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==Sixth Part – The Lost Book== Head to Plane of Knowledge and look for Gravelady Beddia. She’s at loc neg856, pos362 in the evil side of PoK. Hail her. Quote: You say, 'Hail, Gravelady Beddia' Gravelady Beddia says 'Hail seeker of knowledge. There is much to be learned here in New Tanaan of the dark gods of Norrath. I have been searching the great library for tomes pertaining to my patron Bertoxxulous, the Plague Lord and made some interesting finds. If you wish to study the tomes I have uncovered you may borrow them and they will be returned to me by the magic of New Tanaan when you are through.' You say, 'what diseases' (this confirms it’s for our epic) You say, 'what diseases of the skin' Gravelady Beddia says 'I know much about such things, but what would you want such knowledge for? I can only surmise that your goals would not be such that I would approve of them. You would have to be willing to [sacrifice] something, get me something precious, in order to get any such information from me.' You say, 'what sacrifice' Gravelady Beddia says 'Hmmm... since you seem to be a creature of the woods, perhaps you can get something for me that I've wanted to read for a long time. There is a story of a battle between the God of Dribbles and the Lord of Plagues. We call this battle The Corruption of Night. I don't know what you people call it, but I know you must have a text concerning it. Bring me that text and I shall give you something that you probably should not have.' Head to Plane of Knowledge and go into the library. Find Pathfinder Arelat. (You can use the CTRL + F find feature but click off the box under it that says “only show destinations i can use”). Quote: You say, 'Hail, Pathfinder Arelat' Pathfinder Arelat says 'Welcome to New Tanaan, friend, and know us as neither friend nor foe. We are your allies in knowledge and shall guide you wherever we are able. Each citizen of New Tanaan, be them a child of the gods or a creature of the natural wilds, has come forward in these times to offer their wisdom and guidance unto you in any way possible. I traveled Norrath once as a pathfinder of Karana, but my fate would eventually call me here where I progressed beyond my mortal limits. Though you have some time left in you before such possibilities are open to you, perhaps the spells I have penned from memory of my service to Norrath will come to be of some use.' You say, 'what corruption of the night' Pathfinder Arelat raises an eyebrow. 'Now where did you hear that name?' He looks intently at you for a moment. 'You've been talking to Beddia. She's been trying to get a copy of that text for a long time. I've been careful not to let her get one, if only for the principle of the thing. It's obvious that she sent you here, or one of her minions. Why would I want to give it to you? More importantly, why would a druid want to give it to her?' Arelat raises a hand, 'No, you don't have to tell me. If I can't trust you, Nimchip, then I suppose I can't even trust myself. Just tell me that it's worth it. Note: You must be “invisible” flagged for this part (this means you have to be done with the other stuff first) You say, 'it is worth it Pathfinder Arelat says 'Then here it is. This is a copy of an ancient text that we have preserved and copied for many long years. The author died generations ago. You should read it before you give it to that witch. Good luck to you, friend.' You will receive 3 Books: Fresh Awakenings Vol. 1, Fresh Awakenings Vol. 2, Fresh Awakenings Vol. 3. Here’s what the books say: (thanks Karbacth) Quote: Fresh Awakenings: Volume 1 My eyes are old and tired now. I can no longer see well enough to write. I make this statement because this will probably be the last story that I tell in my life and I do not wish scholars of the futre to discount it because it is not written in my hand. You shall recognize my style nonetheless, I am certain. This story was told to me by Askr the Loyal, servant of the Storm Lord and my childhood friend. He chose a more direct service to our lord, and for it has gained a lengthened life. This is his curse to bear. I chose the easier path, to live and teach among mortals. Fresh Awakenings as told to Felmire Brightshore by Askr the Loyal, scribed by Bont We ever battle to allow nature to take its course, we fight to retain the natural balance. It is often difficult at times for this is a hard life to practice. We love animals and yet we must not interfere as a lioness stalks a beautiful young doe. So we must remain vigilant without over reaction. Above all, we must teach those that do not understand. This is my belief, though it is not shared by all. There are those who have heard of the discovery of the Unkempt and of their belief that any that would interfere should have their capacity to interfere removed from them. The most common method used is violent death. The truth is that our worship and our natures must be comprised of both philosophies. We must teach those that will learn, THis is shown to us by the gentle nuturing rain and in teh bright hope of the rainbow. It is the lightning and the ripping winds that evidence our lord's violence. The unnatural must be cleansed when it can not be taught. Quote: Fresh Awakenings: Vol 2 There have always been battles between the corrupt and the defenders. The lord of Plagues is ever our greatest enemy. One dark night he manifested in part onto Norrath. A minor avatar of his own flesh pressed itself through the prisons of power that have so long kept the gods from us. This avatar took no form, but spread itself out among the animals and people of Norrath. Many, blessed as life by Tunare, reisted the corruption and were merely sick or died. A few, however, were transformed in spirit. They became corrupted souls and their only desire was to bring chaos and decay to those around them. Many were easily found and destroyed, but some were clever as well as corrupt. Owls, weasels and wolves were the most common of these. Their existence was proven by hunters but they could not be discovered. A council formed. Members of the unters were equally matched by those of the teachers. Their debate was long and adruous. They argured ideas and strategies all night long. The leader of the hunters was a great bear, the mightiest creature in the lands. He insisted that if the individual corruption in the owls, weasels and wolves could not be discovered, the entire species should be destroyed. The teachers, let by an aged snake, were arguing that none of them should be harmed, that should any be discovered they should be captured and treated well until they could be cured. As the evening progressed the only voices that could be heard over the crowed of bickering and sometimes brawling elders was the ground-shaking voice of the great bear, the persistent, slithering teacher's voice of the snake, and the high-pitched voice of a young fox. This fox went from group to group attempting to clarify the opinions of each person. He asked them specific questions to better understand their ideas. As dawn approached five of the council were dead. Ten had stormed off in anger. There were only eight left in the glade. As the sun rose the snake and the bear continued to argue, neither willing to agree with the other. The fox continued to ask for clarification about issues, insisting that the bera explain how best to destroy the owls, as they might be hard to catch and asking the snake how he would keep a weasel imprisoned. It was then that an old wolf entered the clearing. None of the wolves had been invited to the council because all of them were under suspicion. Many wolves were hunters, many too were teachers, but thesilvered wolf than entered the glade was unknown to any of those that remained present. Quote: Fresh Awakenings: Vol 3 He Spoke. "You two, snake and bear, who are our leaders, can you answer just one question for me? I shall leave if anyone here can provide a satisfactory answer and you may continue your discussion""Speak fast, dog, or I shall begin the desctruction of your people with you," rumbled the great bear. "Tell me, then. What does corruption look like?" The snake responded quickly,"It takes the form of disease, most often" "And yet," said the wolf, "disease weans out the unfit. It is natural for disease to take those that it should." The snake glared at the wolf, but was unable to refute this point. The wolf cocked his head at the bear, who had no response at all except to bear his gnarled teeth. The wolf then looked at each of the others in turn. None of them had a reply, until the cold grey eyes of the wolf turned to the young fox. "You are a clever creature, surely you must know what corruption looks like." "Of course!" The fox was also a vain creature, a trait that wolves despise about their smaller cousins. "Corruption is the thing that destroys the strong. It ruins the order of things. It turns things in on themselves, changes their perspective or their course." Foxes are also clever creatures, another trait that annoys wolves. The wolf turned to the bear and asked, "What did you come here to do this night?" As he spoke a light rain began to fall. "That's two questions wolf! Fox has answered you, now get out of here." Wolf then noticed that snake had slithered away while the others were talking. As the rain drifted into the grove crickets began to chirp, as they often do when things suddenly become too quiet for their liking. Wolf glanced over at the young fox in time to see a second pair of eyes appear above his head out of the trees. Wolf turned away into the forest the moment before snake slide his coils around fox's neck. As soon as the wolf was out of sight the misty rain ceased. As the sun rose a rainbow could be seen above the trees the bordered the clearing. Go back to Gravelady Beddia in the evil section of PoK and give her the three books. She will give you a book called Healing Plants and say nothing. Head back to Surefall Glade and give the book to Neria: Quote: Niera Farbreeze says 'That's great!' Niera scribbles some notes as she flips through the text. She then hands the notes to you, keeping the book herself. 'There is some useful information in there. Hold onto these notes until later, you may need them. Give them back to me when you've discovered the identity of that skull.' You get Neria's Healing notes Quote: Text from Healing Plants: The text is nearly unreadable. The language is so old that it bears little relationship to the current common tongue, but it is clearly a form of that language. What you can read of it tells you that it discusses diseases of the skin. It speaks of a ritual created by the solar Tribe of the Dawn. The ritual is for the cleansing of plant-born disease by the creation of a plant that grows alongside the diseased plant and casts spores that harm the disease. The details are written using what appears to be a sub-language that makes no sense to you at all.
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