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| Geomantic Treatise III Written by an unknown chronicler |
| "A Selection of Excerpts From the Great Chronicles of Aldwynn" Allows you to learn the following Geomancy abilities: Earthquake Petrification Rune of Binding Rune of Cycle Reading this book grants some Experience. |
An excerpt from the Aldwynn chronicles telling about the Nistrian siege that happened a century and a half ago. It's one of the first detailed mentions of geomancy in Aldorian records. 750 |
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| “ | An excerpt from the Aldwynn chronicles telling about the Nistrian siege that happened a century and a half ago. It's one of the first detailed mentions of geomancy in Aldorian records. | „ |
Effect
Teaches:
Acquired From
- Always sold by L'Owcrey, occultist in Rotten Willow Tavern.
- Witch's Hut
Book content
In the meantime, a few dozen people separated from the main army, heading straight towards the walls, unfazed by the threat of the Aldwynn archers, who had already killed a significant number of Nistrians. Clad only in robes, they looked like easy prey to the besieged. Hoping to avenge their fallen comrades, they rained arrows on these impudent Nistrians, but, to the defenders' shock and dismay, their weapons left nary a mark. The arrows simply bounced off their bodies, even though it was clear as day that they wore no armor.
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It was deep in the night when the chanting had finally ceased. The Aldwynn garrison, which by that time had realized the futility of their attempts to stop the ritual, was silently awaiting the worst. The faint light of the hundreds of runic boulders was dispersing the darkness, as if the stars descended from the skies to litter the ground below.
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And then the once impregnable walls shuddered, massive towers collapsed upon themselves, and chaos engulfed the city. Age-old buildings crumbled to dust, crushing thousands of people underneath. Huge fires burst out, and there was no place to run, no escaping death. Some townsfolk fled to the temple, placing their lives in the hands of the Host, only to be buried by the falling roof. When the earthquake finally came to a halt and the Nistrians entered the city, there was no one to stand in their way. Such was the disastrous fall of the city of Aldwynn...
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