Another day filled with sketching and mapping with the only thing really exciting happening was interesting information coming from Donavan and a literal ghost story told by Arrol. It seemed that I was not the only one who had trust issues it would seem. For as Donavan had hidden from his fellow Associates so had Arrol and he both hidden the events that had led to Niam being possessed by a Shadow Amulet dedicated to Shar.
To being during dinner Donavan had shared with us that we were on a mission to acquire and amulet called the Amulet of Light which could be used to destroy the power of darkness. Not only that he informed us we were heading for crypts where we would have to acquire different items from various crypts in order to access and perhaps even assemble the said amulet. Not only that but we might very well encounter Barbarian Tribes that we were as he had been instructed to attempt to at all cost avoid hostile contact. I could perhaps say more on the matter but I had chosen to not share any of my words with my Associates.
Donavan of all my companions had decided to inquire into my silence and I did to answer him without offending him. I basically told him the truth I am a loving, flirtatious and fun loving Sun Elf and that he and the rest of the Associates were basically cramping my style. I continued to inform him that I could chose to hold my tongue and would continue to do so until I found something that regardless of how I said it would be important enough to involve someone’s life so that they would care less about how I said what I felt I needed to say. There was really nothing more really between us to say on the matter after that.
Arrol also chose that night to tell us the story of Lord Z and of his temptation and eventual corruption by Shar. To make a long story short he informed us of that during time the Associates stopped the ritual a number of important things had happened. First in order to stop the ritual Donavan had been required to attempt to channel the dark energies that were being summoned away from their intended targets being the children. Now it would seem they were using a number of mystical rune stones to channel the power and while Donavan had been preparing to make his attempt and perhaps even sacrifice his life a Paladin of Tyr who had travelled with them offered to make the sacrifice for the children in his stead. Somehow both Invelous and Niam were drawn into the stones into the very plane of Shadow. Arrol while Donavan was still in his preparation to redirect the dark magics had said that he would save them. It would seem that once on the other side they had encountered shadow versions of the remaining members of the Shar cell up had attacked them once they entered. It was at that time it seemed that a dark force not doubt Lord Z had been offering to take them back to the world if they allowed him to share their body. It seemed that Invelous even near death would not take the deal and Niam even managed to resist the pull of the Shadow Lord Z. Arrol on the other hand felt he could make the deal and then manage to control Lord Z since his friends lives were in danger so he made the sacrifice. Looking back in a way the same could be said for Donavan for in taking in the dark magics he had only hoped to save the children not have those very energies he had consumed exert the will of Shar over him and force him to destroy the Paladin of Tyr and any other witnesses that he felt might betray him.
Arrol had also included the existence of a amulet of darkness that had somehow come into the possession of Niam which may have been effecting him subtly without his notice. He and alluded to a time when Niam had lost control of himself and had to be subdued. If that were not enough I was beginning to believe that the holy sword of Tyr that Niam had begun to claim as his own was a sign of a much bigger problem one that I would have to keep an eye on lest I just stand by and watch the greed overtake him. I realized that he was in a more serious predicament than he may have realized for while I will admit I like most Sun Elves worship all of the Seldarine my patron just happens to be Erevan Ilesere and it made wonder if Niam realized that if he did pledge himself to some Deity then if he were to ever die his spirit could go to any Deity who had a claim and might even make it impossible for even the most powerful of magics to claim. If he was not careful he just mind up being a Demon Lord’s or Devil Prince’s pawn.
I had to admit it was a rough situation and if they had been Elf children perhaps I might have been willing to make a similar sacrifice. On the other had to hurl myself to another plane to attempt to save people who had gotten themselves trapped once again if the Elves. So even I have to admit that both the intentions of Donavan and Arrol were good and sadly that was their problem they tried to resist the temptation when in reality I have found to even to attempt such a thing only sets up disaster. Trust me I know I have studied the mistakes of many lost cultures and they almost all say the same thing. When you trust in the power of another more than yourself or allow greed to consume it does exactly that I only have to look at the Drow the former traitors or dhaerow as they were once known. I realize that then as now not all Drow were bad but let’s just put it this way when Corellon Larethian had to become directly involved it should have taught all the races a lesson. Sadly the to the Elves shame we do not speak of our greatest failure which almost claimed with the Drow the Sun Elves as well. I pity those who do not study history which is often when prefer to look to the future and the next good time.
That rest of the night passes uneventfully which I felt was odd considering but then again we so far had remained lucky. It was I felt only a matter of time but either way I was prepared and on guard and my wand and my sword were as I had learned in the military at the ready.
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