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Arcane Journal I
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Arcane Journal :: Journey to the node :: :: :: :: By the Arcane Mage :: It is time for me to leave now... I am not sure whether I should, I still debate the decision in my head but I can feel it is right. It is right, I must do this. I can see the dark times ahead for the people of Aegis, where all they hold dear, all they have built, with their sweat and blood, will come crumbling down around them. The nations are divided, there is no future in division. But united, I see the people of Aegis stand a change, albeit a very slim one. I hope they come to see sense in the final hours. :: :: :: But I tarry, I must leave quickly. I have little time and the ancient ritual I need to preform must be done precisely. Warping to the node is dangerous at best... It is incredible I found it, at such a distance finding a node is extremely difficult. But it is time to go now, I will write here again when I get the chance, hopefully I do. :: :: :: :: :: :: I made the journey, but only just. I miscalculated the nodes centre by some amount... I have never felt a node of this power, it is no wonder I could feel its presence from my tower. Its power scrambled my senses. No matter, that was little worry for what came next. I dropped out above water, it has happened before. I could feel the island not far away, the swim was wearying... But I have been worse, much worse. But the island was far from deserted, as I all too soon found out. :: :: :: The ensuing fight was fierce, with fang and claw, fire and lightning. A raging tempest upon ancient ground, the sky rent under the fury. The fields of magic around the tower are phenomenal, the animals that resided there seemed to have gained magical energy from it... I do not know how or by what means, I will have to look into it later. To the animals which had lived in seclusion my sudden appearance was seen as a threat, I attempted to calm as many as I could... There is sometimes little you can do. :: :: :: I discovered many magical anomalies, just floating... I dared not approach them. They hovered above the ground, drifting in a seemingly aimless fashion... They were wells of magic... but at the same time were voids of it. It was incredible I had never seen something like it. I had to resist the overwhelming temptation to reach out to them, it was as though they were drawing me to them... I must remove these before any others step foot here. :: :: :: :: At long last there I was, at the ruins of an ancient tower, magic positively humming in the area. The architecture of what was left was alien... Although it was an ancient tower it was very advanced, perhaps surpassing that of Aegis. So I began to reconstruct the tower... :: It has taken many months but at last I have finished construction. The tower is at its once former glory. Sometime in the latter part of the first week I found a room with schematics and construction sketches of the buildings, using these and inspiration from my first tower, I reconstructed, adding to each design. I must say I am pleased with the results. I took the liberty of adding powerful enchantments to the foundations, enchantments of healing, power, and protection I wove into the very fabric of the stone. :: :: :: I could feel the deep vaults deep beneath, teeming with ancient secrets and powers. I could feel the node, deep beneath. I may have ventured down these lonely paths but I cannot allow others, not until they are ready. Before I leave I shall seal the lower reaches of the tower, graduating the enchantments power the deeper it goes. Only when one has truly understood, has finally seen truth can one breach the final seal. Behind which lies powers unfathomed, such that they are hidden and locked away. :: :: :: The anomalies have also been sealed behind the final room... I have learned their secret and their power and they must not remain above. I learned, in my searches, what had happened here... to the node. The ancient people who resided here were learned in an ancient language I remember from times long past, none would remember it now, save me, with the wizards passing. I found a tattered journal in what seemed to be a private room... and read of what transpired, I will also leave that in the lower levels it should not be known to all. The node which first attracted me here was found deep within the earth at the base of the towers foundation, and its power was immense. It is in the lowest level, with the other objects or power. I placed a powerful enchantment around it to reduce its power of penetration; the enchantment is designed to absorb magic I hope it will hold. We shall not be bothered by deformed beasts of magic for some time. :: :: :: :: :: :: But it is time for me to return of Aegis, I have been away far too long, and I can feel events running apace before me. It is perhaps time to guide people onto the right path, and I must gather the books of lore. They cannot be lost.