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<blockquote data-quote="Rystil Arden" data-source="post: 3173859" data-attributes="member: 29014"><p><span style="color: plum">"The goddess watches over those who skirt death's door, who ride the current of the unknown and delve into life's mysteries and magic's,"</span> Nhalia replies to Titus.</p><p></p><p>*Titus reads the letters, which are in Abyssal. One is unfinished and was thus probably being penned by the Wizard they encountered, but it has nothing of interest so far except 'Everything is ready'. The other, in a different hand, is far more foreboding:*</p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">Elicio, you idiot! You seem to be making too much of a stir in the area--we don't want to be uncovered before we get what we came for, so stop with all the sacrifices already before they compromise the mission. Once everything is prepared and obtained from here, there is still more to do. You'll need to return and prepare for the next phase. Don't use the charm to return unless you absolutely have to, as usual. They aren't cheap, and eventually we'll decide that saving your worthless hide isn't worth the cost. Sweet revenge is near...all too soon. How fitting that it will be the coronation when we strike and spell their doom!'</span></p><p></p><p>*Also of note is the broken wax seal on that letter:*</p><p></p><p>[SBLOCK=Titus]This is the symbol of the cult known as 'Night's Embrace' that was completely destroyed almost twenty years ago. Back in the heyday, the cult was known for evil plots involving demons and undead, mostly related to crushing and destroying Sundaria and its people in a tide of darkness. They used to have a fairly wide base of followers under an extremely powerful and dangerous leader named Temera Invesperasci, but Temera was destroyed along with most of the cult, and the rest of the power base crumbled forever.[/SBLOCK]</p><p></p><p>*There are also books. They are mainly written in Abyssal and Draconic, with one in Common. The ones in Draconic and Common are mainly on the Abyss and Demon Summoning. The one in Common is entitled 'Demonology for Dummies', one in Draconic is actually about Conjuration and not just Demonology, and the only one of the bunch that isn't about Conjuration at all, also in Draconic, is 'How to guard your lair like an Archmage on an apprentice's budget--Traps, Spells, and Tricks of the Trade'*</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rystil Arden, post: 3173859, member: 29014"] [color=plum]"The goddess watches over those who skirt death's door, who ride the current of the unknown and delve into life's mysteries and magic's,"[/color] Nhalia replies to Titus. *Titus reads the letters, which are in Abyssal. One is unfinished and was thus probably being penned by the Wizard they encountered, but it has nothing of interest so far except 'Everything is ready'. The other, in a different hand, is far more foreboding:* [color=red]Elicio, you idiot! You seem to be making too much of a stir in the area--we don't want to be uncovered before we get what we came for, so stop with all the sacrifices already before they compromise the mission. Once everything is prepared and obtained from here, there is still more to do. You'll need to return and prepare for the next phase. Don't use the charm to return unless you absolutely have to, as usual. They aren't cheap, and eventually we'll decide that saving your worthless hide isn't worth the cost. Sweet revenge is near...all too soon. How fitting that it will be the coronation when we strike and spell their doom!'[/color] *Also of note is the broken wax seal on that letter:* [SBLOCK=Titus]This is the symbol of the cult known as 'Night's Embrace' that was completely destroyed almost twenty years ago. Back in the heyday, the cult was known for evil plots involving demons and undead, mostly related to crushing and destroying Sundaria and its people in a tide of darkness. They used to have a fairly wide base of followers under an extremely powerful and dangerous leader named Temera Invesperasci, but Temera was destroyed along with most of the cult, and the rest of the power base crumbled forever.[/SBLOCK] *There are also books. They are mainly written in Abyssal and Draconic, with one in Common. The ones in Draconic and Common are mainly on the Abyss and Demon Summoning. The one in Common is entitled 'Demonology for Dummies', one in Draconic is actually about Conjuration and not just Demonology, and the only one of the bunch that isn't about Conjuration at all, also in Draconic, is 'How to guard your lair like an Archmage on an apprentice's budget--Traps, Spells, and Tricks of the Trade'* [/QUOTE]
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