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| - I am Faathim, called Faathim the Kind. You are beings of great power, both potent in might and dedicated to protection of the defenseless. I have watched your battles, and I have watched your triumphs, and I have come to think that you may be the ones who can stop a great destruction. The Madness that broke the world is gaining power beyond imagining, and may soon break the world once more. Or worse. Go now, and fall upon the armies of the Rularuu. Destroy all of them within the three caverns I have located for you, and then return to me. I greet you as Faathim, called Faathim the Kind.
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| - After you rescued him from the Rularuu, a Nemesis soldier told you his story:
'We were working for Lord Nemesis on one of his great plans. Something about some crazy god-like thing up in a big sky-fortress that Lord Nemesis wanted to control. But then, these two people came. They looked like those heroes, Sister Psyche and Malaise, but they called themselves Praetorians. Next thing we know, they'd used some kind of mental powers on us, and we did anything they said. Even fought against Lord Nemesis.'
'Then we were fighting the Rularuu, and they took some of us. I'm lucky to still be alive.'
I'll go quietly to jail. I haven't got any fight left in me.
- You found these words engraven upon monuments around the Storm Palace. The ancient script shifted before your eyes to a language you could understand. It read:
'And then Kindness entered the Storm Palace to give warning,
- You found these words engraven upon monuments around the Storm Palace. The ancient script shifted before your eyes to a language you could understand. It read:
'And Lanaru rose again into the air,
- This piece of carved stone is some kind of key. Though the language on it is alien to you, you can feel primal emotions of fury locked within it.
- And Kindness retreated then in horror,
- And Lanaru broke the world in his madness,
- And Lanaru felt Rularuu retreat from him,
- And Lanaru felt the anger in him grow,
- And Lanaru would not forgive his resurrection,
- And Rularuu raged with powerless anger,
- And as executioner he did work his rage,
- And every day his mind broke further,
- And in his madness he found greater power,
- And madness broke his mind upon its wrack,
- And the air itself he charged with storms,
- And there he forged himself a great palace,
- For Lanaru's mind was itself clouded with anger.'
- For it feared the growing insanity of his soul.'
- For now Lanaru saw method to halt their master.'
- For pride would not let him stay a slave.'
- For reason was only a shadow in Lanaru's mind.'
- For slavery to Rularuu was no life to him.'
- You found these words engraven upon monuments around the Storm Palace. The ancient script shifted before your eyes to a language you could understand. It read:
'And Lanaru stoked the fires of his madness,
- You found these words engraven upon monuments around the Storm Palace. The ancient script shifted before your eyes to a language you could understand. It read:
'And Lanaru toiled in slavery to his master,
- You've found that the Keystones that together create the key of Destruction have been taken, apparently by the mysterious Malta Group.
- This piece of carved stone is some kind of key. Though the language on it is alien to you, you can feel agonizedd torment locked within it.
- This piece of carved stone is some kind of key. Though the language on it is alien to you, you can feel absolute malice locked within it.
- You found these words engraven upon monuments around the Storm Palace. The ancient script shifted before your eyes to a language you could understand. It read:
'The hatred roiled through his fevered thoughts,
- You found these words engraven upon monuments around the Storm Palace. the ancient script shifted before your eyes to a language you could understand. It read:
'And he rose up into the air,
- This piece of carved stone is some kind of key. Though the language on it is alien to you, you can feel unrelenting anger locked within it.
- And he cast down the Iron Fist of Rularuu when he came,
- This piece of carved stone is some kind of key. Though the language on it is alien to you, you can feel unreasoning hatred locked within it.
- You would be the ones working as Task Force now, right? I knew you were coming. I was told in a dream by the being called Faathim the Kind that you would be coming, and that I should help you. Faathim explained what was at stake.
From what you saw, it looks like the Circle of Thorns used the Malta group to take two of these 'keys', by possessing one or more of their scientists. Now we just need to find this last key, but I think I have good news. Peter Stemitz just called to tell me that he felt the Circle preparing some great ritual deep in Oranbega. And Dr. Cheng has confirmed the location, so I think it's a good bet. I'll give you the location. Good luck.
Sometimes even I get surprised by the things I forsee or the entities that seek me out. I believe that this Faathim you're working with may not be telling the full truth. If the power of Rularuu is as great as I fear, then Faathim may be hiding hust how dangerous this situation actually is.
But I can not imagine why.
- And Kindness said that Rularuu would re-assert control,
- You found these words engraven upon monuments around the Storm Palace. The ancient script shifted before your eyes to a language you could understand. It read:
And Lanaru felt Rularuu's purpose wander,
- This piece of carved stone is some kind of key. Though the language on it is alien to you, you can feel a strong desire for destruction locked within it.
- I saw everything in a vision, but was too late to help. Peter, Dr. Cheng, and Cadao Kestrel have all reported a great and evil power now growing in one of the old cemetaries outside the city. I think this is where the Circle plans on activating the Key of Madness. If it is as I fear, they will attempt to use it as a bridge to draw a great and terrible power to Earth, then bind it for their own use. The city has set up an emergency force-field to contain the threat, but unless they are stopped, it could be the end of the world.
To foil the Circle's plot, you will need to activate the keystones before they can, and destroy the great demon Baphomet that they have summoned to battle and entrap this terrible power. I wish you the best of luck.
I remember back when you all first started. To think that the fate of the world now rests on your shoulders. You have all made this city so proud. I thank you.
- For Lanaru would gain might with each failed attack.'
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