Dathana's message

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Dathana's message
Release																				14 September 2011 (Update)
Members																				Yes
Quest item																				Ritual of the Mahjarrat
Properties
Tradeable																				No
Equipable																				No
Stackable																				No
Disassembly																				No
Destroy																				You'll be able to get more from the underground area in Kethsi.
Examine																				A book found on Kethsi.
Options
Backpack																				Read, Destroy
Values
Value																				1 coin
Alchemy																				Not alchemisable
On death																				Always kept outside dangerous area
Weight																				1.5 kg
Advanced data
Item ID																				21804
Links																				MRID • recipe

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Dathana's message is a book found in the underground area of Kethsi. Dathana was an ancient mage on Kethsi, part of the Mage Conclave. The message chronicles the events that occurred as the Dragonkin destroyed the conclave. The book mentions individuals such as Etheron and places such as Mount Firewake. It explains how to create bolts and arrows out of bane ore, and shows where to find the Tune bane ore scroll.

The book can be stored in POH's bookcase.

Book info

Dathana's message
Author				Dathana
Quest				Ritual of the Mahjarrat
Readable
Bookcase
Description				A book telling of the destruction of a civilization on the plane of Kethsi.

Transcript

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My name is Dathana. I may now be the last member of the Mage Conclave of Kethsi. I tell this story in the hope that it may help others who come under threat from the terrible force that is the dragonkin.

In the late summer of the Year of Babbootang, Elder Mage Etheron returned to Kethsi from a six-year expedition to the outer planes.

As Etheron passed through the worldgate, we beheld a beautiful sight. Behind him floated a great stone, patterned as if it were a great terratoise shell. 'Good tidings, my friends,' said Etheron. 'I bring with me an artefact so powerful, it shall bring great prosperity to our people.'

The stone was taken to the Mage Conclave at Mount Firewake. The first few months were a wondrous time for all Kethsians. We managed to use the great stone to work many spells. Spells to make our crops more bountiful; spells to restore our cities to the height of their splendour; spells to drive back our enemies.

Our people were happy for a time, but trouble was not far behind. A strange and vicious race appeared from the east and began to attack our settlements there. Survivors of the attacks reported a race of reptilian creatures that called themselves the dragonkin.

So, we set in motion a plan to use the power of the great stone to vanquish this new enemy. The fifty-two Grand High Mages of the Conclave stood surrounding the fortress of the enemy and began the casting of a spell that would show the multiverse the might of Kethsi.

Things did not go as desired. Enraged dragonkin flew from their fortress as the great spell was cast, but they did not crumble and die as expected, and instead grew in anger and strength. We found ourselves under attack and running for our lives. Only nine of the Conclave survived.

More attempts were made to combat the dragonkin, but it became apparent that every time we used the great stone, the dragonkin grew more powerful, more enraged, more violent. Our foremost philosophers noted that the dragonkin only appeared on Kethsi after Etheron had brought the great stone here, and we had made use of it. They posited that, perhaps, they were some sort of defence mechanism, to bar the unworthy from using the stone's power.

We have now stopped using the stone, but I fear it is too late; the dragonkin are now incredibly powerful, and they continue to decimate our cities.

The Conclave headquarters were destroyed two months ago, and I have retreated here to the Isle of Sann. I fear it is only a matter of time before all life on this world is eradicated.

We have one final hope - a weapon crafted from a material from the outer planes. Banite ore can be used to smith a unique metal, which can be magically 'tuned' to especially harmful to certain creatures. We then use a tempered anvil located here on the Isle of Sann to turn it into arrows and bolts.

We turned these arrows against the dragonkin, and, for the first time, managed to kill some, but the ore is rare and our supplies run low. Hedrick and Felli left Kethsi in search of more, but they may not return soon enough.

If so, our fate is sealed; but, if by some miracle someone finds this book, perhaps there is hope for other worlds to learn from our folly and survive the rage of the dragonkin. There should be a Tune Banite Ore scroll in this room to teach the necessary spell. Cast it on parts of certain deceased creatures to tune the banite ore against those creatures. Whether you can find a source of banite ore or one of the special anvils used to create bane bolts and arrows is another matter. May the spirits of Kethsi guide you.

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• update 14 September 2011 (Update):
  • Added to game.