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The Obsidian Eye is the sorcerer who founded the [[Obsidian Empire]]. Little it known of him, not even his original name. He was an orphan in a small village on the [[River Meino]], near [[Rhun]], where he stole the book known as [[Lamentation of the Fall]], although he could not read it at the time. He had a talent for conjuring and shaping magic, and used it to aid farmers and travelers in the village.<ref name="BotA-page-2">[[ | The Obsidian Eye is the sorcerer who founded the [[Obsidian Empire]]. Little it known of him, not even his original name. He was an orphan in a small village on the [[River Meino]], near [[Rhun]], where he stole the book known as [[Lamentation of the Fall]], although he could not read it at the time. He had a talent for conjuring and shaping magic, and used it to aid farmers and travelers in the village.<ref name="BotA-page-2">[[The Sword of Midras]], page 2.</ref> | ||
After he stole the book, he crossed the [[Vaughban Mountains]] into the [[Grunvald]] plain, eventually finding the first of the [[Shard Fall]]s. Over time, he mastered this new magick, and others with the gift came to apprentice to him, eventually growing into the [[Obsidian Cabal]].<ref name="BotA-page-2"></ref> | After he stole the book, he crossed the [[Vaughban Mountains]] into the [[Grunvald]] plain, eventually finding the first of the [[Shard Fall]]s. Over time, he mastered this new magick, and others with the gift came to apprentice to him, eventually growing into the [[Obsidian Cabal]].<ref name="BotA-page-2"></ref> | ||
From his chamber below the fortress of [[Desolis]], he used the [[Destiny Pool]] to foretell a prophecy, which he believes meant the world was in chaos, and Obsidian order should return it to order.<ref name="BotA-page-3">[[ | From his chamber below the fortress of [[Desolis]], he used the [[Destiny Pool]] to foretell a prophecy, which he believes meant the world was in chaos, and Obsidian order should return it to order.<ref name="BotA-page-3">[[The Sword of Midras]], page 3.</ref> | ||
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| text=The world is fallen; fallen into chaos.<br>Men reached up in anger and shattered the sky.<br>Its blackness falls to earth like a rain of dark glass;<br>The ordered customs and rows of society are shattered.<br>All men stumble<br>in the blinding light of a blood red dawn.<br>Sightless who will not see.<br>Deaf to the truth they will not hear.<br>Mewing and wailing of and for themselves.<br>They kill with discordant and untamed shouts<br>The melodic order of their better selves.<br>Yet from the Obsidian’s fall shall arise<br>Seen only by the ordered Eye<br>The blade which shall render order in their midst;<br>Silence the voices who screech outside the ordered tune;<br>Darken the eyes of unwelcome vision;<br>And bring one vision, one voice, one song<br>To a world reborn in perfect twilight.<br>Supreme and ordered once more in its flawlessness.<br>Of one thought and purpose born and died.<br>Until only the night remains. | | text=The world is fallen; fallen into chaos.<br>Men reached up in anger and shattered the sky.<br>Its blackness falls to earth like a rain of dark glass;<br>The ordered customs and rows of society are shattered.<br>All men stumble<br>in the blinding light of a blood red dawn.<br>Sightless who will not see.<br>Deaf to the truth they will not hear.<br>Mewing and wailing of and for themselves.<br>They kill with discordant and untamed shouts<br>The melodic order of their better selves.<br>Yet from the Obsidian’s fall shall arise<br>Seen only by the ordered Eye<br>The blade which shall render order in their midst;<br>Silence the voices who screech outside the ordered tune;<br>Darken the eyes of unwelcome vision;<br>And bring one vision, one voice, one song<br>To a world reborn in perfect twilight.<br>Supreme and ordered once more in its flawlessness.<br>Of one thought and purpose born and died.<br>Until only the night remains. | ||
| book=The Sword of Midras | | book=The Sword of Midras | ||
}}<ref name="BotA-pages-4-5">[[ | }}<ref name="BotA-pages-4-5">[[The Sword of Midras]], pages 4-5.</ref> | ||
===References=== | ===References=== | ||
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Revision as of 16:14, 27 March 2023
Template:Under Construction Template:SpoilerTemplate:Infobox NPC The Obsidian Eye is the sorcerer who founded the Obsidian Empire. Little it known of him, not even his original name. He was an orphan in a small village on the River Meino, near Rhun, where he stole the book known as Lamentation of the Fall, although he could not read it at the time. He had a talent for conjuring and shaping magic, and used it to aid farmers and travelers in the village.[1]
After he stole the book, he crossed the Vaughban Mountains into the Grunvald plain, eventually finding the first of the Shard Falls. Over time, he mastered this new magick, and others with the gift came to apprentice to him, eventually growing into the Obsidian Cabal.[1]
From his chamber below the fortress of Desolis, he used the Destiny Pool to foretell a prophecy, which he believes meant the world was in chaos, and Obsidian order should return it to order.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Sword of Midras, page 2.
- ↑ The Sword of Midras, page 3.
- ↑ The Sword of Midras, pages 4-5.