The First Land Herald/447-06-30

Article Number: 81

Dateline: 447-06-30

NASCENT UNKNOWN FINALIZES FORM, SECOND COLOSSUS ATTACKS This past night, at one of the regular Visions meetings hosted by Philomath Miskton Ramahk, Miskton revealed that he noticed a new change in the celestial phenomenon known as the Nascent Unknown. He said, "A short while ago, I felt something rattle my prophetic senses and pulling my attention to the skies. I felt something change, and a sense of being observed. Looking up, it seems that the Nascent Unknown has finished moving into position, and is now changing form. To describe how it currently looks, for those of you unable to see through the cloud cover: Swirling and slightly precessing, surrounded with long whorls of pulsating dark blue light which spiral inward, the body appears to be pulling itself into a tight point. It continues to grow ever brighter as it periodically - though without any observable pattern - flashes with angry white intensity. Both astronomers and astrologers are in agreement that it seems to be nearing the end of some kind of sequence, however there is still not much consensus on exactly what it is, or what it is preparing to do." When I asked Miskton what he personally makes of the phenomenon, he answered, "It gives more and more the impression of being some sort of weapon. It's possible that it's not meant for physical destruction, if it's preparing some sort of magical effect, but that still leaves plenty of unpleasant possibilities." I suggested that it reminded me of a portal, though I noted that it would be odd for a portal-opening device to travel a great distance to us. Miskton replied, "It getting smaller and, presumably, more focused, makes the portal thought seem less likely to me now." When Kolanem of the Merelew visited us at the sinking of Andreshlew recently, he also spoke briefly about the Unknown and the Merelew scholars' opinions of it. He referred to it as the "Long Throw" and said that, at the time, it appeared to still be evolving. He said he believed their name for it came from its appearance. "Look at the thing, it looks like a spear aimed right for us." At the Visions meeting, Huebald added, "If I'm remembering right, they said the leviathans didn't remember seeing anything like it before neither." Ultimately, the phenomenon has become no less disturbing. Please, dear readers, continue to prepare in case evacuation is needed. On a separate note, last andu another voltaic colossus invaded the Crossing, again accompanied by warforged voltaic custodians. I was feeling poorly at the time, so I was not able to take notes with my usual ability, but I did manage to find another hole in the colossus's leg to climb into, and once again set about with other adventurers in the task of dismantling the construct from within. When the job was completed, it liquified into a frozen lightning bolt in the sky in the same manner as the previous colossus. Of note, Dantia reported that someone died in the attack "when trying to cast something electrical at the selrek." A reminder: the custodians are immune to electricity, and the selreks can turn it back on you in spectacularly deadly ways. Scholar of the Grove Uryutis joined us after the colossus was vanquished. "There were Custodians in the chest cavity this time. Perhaps an improvement from last time?" He urged us to notice if anything else was different, requesting notes be sent to him, but I admit I could think of nothing myself. Still, the fact that it was improved at all is certainly concerning. These machines are learning. With trepidation, Navesi Daerthon Planesweaver, True Bard, Zoluren's Herald Editor in Chief of the First Land Herald

Real Date: Unknown Date

Subject(s): Andreshlew Astrology Crossing Ilithi Kolanem Lightning selrek Merelew Miskton Moon Mage Nascent Unknown

Author(s): Navesi