short, the Wind Dukes were legendary beings of flesh and air that served the forces of Law. They created the fabled [i]Rod of Law[/i] and battled the Queen of Chaos at the Battle of Pesh. It turns out the the Whispering Cairn is in fact the tomb of one of the Wind Duke warriors. "While that is quite interesting, it is in fact tangential. In their exploration of the Whispering Cairn, the group discovered evidence of the cult known as the Ebon Triad, with which I believe you are familiar. Among other things of interest are certain green worms connected to undead beings. Those beings are called the Spawn of Kyuss, very powerful zombie-like undead. Little is know of Kyuss except that over a thousand years ago he appeared in the Rift Canyon to the north. He created dozens of new undead breeds and amassed a legion of such creatures bound to his will. He even had an undead dragon at his side as general of his forces. However, these green worms are all that remain of that legacy. Kyuss' title: Harbinger of the Age of Worms. "I go to Blackwall Keep now to meet with Marzena, a battle mage of the Free City assigned to the Keep and an old friend. She sent me a message about reports of strange green worms. This has caused me some alarm, given recent events in Diamond Lake. And now you know why I had such a sense of urgency. "The Ebon Triad, Spawn of Kyuss, the Age of Worms... There was clearly something afoot in Diamond Lake, and you helped uncover it in Dourstone's Mine. However, these reports from Marzena suggest that there is more to the story than I yet know."[/color] For the moment at least, it appears that Eskard's question was forgotten. [/QUOTE]

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