4495 Journal of a Philosopher XIII; Elindor's Travels Jerry_Man The ascended are gone. The sages left and the remaining followers of Ariel are scattered among the races they once left to discover Haven. It serves as the desperate wake-up call that the war involuntarily concerns everyone. That is isn't happening in some distant land being taken care of by the holy kin. Now we're all required.::Finally we're going to see the prophecies fulfilled and the descendants of Horen, Malin, Krug and Urguan will come together again to defeat Iblees. Ariel guided us this far, but another will rise as a shining light to lead Aegis to victory. That light could be someone as unexpected as myself; but it would never be me.::There is great suffering still to come. This war's violent crescendo has only just begun. We, including myself, still have much to learn of pain. Dark days ahead.