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A great
earthquake shook all of Elanith last night and what happened next shocked
everyone everywhere. A massive shadowy
dragon erupted out of a mountain peak in the
The dragon
appeared not immediately threatening as it gazed down upon the citizens of all
the towns. It soon disappeared for a
period of time until it was once again discovered flying along the Western
Coast of Elanith.
No one would
fully realize the reason behind this dragon’s appearance until a Priestess of
Lorminstra came forward with a story:
“The Cycle of
Life is changing to how it once was.
Long ago, when the world was new to the lesser races and the land had
just left the reign of the Drakes, the Arkati graced the world with their
presence. Each of them was given a task
in healing the land and restoring things to how they were before the Great
War.”
“The tasks were
new to all the Arkati, and their powers were still developing as they learned
their new position in the world. As
such, when Lorminstra would return a worthy soul back from the brink of the
Ebon Gate, she would not fully heal them, both body and soul. As they learned to harness the full potential
of their powers, she then would extend gifts of healing those worthy in full
for their devotion of her deeds.”
“Kor’thriss,
the shadowy dragon everyone saw this evening, is the guardian of the
world. It was his task to collect the
excess essence that lingered behind on the world whenever someone died, but was
not fully healed. This essence is a form
of energy that often took upon the shape of wisps, and if it remained left
alone, it would have a dire effect as it conflicts with the mana flows of
Elanthia. Kor’thriss collects and
distributes the energy to new life. When
the Lady started to fully heal the worthy and the essence ceased to linger,
Lady Lorminstra asked Lord Koar to put Kor’thriss back to slumber in the center
of the world, and there he remained until now.”
“With
Kor’thriss awakened, obviously at the behest of Lady Lorminstra and Lord Koar,
it has signaled to us that the Cycle of Life has turned once more. Things will return to how they were. We do not know the full reason why things are
changing. Some among the clergy say it
is because Lady Lorminstra wishes to teach us a lesson in the value of
life. Others say that she wishes to
punish us, to harden our spirits to prepare for the Oblivion should our time
come.”
Shortly after
the Priestess of Lorminstra told the story, everyone felt a faint presence pass
over their body, and a soft sigh in their ear.
A somber voice spoke gently, “Fear not, Children of Elanitha. A new dawn is rising upon the horizon of your
lives as the Cycle of Life now has come full turn.” And then a soft white glow
surrounded everyone, and coalesced into small orbs that spiraled off towards
the heavens.
What happens
now ... one cannot say for certain. An
era of change has passed over the faithful inhabitants of Elanthia, and we will
just have to see how it plays out.
But for now, be
safe.
~ A Solhaven journalist