Expedition Report A37J - Part 2
- Expedition Report A37J - Part 2
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Expedition Report - Part 2 can be found right behind the Questionable Trader in Tazavesh, the Veiled Market. It is part of a series of reports written by the broker Al'firim about the origins and structure of the cosmos.
Content
The Known
Before delving deeper into the great mysteries, it is worth framing their wonder within the context of our own existence. What we know of it, at least.
It fills me with sorrow that, of the many beings I encountered on my travels through the nimbus, so few possessed any interest beyond their sense of duty. I sought out scholars, philosophers, explorers; I found only simpletons and servitors.
This journey took ages, and many times along the way felt fruitless. If only I had known of the existence of the Sepulcher! But of course I would not learn of its wonders until much later, and so I plodded along the only way I could.
I came close to finding wisdom on occasion. Joining a trade expedition to the Bastion, I met an amenable aspirant who told me of a great archive of knowledge. Countless records of souls the Kyrians carried across from the mortal realm, as well as collections of their own long-shed memories.
The aspirant was even willing to bring me to this repository, until a nosy steward alerted one of the Ascended. My expedition was escorted back to the anima gate, warned never to return.
Some ages later, I secured an invitation to a tournament in the arena of Maldraxxus. While my companions reveled in the sport, I made my way to an ancient library nestled between the great houses. They called it "sepulcher," but I assure you it was not the one we seek!
The horrors I encountered on my journey there still haunt me to this day, but so fixed was I upon my goal that I braved nightmarish constructs and rivulets of toxic plague.
When I arrived, the liches agreed to tolerate my presence for a time, so I sought out their most ancient texts for any history I could glean.
Oh, I found histories--of great battles fought against the outer planes, of the rise and fall of legendary combatants, of mighty weapons forged and lost.
When I asked if there were any older tomes, the implacable liches told me those were for the eyes of the Primus alone, and I was commanded to leave at once.
It was not until I arrived in Oribos that I at last found others who shared my curiosity. Among the Arbiter's attendants was a knowledgeable sort named Kah-Sher, who had seen many ages pass through the course of his duties.
Though he was as blindly obeisant to his mistress as the rest of his kind, I admit that, standing within the grandeur of the fabled Eternal City, I could understand his devotion. Kah-Sher enjoyed conversing with me, sharing all that he had seen and knowledge that had been passed down by his predecessors.
Yet within all his words, and in the rituals of service he allowed me to observe, I found little of true value. The city had stood forever, he said. The Arbiter was ever wise and just, he said. Ours was not to question those from beyond the veil, but to facilitate their journeys, he said.
It was when Kah-Sher let slip that he had shared similar conversations with an old rival of mine--I vowed she would never thwart me again!--that I knew this was a pointless course. I left Kah-Sher to his blathering.
Speculation
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"She" could refer to Ve'nari, as she is suspiciously knowledgeable of things relating to the First Ones, and is hunted by the Jailer.
Notes
- Given at the time of this report, the Sepulcher of Knowledge had not been sealed by the Primus, this indicates it occurred before the Primus disappeared from Maldraxxus.
Patch changes
Patch 9.1.0 (2021-06-29): Added.
See also
[Cartel Al Incident Report]- [Expedition Report A37J - Foreword]
- [Expedition Report A37J - Part 1]
- [Expedition Report A37J - Part 3]
- [Expedition Report A37J - Part 4]
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