Father,
Something eludes us, and someone - or something - has taken an interest in our work here. We stare bloodshot at these papers, and a voice seems to taunt us to find their secrets. We have used magic again to divine some of the letters, but they swim before our eyes when we try to think about their meaning. I understand the ancient words - but a force from without seems to sand my thoughts down to nothing when I think on them.
The people here are beginning to look at us askance. The sun shines, the flowers bloom, the people laugh, but all quiets when I go outside to see the day.
Surely you have encountered such things in your travels, father. Will you not send a word to your son to comfort him?
Your faithful son
Part Three Translation ("Kalthanan" of the Official Vanguard Forums): Our Khing sent we who were chosen forth with the heroes Menjammel and Betkammis to determine the source of the fireglow to the east. With thunder it came as the comet in the sky left us the fireglow was bright like the moon but golden like the sun and burned on the limb of the heavens. Every night we travel(ed) for _ and 20 days east until we reached the hill lands of the dwarfmen. They too claimed this glow as a mystery and joined a party of their people with our party until we rode with _ and 70 men and our pack train stretched _ flights of the sky. We ...
Submitted by
Nocte
Date
11/18/05
Source
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Web Lore
Notes
Thestra Lore
