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The Final Chapter Begins... Friday September 30th at 5:00 PM PST in the Loures Castle Throne Room
Some four deochs ago a mysterious object was reported to have been recovered from a mine outside of Tagor (see the events of Temuair board or read it here). Few knew what it was or what it meant. Investigations have shown the mysterious object is but the latest piece in a mystery spanning back to Deoch 33, starting with the murder of then Loures Councilor Marcus Aurilius Antonius. Through six different Novus Imperia coordinated events over the deochs aislings have tried to and unravel a mystery that has become ever more complicated with each passing event. As revealed in “Mysteries of the Dubhaim” something has returned to Temuair - something long forgotten. It has been lying dormant for nearly two decades since the breaking of the Seal of Temuair and gathering strength. It seems now that its time to awaken is near. Several sinister organizations are aiding in this. The necromancer order seems to have been actively pursuing whatever this thing is for over 10 deochs now. Even remnants of the Pact of Anaman seem to have a stake in it. What will happen when it awakens? No one knowss Ramanayan Caesar, guild leader of Novus Imperia, writes: Novus Imperia will be, for the final time, coordinating efforts to finally bring a conclusion to this deoch spanning mystery as recently written by High Councilor Jean. Over the deochs hundreds of aislings have come forth to join us in epic events and adventures. This is the final chapter my friends and we encourage all to come out and try to seek the truth. ((Saga of the Darkness will be held on Friday September 30th at 5:00 PM PST, 6:00 MST, 7:00 CST, 8:00 EST. The event will begin in the Loures Castle Throne Room. Aislings will form groups of 3 to 5 for this event. All groups will either be composed of all masters (or higher) or all non masters (above insight 10). No mixing is allowed. The event is all but the same for both types of groups however several sections are tweaked for masters or non-masters. The groups will then venture to different locales across Temuair where they will engage in puzzle solving, adventure, questing, task completion, and some light combat if needed. The event will feature a rich and unique plot filled with twists and turns, references to Temurian history and culture, and much more. Unlike previous Novus Imperia events the Saga of the Darkness is more non-linear in scope and is planned to provide a fresh challenge to aislings both young and old. Also for the very first time in our events all groups, not just the winners, will be able to fully complete the event within an allotted time frame. The event endings for each group may be completely different based on that group's choices during the event. There will be three winning groups each of whom shall receive one of three unique legend marks created for this event. Groups finishing after these three will likely still receive some kind of a reward. The story thus far… Deoch 33 - Loures Murder Mystery The assassination of Loures Councilor Marcus Aurilius Antonius on the floor of the Mileth Village Hall in Deoch 33 is where our story begins. Aislings searched all over Temuair for who was responsible for this act. Eventually a group of aislings discovered that a dreaded Anaman Avatar was behind the deed. What many thought was an isolated event would turn out to be only the beginning. The councilor had discovered something - and died for it. If only we knew what it was then. Those who solved the murder had their marks inscribed with the legend: "Solved Councilor Marcus Murder - Deoch 33, Fall" Deoch 35 - Mysteries of the Dubhaim With the Seal of Temuair broken travel to the forgotten continent of Medenia became possible. However, shortly after dubhaim creatures began acting strangely, green skeletons were being sighted where they should not have been, and there were even some reports of an Anaman Avatar roaming in the dark forests of Temuair... Cryptic clues left behind by Councilor Marcus seemed to indicate the information he was killed for was somehow related to the current happenings.. Aislings gathered under the guidance of Novus Imperia and set out to learn more about these mysteries. Aislings traveled across Temuair from Loures, Dubhaim Castle, Astrid, Undine, and finally to the heart of the underworld itself. It was finally discovered that only through death could one find out the truth. The aisling Nagius sacrificed himself at the heart of Astrid Center to journey to the underworld and learn more. In the end aislings learned an incredibly amount of information about the mysteries. Something long forgotten had been cast out of Temuair - and now that seal was broken it had returned. Early theories said that it was an unknown cyclopean god of Grenniel dating but later research indicated it was something very different.. All clues learned from the event pointed that something lay buried under Mount Giragan that could further explain the mysteries.. Those who solved the mysteries had their marks inscribed with the legend: "Deo Fleous Dubhaim Mysteries - Deoch 35, Fall" Deoch 39 - Raiders of Undine I & II Almost immediately after the Dubhaim Mysteries had been investigated aislings began searching Mount Giragan for whatever lay hidden under it. However the sheer size and depth of the mountains made any hope of finding the object almost impossible. Still that did not stop aislings from trying. In Deoch 39... some thought they were very close indeed to finding it. Then all hell broke loose in neighboring Undine. A patrol of Loures soldiers in the region had gone missing. Another patrol sent out to find them never returned as well. This lead to the Loures Undine Garrison Commander Gnaeus Pompious Caprarius to launch a massive military offensive against suspected Undine Rebels in the region. He called on aislings for assistance in destroying the rebel base. The rebels likewise called on the assistance of aislings. In an epic event now known as the "Raiders of Undine" aislings choose to either ally themselves with Loures or the Undine Rebels. Many more choose to join the rebels then they did with Loures. However well organized supporters of Loures destroyed the rebel base, very interestingly found on Mount Giragan, completely burning it to the ground. The rebel leader was slain as well. The rebels had success as well - with the Loures forces away at the rebel base, the rebels attacked the Loures garrison itself and killed Captain Caprarius. Sadly during the course of the conflict many excavations on the mountain were destroyed and covered up by strong snow fall shortly thereafter. Thanks to a very interestingly timely rebellion it seemed any hope of recovering the object was lost... Those who killed the Rebel leader or Loures captain had their marks inscribed with the legend: Defender of Loures - Deoch 39, Fall Shortly after the end of the conflict Gnaeus Pompeius Caprarius's funeral was conducted in Loures. Looking into the funeral pyre the noble priest Chalours saw a vision of treachery on the field of battle that lead to Caprarius being slain. Lord Ramanayan promised to investigate the matter fully. (The funeral portion is known as Raiders of Undine: Chapter II and was held several weeks after the battle as a strictly role-playing event) Deoch 41 - The Lost One With many aislings preoccupied with the various happenings across Temuair, the departure of Ramanyan, and other reasons little else was learned of the mysteries until early Deoch 41. A Loures noble was attacked on the road to Tagor by necromancers and needed assistance. Aislings quickly rallied at the Mileth college and set of to find him. Eventually a group managed to save him from certain death by attacking necromantic forces in the Shinewood Forest. The necromancers themselves had vanished - leaving only their minions behind. The Loures noble confirmed he had been indeed investigating the mysteries when he became a target. Deoch 42 - Shadows Rising Now the necromancers had entered the stage. A plan was devised to attempt to infiltrate the secret order of the necromancers. Aislings sought out necromantic apprentices - however few were successful. The necromancers were up to something and had every reason to hide. This event only deepened the mystery. Deoch 46 - Prologue to the Saga of the Darkness It took nearly four deochs for anymore information to come to light. But once again aislings attempted to infiltrate the order of the necromancers. This time two were successful in pleasing a necromancer apprentice. In his glee over their successful completions of his tasks he mentioned that something was coming back and soon the power of the necromancers would be unbelievable. In the end the two aislings stood atop mount Giragan in triumpth- as if something had drawn them there. Deoch 52 - Mysterious Object (posting only - not a player event) Nothing had been heard of the mysteries, necromantic activities, etc for nearly six deochs. Then one day a mysterious object turned up in a mine near Tagor. It smelled so horrible that workers had to leave the mine. When it was taken out plant life and animals began to grow ill and die. Eventually a high ranking wizard from Loures arrived, obtained the artifact, boarded a ship, and was never heard from again. When the wizard's ship left many reported a seeing a strange figure with glowing red eyes standing alone atop a seaside cliff. When men went up to investigate it had since vanished. Later it was revealed the peasants who worked in the mine had reported similar sightings but they had been dismissed. Many theorize that this very odd event had something to do with all the events from deochs earlier. Perhaps the object recovered in Tagor was somehow related to the one rumored to be buried under Mount Giragan.. |