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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dichotomy" data-source="post: 5585718" data-attributes="member: 12941">End of Day 50After giving Eligos fair warning that they would be coming, the trio heads back to the sage's home in Garden District of the Free City.  Once the trio arrives, Pollard shows them to the palor.  Eligos already waits, sitting in a tall, velvet-upholstered chair.  One chair for each of the trio are also arrayed around a low table set with tantalizing dishes.Eligos stands as the trio enters.  "Good evening, my friends!  I am glad you faired well with the illithid.  I trust you brought your appetites?  I tend to eat dinner as I get the chance, and I hope this somewhat informal repast doesn't offend you.  Good, I thought not.  In any event, let's eat--after dinner, we can discuss matters further."As you chat, Eligos reiterates much of what he mentioned before.  Unfortunately, in the time since you last spoke, the sage has not uncovered anything else truly of substance.  He remains convinced, however, that the illithid's involvement cannot be merely by chance, and he is particularly interested in whether you found any link between the illithid and the Ebon Triad or the cult of Kyuss.[sblock=OOC]For reference, this is verbatim what Eligos told you before, from post #511 in Part V(b):[sblock]"All of the clues that you have found point to one dark secret. There exists a minor deity, which exercises dominion in the areas of the creation of and mastery over undead. That deity is Kyuss."The zombie-like undead that you have fought, the so-called Spawn of Kyuss, while the most notorious of Kyuss' creations, are also the least dangerous. They are, however, extremely fecund, as they can infect the very persons attempting to destroy them, and thereby increase their numbers."The presence of the Spawn of Kyuss in the Cairn Hills region, especially combined with the worms you have found, clearly indicates that the cult of Kyuss has become more active in the area. That cult, traditionally, has been small and, relatively, without influence or power. Often, a sect of the cult was simply a single priest living a double life."The Ebon Triad, however, is much newer and, in fact, is not inherently a part of the cult of Kyuss at all. Your evidence suggests an alliance between the two. There must be some dark purpose behind such an alliance. While I can only speculate, I suspect it may relate to the coming Age of Worms."The Age of Worms has been spoken of for as long as any other such tale has been told. It has often been called other things: the End Times, The Dark Age, the Eternal Ruin... The Age of Worms is an ancient set of prophecies outlining a transformation of the entire world, a time when life gives way... to something else. Some rare texts, the Book of Vile Darkness, Libris Mortis, the Necronomicon, and the Apostolic Scrolls have recordings of these prophecies. They can also be found inscribed in ancient ruins throughout the world."There are many theories about the Age of Worms. But I can tell you that I have never seen so many references from different sources as the evidence you have found. Something is building."Eligos shakes his head and sighs again. "Unfortunately, that does not give you much in the way of 'concrete' detail. On the other hand, there can be little doubt that the illithid is connected somehow with one or both of these cults, unless you have done something else in the past that would make people seek your destruction with such vehemence."[/sblock]Also, in post #514:[sblock]"While I understand your frustration with the generality of my synopsis, the delay was not caused by me tracking down and studying the rare texts. On the contrary, at best I have found only second, third, or even fourth-hand accounts. Not only are these specific texts extremely rare, they were created for and studied by groups of people that consider themselves elite and require extreme secrecy to survive."The Ebon Triad, for example, is dedicated to merging the gods Hextor, Vecna, and Erythnull into a mighty overgod. They are, however, considered heretics even by the clerics of those gods. You would be hard pressed to find information about the Ebon Triad, because the Triad itself must operate so secretly, and the churches of those three gods keep it brutally suppressed to avoid losing converts to the cult."In short, I have never seen a physical copy of any of these texts, and even the Great Library here has never possessed them."[/sblock]I took some liberty with just going ahead and assuming that you'd see Eligos at the end of day 50 (I didn't think there was any reason to wait until the next morning).  If there's other stuff we still need to take care of, let me know.  I was kind of excited just to move to a new thread, post summaries, etc.Also, feel very free to ask Eligos questions about, basically, anything that you want.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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