Chronicle of the Shieldbearer

Part 1

Father,

I completed the journey a week ago, but, as you have asked of me, I have not written to you until I have found something of worth.

I know that you have long thought on a language that is older than any that we have seen prior to the Cataclysm, and I believe I have found it for you. Six scrolls, held bound in ancient leather and bronze, had thin sheets of hammered brass in between the leaves. The lettering upon them was faded red and limned in places with gold ink that flaked off before our eyes. The scrolls were recovered from the lake near Tursh here in the west.

I had the copyist reproduce the fragments so we can both begin our study. I am sending you the originals as I write this. I look forward to your letter with your thoughts on translation.

Your faithful son1

Part One Translation ("Lycrist" of the Official Vanguard Forums): We who were chosen observed the comet for ? days before we understood its import unto our masters lands. True to our oaths we went forth to ... The -enemy- had indeed come to that place. -He- was skilled with sword and spear and masterful in -his- study of sorcery. -He- transfixed our armor in flames and stopped our spells before they could harm -him-. In the end we defeated -him-, not through arms and magery but through...

1

Submitted by

Nocte

Date

11/9/05

Source

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Web Lore

Notes

Thestra Lore