With Talion at his side, and the Children of Fate arrayed behind him, Imanu stood before all the gathered worshippers of the Grey Goddess. Sadness touched his heart as he looked to his left, to the spot where Nadiar should have stood, and he knew that the sorrow he felt was not merely his own - Anay...

Argothoth's attempt at controlling the Midnight armies was pathetic at best, Verdant Lord. They are such a threat, and he did nothing but talk to them? If I truly have nothing to fear from him, it is because he is ineffectual rather than reformed. Much of my power this coming season will go towards ...

Control them? To what end? That you may once again grasp Eiran tightly in your fist and declare victory over us all?

You are a traitor and a desecrator of the dead, Argothoth, and I will not stand by and allow you to further harm this wrold.

Zephyr wrote:I would be thrilled if Allyria came to Arcadia or me and helped us!!

Yes, Iris' help would be invaluable.

I do not if this is relevant, but when Argothoth examined my mother's mortal ashes during the Second Age, he did so as the God of Time, not the God of Undeath. Could the Time Reaver have anything to do with his return?

Thank you, Anaya! An extraordinary tale! I surely never knew your mother's origin. Tell me... The Sunset and Sunrise Oracles said this: Break the chains or seal the Book, Who shall mold the coming night? A promise made is now fulfill'd, Released is the darkness bright. Do you think it possible that...

Oh, grow up Madadeva! I was not aware of the specifics of the Numen's investigations, and my knowledge of the Ash Lich was highly personal in nature. Thus, before I revealed who I once was in the Second Age, I dd not wish to share it. Besides, the members of the Eclipse can hardly fault others for b...

I could have told you the source of the ash immunity had you asked.

You speak truly - the technicalities do not matter. The inhabitants of Eiran suffer because of our existance, though neither you nor I would ever wish such suffering upon them. As for my thoughts concerning Argothoth and the undead menace, I would ask your patience. I know a little of the Ash Lich a...

Sins of the faher? Perhaps. My mother made her own mistakes, committed her own crimes, and the responsibility for those I will not cast aside. You misunderstand me this time however. Blame aside, something must be done to stop Argothoth. Nephirthos alone is more terrible than any world deserves, but...

Are you saying that none of their power went to aid him in committing his crime? If that is the case then I have indeed misunderstood much. What I do understand however, is that a tyrant to rival Nephirthos himself was created, for good can never be accomplished through evil means. Now a way must be...

Yes... Well then... *shuffles feet* I am the Master of the Eclipse Court. In his great Wisdom, Aarklar saw the need for Balance in the world, and so created the Eclipse Court. When Aarklar left, I was elected. The Eclipse Court's other members are Arcadia, Koel, Simjen, and uKulwa. When the Balance...

It's true that your parents had a difficult choice to make, that I will grant you. My mother and I had no choice. Your parents choice was forced upon us, and we were forced to live with the consequences.

Perhaps they were more like Nor Yekith than they cared to admit.

She came to a sudden halt and doubled over, panting in exhaustion. Sinking to her knees as she struggled to catch her breath, she raised her head to see that the trees ended scarcely a hundred yards ahead. They were replaced by a series of foothills hat started out gentle but quickly grey into the r...

Indeed, Anaya. Argothoth went mad with power. I just don't know why you have negative feelings toward my parents because of it. Much less me . Do you think they so much as suspected Argothoth would walk down that path after saving the world from Nor Yekith? I've never heard of anything to suggest t...

"...My...daughter..." "Who are you?" "...My...daughter..." "I'm not your daughter." "...My...daught..." "I'm not your daughter! Leave me alone!" She fled blindly, no idea where she was going, yet no matter how fast she ran, the shambling, g...

Sniping from the sidelines, Numen? Speak not of those things you know nothing of! You may call me mother, and I may have resisted the urge to strike you down out of respect for what you once were, but you are anethema to me! Your very existance revolts me! The fact of your birth has awakened within ...

But, if The Numen is still our best chance of doing anything about them, more information is going to be needed. Now that sounds vaguely familiar. Or should I say, familial? But, if Argothoth is still our best chance of doing anything about Nor Yekith, more power is going to be needed. Not word for...

The Numen stand ready to accept any donations of power to be used to seek information. Unless a more urgent issue is decided, We intend to spend Our power this turn in seeking further information about the Midnight Army. As God of Undeath, We feel it is Our place to manage this one of the many prob...

Sitting alone in the Halverian inn, Imanu smiled gently to himself and turned a card face up on the table. His smile faded. All the cards in the Deck of Dreams were incredably detailed, like expertly-carved, finely-painted, reliefs. This one was so intricately crafted it seemed alive. It showed a gr...