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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arkyst" data-source="post: 1310672" data-attributes="member: 14820">The Defenders of Tronus – vs. the Library:There was no time to waste, since one week in Arkyst meant six days.  Before the team even made it back to their tower, Twizle had headed off to the library to do some research on the Eye of Zorm.  Yet two hours later when he returned, he was far from pleased with the results of his findings.“I searched through a hundred books or more.  It seems that someone has else already done some research on Zorm.”Twizle held up two books that had large sections of pages torn out of them.  He continued, “All I was able to determine from the remains of these books is that Zorm was a powerful Lich that had tried to amass an undead army larger than any force in all of Arkyst.”“That just isn’t enough to go on!  What kind of maniac would send us on a quest for an item that can’t be found?”  Demanded Azerot in exasperation.“Oh, that would be the talking scroll.”  Replied Azerot’s companion Cinder.All of the eyes in the room fell upon the gnomish cohort who as always was carrying a large lantern.“It was a rhetorical question, or is that beyond your comprehension small one?”  Asked Storm in a far from amused manner.“I’m a gnome,” was Cinder’s answer in his gravelly and weasel-like voice.“That does us a lot of good,” mumbled Storm with a roll of his eyes.“Focus people, focus!”  Piped in Twizle with one hand on his Horn of Sounding to get louder if he had to.The whole team spent the rest of the day and much of the night trying to find any clues that they may be able to piece together to unlock the mystery.  In the morning they regrouped and compared findings.Twizle, loving to hear his own voice picked up the jumble of notes and dramatically addressed his teammates.  “What we know by Twizle Spindlewood.”“Get on with it bard!”“Well, it appears that 300 years ago, Zorm, a powerful lich, was amassing the largest army of undead that Arkyst has ever seen.  That is until a force of Trelar’s finest paladins attacked Zorm’s keep and managed to escape with the lich’s most powerful weapon, his own eye!  He had removed his eye prior to becoming a lich, and transformed it into a powerful unholy artifact by which to enhance his control over his undead servants.  The paladin who managed to capture the eye was named Mendegon the Devout.”“But everything about Mendegon from that point on has been removed,” Azerot quickly reminded them.“Everything about Mendegon may be gone, but it would take a woman’s touch to research his betrothed, Annadielle Trueheart.”  Rayna stood up to meet the groups gaze, “ It says here in The History of Griffholme and Surrounding Estates that Annadielle waited years for he beloved Mendegon to return from his quest.  Although he never returned, he had sent her a key of great beauty covered in rubies and diamonds as a token of his love.  It goes on to tell that she eventually married another man and their bloodline only survived two more generations.  Yet, there is mention that the key was sold when the wealth of Estate liquidated.”“That would mean that she is buried near the Griffholme Mountains.  It would take us all the time that we have just to get there,” chimed Twizle.“I hate to say this, but I think we’re going to have to talk to that creepy elf,” sighed Storm.The team had briefly encountered the former Defender, Evrynn Valkkor, during their induction ceremony.  He was tall and thin with jet-black hair that was the epitome of Silverpine elves.  His most notable feature was his pure white bangs that framed his face and drastically contrasted with the rest of his hair.For the most part, the new Defenders’ view of the elf could be summarized best through one of Cinder’s insightful comments, “he’s weird.”</blockquote>

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