| I awake from my reverie. What does it mean? Is this a sign, the message I have been waiting for? Am I now higher in Lloth’s favour and can begin to usurp Vierna? No not yet, first I need to work out what this all means. The Divine Mother has spoken to me, that much is clear but she tests me still. The visions she has sent me are the keys, the keys to more power and to higher favour. Work out what these tasks are and gain her greater favour. A disgraced priestess…the capture of souls by Xun’riia…Les’tran…a cave…a parchment…a skull! Are they separate or are they connected?
The disgraced priestess, what am I to do? What is Lloth’s will in this matter? Do I aid her back into Her arms or do I hammer her in pain and suffering? That vision is so unclear and I have no measure to say which is the right path. Les’tran. Is that why Lloth gifted her to us? Perhaps that is it; perhaps Loxana is to suffer many agonies at my hands in order to satisfy Lloth only to be consumed in Les’tran’s flames. Yes maybe that is it. The next time I can be bothered to see that wretch of a priestess; I shall bring Les’tran with me and see how both react.
But what is the connection between them, Xun’riia, souls, the cave…? Xun’riia herself is acting strangely, secretive even. She has not told me what she is doing, but Lloth has in my visions. She is planning to collect souls but I do not know for what purpose. Nor do I know why she has not come to me to discuss her plans. Oh I have no doubt she will not betray me, she would not dare break the powerful oath she made to Lloth but why does she not consult with me? And is the soul of Loxana eventually part of her experiments? It is so unclear, so chaotic!
Ah I am drifting again…. a darkness is consuming me…. a pounding in my head…. the skull…. the Skull of the Arch mage…the skull…the skull… |