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Dantalian

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Sir Vey flipped through the numerous papers on his desk; to anyone unfamiliar with the leader of the temple knights, it seemed that he was busy with paperwork, but as veteran temple knights could see, Sir Vey was deeply troubled, and was actually not even reading the content of the papers in front of him.

Few people besides Sir Vey had noticed, but in the battle against the forces of Bandos and Zamorak, there had been only a handful of demons, and all those demons had been well disguised and more confusingly, fighting against Zamorak’s forces. Although he would never admit it, Sir Vey was worried that destroying the Winds of Change might have been the wrong thing to do.

So deep was he in thought that he nearly jumped out of his seat when an image of Savant’s head appeared over the commorb on his desk.

“Good day, sir,” said Savant, “You’re unusually distracted.”

Sir Vey managed to regain his composure quickly and ask, “What news do you have for me, Savant?”

“Bad news, sir,” replied Savant, “Vates was not exaggerating; it appears that both the Winds of Change and the Threads of Fate were acting as seals preventing Zaros from returning.”

“We already knew that,” Sir Vey pointed out, “How bad is the damage?”

“Sir* it’s worse than just that,” said Savant.

Sir Vey stared at her in surprise and asked, “What do you mean?”

“Sir, Guthix turned five existing sources of great power into five seals,” commented Savant, “Here’s the catch; he did this in the First Age.”

Sir Vey’s eyes widened in surprise, “But Zaros did*’t appear until the Second Age…”

“Yes sir,” replied Savant, “Which means that the seals weren’t used to seal Zaros particularly, they were instead used seal something else, but in doing so managed to seal Zaros AFTER Zamorak defeated him.”

“And that something else is?” asked Sir Vey. "He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."

25-Mar-2009 06:31:43

Dantalian

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“We found a Guthixian passage we believe explains the situation,” said Savant, *It reads:

“Thenmthe great Guthix spoketh to his followers thus: “With mine Fist hath I cast away the foul demons who sought to defile mine sacred land. From now until the world’s end shalt they sleep behind the gate with a five-fold lock! The lock shalt remained twice balanced; first, between the Threads of Fate and Winds of Change, and second between the Light of Hope and Mists of Time, but even should the Threads of Fate be thrown into disarray, and the Winds of Change be understood. Even should the Light of Hope be dashed, and the Mists of Time pierced by mortal eyes, then still shalt my Fist hold the gate fast from now until time’s end!””"

Sir Vey gasped. It was now apparent that the seals were not holding in just Zaros, they were barring an entrance to Gielinor from the Demon Realm. If such an entrance were to be opened, more than Zaros would lay waste to the land; demonic legions could once again roam Gielinor as they had in the darkest legends of old. “Savant,” he said.

“Sir?” asked Savant.

“Call the leaders of the temple knights together… there is to be an emergency meeting.”

“Understood, sir,” said Savant.

The commorb dimmed, leaving Sir Vey alone to consider the increasingly hopeless situation ahead of him. "He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."

25-Mar-2009 06:34:20

Dantalian

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Akak, you must be one of Savant's biggest fans...

Anyway, I'll have another add up in a few minutes. "He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."

27-Mar-2009 20:00:37

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Far to the north, stood a lone fortress, built within the hidden recesses of a vast mountain range. The walls of this fortress were covered in the symbol of Zaros, its former lord. For many ages it had stood derelict, acting as one of the few remaining monuments to Zaros’ once grand empire. However, its halls were once again lit by torchlight and filled with movement.

In the dead center of this fortress stood a large meeting hall; in the second age, this meeting hall had been a gathering place for Zaros’ generals and advisors. While much more empty than it had been in those days, the meeting hall was once again serving that purpose.

Seated around a large table in the meeting hall were Zaros’ most loyal servants; Ruko, a warlock who had manipulated his way to the tops of Ardougne’s government; his younger sister Weva, a chief general of Kandarin; Orcris, the half elf who had only recently begun to make a name for himself among Zaros’ troops; Caihoc, the warlock who had recaptured the Black Pentagram; Akthanakos, a mahjarret who had served Zaros in the Kharidian Desert; Sliske, the most deceptive and manipulative of the mahjarret in Zaros’ service; and finally, Azzanadra, the mahjarret who served as Zaros’ second in command.

“Three,” Azzanadra commented disapprovingly, “Three of us mahjarret answer the call of Zaros now, what a sad day it is.”

“Many have decided to sleep,” replied Sliske, “They will return when our master does.”

“Indeed, they will return, as lazy cowards seeking to reap what they did not sow,” hissed Azzanadra, “But no matter, that is not our immediate concern… I must congratulate you, Caihoc, not only have you recaptured the Black Pentagram, you have destroyed two seals thus far.”

“It was nothing,” said the warlock with a smile, “And I had help.”

“But of course,” said Azzanadra, turning to Orcris, “This half elf who bears Zaros’ blessing is proving himself quite useful… and where is your other companion?” "He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."

27-Mar-2009 20:04:41

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“You mean Taiyama,” said Caihoc, “He is skilled, but too bound to his fellow humans; I fear he may end up leaving us.”

“A shame,” said Azzanadra, “But for now, we must focus on the three remaining seals. I know of two of them; The Light of Hope and the Mists of Time, however, I do not know the location of either.”

“Not to worry,” commented Ruko, “I have convinced King Lathas to commit troops to searching for the Light of Hope. It will not be long before we find it.”

“So you think,” said Sliske, “But I have a way we can find the location of all three remaining seals at once.”

“Oh?” mused Azzanadra, “How so?”

“My former apprentice, Rhyn,” announced Sliske, “He took interest in such things as the four primordial gods from which came four of the items that now serve as seals. I believe he knows the location of all the seals. As evidence, I will point out that he has managed to confront us at every seal thus far.”

“Indeed,” commented Azzanadra, “What do you propose, Sliske?”

“Give me an army with which to search for Rhyn’s tower,” suggested Sliske, “And I will capture him and bring him to you. Then, we can force him to tell us the location of all the remaining seals.”

“Very well,” decided Azzanadra, “You will have your army. Move quickly Sliske, and I am sure our master will reward you on his return.”

“It will be an honor to serve our master's purpose once again,” said Sliske, "I will depart the moment our troops are ready." "He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."

27-Mar-2009 20:08:28

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Before Gielinor’s humans had discovered runes; and thereby becoming a force that could actually be reckoned with on Gielinor, the elves and the dragon kin had both spent time as Gielinor's dominant race. At their peak, the elves had a kingdom that extended far beyond the forests which serve as their homeland today and even reached the western edges of what is now the human kingdom of Asgarnia.

During those times, there was even talk amongst the elves about expanding to Karamja, and further eastward, all the way to the borders of the Kharidian desert and the depths of what is now Morytania. However, even at the peak of their power, the boldest elves did not dare to suggest that they actually extend into the desert or northward into the arctic lands of Gielinor. The reason for this was simple; the elves of Gielinor are Serenist elves, a sub-class of wood elves which are bound to the goddess Seren, and wood elves, like all other elves, are a form of Fey, and therefore closely bound to natural environment in which they live.

As their name suggests, wood elves are most at home within vast forests, and have a symbiotic relationship with the forests in which they live (One only needs to take a brief journey through the elvin country of Tirannwn to note the great proliferation of flora and fauna caused by the elves’ caretaking.) Of course this relationship works both ways, and wood elves draw life from their forest homelands. "He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."

04-Apr-2009 04:57:15

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Thus, when in an environment alien to that of the forest, wood elves quickly tend to quickly become uncomfortable, and in some extreme cases even fall ill. This, coupled with the civil war raging in Tirannwn is why so few elves have been seen in the human lands as of late, and even the few elvin adventurers who do venture into human lands often stay well within the temperate zone of Gielinor; which although not always a forest is still an enviroment fairly close to the elvin homeland. Even among the handful of elvin adventurers, most will traverse neither the scorching deserts nor the frozen northlands.

However, Selene was a particularly stubborn elf who refused to be told what to do. This is why, gritting her teeth against the bitter cold, and ignoring every instinct that told her to turn back, she was now making her way through the snow laden lands of the north, tracking Seth.

“Curse that Rhyn,” muttered Selene, “He would build a tower here in the middle of nowhere.”

Continuing onward, the elf soon found herself in a forest, the trees of which were encased in ice. She began proceeding through the forest, but stopped in her tracks as she noticed movement nearby. Crouching down so as to be harder to spot, she moved closer to the source of the movement, her naginata held firm in her hands. With nigh superhuman agility she pulled herself up onto a nearby ledge and crept to the source of the noise.

Much to the elf’s surprise, she soon found herself looking upon a young male human who was cleaning up the remains of what appeared to be a campsite. Slipping down off the ledge, she crept up behind him. The human paused for a moment, apparently meditating on something, then turned around to face the elf, catching Selene by surprise.

“Why hello,” he said cheerfully, “What brings you to the far north, lady elf?”

Selene slightly relaxed her grip, this human did not appear to be hostile. “I should ask you the same thing,” she said, eying him suspiciously. "He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."

04-Apr-2009 05:01:53

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“I guess you could,” said the human, “Very well, my name is Jayson, and I am a Guthixian looking for a rare type of herb known as Opheius Frond. This herb doesn’t grow in any known location of Gielinor, but at least according to rumors, a mage that lives in this area has a supply. I am traveling to see this mage, in hopes he will give me some of his Opheius Frond.”

“Is this mage named Rhyn Brona, by chance?” asked Selene.

“Oh, do you know him?” asked Jayson.

“In a way,” replied Selene, “I am on my way to meet with him, but have had some difficulty finding his tower.”

“Since we are headed to the same destination,” said Jayson, “Why don’t we travel together, it might make the journey less dull.”

Selene glanced at the human, so far as she could see, he had neither weapons nor armor, just a small sack and an emerald pendant bearing the symbol of Guthix. “I don’t mind,” she said, “But don’t expect me to protect you if we run into trouble.”

“No problem,” said Jayson, “I have ways to defend myself if necessary.”


As Selene and Jayson made their way through the forest, the elf asked a number of veiled questions trying to discover more about her new companion. She was surprised and slightly frustrated to find out that he was able to deftly dodge most of her questions with clever and ambiguous answers. She also noted that several times, the Guthixian paused and clutched his pendant, seeming to concentrate on something that even her heightened elvin skills couldn’t detect. Selene was about to ask the Guthixian about the pendant when both of them were startled by an unusual sight. "He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."

04-Apr-2009 05:04:45

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