PAXLAIR - January 15, 1999 - Vincent de l'os
It
started out simple enough. A blue skeleton had been spotted from time to
time in the northern woods, near Paxlair. It seemed relatively harmless,
even peaceful, and also spoke of wishing to be released from something.
After a time, many began to suspect that there was not just one skeleton,
but many.
On the evening of this Wednesday past, proof was finally found that
indeed, multiple of these so-called “lost ones†exist. In fact, they began
to run amok near the Paxlair Tower, attacking any innocent by-standers that
happened to be there. They appeared to be looking for something, and yet
when confronted, they ran towards the south.
As several brave souls gave chase, the sight that they were greeted
by was one to shock even the most hardened of adventurers. In the woods
stood a strangely colored moongate, oddly named “Suicide Deviceâ€Â.
Surrounding it, amongst the bones and blood-spills, were a multitude of
blue-robed individuals, and more of the strange skeletal beings. They
instantly took to combat, viciously defending this apparent gate of death.
At first, many brave warriors and mages fell in their effort to
uncover the mystery of what had been transpiring. Eventually reinforcements
were called, and the lost ones and these people-cultists for lack of a
better word- were finally defeated. But who and what were they? There
weren’t many clues, except for books that were carried by the robed menaces,
appearing to be a set of instructions for their activities, but the
ambiguities made it difficult to tell what they were up to.
After speaking to several eye-witnesses, I managed to discover that
there had been some evidence of a strange cult, a group known only as “The
Order of the Blue Skullâ€Â. No one knows what their goals are, or who they
are, or what they have been doing. Somehow they are linked to the Suffering
Stone, and a small “hideout†of sorts that was discovered in the mountains.
Their work can be identified by the blue skulls they have left at each of
these locations.
No one
knows much about them, except that Zaine the Lurker, the blue ghost that
appears for short periods of time, has spoken of them, and somehow the lost
ones that are encountered in the woods are involved.
Shortly after taking eye-witness accounts, I managed to speak to Seer
Garak, who claims to have been investigating the Order for a time. According
to him, the Order is up to no good, but he has yet to collect much proof
beyond these sites that have already been uncovered. He is currently trying
to decipher the meaning of the text contained in books that have been found
at these sites, and he has left copies for others to make their own copies
of for their own studies. These copies may show Seer Garak as the author,
but the text is always signed by the original author, shown only as “Lâ€Â. I
have also been told that the Paxliar Library maintains copies of these books
for study as well.
At this time, all Britannians are welcome to aid in this mystery, as
so far there is little known, and much to learn.
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