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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 7872165" data-attributes="member: 7015827">In Search of AshnakzerothLater that day, with Jokull still out and Veran having departed to post a message to his monastery, the boy Tabor showed up at the Gatereach guest house with a package for Aerikoth from the mage Gondeth. Aerikoth gave the lad a gold piece for his trouble and turned to examining Gondeth's writings, which contained the results of his research on Ashnakzeroth. Meanwhile, Rahnee and Brok-Tul discussed their upcoming wedding.That night, Veran returned and confirmed plans with Aerikoth, Rahnee, and Brok-Tul to travel to Turnton and then on to the former lair of the necromancer Zagath near Amee Pass. They would be missing the former Purple Knight, however. While the others were at dinner, Jokull returned to the guest house and left a somewhat cryptic note in Rahnee's room that said urgent business in Westgate would keep him from joining them on the trip to Turnton. Aerikoth expressed his interest in examining the ruin where Zagath had lived, since he had not been able to do so the previous time he had journeyed to the area.The morning of Nightal 26, Brok-Tul took inventory of his equipment in preparation for their journey, remembering after some fruitless searching that he had left his magical sword and a set of armor with High Cleric Carlin in Turnton to be blessed. At breakfast, Rahnee reminded Aerikoth that the results of Gondeth's research had not yet been shared with Veran. Aerikoth mentioned that Gondeth had come to some conclusions and had offered some speculations as well, passing Gondeth's papers to the monk. Veran read the papers, imprinted with Gondeth's wizard sigil at the bottom, with intense interest:"Notes on Ashnakzeroth:For the past tenday, I have researched all of my available lore, including the dark tome which you provided me, and have reached the following conclusions, presented in order of certainty. Do with this information what you will.-- Certain: Ashnakzeroth was a mage of great might in the era of Netheril.-- Mostly certain: Ashnakzeroth either created the first human lich, or was himself said lich. Based on what you have shared with me during our discussions, I believe he ended up as one, regardless, and was worshipped in ancient times by some unsophisticated dwellers of the Dragon Coast, eventually becoming one of the Seven Lost Gods. His material form was almost certainly destroyed by the events precipitated by Karsus' Folly.-- Speculation: Ashnakzeroth's spirit could have survived, even if the magic binding it to its undead form had failed. Such a spirit would be incorporeal and no doubt suffer major shock and loss of power from the experience. Such a spirit might be able to eventually reconstitute itself, at least in part, if sufficiently powerful and if aided by either its own prepared magicks or those of outside forces."Veran was particularly taken with the portion on the potential reconstitution of Ashnakzeroth, commenting that their trip now appeared to be even more important. Rahnee agreed that there was apparently some connection with the defeated necromancer Zagath, there being entirely too many coincidences for the situation to be merely a flip of Tymora's Coin.(The wizard Gondeth did a great service in researching and exposing the history of the abomination. His speculation was also well-informed. --R)(Although this is now well-known to the Order, it is still of great significance. It gives me a shiver to think of these first steps being taken in understanding the threat posed by the abomination. --C)</blockquote>

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