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			By my hand,<br />
	By my hand,<br>
	[[Indredrik]] I'sanar,<br>		[[Indredrik]] I'sanar,<br />
	Royal Historian to Her Empress, Surleerik, of the Seven-Star Empire		Royal Historian to Her Empress, Surleerik, of the Seven-Star Empire

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	Surleerik's composure did not waver in the slightest		Surleerik's composure did not waver in the slightest
	from the small globule of saliva and mucus before		from the small globule of saliva and mucus before
	her. "Very well, then. In the morning..."		her. "Very well, then. In the morning..."
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	"...we'll finish up those experiments with the		"...we'll finish up those experiments with the
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	"... you shall have your sentences carried out --		"... you shall have your sentences carried out --
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	position as the most powerful Empath in her guild to		position as the most powerful Empath in her guild to
	do what she did?"		do what she did?"

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	~~By my hand,~~
			By my hand,<br>
	[[Indredrik]] I'sanar,		[[Indredrik]] I'sanar,<br>
			Royal Historian to Her Empress, Surleerik, of the Seven-Star Empire
	Royal Historian to Her Empress, Surleerik, of the
	Seven-Star Empire

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	Imperial Healers' Guild. While at the time it was		Imperial Healers' Guild. While at the time it was
	explained away because she was known to be		explained away because she was known to be
	researching methods on perfecting the [[Link]] ability,		researching methods on perfecting the [[Link_ability\|Link]] ability,
	the talent of connecting with another's mind to gain		the talent of connecting with another's mind to gain
	their abilities temporarily, Jomay was not around		their abilities temporarily, Jomay was not around

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	Long had the Imperial Healers' Guild held a special		Long had the Imperial Healers' Guild held a special
	place in our Emperors' and Empresses' hearts. "Why?"		place in our [[Emperor\|Emperors']] and Empresses' hearts. "Why?"
	you may ask. That very guild had been among the		you may ask. That very guild had been among the
	first formed by the Empire back in the days of the		first formed by the Empire back in the days of the
	first Elven Emperor, Lenvuc. The stalwart Mauk		first Elven Emperor, [[Lenvuc]]. The stalwart [[Mauk]]
	Gaendar, himself once one of Akroeg's greatest		Gaendar, himself once one of [[Akroeg]]'s greatest
	soldiers, abandoned his thirst for violence for the		soldiers, abandoned his thirst for violence for the
	more peaceful task of gathering and cultivating the		more peaceful task of gathering and cultivating the
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	cry from his original profession of farming.		cry from his original profession of farming.

	But the Empress Surleerik's heart could no longer		But the Empress [[Surleerik]]'s heart could no longer
	smile purely upon all of that Guild, for its leader,		smile purely upon all of that Guild, for its leader,
	the Khalo'rae'Fand Jomay Maveinelei, had sought		the Khalo'rae'Fand [[Jomay]] Maveinelei, had sought
	Surleerik's own death, and had already hideously		Surleerik's own death, and had already hideously
	ravaged the lives of many of the Empire with the		ravaged the lives of many of the Empire with the
	Liva'anneg, her group of accomplices. The Empress		[[Liva'anneg]], her group of accomplices. The Empress
	observed the faces of the accused, attempting to		observed the faces of the accused, attempting to
	assess their states of mind.		assess their states of mind.
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	as black as pitch in Shock. The only thing each of		as black as pitch in Shock. The only thing each of
	the accused shared was some sort of physical		the accused shared was some sort of physical
	deformity. Meldar Viknor, one of the lone men, a		deformity. [[Meldar]] Viknor, one of the lone men, a
	Human, looked calm, collected. In contrast, one of		Human, looked calm, collected. In contrast, one of
	the Halflings, a club-footed woman named Yindi, kept		the Halflings, a club-footed woman named [[Yindi]], kept
	flopping her eyes back and forth between the audience		flopping her eyes back and forth between the audience
	and the Elothean ruler.		and the Elothean ruler.
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	"Surely, Khalotok," was the voice that echoed down		"Surely, Khalotok," was the voice that echoed down
	the corridor, the final known words from Jomay's		the corridor, the final known words from Jomay's
	mouth to her guild elder, Niedave Jataid, according		mouth to her guild elder, [[Niedave]] Jataid, according
	to one of the young Rathims at the Gaendar Academy in		to one of the young Rathims at the [[Gaendar Academy]] in
	Throne City.		[[Throne City]].

	The next morning, the Khalotok was dead. The news		The next morning, the Khalotok was dead. The news
	spread through the Alchemical Department like		spread through the Alchemical Department like
	wildfire. Who could have taken it upon themselves to		wildfire. Who could have taken it upon themselves to
	accomplish such an atrocity? The Khalo Chene, second		accomplish such an atrocity? The Khalo [[Chene]], second
	only to the Khalo'rae'Fand Grungin in authority,		only to the Khalo'rae'Fand [[Grungin]] in authority,
	questioned almost all of Niedave's assistants, but no		questioned almost all of Niedave's assistants, but no
	one knew anything as to the cause, other than Niedave		one knew anything as to the cause, other than Niedave
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	Jomay was a pitiable Elf. Hardly more than 50, she		Jomay was a pitiable Elf. Hardly more than 50, she
	had grown up abused by her father. Her elder		had grown up abused by her father. Her elder
	brother, Jimohe, ten years her elder, was an		brother, [[Jimohe]], ten years her elder, was an
	accomplished assassin, who she hadn't seen in nearly		accomplished assassin, who she hadn't seen in nearly
	35 years. At the age of 15, she'd run away to Throne		35 years. At the age of 15, she'd run away to Throne
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	Imperial Healers' Guild. While at the time it was		Imperial Healers' Guild. While at the time it was
	explained away because she was known to be		explained away because she was known to be
	researching methods on perfecting the Link ability,		researching methods on perfecting the [[Link]] ability,
	the talent of connecting with another's mind to gain		the talent of connecting with another's mind to gain
	their abilities temporarily, Jomay was not around		their abilities temporarily, Jomay was not around
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	Two months later, the explanation became clear. A		Two months later, the explanation became clear. A
	group known as Liva'anneg danced around the		group known as Liva'anneg danced around the
	countryside, spreading a sort of insect, ristan'dia,		countryside, spreading a sort of insect, [[ristan'dia]],
	every which way that they could. The plague that		every which way that they could. The plague that
	they had formulated and released through the		they had formulated and released through the
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	she wasn't particularly hard to recognize, given her		she wasn't particularly hard to recognize, given her
	appearance. A few of them claimed that even some of		appearance. A few of them claimed that even some of
	the Goblins were seen spreading the insects around --		the [[Goblins]] were seen spreading the insects around --
	a sign, no doubt, of a possible alliance between		a sign, no doubt, of a possible alliance between
	Jomay and the Goblin Lords.		Jomay and the Goblin Lords.
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	By my hand,		By my hand,

	Indredrik I'sanar,		[[Indredrik]] I'sanar,

	Royal Historian to Her Empress, Surleerik, of the		Royal Historian to Her Empress, Surleerik, of the

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	It was the beginning of the end.		It was the beginning of the end.

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'''Jomay's Story''' 
It was the beginning of the end.

Long had the Imperial Healers' Guild held a special
place in our Emperors' and Empresses' hearts. "Why?"
you may ask. That very guild had been among the
first formed by the Empire back in the days of the
first Elven Emperor, Lenvuc. The stalwart Mauk
Gaendar, himself once one of Akroeg's greatest
soldiers, abandoned his thirst for violence for the
more peaceful task of gathering and cultivating the
healing talents of those around him, not too far a
cry from his original profession of farming.

But the Empress Surleerik's heart could no longer
smile purely upon all of that Guild, for its leader,
the Khalo'rae'Fand Jomay Maveinelei, had sought
Surleerik's own death, and had already hideously
ravaged the lives of many of the Empire with the
Liva'anneg, her group of accomplices. The Empress
observed the faces of the accused, attempting to
assess their states of mind.

Several of the Guild Members shuddered privately at
the back of the great hall. Surleerik knew for a
fact that she did not possess the slightest talent of
their unique Empathy, but she knew that the stains on
Jomay's and the sixteen other Healers' souls must be
as black as pitch in Shock. The only thing each of
the accused shared was some sort of physical
deformity. Meldar Viknor, one of the lone men, a
Human, looked calm, collected. In contrast, one of
the Halflings, a club-footed woman named Yindi, kept
flopping her eyes back and forth between the audience
and the Elothean ruler.

Jomay herself barely breathed; this wasn't so much
from nervousness, Surleerik thought, but probably
from the nature of her face. She was deformed, born
with neither nostrils nor the characteristic pointed
ears of her race, and thus her mother's midwife had
to create impromptu nostrils and ear openings with a
spare knife. She looked rather like a S'Kra
Mur/Elven crossbreed, if such a thing could exist, as
a result. How she survived infancy and childhood
with such a grotesque appearance was a mystery to
everyone. How she survived adulthood and rose to
such prestige was a miracle. What a shame that she
used her great knowledge for such a crime.

Surleerik stood, and proclaimed in a loud voice, "Do
any of you have any last words in your own defense
before your sentences are determined?"

Jomay, still maintaining the silence that she and the
others had held throughout the trial, merely spat
towards Surleerik's feet in response. Her heartless
grey eyes steeled upon Surleerik, still in defiance
even as she had to surely know that she was going to
die

Surleerik's composure did not waver in the slightest
from the small globule of saliva and mucus before
her. "Very well, then. In the morning..."
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"...we'll finish up those experiments with the
ristan'dias. Jomay, if you would, please return those
powders to over there?"

"Surely, Khalotok," was the voice that echoed down
the corridor, the final known words from Jomay's
mouth to her guild elder, Niedave Jataid, according
to one of the young Rathims at the Gaendar Academy in
Throne City.

The next morning, the Khalotok was dead. The news
spread through the Alchemical Department like
wildfire. Who could have taken it upon themselves to
accomplish such an atrocity? The Khalo Chene, second
only to the Khalo'rae'Fand Grungin in authority,
questioned almost all of Niedave's assistants, but no
one knew anything as to the cause, other than Niedave
had died from some sort of insect bites all over her
body, which had caused her to break out in purple
hives. No one was able to identify the sort of
insect, however. Jomay herself was in utter shock at
the loss of her mentor.

Jomay was a pitiable Elf. Hardly more than 50, she
had grown up abused by her father. Her elder
brother, Jimohe, ten years her elder, was an
accomplished assassin, who she hadn't seen in nearly
35 years. At the age of 15, she'd run away to Throne
City, but on the way, she stumbled upon her life's
calling -- the birth of an Empath's powers. She then
entered the Imperial Healers' Guild -- the one guild
that would take a girl as deformed as herself, and
devoted herself to finding a way to look normal. Her
interests, as the years went by, veered off in other
directions -- studying insect-borne illnesses, but
still she yearned to be pretty and not a circus
spectacle.

Though suspicions rested upon her for a while, since
she was the last person to have seen Niedave alive,
Jomay shrugged them off. Whenever anyone accused
her, she countered them with such logic as, "Folks, I
know I'm deformed. I know I'm ugly. I'm the first
person everyone thinks of when they think of someone
who's might have caused something malicious to
someone else. Do you think I'm foolish enough to go
killing the one person who had the potential to
figure out how to help me?" Which was the truth, as
it were -- Niedave was probably the most brilliant
researcher in the guild at the time.

Jomay's research into insects continued, even without
her mentor. Her trial under fire following Niedave's
loss had strengthened her, and many Empaths admired
her for it. After a career in which she had toiled
for so long in near obscurity, her newfound fame from
Niedave's passing showed that she had indeed achieved
a lot, and she was finally recognized for her
efforts. Though that shadow always hung over her
head, she rapidly rose through the ranks over the
next five years to Lotok to the Khalo in charge of
research. A short while afterwards, Grungrin died of
old age, and Jomay assumed the position of
Khalo'rae'Fand, head leader of the Empath Guild.

After only a scant few months in her new posting,
Jomay gradually became increasingly absent from the
Imperial Healers' Guild. While at the time it was
explained away because she was known to be
researching methods on perfecting the Link ability,
the talent of connecting with another's mind to gain
their abilities temporarily, Jomay was not around
even at her primary place of research. That location
was one of the local prisons, which curiously enough
was full of mentally deranged artists and musicians
-- fantastic artistic talent, fantastically insane.

Two months later, the explanation became clear. A
group known as Liva'anneg danced around the
countryside, spreading a sort of insect, ristan'dia,
every which way that they could. The plague that
they had formulated and released through the
ristan'dia covered the land in a blanket of sores and
aches, twisting bodies beyond repair. Some people's
limbs shortened, others' faces contorted so that they
could barely see, hear, or breathe, and hundreds
died. A few souls who had escaped the bugs
immediately recognized Jomay among the culprits --
she wasn't particularly hard to recognize, given her
appearance. A few of them claimed that even some of
the Goblins were seen spreading the insects around --
a sign, no doubt, of a possible alliance between
Jomay and the Goblin Lords.

For three months, their acts razed the Elanthian
landscape, but one night, a strange twist took place.
The Liva'anneg had camped in a cave for the night.
The next morning, a local farmer spotted and
recognized Jimohe -- after all, he was a wanted
murderer -- running from the direction of the cave,
and yelled for a few villagers to follow him. When
those people arrived, they discovered that all
seventeen had their wrists and legs bound, their
mouths gagged, and were further chained to the
ground. A few of the villagers had gone after
Jimohe, but he had vanished without a trace -- truly
telling of his character. Jomay's eyes were of utter
shock and disbelief, but only three words left her
mouth when questioned -- "Jimohe did this." After
that, she said no more to anyone, and nor did her
companions.

Why did Jimohe bind and gag his sister and her
allies? Did he think by doing so that he'd get a
reprieve in the eyes of the Empire for the murders
he'd committed? In any case, to this date he has
still not been seen nor captured, though rumor has it
that he ran back to the Goblin Lords to entreat their
assistance

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"... you shall have your sentences carried out --
death. This court is adjourned," concluded
Surleerik, rising from her throne.

The seventeen rose, and Jomay looked back towards
Surleerik. She grimaced broadly at the Empress,
bowed mockingly, then proceeded back to the dungeons.

"What could she have been thinking as she was taken
off that final day?" Surleerik wondered aloud to me
later. "The woman was incredibly sharp. I'd even go
far as to say crafty; I wouldn't have dreamed she
ever would have been captured by her own brother like
that. She would have seen it coming. Even if she
hadn't, though, her emotions at the end were off -
instead of being infuriated, her eyes were howling in
laughter at me. What was the punchline to the joke
she was listening to? Why did she throw away her
position as the most powerful Empath in her guild to
do what she did?"

By my hand,

Indredrik I'sanar,

Royal Historian to Her Empress, Surleerik, of the
Seven-Star Empire

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