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Heracles' Travels: Volume One
DoctorTinman
Upon my my recent voyage to the town of Alstion in the Northern Territories, I have fallen into a dark cave located just outside of the city's gates. :: There are strange writings all over the walls and there are various monsters everywhere. This place is most certainly dark. I sense the powers of evil flowing through the corridors here. After some stumbling around the cave reading the numbers on the walls, I happened upon two adventurers. Their names are Frowman and Devor. They say they are searching for something... a book, of sorts. They refer to it as the Necronomicon. :: They same quite interested to learn what this book could contain. I myself am intrigued as to why they seek it. However, I fear that anything found in this place could be tainted with dark magic. I fear for the lives of these brave adventurers for seeking something that may be evil. After all, Iblees' children have been known to fool the mortals into traps before. I shall continue to follow the brave duo in order to investigate their activities, as well as possibly protect their souls from the corruption of the Dark One. I hear horrific echoes all around, but I know that these words are not spoken with a voice, but with a feeling. :: Some of the signs here are gibberish, referencing serving dark powers. Some of the writings seem to be more helpful, though. One of these wall writings continually lists the numbers "4 8 15 16 23 43". Could this mean something? Coordinates? Dates? I have a feeling that this place will reveal all of its secrets in due time. I have found a small furnished room, such as a living room or parlor, at the end of some tunnels. There is a hall that branches off with two bedrooms. One is marked "Rokt'Crag" and the other is marked "Sediyou". Perhaps these are dark persons? I shall find out. Master Sage Riizu also appeared in the cave as we travelled on. The others believed he merely crept out from the shadows, but I could sense that he was drawn magically to my psychic senses that gave me bad feelings about this place. :: Riizu has explored the caves with us as we have showed him the oddities we found in the rooms and tunnels. I know now that he can sense the presence of the Undead followers in this place. He also seems apprehensive of the others. Could there be something about them that I am not yet strong enough to sense? I wish I could see with the Master's eyes. Leaving the dark place and splitting from the others, I headed into the town of Alstion. Immediately inside the gates, I met three men who were talking about something that really caught my attention. They were talking about a book, just as the men in the cave had. These men were seeking some other book, though. I followed them to a place in the wintery forest. They searched a small hiding place in the ground, stating the book they sought after was no longer there as they had hoped. I introduced myself as a member of the Ascended and they told me I would be interested in their situation. :: One man named Lex explained to me that he had found a dark book that lead him to the Grand Library of Laurelin. Here, he found another, leading to the crypts of Winterfell. In Winterfell he found a book writing in a dark manor, stating that there existed an artifact. This artifact, he went on to say, was an evil and powerful object once owned by an ancient race I have never before heard of. He stated the race's name was "Kal" something. I do not recall the full name, as the entire conversation happened quickly and I am attempting to write this book after the event. :: He also told us, though, that the book mentioned a fourth book, and also that the ancient treasure had been moved from Winterfell to a new home. He claims the cold heart and cold hands of "Al'Khazar's fake father" now keep it safe, buried somewhere. The men carried on to investigate near the home of the the one man, Brevias, in the Whisper Isles. These two and their Orc friend left me behind as I stayed to investigate the hiding spot they had led me to earlier. I found nothing of interest but my time was cut short by the setting sun. I fear now it would be too late to voyage south to the Whisper Isles to meet up with these explorers, but I must try to catch up with them first thing in the morning. For now, my main concern lies in finding food and weapons, as I am not prepared for such a long trek. :: I have killed and cooked a few pigs that were surrounding the walls of the town, and will now be resting to prepare myself for the trip ahead of me. I am currently carrying many books that I plan to place in my private library later. They are too heavy for much extra equipment, but I find preserving these novels to be essential, as I strive to be the most knowledgeable of all the citizens of Aegis. :: After being unable to leave the next morning, due to a snowstorm, I've decided to wait here. I am continuing to write as I wait for the storm to pass. I think I will explore the lands north of here when I am able to leave. I have not been there before, and feel there is much I have yet to see. to as Alstion this entire time was not Alstion at all, but rather "Snowy Fields". The real Alstion is shortly east of Snowy Fields. I shall be exploring this town for a while now. I found nothing significant in the real Alstion, so I continued my travels to Winterfell. I also found nothing unusual in Winterfell, and I cannot seem to find the crypt mentioned to me earlier by the human Lex. Perhaps it does not exist at all? I shall keep searching. :: After some searching, I've found an obstructed entrance to an underground tunnel. Surely this is what the Humans were refering to earlier. I can not get in now, though, so I shall be suspending this current investigation. I will return in the future if I come across any new information on the subject.