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==An Interpretation of the Mirror Wraith Prophecy==
===Commissioned by Courtier Aliyrek Emiidaku of Shard===
''Written by Rroht Hhussk''

It is a cold day in the year of the Crystal Hare when I write
this account. Long did I study under my master, who bade me
never speak his name; I wonder if he feared another presence
would hear it in this dark tower. Yet these are his words,
long scried from his portentous gaze and shadowy mirrors.

Are they true? I must believe the foul tale uttered from his
breath for I am not Ru'at to him, merely the apprentice of his
Tezirite ways. But it is fitting that I relate it, for I have
not seen him now in many years and he would have wished it.

What you are about to read is an interpretation of the Mirror
Wraith Prophecy, translated and updated from the eth'ral'khh
writings that were given to me and also from conversations I
have had with people involved.

===Introduction===
A gift, that is what the creature called it: The Prophecy of
the Mirror Wraith. It spoke in simple inflections, rhymes of
foul comings and change, but it ebbed through our guild, a
dark omen, the night it was spoken. This is what issued from
its hollow, rasping, voice; this is what we learned it to be:

===Chapter 1: Three Deceivers and Their Importance===

1 "Gather round, good worthies, and hear what I've seen, 
2 Reflected in a glassy eye. 
3 Heed the truth of my words alone... 
4 ...For prophets never lie." 

5 "Three Deceivers set forth upon the lands, 
6 Emerging from the cold 
7 -- While your protectors sleep and dream soft dreams 
8 Their plans already unfold." 

9 "No king! No squire! No heart nor reason 
10 Can alone unturn this darkling treason, 
11 But an army or a legion 
12 Will find their weapons worthless lead." 
13 "And here, pray allow, some light be shed." 

We were warned, moreso forewarned, of three deceivers which
would fulfill a prophecy. At the time, many speculated Sor-
row's war was somehow involved, yet the warnings subtly told
us not to be distracted by the fighting and politics of gov-
ernment. This is specifically mentioned on lines 9 through
12. The hidden truth was that these omens and changes in-
volved the Moon Mages guild alone.

Chatter among students and teachers filled the halls across
Elanthia. Each of us began scrying for signs of a deceiver,
one of the marked ones, to glean more of what was transpiring.

It would be much later before we learned the term "Deceiver"
meant more than one thing. Originally, we all believed it to
be three people. Once again, the mirror wraith had submitted
subtle and esoteric meaning in each word. Each of the three
deceivers were, foremost, one part of a three-fold artifact
designed to tap the plane of probability. On a more refer-
enced note, it also identified the persons who would play an
integral part in this prophecy. Fortunately, the verses made
an effort to identify those individuals (although we still
debate the first two). And finally, it pointed to three obel-
isks, each providing a link from our plane to the plane of
probability. Within and without, trinity, the number 3, was
the sign to beware.

===Chapter 2: The First Deceiver===

14 "To the first, a man with platinum eyes 
15 that once reflected moons, 
16 He grasps for all he cannot have 
17 in a chamber of lapis and gold. 
18 For the promise of power he'll bring forth change..." 
19 "...And ruination, ere this tale is told." 

Not one person I have spoken to has been able to decisively
account for the true name of this person. The "platinum eyes"
mentioned in line 14 could be anyone who used the semisphere.
Andreathu's eyes specifically flickered platinum when he used
it, but so would another's, were it in their possession.

Some scholars think this could have been Andraethu or Tara-
maine, but I refer them to a few notes:

On line 15, "that once reflected moons", suggests that this
person was either once a moon mage, or has had their powers.
This discounts Taramaine who always was a moon mage.

On line 16 and 17, the implication is that this person seeks
mastery of our guild, powers, or ways. The chamber of lapis
and gold is our Council Chamber in Old Throne City. While
this could be Taramaine seeking control over the Council, it
could also be Andraethu attempting to master our power over
prediction. Insane as he was, he could also have sought more.
Time and again, he was known to mutter about the device tel-
ling and showing him things of the future.

This leads me to believe Andraethu Nor'Madielle, brother of
Demosel, was the man referred to in the first deceiver verse.
We know for fact that he succeeded in recovering a deceiver
object by using a magical "trapezoid" he held. The device
worked like a key, unlocking a tomb where the Moon Mage
Council had secreted the bronze semisphere. Now under And-
raethu's possession, he became a force to be reckoned with,
accelerating the prophecy.

===Chapter 3: The Second Deceiver===

20 "To the second, once a warrior saint, 
21 Now a fiend to the eyes of the blind. 
22 Only one knows where his path truly leads, 
23 Through battle, and aethyr, and time." 

The phrase "warrior saint" cannot be ignored, and this is why
I believe the Undead Hunter Kellior, who destroyed the scholar
lich, Lady P., is this man.

The secret behind his tie to this elaborate prophecy is a
music box that Lady P. (the "P" stood for "Penelope") kept in
her possession. Rumored to hear the souls of children, we
later learned that it was also a container for one of the
deceiver artifacts, a smooth obsidian semisphere. The lich
was immune to its effects, making her the perfect guardian.

Kellior, a suspected agent of unknown powers, tricked many by
taking the guise of a paladin official. It was then that he
deceived the people into believing Lady Penelope was an abom-
ination. In truth, she was a creature whose only goal was to
study and catalogue the mysterious "BloodWorm Comet", an omen
heralding dark times. There are more important notes here,
but they will revealed further on. I will lend mention to the
man known as Grell Pel'cora. Some of us still believe he may
be the person spoken of here. While there are some possible
indications, I cannot truly ever see him as a "Warrior Saint".
Quite the opposite, he was witnessed practicing the arts of
thievery.

===Chapter 4: The Third Deceiver===

24 "To the third, a bone-yard, and a restless grave, 
25 Lost in the trinkets of a tragic past. 
26 When every hour is spent in delirium dreams, 
27 A moment's peace is a fortune amassed." 

The third deceiver is undoubtedly Lasarhhtha Oshu'ehhrsk, the
S'Kra Mur "Bonedancer", as he called himself. There are many
reasons this can be proven. On his land is buried all of his
family and ancestors. This can be linked to line 24, "a bone-
yard, and a restless grave". He was also the only one to
gather "trinkets of a tragic past", which he stole, to attempt
the creation of a "Gate of Souls".

This is where he was deceived, for the mirror wraith gave him
the inclination and advice to use the deceiver artifacts; in
turn, he was often delirous and disturbed from speaking with
the creature.

===Chapter 5: Warnings and Signs===

28 "An artisan will become his final work, 
29 When the stars begin to fall. 
30 The first Deceiver re-awoken 
31 -- And its brethren hear the call." 

The artisan was a man named Mortreyu, who fixed an object
known as the "Trapezoid". Andraethu promptly killed him for
it, making it his "final work" and used the device to retrieve
the bronze semisphere. Thereby, with the first deceiver "re-
awoken", the remainder of the prophecy was set in motion.

32 "Trust not what you know, o worthies, 
33 In a realm of confusion and strife. 
34 Nothing is as it first appears, 
35 Illusion the deadliest knife." 

For once in this tale of double-meanings and hidden truths, we
can believe this verse from reading it. But there will be
some note of the illusions and confusions:

Many of us were divided. Some of us continued to follow and
trust our Guild Leaders, while others rebelled. We were never
clear on where the truth would come from, until the end. Till
that time, we listened to the Council, to Lasarhhtha, Demosel,
and even Grell for insights into where all of this would lead.
It was only in the final days that we learned that the Council
was hiding terrible secrets of our past.

===Chapter 6: The Evolution of Darker Times===

36 "With this weapon the Deceivers shall strike, 
37 And a mighty blow be laid. 
38 An ally will fall, one hope be lost, 
39 In a grave that your ignorance made." 
40 "One shall travel a province most unwilling, 
41 Kidnapped by a righteous man. 
42 Blood will be shed as it passes into 
43 Strange circles and stranger hands." 

Line 38, "An ally will fall", was the Lady Penelope, referred
to earlier. When she fell, all her knowledge escaped our
grasp; she had more insight into the possibilities of this
prophecy than anyone among us. Had she survived, we could
have been forewarned of the treachery behind the mirror
wraith.

"Most unwilling", line 40: the music box was captured by Kell-
ior, the "Righteous Man", and taken to Ilithi. But before he
could cross the gondola, he was slain furiously by Demosel,
and the music box which carried the obsidian semisphere fell,
almost into the chasm.

In line 43, we note the passing of the semisphere to Kellior.
No one knows who picked up the box, but rather it levitated
from the chasm, gathered by a "shadowy figure". In either
regard, it somehow came under the protection of a War Mage for-
tress in Ilithi, where Lasarhhtha stole it. Hence, "Strange
circles and stranger hands."

===Chapter 7: The War over Truth===

44 "While the wise mourn, the wiser take heed, 
45 And brace against turbulent times 
46 -- Now comes the season of discontent, 
47 With a shadow o'er people's minds." 

48 "War begins in an unlikely place, 
49 Fought with precious metal and lies, 
50 Sides are chosen, 
51 lives are staked With a curse the only prize." 

52 "Now two are one and one is lost, 
53 Held in a sanctified place. 
54 A dead man knows what the living do not, 
55 But keeps a somber face." 

Lines 48 through 51 are believed to represent the opposing
factions of the Moon Mage Council. Some of them thought that
the horrifying secrets they held should come out, while others
felt that the truth would bring further separation of the
sects and a breaking of the Lunar Accord.

Later in the prophecy, the two semispheres were brought to-
gether by Lasarhhtha; the only piece remaining was a crystal-
line key kept in the casket, a sanctified place, of Mortom
Saist in Shard. In all his wisdom, he used his "death" to
protect the key from being used to activate the deceiver
artifact.

===Chapter 8: The Revelation of a Secret===

56 "A confession is a treacherous thing, 
57 From a soul so weary and tattered 
58 -- But words of truth will unmask the darkness... 
59 ... And the work of five centuries, shattered." 

60 "With hours left upon the clock, 
61 And doomsday well at hand, 
62 A midnight sun will shine upon 
63 A forever altered land." 

All who were there witnessed the tragedy revealed. Taramaine,
glorious leader of the Moon Mage Council, released the truth,
finally admitting on Taisgath Island the foul corruptions they
had sought to keep locked away. Here is his confession:

"We've come far these past nine centuries. We've accomplished
so much -- and yet, so little. Has it all been for nothing?
When did fate snatch us all up and lay out our paths? Where
did it all begin, that which conspired to force these events
into existence? Did it begin over a thousand years ago? Did
that one sorceress set the wheels of fate into motion?
Tezirah."

"She found an artifact, one begun five hundred years before
her time, but one unfinished. She completed the device, and
she was determined to use it to cause destruction throughout
the Empire. What's more, she practiced the foulest arts, the
corrupt sorcery.

"And so, they went to kill her. They went to her manor, the
Imperials. They tore it apart to find her. They found in
there a path underground, and they took it. There they dis-
covered the sorceress. And there they discovered a massive
slab of stone, shimmering, pulsing -- surely, they thought,
this must be some instrument of her dark magic."

"Fools. The obelisk predated even Tezirah, and was almost as
much a mystery to her as to them. Nevertheless, it was upon
that obelisk that the Imperial soldiers hung Tezirah."

"Or tried to, anyway. The instant before she died, she did --
something. She tried to escape them, and failed. And thus
began the reports of bat-winged skulls, and their connection
to Tezirah. But her failed spell summoned a dreadful beast,
who proceeded to slaughter most of the soldiers. The shadow-
master. The Imperials fought it, losing many, but managed to
kill the beast. Mostly."

"They burned Tezirah's Manor, they shattered the device, and
they collapsed the ground. And they thought that was the end
of it. Who would have imagined the uninhabited wilderness
where Tezirah made her hideout would later become the site of
the deciding battles of the Resistance War? And that a major
city would be built there?"

"Hmmm. Did it begin eighty years ago? When we retrieved the
legendary Arte of the Black Cockatrice, and used it to create
the Y'Shai? Or ten years later when we stumbled on Tezirah's
ruined mansion -- Mortom, Erzebet, Demosel, Grell -- and me.
We assembled the device, foolishly enough. And lo, two sha-
dowmasters appeared before us. So many died by their wicked
claws. They killed excavators, students, researchers. Two
Council Members died. So much death; we had to stop it."

"It was then that I utilized that which I had never before
used. Erzebet and Mortom joined in with me, adding their
power as well. We had to stop the killings, stop the beasts.
And so we used sorcery to slay them. It was the only option
left to us. If we failed, the shadowmasters and their spawn
would descend upon the unsuspecting Crossing. Countless would
die."

"I regret that, now. Demosel refused to help, in that. And
the mercenary Grell was wounded by a shard of the exploding
obelisk -- the obelisk we inadvertently destroyed with the
magics we had never before used. And Shanrolias stepped in
the way of the spell. The first Y'Shai to die. We discovered
their secret then. Horrendous. We left the body there, we
left the manor. By the gods, we hoped none would ever set
foot in there again. Ah, but people did."

"It was a foolish hope. All along, it was fate for those de-
vices to be reassembled. And when we split them up again,
certain it was the end of the artifact, destiny would see to
it that events brought them together again.

"And now you know it all. Since the death of the Council, I
have been plagued by visions of a nightmare world, our world,
overrun by shadowmasters and the creatures of darkness. Tene-
braelings, voidspawn, eviscerators -- the mortal races fleeing
in terror before death incarnate. This world will come to
pass if that artifact is destroyed. I've learned that, now.
That was its purpose."

"The only way to ensure that this never comes to pass -- we
must make the ultimate sacrifice. In order to prevent our
world from being consumed by darkness, we must give up our
gift of foresight. I am sorry. I have devoted my life to the
Moon Mage Guild, but that it should come down to this! Gods!
But there is no choice, no choice. This world's fate hangs in
the balance. The Mirror Wraith has shown me what must be
done, to save both Planes from destruction."

Again, the Mirror Wraith, lending its whispers, providing its
council, decisively becoming the true deceiver of all deceiv-
ers. For in the end, it was Tezirah, the Lady of Onyx and
Crimson, who was the mirror wraith; it had been her plan all
along. Her plans; the guise of treachery and double-dealings,
the insertion of conspiracy to cause the guild to fold upon
itself.

That day, as Taramaine sought to destroy our link to the plane
of probability, he instead created a portal, one that allowed
Tezirah to walk through. Upon those important moments, the
destiny of all Elanthia was being enacted. Those present
fought valiantly, including a man known as Pathian Quindinar,
who risked his life and was pulled into the void as he pushed
Tezirah back into the void. Barely, through ingenuity among
the gathered mages, a spiritual beacon was created, allowing
our friend to escape, but keeping the dark mistress trapped
beyond.

===Chapter 9:The Council of the Mirror Wraith and Close of the Prophecy===

64 "And what of the future, o learned ones. 
65 What will become of you 
66 -- The choice resides in your hands alone... 
67 ... And this is the only thing that's true." 

A mirror wraith says, "And now you've your gift, if gift you
still call it."

The matter of our future still remains uncertain. This is
something we all can agree to and, as line 67 states, "this is
the only thing that's true", is an ironic statement in itself.

For out of that day, there were new beginnings and old end-
ings. A commune occurred: a "conception", and perhaps another
plan for Tezirah to escape. At the same time, our guild was
shattered, broken to where we are now; a gathering of people
holding to traditions. Risen from its ashes, a new sect named
the "Heritage House", whose goal is to return the guild to its
former glory, has emerged.

===Conclusion:===

There are other things to speak of, matters which need greater
detail, longer debate, and further scholarly pursuit. Yet,
they have, for the most part, been touched on here. I am
honored to relate what I can, hoping to enlighten those after
us who will not remember this tale. As I walked the roads,
speaking to those who remembered, I realized that to them, the
past seemed better forgotten. I ask them now to consider the
truth: Would it be better to pretend this never happened or
better to embrace it. Back then, when the BloodWorm Comet
ascended into our sky, the Moon Mage Council under leadership
of Taramaine made their choice; today, we make our own.

===Appendix A===
'''Kellior's Tale'''

'''Introduction'''

Not many know of him, Kellior, the undead hunter. Even I do
not know his last name after speaking with endless witnesses
and studying countless reports. But yet, this man, if a man
at all, was responsible for a large portion of history con-
cerning the mirror wraith prophecy. Had he failed or done
otherwise, things would likely be different today.

From where, no one knows, came a man clad in the garb of the
paladin. He named himself an Undead Hunter, Kellior, as he
strode into their guild, rousing support from the local
populace in The Crossing. As he continued, more and more,
anger began to well in the streets towards his cause which
was, simply enough, to kill a lich named "Lady Penelope".

His spell was charisma, if there is such a thing, because he
walked unscathed through the streets, seeking his adversary
like a predator on the hunt. For some reason, the town, minus
the speculative concerns of a few individuals, was behind him,
cheering a warrior whom they had never known until that day.

Had she been aware she was a lich, Lady Penelope would cer-
tainly have sought escape or perhaps even defended herself,
but alas, her mind was filled with thoughts and research of
another danger: an omen known as the Bloodworm Comet. Those
that knew her remember this was her life's work, studying and
interpreting the events behind this celestial object for the
enlightenment of the moon mage guild.

On that day, in the year 351 of the Redeemer, leading a group
of people with him, Kellior attacked the Lady Penelope in the
Town Green, slaying her. All the while, she never resisted;
her only action was to question why she was attacked. Killing
the one person who could lay answer to future questions, Kell-
ior's designs now succeeded. He ruffled through her belong-
ings, gathering the true purpose of this murder, a musical box
that she had guarded.

We now know that this musical box was more than we had origin-
ally believed. At the time of its discovery, it was rumored
to hear the souls of children, but in truth it was the special
casing for an obsidian sphere, one part of the "deceiver" de-
vice. Lady Penelope's position in this scheme was simple; she
was its guardian. Whether she knew it or not is unknown, but
because of her undead status, she was immune to its mind-dis-
turbing effects.

With the lich dead and the music box in hand, Kellior had
mostly succeeded in his mission; his only remaining act was to
get to the lands of Ilithi. No witnesses or reports can say
why he headed there or to whom. Soon after he left The Cros-
sing, Demosel Dez'Madielle, a gypsy fortuneteller of no small
repute, was led to Penelope's body, only to find her good
friend dead and her personal effects scattered across the
ground. This enraged her; she quickly gathered her allies and
made chase after the undead hunter.

The road was long, but it took very little time for Demosel to
track down Kellior. At the north side of the gondola he stood
when she battled him. Unable to challenge her powers, Kellior
fell before the might of Demosel, but not before the musical
box fell from his grasp. All there witnessed what we thought
to be the last account of this object, until it suddenly began
to levitate upward from the chasm, into a shadowy hand.

Some of the accounts speak of a shadowy figure, others of a
woman with dark hair, taking the music box away. Who was this
person? Perhaps the mirror wraith of Tezirah that plagued our
guild so many times? None can be certain. But it is certain
that Kellior was an agent for another power, perhaps the dark
lady herself. Unforunately now, we can only speculate because
he is unable to answer our questions.

'''Kellior's Part in the Prophecy'''

Kellior, in the opinion of this writing, was the man spoken of
as the "second deceiver". The verses say:

"To the second, once a warrior saint, now a fiend to the eyes
of the blind. Only one knows where his path truly leads,
through battle, and aethyr, and time."

Warrior saint is a synonymous reference to paladin, and in the
mirror wraith prophecy, he was the only paladin present. We
realize now that he was likely never a paladin, but only
deceiving the guild to achieve his goal. I have heard some
people say he may have been undead as well.

While the obsidian sphere was very important, the true blow he
struck to us that day was when he killed Penelope, immortal-
ized by this verse:

"With this weapon the Deceivers shall strike, and a mighty
blow be laid. An ally will fall, one hope be lost, in a grave
that your ignorance made."

The "weapon" of the deceivers is "deceit", which was used to
cause confusion and turmoil among people. Penelope, we learn
from Grell Pel'cora, would have been our greatest asset in
interpreting the coming events and resolving the prophecy
without bloodshed or conflict. By allowing her to fall, we
had pierced our own wisdom and laid a final blow to our intel-
lect. We were now stumbling children, left to find our own
way. The last line of this same verse shows us our weakness
in that we destroyed, or helped Kellior in destroying, our
last chance for a peaceful outcome.

However it was recaptured, the passage of the obsidian sphere
from Kellior to Lasarhhtha the Bonedancer is written in these
lines:
"One shall travel a province most unwilling, kidnapped by a
righteous man. Blood will be shed as it passes into strange
circles and stranger hands."

The "One" in this verse, is the "Obsidian sphere". Once the
object was mysteriously recovered from the chasm, accounts say
that it somehow came into the possession of a fortress in
Ilithi. I have been unable to verify this, but it sounds very
likely. From this fortress, Lasarhhtha would steal it, con-
tinuing the prophecy.

'''Conclusion'''

Although his part in the prophecy was short, Kellior had a
tremendous impact on the whole spectrum of events. His per-
sonae is referenced in many verses: warrior saint, righteous
man, deceiver -- all showing the importance of what one day of
illusion, disguise, and trickery could do to an unfolding pro-
phecy. With these events, the important point is to learn
truth and trust. Had we taken the moment carefully, our guild
may have withstood the tests of Tezirah, that we never be led
so foolishly into a trap by our own hands. This is the lesson
of the second deceiver.

===Appendix B===
'''The Mirror Wraith Archives: Of Lasarhhtha'''

One figure enmeshed and intertwined in the Mirror Wraith Pro-
phecy was Lasarhhtha Oshu'ehhrsk, an old S'kra Mur who claimed
to follow the ways of the Bonedancer. His tale touches on
this one because of a continued quest to free the souls of his
ancestors.

Within Lasarhhtha's past is a history steeped in tradition and
mystery. In the land of Ratha, when the Dragon Priests of old
dominated Qi'Reshalia, his family was noble, following a proud
lineage of storytellers, thespians, and musicians. But once
the World Dragon had been quelled into slumber, a hatred of
bards arose in the land, causing his ancestors to leave the
province. Shamed into dishonor for fleeing, many of them died
poor and broken.

Lasarhhtha, heir to the Oshu'ehhrsk mansion and last of his
family line, sought to bring this "curse" upon his kin to an
abrupt end. It is suspected that he learned the ways of Kir
the Bonedancer to gather lost knowledge for this cause. Com-
bined with foresight and the ways of various other magics,
possibly even necromancy, he began plans for the construction
of a device that would free the cursed souls of his people.

Thus began the first sighting of note on Lasarhhtha in the
Ilithi lands. Guided by a strange book, The Arte of the Black
Cockatrice, which he had stolen from the Bone Elves, the old
S'kra Mur carefully laid enchantments to open what he called
"The Gate of Souls". From these foul magics, he created such
a device. Meanwhile, across the streets of Shard, rumors of
fluttering, shadowy creatures and strange guttural moans
were said to be witnessed.

In light of the accusations that were mounting, it seemed
certain that Lasarhhtha would be arrested, but before action
could be taken, his experiment failed horribly. Blasts of
spectral lights filled the sky in an explosion which destroyed
his lab and released necromantic creatures we now call the
germish'din or "faceless ones". Because of the confusion
involved, and certainly with the appearance of undead crea-
tures, Lasarhhtha was deemed a criminal and wanted by the Moon
Mage Council.

His life's goal shattered, the Bonedancer fled with his re-
maining tools. Some witnesses say he still dwelled deep in
his mansion near Leth Derial from time to time, yet he
remained uncaptured.

With his work a failure and much of his research destroyed,
Lasarhhtha despaired of accomplishing his goal. This is when
the Mirror Wraith first approached him. Using his desires and
wants for its own gain, the creature whispered to the old
Bonedancer, confiding in him a means to save his ancestor's
spirits. It spoke of an artifact, already existing, that
needed to be found and combined. Doing so would give him the
powers he sought.

But that was not all. It also told him secrets of the Moon
Mage Council: what they had been hiding beneath the sealed
earth for seventy years. The more the S'kra Mur listened, the
more he learned of how guildmembers were tricked by the lead-
ership positions, people such as Taramaine and Erzebet, into
complacency and ignorance. He soon understood that if he was
to gain all three pieces of this artifact he needed, we would
have to "pierce" this sanctuary of lies created by the guild
and go deep into the earth.

Lasarhhtha became the third deceiver, as prophecy writes: "To
the third, a bone-yard, and a restless grave, lost in the
trinkets of a tragic past. When every hour is spent in delir-
ium dreams, a moment's peace is a fortune amassed." This is
when he began to shatter what trust the students had placed in
their council; this is when he fulfilled his role.

Always elusive, Lasarhhtha stayed out of harm's way by using
his horrible undead servants as distractions: while they would
attack, he would sidestep, finding entry into the observatory
and getting away, piece by piece, with materials or knowledge.
In the meantime, he observed and gathered his allies, other
students who were ready to rise against the council, always
giving them just enough information to question authority.
Lasarhhtha played this game brilliantly, slowly unfolding the
guild from within as he acquired his materials.

From all this work, the Bonedancer managed to gather all three
parts of the deciever artifact. Their very importance was to
cause the opening of the gate of souls, so he believed. And
at each step, the mirror wraith guided, carefully harassing
the old S'kra Mur, manipulating the truth for its own gain.
Lasarhhtha never knew that Tezirah Eilsina, she who was cap-
tured within the void, was the one he was listening to.

It would be in the year 362, a day in the month of Moliko,
when Lasarhhtha brought the pieces together near Leth Deriel.
Shadowmasters appeared and summoned powers of darkness with
them. Whether to cause chaos, or to ominously warn the
council, the Bonedancer retreated to rest. His last warning
was that he would use the full powers of the artifact within
an andu. As the sun brought dawn to that day, so stood Lasar-
hhtha within his mansion; the halls and rooms were laid with
many traps and monstrous guards now, as if expecting "guests".
He started the preparations which would free the spirits of
his ancestors.

Words of power rang in dark tones and perhaps the ritual would
have been finished, if not for a gathering of allies to stop
him. Of the allies, came representatives of the Bones Elves,
soldiers and hunters who had been hunting Lasarhhtha since he
had stolen their necromantic lore. With the elves, various
students and adventurers banded together; some had believed
the Bonedancer mad, others feared what designs his practice
might call forth. Together, this assortment of heroes ad-
vanced on the mansion, taking on creatures frightful in power
as well as Lasarhhtha. In the end, though, the old S'kra Mur
was taken down, the ritual uncompleted; the artifact falling
from his hands.

The rest of this ominous prophecy continues without Lasar-
hhtha's presence, but it is said that Taramaine managed to
acquire the deceiver device with the help of a mage named
Ieshan, loyal to the moon mage council. Soon after, we would
learn that it was not only Lasarhhtha, but virtually all of
us, who were deceived.

To his tribute, I can say that those who knew Lasarhhtha
Oshu'ehhrsk believed him an honorable person with a noble
cause. Although much of his method was based on acts of
thievery and destruction, his ultimate purpose was simple: to
give the souls of his family peace. Unfortunately, that never
came to pass.

By my hand, 
''Rroht Hhussk''
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