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Zengmodaleth Report - Fall 446 AV For Sir Madigan De'Mascus, Commander of the Northern Watch

After the recent experiments in Zengmodaleth, new information has been acquired that might inform future operations.

First, Navesi and perhaps other Bards experienced a vision of the past in which a single custodian seemed to stop momentarily and deviate from the cycle it had performed countless times before. Navesi's initial impression of this event was that a custodian may have become self-aware, or otherwise spontaneously deviated from its cycle. Another theory is that something corrupted whatever signal was used to coordinate the cycle of the custodians sometime in the past.

Second, within the factory, a single custodian broke away from its fellows, and, after examining those present, blasted with electricity a metal maw - an opening that allowed access to the west. The space was only large enough for small familiars to pass through. Familiars reported moving west through a narrow passage crackling with energy, above which they perceived the sound of hammering. At the end of the passage, a spider-like being coalesced from light and electricity, bearing fangs and dozens of eyes. Roaring like thunder, the entity tore the familiars apart.

Finally, Uryutis spoke to the company at some length, and seemed most preoccupied with the plasma vortex. This energy source was thought to necessitate four containment pylons, but the vortex found in the colossus that attacked the Crossing contained only two. After our experiments, he seemed excited to hear of the spider-being, which he said was indigenous to the Plane of Electricity and was thought to be hostile to the custodians. He mentioned including the spider-being in a report he will submit, presumably to the Grovekeepers.

My analysis is as follows:

• Investigate Western Zengmodaleth - after the colossus and custodians attacked the Crossing, the hammering sounds and the presence of a novel indigenous entity in western Zengmodaleth warrant a priority investigation.
• Custodian Communication - the possibility that a custodian or something manipulating it intentionally opened the maw for our group to gather information should be considered. Adventurers with talents in mathematics and codes, including Cryle, Kethrai, Messica, Miskton and Navesi, should be consulted about the possibility of further communication, or the ability to detect and eliminate hostile intrusions into the signal coordinating the custodians.
• Zengmodaleth Recon Team - the colossus is either a giant leap in technology from what the Warrior Mage guild has previously known, possibly wrought with the help of the indigenous spider-being, selreks, modified custodians or all three - or two of the other pylons are not located in the colossus, but in Zengmodaleth, or elsewhere. This might account for the way the colossus seemed to glow, liquefy and quickly travel. Should the colossus be sighted anywhere in Kermoria again, I recommend a high mobility team travel to Zengmodaleth and investigate while the colossus is deployed.

Sa mivar morlam.

Tirost Armagna