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 [Non-Fiction] Experiment and Theory Logbook |
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Experiment and Theory Logbook ? By Lugar2
-- Arnand Adrognese, Necromancer and Warlock
[The work logs of the Breton Arnand Adrognese, a Necromancer working
with the Sload of Thras. Having, unlike the Sload, a fallible memory
these notes are taken for later study and reflection purposes.
Adrognese made these logs public upon his 'death' for use by his fellow
brothers in the necromantic arts.]
13 Sun's Dawn, 3E 146
I have arrived in the Coral Kingdoms of Thras, domain of the Sload. My
stay with the famed Necromancers comes through bargain that I have
entered into with their merchants. Upon providing them with the bodies
of one hundred deceased soldiers from a small regional conflict in High
Rock they have granted me access and study in their realm.
19 Sun's Dawn, 3E 146
The labs of the Sload bring a great sense of glee to my heart. I've
seen nothing relatable to them back home in High Rock. Their
necromantic arts are far in superiority to our own, most likely due to
the unrestricted research and zero ethics found in the society. Men and
Mer alike I have seen resurrected beyond the simple undead capabilities
of my Breton fellows. With the soul captured the Sload may truly bring
the subjects back to life, fully to their prior form and I have even
witnessed full body transplants.
This proved quite gruesome for a particular Altmer merchant captain
captured attempting an attack on a Sload vessel. Their testings on the
subject took it to the edge of death and beyond, and back once again
only to return to death again and again. His cries of agony fell on
deaf ears to the Sload and my own senses of compassion became matched
with those of the slugs long ago. The experiment was quite fascinating
to say the least, one must only be sure to keep the soul intact and
some object to place the soul in available.
In this I have come to view necromancy for what it really is,
enchanting with human souls. If only the Imperial bureaucrats and Mages
Guild fanatics viewed the enchanters which fill their halls as only
being one small step away from the Necromantic Arts. What sort of
uproar would it start in the Imperial City if they knew that their
neighbour enchanter has the same capabilities as the necromancers? I've
no doubt that the fanatics will eventually succeed in outlawing our
practice, only time will tell how long it will take them.
5 First Seed, 3E 146
Today I have finished my learning of the language of the Sload as
presented in the text N'Gasta! Kvata! Kvakis! I hope that once I return
to the mainland I shall be able to create a translation of this text
for all the less skilled than myself to read.
[Many of the pages are now written in a language similar to that of the Sload and is unintelligible.]
1 Rain's Hand, 3E 146
Today I have been the witness to the Sload scholars here on Thras.
Before me stood a thousand foot tall spiral of coral, the Pillar of
Thras. I was informed that the Sload often used the Pillar for
sacrificial purposes; though it seemed that quite randomly sacrifices
would disappear on their journey to the rocks below. The Sload in all
their wisdom had yet to discover the reasoning behind these
disappearances.
The witnessing of the disappearances is quite peculiar indeed. Two
Altmer plummeted to their deaths from the Pillar; the third simply
vanished in mid fall, though the fourth once again met an untimely end.
Upon examination I found no outstanding differences between the falls.
Whether the magic?s of the Pillar operate on whim or whether there is
some deeper force at work I've yet to deduct. Rumour circulates that
Oblivion may be the end destination of the disappeared. Further study
is needed.
3 Rain's Hand, 3E 146
My experiments with the Pillar of Thras came to no avail today. With
levitation potions ready to protect me from the rocks below I hurled
myself from the Pillar many times, quickly swallowing the potion before
my sure death would come. Perhaps I shall try again in the future but
for now my research in this area has come to a halt.
[The text once again ventures into the language of the Sload and becomes unintelligible.]
24 Last Seed, 3E 148
Tomorrow shall begin the process of becoming a lich, everything has
been prepared. The Sload have agreed to aide me in this process,
keeping my soul in a gem and then enchanting it to my new form upon
completion. Various ingredients ranging from the heart of a lich to the
tongue of a dragon have been collected and will provide me with the
magical energies required to remove my soul.
25 Last Seed, 3E 148
Today I am gone, tomorrow I will rise, all powerful...
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