Book:The Tutorings
First excerpt
...in the generation after the Great Fall, so called for its unrivaled degradation of rightful, spiritual authority, there grew an abundance of corrupt magi in the fringes of civilisation. There, one of loose morals or thinness of knowledge could take advantage of the fallibility of the common man, and the decline of the church's reach, to assert falsehoods and accrue power for personal aims ... there is one such tale of a man in Narré, overcome with envy, that sought to assault the divinity of Rhysan for the purpose of glorifying his own idols. However, it is manifest in the texts and the teachings of the prophets, that Rhysan was seated at the left hand of the celest since the dawn of time, and continues to make his divinity known through the various miracles and utterings of the divinely inspired. Thus, it became inevitable that a powerful archon from the south would throw out the false idols, and re-inspire the people toward the ancient laws...
Second excerpt
...those that sought to survey the eastern isles by means of a seeing-stone were rebuked by strange spirits, and those who could make use of birds were unable to fly in that path...Múrs IV by consultation with the otherworld confirmed the fact: a powerful force guarded the isles on account of their possession of the Ark of Mosqirdodi. Stolen in the fray of battle centuries prior and taken into hiding [see chapter 4], the artifact had passed into the hands of an Order of havoc and reemerged, useful for its forcefield of incantation.
...in the year 11, a band under Qorimar Isnalon, one of the overseers of Narré, launched an ill-fated assault on the small isle by sea, to investigate its strange properties. He reported a dark tower jutted over the treetops and loomed over the harbour. There, an avatar of Kuolminas had taken up occupation of the isle and had built a demesne off the backs of slaves and possessed. The following year, forces of Kuolminas would mobilise under the banner of the black hand on a red shield, and make haste against the forces of the Arls at Narré, seeking domination of all the Lordstrom...
Third excerpt
After the Battle of the Whispering Plain in late 11 AR, Raedan's host rapidly approached the besieged walls of Narré. By that time, those that remained of the rebellion had rallied behind the prince Delques, who sought to intercept the reinforcements dispatched by the High Priest by sea. Sensing a great force on the water from the eastern isles, the reinforcements disembarked west of the city and prepared to march by land, when they came across Delques and the drones of the arch necromancer of the east, committing the ill-prepared to immediate battle. But nonetheless, these forces held strong and were not routed, but 190 men fell in the defense, leaving this force well spent. Delques fell back to the city, but some time after, upon hearing of the approach of Raedan being imminent, he was betrayed by some of his own men, including a man from the House of Galain, who possibly desired to become steward in Narré in exchange. As a result, the siege would collapse soon after... Elsewhere, an expedition sent by sea in the direction of the eastern isles was ambushed in harsh waters, conjured up by the forces of Kuolminas, and his dread pirate fleet devastated the alliance forces. Retiring toward the west, the Arlian force concluded it would take a great investment at sea to prepare enough ships, and enough divination, to pierce the veil produced by the necromancer.
Fourth excerpt
...it seemed the case that the rebellion was ended upon the news that the rebel leader had been imprisoned and would promptly be turned over, and the Arlian alliance converged in Narré freely. However, in the time of celebration there continued to be machinations of a sinister plot already initiated, which could not be easily undone... It became clear that Thaecob's mental faculties had declined irreparably, and several among his court rose to high prominence for their joining of the Arlian cause. Among them was the Patriarch of Galain, who expected the title of steward, and another was Narain who joined the high council, for his administrative prowess had supposedly saved the city from starvation. In his old age, Thaecob had signed away much authority and had made concessions to the occupiers which would go into effect upon his death. ...then, in the hour of celebration, when all in the city were distracted with feast, it was discovered that the temple had been burglarised, and the golden Star of Alrianmhar had disappeared into the night, along with other idols, which was a great symbolic blow to the Arlians...