\--==Official Submission==-- FROM: General Debinani Rahl RE: Chapter Eleven - Disturbing Discoveries Disturbing Discoveries Personal Log - Kishara Research The appearance of Cyan Marinetta, WaterWielder, has thrown my life into turmoil once again. I find myself spending long nights poring over old texts in obscure libraries. I think I've compiled enough information to make a fair hypotheses concerning the recent information that's come to light, which is good because the men have been wondering if I had gone of my rocker with some of the standing orders of late. The Litany of Kishara was a disturbing revelation for me. Over the years I've heard whispers among the academic community expressing concerns about the resurgence of The Society after five centuries of dormancy. I had simply suspected it was due to the less-than-favorable reputation we had received after slaying large percentages of the populations of two major Britannian cities. But in retrospect they all thought we were a lot worse. The further south I travel in the world, the more people I find that are disturbed at The Society's presence. Still not many, but definitely more than in the north. I've heard whispers of horrible atrocities performed by the Black Rose in some near-unmemorable past. It never occurred to me that we haven't always been what we are now. Five millennia of evolution will do that to a group of people. Contents aside, the text itself is disturbing. The book, bound in human flesh, has to be at least five thousand years old, and yet it's pages are still supple and it's ink (blood, of course) is still legible. If I didn't know any better I'd say this book is no older than a century or two at the most. This leads me to two conclusions. One, that the book is a fake, created by the Ringwielders in case the Society ever resurfaced. Throw the history-nut a bone and keep him occupied while plans are formed and implemented. This is by far more probable, especially concerning the general deviousness of these people. The second option is slightly more disturbing. Marinetta spoke of retrieving the book from Tablenhelm, from the Great Library itself, and went on to insinuate that the process of doing so is very painful and involved and she may not be able to make the journey again. If this is true, then the city of Tablenhelm itself, or perhaps only the Great Library, is enchanted in some way to protect its contents, and entrance can only be gained through some special means. This option doesn't help our cause very much at all, but I'm prepared to accept either as truth once more information is uncovered. In all respects, this book, if genuine, is by far the greatest historical find since the shattering. I imagine that there's a lot of people in powerful places that would be most insulted to find out that a young military commander with a flair for the arcane was in possession of it. The very thought of Craworth soiling himself at the news brings a smile to my face. From what I can gather from the information at hand is that the Society was originally an army formed by this Kisharan Death-Cult to strike out into the world to help fulfill some sort of prophesy. Along with four others, the "Order of the Sackcloth Rose" set forth under the auspicious command of the SpiritWielder to slay a million human souls as sacrifice to the goddess. Once this was accomplished, some sort of Year of the Skulls was supposed to come about. Obviously some sort of Armageddon myth. As far as myth is concerned, that's all I have, but with this information in hand some things make more sense. For example, because of the social proclivities mentioned above I can assume that Tablenhelm lies somewhere in the southern climes as opposed to the north. If people fear the Society it's from when they were at their worst, marching across the land and slaying everything in their path in the name of Kishara. The whole thing seemed to have changed just before the Shattering when the Society marched on a city called Westergard. With the information our Waterwielder has provided I can only assume that since the Annals were lost and the Shattering was upon the world, the true purpose of the Society was lost and their children carried on the only traditions they could remember: soldiering. As far as I can tell, only one piece of the old works survived, and that was the Society's Oath, which was lost in Cove five centuries ago. Which means, if there is actually a concern about the slaying of men bringing forth the Year of the Skulls, the only living people that have to worry about it myself, Myca and Kamir. Convincing those two to slow down in the killing may be a chore however. Unfortunately, this is all I know at the moment. Perhaps when the new lands are opened we can send an expedition to the resting place of Westergard to delve further into detail.