Journal of High Archon Kraest (Translated)

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Many nights I have spent here, within this dark sepulcher, attempting to decipher the crystal and the means with which to free the creature it contains. The books I have discovered on my journeys across Dereth have been of great aid, but now my time is pressed.

The Knights of the Golden Flame, long our bane both here and upon Ispar, have formed a subset calling themselves Shadow Hunters. Even now I am certain one of these hunters is gathering aid and putting the pieces of my plot together.

Months it seems since the vision came to me in my slumber. A voice from the deep called out in my dreams, telling tales of a malevolent force governed by the darkness and trapped within devices stolen from the Falatacot. It spoke to me, beckoned that I free it and bring about a new dark age. It sounded so much like my lord, the Hopeslayer, but it was not. It was weaker, savage and without a path to follow. But it would be folly to ignore such a summons, folly to ignore the pleas of an ally, of a puppet to control.

As it spoke to me, the shadows lifted from

around it and revealed to me its first form. The form of a man, large and heavily muscled, like that of a Roulean gladiator with qualities not unlike those of the Empyrean. Tall with a narrow face and striking eyes. It told me of the wrongs done to it and what it had in turn done to right them.

And then, it convulsed and sloughed off its first skin, the skin of the Mukkir. Gone was its familiar form and in its place stood an abomination. A wretched, hunched creature with a set of four arms, each ending with a hand adorned with cruel

talons. Its torso retained the heavy muscle it once had with a thickly scaled tail leading to a venomous barb. Its face was set with four glaring red eyes and a maw lined with rows of serrated teeth.

"Free me," it said, "Free me and together we shall dine upon the hearts of those who trespass against us!"

As the vision faded, I saw an array of crystals being separated and carried far from each other by a legion of the undead. I've found one of the three, here in the heart of the Singularity Caul. In the heart

of the land that was once a decadent retreat for the Yalain. Clever of the Dericost to hide such an artifact here. Those seeking the crystal here would have to also face the Yalain. Fortunately, the Yalain are long since gone and I have little in the way of resistance.

With my lesser Archons in tow, our expedition came to this vestibule. It took us many weeks to discover the way to this place, but when we arrived we knew what needed to be done. Ingfall, Greis, Traesis and I, along with others of our faith, fell upon the piece of the array hidden here,

which had long since been unguarded, and shattered it.

With only vague hints of where the remaining two crystals are hidden, I must wait and hope to be visited by another vision.

Given time, we of the Order of the Raven Hand shall free this tortured soul from its prison.

-- Lucane Kraest

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Obtained by giving Journal of High Archon Kraest to Sarkin Killcrane:

You give Sarkin Killcrane Journal of High Archon Kraest.

Shadow Hunter Killcrane cracks the seal of the journal and reads over its contents quickly.

Sarkin Killcrane tells you, "Ah, the infamous High Archon Kraest... hmm? You haven't heard of him before now? I suppose you wouldn't, few outside of the Raven Hand know of him, and those who do are likely ones such as myself."

Sarkin Killcrane tells you, "This journal contains Kraest's notes. His goal seems to be to unleash some trapped essence associated with the darkness. The text gives a better description of what exactly this being is... better than the Dericost texts I have managed to get my hands upon recently."

Sarkin Killcrane tells you, "Kraest calls this being "the Spear of Mukkir." I can't say as I heard of such a thing before. Though from what he has written, it is apparently a vicious and frightening creature."

Sarkin Killcrane tells you, "It is clear from this journal that Kraest accomplished what he sought to do on the Singularity Caul. He has shattered the first crystal he believes to be keeping this creature at bay."

Sarkin Killcrane gives you Journal of High Archon Kraest.

Sarkin Killcrane gives you 3 Trade Notes (250,000).

Sarkin Killcrane gives you Writ of Refuge.