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Basileus257

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<I myself find the concept of there being an emotionless sentient being to be more frightening. He has no motivation other then to bring his father to the worlds. It's not like we can appeal to his sense of morality to convince him not to do such a thing. How do you stop someone who literally cannot see the moral wrongs of his actions? It does not matter if he was born this way or if he became this way. Both are equally bad in my mind. If he was born this way then that means that his father can easily create more of his kind. If he became this way then he knows ways of torture that we cannot dream of. Look at all your clan put you through to make you immune to pain and the like. All that did was give you a bad temper. It's hard to imagine that there is something worse then that.>
"Very well. What is there is there. Do you think there will be any evidence of the involvement of the seekers that we can find? You never know, such a thing may be useful." Matt said.

“He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.”

¯ Aristotle

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”

Marthe Troly-Curtin

18-Feb-2012 16:26:38

NarBloodwolf

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"I would have to bring my finds to you any way. I do not know any of the draconic languages. Perhaps sometime you can teach me a bit so I can learn it and not bother you with trivial things so you can do what you like." said Rhen.
~It was as I feared. The remains along with the scales my be completely gone. Unless something was done to preserve them or if the scales were shed before death then there still might be some samples intact. But I need at least one scale to further my research. Perhaps if I cannot find one here I may be able to ask Forlirn of Frilarth for one of theirs to study? Yes, I think that would be better then defiling the dead. I will forego the scale for now and focus on finding out if there is an archive here. It would be a shame of the elder held all the knowledge and died with it. That would be pointless. So it would have to be highly likely that there is some sort of archive here which houses the clan's knowledge.~ thought Rhen.

18-Feb-2012 22:41:14

Darlantan

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<I could certainly imagine worse than what I've gone through, but as worse as to make one no longer be able to feel emotion... That certainly is beyond anything I could possibly comprehend. The mere thought of it being able to happen to myself... it gives me chills, and that is no easy feat to accomplish. I can't help but wonder what would happen if he somehow regained his emotions, though... could be unbearable...>
"I honestly doubt you'll see any involvement of the Seekers you've dealt with," Forlirn replied, shrugging. "No reason for them to come here. The true Seekers, however... well, the corpses can tell the tale, if they remain..."
"Perhaps," Forlirn answered. "I do know I wrote a small tome on translating various Draconic scripts to Common. You'd be welcome to take a look at it if we have a chance to get back to our lives once all of this is done and over with."
Forlirn stopped just before the entrance of the main chamber of the citadel, partially blocking the view of what was inside.
"...This is it. Enter, if you wish to see the true power of the Seekers."

21-Feb-2012 04:37:03

Basileus257

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<I don't think we have to worry about it happening to ourselves. Thlorian was probably raised in an enviornment of hostility, with no one to call a friend. We, on the other hand, have our bond. I do not think that anyone could destroy our emotions with such a powerful friendship to support us. As for Thlorian, I believe that what is lost can also be found. In other words, I think that we could possibly restore his emotions, though I have no idea how we would do such a thing. I think if we managed to do that, he would aid us in our cause to atone for his sins. Maybe we should consider finding a way to do so. He would make a very powerful ally...>
"Very well Forlirn. Let us see what these true ones are capable of doing..." Matt said. After he said this, he moved passed Forlirn and entered the citadel.

“He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.”

¯ Aristotle

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”

Marthe Troly-Curtin

21-Feb-2012 16:34:11

NarBloodwolf

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"Perhaps I will have a look at it then. I am very interested to see this tome you have written. Anything for knowledge. Besides, draconic languages sound like something that might come in handy once I learn it." said Rhen before following Matt past Forlirn and into the citadel.
~I must brace myself for what I might find. For I do not know what lies in this ancient place.~ thought Rhen.

21-Feb-2012 22:26:54

Darlantan

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<There I certainly agree. When one is not alone, one cannot simply be made into an empty shell of nothingness. Nrilgroth won't have a chance at changing us into something like Thlorian... As for restoring Thlorian... I don't have the faintest idea as to how that could be carried out. He is far beyond anything I've ever known... hell, only ones who could probably answer would be him and Nrilgroth.>
Forlirn silently stepped after Matthew. The chamber beyond was immense, evidently designed to be some sort of meeting area that could fit a very large crowd of dragons. Despite the years, the chamber contained such a crowd: the room was littered with hundreds of dragon corpses. Some were little more than bones, but others still possessed much of their flesh, apparently preserved by the environment outside of the citadel. While still intact, the bodies themselves were in bad condition; they had been horribly mutilated. Few if any still had all of their limbs attached, and it was far from rare to see entire bodies ripped in half or torn to shreds. The clan had evidently met a very brutal, bloody end. The floor as well as many spots on the walls were brown, having been stained by long-dried blood.
"I have entire shelves of things I've written," Forlirn said, shrugging. "So long as I get them back, I don't mind if you read them, though most tend to be notes on various experiments I've conducted in relation to the Abyss."

23-Feb-2012 05:27:47

Basileus257

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<You are right. Nrilgroth cannot destroy us so long as we have our brotherhood. The only way I can think of is if he somehow managed to convince one of us that the other had betrayed them and wanted nothing to do with them. If he could do that then it would probably be easy to shatter our emotions. As for Thlorian, the only way I can think of to convince him to share how to regain his emotions is to convince him that it is useful in some logical way. I do not know how to do that though.>
Matt stopped and stared at the scene before him. He was initially unable to find the words needed to express himself. Eventually he managed to mutter "My God, this can't be real. In all my years as a slayer I never saw anything even close to this."

“He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.”

¯ Aristotle

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”

Marthe Troly-Curtin

23-Feb-2012 17:06:32

NarBloodwolf

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Rhen was as equally surprised as Matt was. He had never seen such a horror in his long life. His mouth hung slightly open at the sight in both awe and horror.
"By the great crystal..........never in my long life have a seen such a sight. I have seen wars and sieges but the were nothing compared to this." said Rhen, slipping on some words. "I now see why it is we must put a stop to Nhilgroth. We cannot allow this scene to happen anywhere else."
Slowly Rhen walked forward after standing and staring at the sight for so long. Slowly Rhen removed his notebook and began to take notes on the wounds and patters in attempt to compile information on the event in attempt to recreate it so he could know what exactly happened. As Rhen examined the area he took several samples of everything that would give him information. This included a few samples of the blood to see if contact with the true one could cause any thing in one's DNA incase they needed to know. And as he planned before, Rhen also took several scales for study. Rhen mainly picked up ones that were broken off and laying on the floor rather than taking scales from the corpses of the dragons in order to give them the respect they deserved as ones who had passed from this world onto the next.
"Back to our earlier discussion Forlirn, you can trust that I will return your tomes after I am finished for a watcher always keeps his word. Now as for the task at hand, once I am done examining the scene here I will begin my search for the archive, if it exists." said Rhen as he took note of a few more things before closing his notebook and tucking it away with the samples he collected.

24-Feb-2012 01:55:18

Darlantan

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<Well then, I suppose we'll just have to ignore his words, which I can't imagine would be too hard considering they'd be coming from one we recognize as trying to destroy us. Aside form that, we'd just have to not give either a reason to suspect betrayal. As for Thlorian... well, I have a feeling we'll meet him again...>
Caelidorus stopped mid-step as he caught sight of the scene, his entire form stopping for a few moments before he slowly set his paw back onto the floor, staring silently at the massacre.
Forlirn nodded slowly, his expression grave and somewhat impassive.
"The reason why we stood against Nrilgroth and the Seekers always went beyond our connection to Glacignes. We knew all too well what they are capable of... and that we were apparently the only ones to oppose them. What this is now... well, it doesn't even compare to seeing what actually happened. That's an event I shall never forget."
The sound of retching could be heard coming from the passageway they had entered by. Frilarth had never seen the sight before, and it didn't quite agree with his stomach.
"Very well," Forlirn answered, nodding again. "Though if I were to die or something of the like you need not bother returning them, since I wouldn't exactly need them anymore. In that case I suppose you'd be free to take anything if you think it will be of use. As for the archives... I'd expect them to be deeper underground, though I could easily be wrong."

24-Feb-2012 17:41:31

Basileus257

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<Right, it should be fairly easy to ignore him. At least I hope that is the case. We don't really know how influential he is. For all we know he could be able to easily convince one of us that the other has betrayed him. As for Thlorian, I suspect we will be running into him again as well. I have to admit that i've enjoyed not having him around, though I doubt that will last much longer...>
"I just can't believe anything could do this. It is chaotic but efficient at the same time. These true ones could wipe out a town without anyone being aware of it. I can only imagine how bad it must have been to have witnessed this slaughter. I'm surprised you didn't go insane Forlirn. Lesser minds would have for sure...." Matt said. After he said this he slowly began walking into the room. His eyes were rapidly darting between different points of interest throughout the room. His intention was to travel deeper into the remains of the citadel. Though he was used to the sight of dead bodies, he did not wish to spend much time in a room filled with so many.

“He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.”

¯ Aristotle

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”

Marthe Troly-Curtin

25-Feb-2012 00:05:17

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