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Exile in the Vastari - Chapter Four: Up From the Depths
Exile in the Vastari - Chapter Four: Up From the Depths
From the journals of Raphael of Gannetgul, recorded during his time in exile.
“I have been exploring the Mines of Myst for what feels like hours; however, no evidence can be found of any living dwarves. Merely the odd pick or shovel is all that remains of their race beneath the granite peaks of the Myst Range. The still darkness of these dusky corridors seemed to be a welcomed change from the unyielding desert sun. That is until I just barely avoided becoming the next victim for a haunter of these depths. While crossing what seemed to be a bottomless chasm, a great set of spindly legs groped up from the dark pit and eight blood red eyes glowed hungrily as the beast lunged. I narrowly dodged the beast’s venomous fangs as I dove the remaining distance to solid ground. Looking behind me, I saw the great horror silhouetted in the flickering light of my torch. A great six-legged abomination. A creature born in the darkest depths of the earth. I turned and ran through the darkness, battering my legs as I traveled ever deeper into the mines.
I couldn’t help but wonder as I ran through the cave if that beast was a creature of nature, or something much more sinister in origin. The dwarves do not worship the Seven Divines, they have their own beliefs centered around the twin concepts of creation and destruction. Ruled over by two powerful beings, a great forge smith and an equally great destroyer. I have herd tale of the minions of the destroyer… abyssal terrors spawned from a hellish pit of blackness and unyielding despair. Perhaps there is more to the pagan beliefs of the dwarves than I once thought.
Anora preserve me, I am a pilgrim in a bleak and dangerous land.”
For the entire story, click here... www.flickr.com/photos/10211834@N07/sets/72157635218437758...
For more information on the Vastari Desert, or to follow Raphael's progress... Click this link... www.flickr.com/photos/10211834@N07/9508632581/
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Exile in the Vastari - Chapter Four: Up From the Depths
Exile in the Vastari - Chapter Four: Up From the Depths
From the journals of Raphael of Gannetgul, recorded during his time in exile.
“I have been exploring the Mines of Myst for what feels like hours; however, no evidence can be found of any living dwarves. Merely the odd pick or shovel is all that remains of their race beneath the granite peaks of the Myst Range. The still darkness of these dusky corridors seemed to be a welcomed change from the unyielding desert sun. That is until I just barely avoided becoming the next victim for a haunter of these depths. While crossing what seemed to be a bottomless chasm, a great set of spindly legs groped up from the dark pit and eight blood red eyes glowed hungrily as the beast lunged. I narrowly dodged the beast’s venomous fangs as I dove the remaining distance to solid ground. Looking behind me, I saw the great horror silhouetted in the flickering light of my torch. A great six-legged abomination. A creature born in the darkest depths of the earth. I turned and ran through the darkness, battering my legs as I traveled ever deeper into the mines.
I couldn’t help but wonder as I ran through the cave if that beast was a creature of nature, or something much more sinister in origin. The dwarves do not worship the Seven Divines, they have their own beliefs centered around the twin concepts of creation and destruction. Ruled over by two powerful beings, a great forge smith and an equally great destroyer. I have herd tale of the minions of the destroyer… abyssal terrors spawned from a hellish pit of blackness and unyielding despair. Perhaps there is more to the pagan beliefs of the dwarves than I once thought.
Anora preserve me, I am a pilgrim in a bleak and dangerous land.”
For the entire story, click here... www.flickr.com/photos/10211834@N07/sets/72157635218437758...
For more information on the Vastari Desert, or to follow Raphael's progress... Click this link... www.flickr.com/photos/10211834@N07/9508632581/
Comments and feedback are always welcome!