A tome sent to House Mossmere

[V-Rage]

Esteemed Arcanists

I send this tome which contains my research and theories into the ruins around Arabel and the region.

Preface
Arabel is deeply intertwined with the fallen Kingdom of Anuaria, From the royal family of Goldfeather to some of the groups that have operated in the past.

The Smuggling tunnels
What adventurers tend to refer to as the Smuggling Tunnels is on closer inspection a possible estate and tomb complex of the Goldfeather Family. Indeed the Tomb of Lord Marnath Goldfeather, A son of Lady Adenia Goldfeather is within the ruins and protected by ancient magics, As is a tomb of Otyleon and Thiwenia of House Nemrin, An inscription of Netherese on the tomb saying Goldfeather gave some if its chambers to House Nemrin for great service given and they could rest amongst House Goldfeathers beloved dead.

A fallen pillar by a plinth with a glow on it mentions Amber Fire of Amaunator and calls him the scion of the great caul and praising the kingdom of Anuaria, calling it glorious. I expect these common motifs and mentions of Amaunator is what truly drew the Knights of the True Sun to the region.

There is a staute of a bard in a section referred to as the Hall of Hymns, A further inscription in Netherese refers to an Ashiins chorus of fire and glass, further study in the ruins of Nemser indicate that Ashiin may be a dragon, Yusepsis'Ashiin who appears to have had close ties to the Nemrin family.

Oddly enough close to the Goldfeather tomb is the skeleton of a winged creature in a binding circle, An inscription states it is a celestial and it is being given eternal rest and happy servitude, generally if a celestial is slain upon another plane besides celestia it would return home and not leave a corpse.

Nemser
The ruins of Nemser are located in the Nemesegar region of the Stonelands, They appear to the stronghold of House Nemrin. At the entrance there are 3 statues, the most prominent in black marble has an inscription in Netherese stating it is Lord Ashkelon of Nemrin, Deeper within a fountain is found in what once looked like a garden, In Netherese it states it was Peyanas final garden and beseeching Amuanator for mercy upon the condemned. There is evidence to support that Nemser was also a prison facility as a torture chamber and cells can also be found.

In the lower sections a bedroom can be found with pictures of dragons upon the walls and a bed that strangely seems frequently used, A mirror is in the room that contains writing in draconic, A gift seemingly from this Yusepisis'Ashiin.

I believe some members of House Nemrin may have sought undeath as the mirror states May your reign suffer no mortality, and the statue at the entrance asks that Lord Ashkelor reigns everlasting by the grace of Amaunator.

Amazandr

These ruins are located in Hlithal and require an Anurian Gemstone to enter, evidence indicates this may have been the capital of Anuaria as it contains the throne of the royal house of Thardresk, The last of whom was slain by Assirah of House Blacksand according to a gravestone located in the oasis.

Upon entry to the ruins a crystal can be seen and plays a message in the Netherese tounge stating that Queen Alysha Thardresk the Ninth has lifted an ancient decree outlawing those of Karsite descent. Deeper within a statue is found, Honouring another of House Nemrin, Lord Assie Nemrin who is said to have slew a Blue Dragon and was the protector of Shaddra the fair, A princess of Anauria.

House Maluadrek was also based in Amazandr and their estate has a placard stating they were the Kingdoms most brilliant scientists and arcanists, Unfortunately the estate itself is collapsed so study within would require rubble clearing to gain entry.

Elves seem to have been prominent in this part of the Kingdom as a placard commerates a wedding between Raoum Nyntel and Dame Simbel Olrynn, It is known that since the fall of Anuaria that House Olrynn became House Silverleaf though little is known these days of Nyntel if they survived.

The throne of Anuria itself has many skeletons hanging near it, Whether this was the crime that got House Thardresk slain or if it was a purge by House blacksand when the queen was executed remains unknown at this time.

A portal within the ruins leads to a grand temple of Amaunator that appears defiled as a large spill of shadow is within the middle, A placard commerates the coronation of a King Thausimbel the wise claiming Anuria the jewel of Netheril, A further portal leads to a necromantic ritual, Likely that which feeds the shadow as an orc is trapped between life and death by potent negative energies, Perhaps a punishment against a tribe of orcs that tried to raid the region.

Tethgard

A ruin in the Hullack, That contains the Spirit of the Lady that is the patron of King Matrim, Some believe her to be Lady Duskreene a noble of Tethgard who slew her brother to take the throne of Tethgard as her own.
It is known the spirit is bound there to keep closed a seal between our plane and Limbo, though I do not believe she does this willingly, Deep within the ruins a statue of her is found with chains of mist and blood that are connected to a conjuration rune which flickers angrily for release. Within the same area of Tethgard can be found a mural of floating cities above a forest kingdom where the blacksand family crest features prominently, It is known that a member of House Blacksand killed the last queen of Anuria before its fall, Also found is netherese runes of a portal network, although these are faded so they cannot be copied.

Deeper Ruins

These ruins can be located below the smuggling tunnels, Oddly enough whilst most of the ruins in the region are Netherese in nature these appear to be from a different kingdom, Reptilian in nature and connected to the Merrshaluk, Serpent statues feature prominently and there is a golden statue of a massive snake that dominates one half of the ruins, A sussur tree is found in these ruins although it is dead whatever magics allowed it to survive out of the underdark no longer present.
An inscription in draconic calls this a gift of the unremembered deepwood and thanks a Lord Merrshaluk.
A massive sacfirical stone is also present in the ruins, with another draconic inscription asking Lord Merrshaluk to unwind the roots of the world tree.

An inactive portal arch is located within a locked room with no indication as to where it once led although an unsettling energy eminates from it.

Another room in the ruins has a crystaline floor with a cracked arch, the arch has strange shadows and discolourations within and it reflects the darkness, perhaps a way to view other planes such as the plane of shadows.

Closing

Creating this tome required many expeditions and study of ancient languages and there may be hidden sections of the ruins yet undiscovered, yet the quest for knowledge is unending and by knowing the past we can build a brighter future and guide it with magic

Adrian of House Iverlesk

[V-Rage]

Some further research notes are sent

Esteemed Arcanists

I enclose my theories on The Goldfeather Family and the Goldfeather Ward past the Eastern Marches.

Evidence found in the Smuggling Tunnels and the Hillmarch mines indicates interbreeding between the Goldfeather family and Celestials. In the Hillmarch Mines a Mural can be found showing a celestial embracing a bird with golden feathers, No doubt signifying the Goldfeather Family, Close to the Goldfeather Tomb in the Smuggling Tunnels a celestial corpse can be found in a binding circle with a Netherese Inscription stating Oh Lord of Dawn, Here we lay thy Celestial Servant to its eternal rest and happy servitude. This may well be the Celestial that started the relationships between Goldfeather and Celestials of the Light.

Further evidence is the ward itself, Rumour indicates the ward was damaged in some manner last year and it caused the Queen to become ill for a while, It is known she is a member of the Goldfeather Lineage and Celestials themselves do not want people near it, Leaving Orbs that broadcast a message saying trespassers will be sentenced to death and the closer you get to the tower messages can be heard in your mind saying Turn back Mortal.

Whilst I doubt the Goldfeathers would wish this knowledge to become common it does shed some light on the ward

Adrian of House Iverlesk

[V-Rage]

some further notes are sent

Esteemed Arcanists

I enclose new knowledge gained on the elemental shards along with spells I have worked on in attempts to destroy the Castellan and magic being worked on to storm the citadel and defeat the lich

The Elemental Shards

The Shards have been discovered to form the Phylactery of Dymiia, It is likely the latent power eminating from the shards were fragment of her soul, Unfortunately this means the Shards cannot be used for magical projects as whilst they remain the lich will be unable to be destroyed and there is no reasonable way to contain an Archlich as even in secure vaults she has been freed.

The Poison Wind Project

Work started on this project to to remove lycans from under the city, and was shifted to attempt to destroy the Castellan.
Fire and Earth essences were mixed with a variety of poisons including a venom gland from a necromantic spider to heat them so they would turn to gas and become acidic, This was then empowered with air essence and disperesd with a gust of wind spell to direct them. Alas the Castellan was undead so it did not effect him yet I am certain the spell could be recreated and would be deadly upon living beings

Reaching the Citadel

The citadel of Dymiia is floating above the Stonelands, to reach it I believe spells of Prestidignation to lower the weight of the people attacking it then combined with air essence and a gust of wind spell should allow the group to float up on the empowered air to the Citadel.

Destroying the Castellan and Dymiia

Holy icons of gods against undead, bravery and magic will be used to empower the magic from a relic of Amaunator recovered from the Stonelands, The magic will be channeled through large diamonds as these empower divine magic and are used by priests as part of bringing the dead back to life and fire essence to burn the undead as both Lathander and Amaunator are gods of the sun which is hot. This should harm them greatly and allow their destruction

Adrian of House Iverlesk

[V-Rage]

Esteemed Arcanists.

The assualt on the citadel was a great success and the threat the lich posed is no more.

Iverlesks levitation worked spectacularly and we were able to reach the citadel to destroy the shards and the lich.

I attempted Iverlesks vicious Venom upon Borag and I am certain it would have worked but the venom was stopped by protections the lich put upon the three.

The Ritual to destroy the lich was attempted but as the frontline were unable to keep her occupied she was able to destroy the reagents. Still she was defeated.

I wish to donate a magical item to the house, recovered from an ancient temple deep in the Stonelands and given by a celestial to defeat Dymiia, a ring that may well contain a fragment of Amaunators sceptre.

Adrian of House Iverlesk

[Hangman]

The House of Mossmere gratefully receives your tomes. Come find me in Immersea this evening, I would have words.

Dwight Mossmere.

[V-Rage]

Research notes on the Precept are sent to Dwight Mossmere

Dwight

I enclose research and theories on the raid of the Precept Arcanum

Overview

The Precept Arcanum was revealed to be a front for Mindflayer experimentation into modifying people or using them as hosts.

The Dream Chamber
The Dream Chamber was dominated by a Stone referred to as the Stone of Dreams, the Stone was found to contain a trapped spirit that was used to guide the dreams of the younger members of the Precept to try and manipulate them to research their bloodline and perform experiments that would undoubtedly make them more susceptable to control by the Mindlflayers or mutated

The Serum
It is known the Precept had serum that could interfere with spellcasting, which they claimed to use on Strays.
Although I was unable to locate any serum for study in the raid I suspect that with what was learnt it was some matter of abberant substance which affected ones body and connection to the weave

Experiments
Some of the modifications the Mindflayers indulged in included removing most of the limbs from a bloodhound and replacing them with metal, Along with experiments in others which granted them the power to attack with their minds, No doubt they sought strong individuals in magical talent to experiment upon which is why they sought to awaken peoples potential

Closing
The failings of the Precept proves why magical affairs should be handled by those who study magic properly and perform research rather than are controlled by their blood.

I also recovered some surgical tools from the hidden facility which I would donate to the House for study

Adrian of House Iverlesk