Dark Musings

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Title: Dark Musings

Author: Lord Rune Artisem

I so do love the moonlit night. So peaceful and yet so full of mystery it is. I let loose a smile towards the sky before entering my laboratory. I had so much work to do. My plans for the facet of Trammel had been delayed by the ordeal with the one called Monric. And although I had been freed by the Society, that did not solve all of the problems that Monric had caused for me. That damnable man had completely destroyed my secret facility that lay beneath Skara Brae Trammel. And in losing that facility, so did I loose the tools that I so desperately needed to bring about the end of Trammel. But no matter. That route was nothing more than a quick one. And the quickest routes are often not the safest ones to travel.

But this was still unacceptable. The utter destruction of Trammel would have enabled me to force all of the spirits of that facet into the Well of Souls that lay within the dark city of Caina... And that was what I desired more than anything...

It was then that I recalled a meeting I had with a few of the dogs of Light... This took place only a few hours after I had been freed from Monric's clutches... And what a fool I was for not seeing the opportunity right then and there...

During my absence, Lady Lynne Darkthorne had brought to the Society a drow by the name of Shaharasai... This one had an apparent dislike of the pathetic hamlet of Wilmeth, and had gone on a spree of butchering many of the wandering healers within that town...

Of course this enraged the rats that dwelt there. I was summoned by Shaharasai to the little hamlet... And a horde of festering vermin was there to greet me. Mayor Thorin of Yew, that silly fool Huma Dragonbane, the wench Analeiza, and several others that were owed daggers in their backs. They bickered and preached their Virtues as they always had in the past and issued their warnings to keep my brethen under control. This was nothing new. I soon grew tired of listening to the endless rambling of Analeiza and departed the town of Wilmeth... The drow is still conducting his slaughtering of the wandering healers of Wilmeth much to my own personal amusement...

But the thought had now occurred to myself... The city of Wilmeth had become the embodiment of all that is pure and good within Sosaria... If I could bring Darkness to Wilmeth much as I did with Skara Brae... Then I would have a most useful tool within my hands...

This would require much research and work, however... The spell that had been used to bind the minds and souls of the citizens of Skara Brae could not be used again... I would have to find some other means in dealing with this... But until then we must increase the slaying of the healers in Wilmeth...

The more death that occurs there then the better it will be for the Society... And I must consult with Lady Lynne Darkthorne on all this at once...

Lynne Darkthorne... Fate can be so strange sometimes... I met this woman during my early days in the service of the Lich Lord... Long before I took the path of becoming a lich... And always I had great respect for her as she was a necromancer of the utmost greatness. But yet... I have found myself thinking about her a great deal since I was freed from Monric's crystal prison... And the thinking I have done leads me to believe that I, Rune Artisem, have developed.... feelings... that I dare not name...

I then snapped my fingers and my Arcane Maiden appeared to my side. I looked over the dear lass and let out a small grin. My Vailanna had not given me any problems as of late, and this I was glad for. Perhaps now she was as she should be. Mine...

"Vailanna... I need you to go and locate Lady Darkthorne for me at once..." I said.

"As you wish mi'lord... Shall I bring the Lady a message as to what your summons are for?" she replied.

"Tell Lady Darkthorne that I require to speak with her on both business and personal matters..." I slowly answered.

Vailanna looked at me curiously and then nodded. She soon disappeared into the night to deliver my message. I glanced back towards the moon through a window in my tower. So very peaceful and so full of mystery it was...

I then let loose a sigh and returned to my thoughts...

So much to do...