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		⚫	{{creative-work \|title = The Dark Path \|type = essay \|author = Xorus Kul'shin \|author-displayed = Lord [[Xorus Kul'shin]] \|date = 2015-01-02}}
⚫	'''Note: This essay should not be interpreted as ''fully'' accurate, and was never intended to be by the in-character author regardless. It treats a subject that is older than the modern lore of GemStone IV.'''

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	<i>"The author of the text was believed to be the Xorus Kul'shin, the ecclesiastical iron fist of a dark elven [[Ur-Daemon]] cult that has hidden deep below the [[Southron Wastes]] for many years. These cultists believe they are 'divine reincarnations who are enlightened upon rebirth to the untold horrors beyond the veil.' The story was clearly influenced by their theology, and the true purpose behind it remains unknown.		<i>"The author of the text was believed to be the Xorus Kul'shin, the ecclesiastical iron fist of a dark elven [[Ur-Daemon]] cult that has hidden deep below the [[Southron Wastes]] for many years. These cultists believe they are 'divine reincarnations who are enlightened upon rebirth to the untold horrors beyond the veil.' The story was clearly influenced by their theology, and the true purpose behind it remains unknown.
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	Xorus was making the assumption that the original [[Darkstone Castle (saved post)\|Claedesbrim Castle]] was part of the Etrevion storyline, which is reasonable, but for which there is no [[Darkstone Castle#Behind the Scenes\|strong evidence]] in the absence of logs. It is more likely that the castle belonged to the kingdom Kestrel conquered, perhaps the northern edge of Saralis, and its haunted state was the result of the "[[The Legend of the Necropolis of Etrevion\|sorcerous intervention]]" used to pull victory from the jaws of defeat. His interpretation of the Black Sands is mostly speculation. The language of the essay was stilted and verbose on purpose. The author was trying to spread dark magic to humans so they would destroy themselves. While it uses an interpretation of Kestrel serving a Dragonlord, it is much more likely that Kestrel was serving Lorgalis under the auspices of the [[The Iron Wind\|Cult of the Sea Drake]]. Bandur would have pledged himself through Kadaena's [[Black Hel\|daughter]], perhaps even becoming Lorgalis' proxy on the marches of Saralis. - Xorus' player)</i>		Xorus was making the assumption that the original [[Darkstone Castle (saved post)\|Claedesbrim Castle]] was part of the Etrevion storyline, which is reasonable, but for which there is no [[Darkstone Castle#Behind the Scenes\|strong evidence]] in the absence of logs. It is more likely that the castle belonged to the kingdom Kestrel conquered, perhaps the northern edge of Saralis, and its haunted state was the result of the "[[The Legend of the Necropolis of Etrevion\|sorcerous intervention]]" used to pull victory from the jaws of defeat. His interpretation of the Black Sands is mostly speculation. The language of the essay was stilted and verbose on purpose. The author was trying to spread dark magic to humans so they would destroy themselves. While it uses an interpretation of Kestrel serving a Dragonlord, it is much more likely that Kestrel was serving Lorgalis under the auspices of the [[The Iron Wind\|Cult of the Sea Drake]]. Bandur would have pledged himself through Kadaena's [[Black Hel\|daughter]], perhaps even becoming Lorgalis' proxy on the marches of Saralis. - Xorus' player)</i>
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	<i>(OOC: This was first written in 2002, and slightly tweaked over time. It is only here for posterity. The information on the GS Wiki is more accurate, without any cross-mingling of archaic lore. The essay was never completely de-ICE'd because some details cannot be translated. [[Kadaena]], [[Dragonlord\|Ulya Shek]], [[Lorgalis]], [[Kharuugh]], and the [[Wars of Dominion]] are not part of Elanthian history. However, Eorgina was given Kadaena's role in history, so the core idea really reduces to the theological claim that the Dark Gods were the product of "ascension" or experiments with creating non-corporeal entities out of dark essence. This aspect was treated vaguely enough to be compatible with both [[Shadow World\|timelines]] in a later [[The Broken Lands and ki-lin\|lecture]] about [[Uthex Kathiasas\|Uthex]].		<i>(OOC: This was first written in 2002, and slightly tweaked over time. It is only here for posterity. The information on the GS Wiki is more accurate, without any cross-mingling of archaic lore. The essay was never completely de-ICE'd because some details cannot be translated. [[Kadaena]], [[Dragonlord\|Ulya Shek]], [[Lorgalis]], [[Kharuugh]], and the [[Wars of Dominion]] are not part of Elanthian history. However, Eorgina was given Kadaena's role in history, so the core idea really reduces to the theological claim that the Dark Gods were the product of "ascension" or experiments with creating non-corporeal entities out of dark essence. This aspect was treated vaguely enough to be compatible with both [[Shadow World\|timelines]] in a later [[The Broken Lands and ki-lin\|lecture]] about [[Uthex Kathiasas\|Uthex]].

	Xorus was making the assumption that the original [[Darkstone Castle (saved post)\|Claedesbrim Castle]] was part of the Etrevion storyline, which is reasonable, but for which there is no [[Darkstone Castle#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|strong evidence]] in the absence of logs. It is more likely that the castle belonged to the kingdom Kestrel conquered, perhaps the northern edge of Saralis, and its haunted state was the result of the "[[The Legend of the Necropolis of Etrevion\|sorcerous intervention]]" used to pull victory from the jaws of defeat. His interpretation of the Black Sands is mostly speculation. The language of the essay was stilted and verbose on purpose. The author was trying to spread dark magic to humans so they would destroy themselves. While it uses an interpretation of Kestrel serving a Dragonlord, it is much more likely that Kestrel was serving Lorgalis under the auspices of the [[The Iron Wind\|Cult of the Sea Drake]]. Bandur would have pledged himself through Kadaena's [[Black Hel\|daughter]], perhaps even becoming Lorgalis' proxy on the marches of Saralis. - Xorus' player)</i>		Xorus was making the assumption that the original [[Darkstone Castle (saved post)\|Claedesbrim Castle]] was part of the Etrevion storyline, which is reasonable, but for which there is no [[Darkstone Castle#Behind the Scenes\|strong evidence]] in the absence of logs. It is more likely that the castle belonged to the kingdom Kestrel conquered, perhaps the northern edge of Saralis, and its haunted state was the result of the "[[The Legend of the Necropolis of Etrevion\|sorcerous intervention]]" used to pull victory from the jaws of defeat. His interpretation of the Black Sands is mostly speculation. The language of the essay was stilted and verbose on purpose. The author was trying to spread dark magic to humans so they would destroy themselves. While it uses an interpretation of Kestrel serving a Dragonlord, it is much more likely that Kestrel was serving Lorgalis under the auspices of the [[The Iron Wind\|Cult of the Sea Drake]]. Bandur would have pledged himself through Kadaena's [[Black Hel\|daughter]], perhaps even becoming Lorgalis' proxy on the marches of Saralis. - Xorus' player)</i>

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	==Contributor's Note:==		==Contributor's Note:==
	<i>(OOC: This was first written in 2002, and slightly tweaked over time. It was never completely de-ICE'd, some details cannot be translated. [[Kadaena]], Ulya Shek, [[Lorgalis]], [[Kharuugh]], and the [[Wars of Dominion]] are not part of Elanthian history. However, Eorgina was given Kadaena's role in history, so the core idea really reduces to the theological claim that the Dark Gods were the product of "ascension" or experiments with creating non-corporeal entities out of dark essence. I ~~will~~ ~~make~~ ~~purely~~ ~~"modern"~~ ~~versions~~ ~~with the same premise in the future, which will~~ be ~~much~~ ~~shorter~~ ~~without~~ ~~any~~ ~~archaic~~ ~~terminology. It will most likely be~~ a ~~"spoken"~~ ~~lecture~~ ~~form~~ ~~for Bandur~~ and an ~~essay~~ ~~for~~ ~~the Broken Lands~~.		<i>(OOC: This was first written in 2002, and slightly tweaked over time. It is only here for posterity. The information on the GS Wiki is more accurate, without any cross-mingling of archaic lore. The essay was never completely de-ICE'd because some details cannot be translated. [[Kadaena]], [[Dragonlord\|Ulya Shek]], [[Lorgalis]], [[Kharuugh]], and the [[Wars of Dominion]] are not part of Elanthian history. However, Eorgina was given Kadaena's role in history, so the core idea really reduces to the theological claim that the Dark Gods were the product of "ascension" or experiments with creating non-corporeal entities out of dark essence. This aspect was treated vaguely enough to be compatible with both [[Shadow World\|timelines]] in a later [[The Broken Lands and ki-lin\|lecture]] about [[Uthex Kathiasas\|Uthex]].

	Xorus was making the assumption that the original [[Darkstone Castle (saved post)\|Claedesbrim Castle]] was part of the Etrevion storyline, which is reasonable, but for which there is no strong evidence in the absence of logs. His interpretation of the Black Sands is mostly speculation. The language of the essay was stilted and verbose on purpose, ~~the~~ author was trying to spread dark magic to humans so they would destroy themselves. While it uses an interpretation of Kestrel serving a Dragonlord, it is more likely that Kestrel was serving Lorgalis under the auspices of the [[The Iron Wind\|Cult of the Sea Drake]]. Bandur would have pledged himself through Kadaena's daughter, ~~possibly~~ becoming Lorgalis' proxy on the marches of Saralis. - Xorus' player)</i>		Xorus was making the assumption that the original [[Darkstone Castle (saved post)\|Claedesbrim Castle]] was part of the Etrevion storyline, which is reasonable, but for which there is no [[Darkstone Castle#Behind The Scenes\|strong evidence]] in the absence of logs. It is more likely that the castle belonged to the kingdom Kestrel conquered, perhaps the northern edge of Saralis, and its haunted state was the result of the "[[The Legend of the Necropolis of Etrevion\|sorcerous intervention]]" used to pull victory from the jaws of defeat. His interpretation of the Black Sands is mostly speculation. The language of the essay was stilted and verbose on purpose. The author was trying to spread dark magic to humans so they would destroy themselves. While it uses an interpretation of Kestrel serving a Dragonlord, it is much more likely that Kestrel was serving Lorgalis under the auspices of the [[The Iron Wind\|Cult of the Sea Drake]]. Bandur would have pledged himself through Kadaena's [[Black Hel\|daughter]], perhaps even becoming Lorgalis' proxy on the marches of Saralis. - Xorus' player)</i>

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	<i>(OOC: This was first written in 2002, slightly tweaked over time. It is ~~not~~ completely de-ICE'd. [[Kadaena]], Ulya Shek, [[Lorgalis]], [[Kharuugh]], and the [[Wars of Dominion]] are not part of Elanthian history. Eorgina was given Kadaena's role in history~~, however~~, so the idea really reduces to the theological claim that the Dark Gods were the product of "ascension" or experiments with creating non-corporeal entities out of dark essence. ~~At some point,~~ I will make purely "modern" versions with the same premise, which will be much shorter without any archaic ~~words~~. It will ~~probably~~ be a "spoken" lecture form for Bandur, and an essay for the Broken Lands.		<i>(OOC: This was first written in 2002, and slightly tweaked over time. It was never completely de-ICE'd, some details cannot be translated. [[Kadaena]], Ulya Shek, [[Lorgalis]], [[Kharuugh]], and the [[Wars of Dominion]] are not part of Elanthian history. However, Eorgina was given Kadaena's role in history, so the core idea really reduces to the theological claim that the Dark Gods were the product of "ascension" or experiments with creating non-corporeal entities out of dark essence. I will make purely "modern" versions with the same premise in the future, which will be much shorter without any archaic terminology. It will most likely be a "spoken" lecture form for Bandur and an essay for the Broken Lands.

	Xorus was making the assumption that the original [[Darkstone Castle (saved post)\|Claedesbrim Castle]] was part of the Etrevion storyline, which is reasonable, but for which there is no strong evidence in the absence of logs. His interpretation of the Black Sands is mostly speculation. The language was stilted and verbose on purpose, the ~~context~~ was trying to spread dark magic to humans so they would destroy themselves. ~~This~~ ~~was~~ ~~long~~ ~~before~~ ~~[[Cross~~ ~~Into~~ ~~Shadows]],~~ a ~~purely~~ ~~serendipitous~~ ~~use~~ of ~~"Shadow".~~ ~~Needless~~ to ~~say,~~ ~~Xorus~~ ~~was~~ a ~~"shadow~~ in the ~~background",~~ so to ~~speak~~, ~~and~~ he ~~was~~ ~~most~~ ~~pleased~~ ~~with~~ ~~[[Althedeus]]~~. - Xorus' player)</i>		Xorus was making the assumption that the original [[Darkstone Castle (saved post)\|Claedesbrim Castle]] was part of the Etrevion storyline, which is reasonable, but for which there is no strong evidence in the absence of logs. His interpretation of the Black Sands is mostly speculation. The language of the essay was stilted and verbose on purpose, the author was trying to spread dark magic to humans so they would destroy themselves. While it uses an interpretation of Kestrel serving a Dragonlord, it is more likely that Kestrel was serving Lorgalis under the auspices of the [[The Iron Wind\|Cult of the Sea Drake]]. Bandur would have pledged himself through Kadaena's daughter, possibly becoming Lorgalis' proxy on the marches of Saralis. - Xorus' player)</i>

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	When we travel to "the Broken Lands" today, we find more than the workshop of Uthex and the still lingering members of The Dark Path. Some time ago these hooded figures visited the necropolis, in fact, changing the prayer to "Shadow bind my soul." There is a Sheruvian monastery that was founded by refugees of the Estrion incident, and a much older dark shrine in homage of Marlu. Locals assumed this meant it was the surface of [[Lornon]], which is wrong for many reasons. Regardless, one might argue that the shrine itself was an elaborate forgery at the expense of Uthex. It would have been a warren for slumbering [[vruul]] sepulchres, which would only have inspired the idea. The old legends of the demonic lord say that he often breaks into ancient ruins looking for relics, with a special affinity for the Vruul.		When we travel to "the Broken Lands" today, we find more than the workshop of Uthex and the still lingering members of The Dark Path. Some time ago these hooded figures visited the necropolis, in fact, changing the prayer to "Shadow bind my soul." There is a Sheruvian monastery that was founded by refugees of the Estrion incident, and a much older dark shrine in homage of Marlu. Locals assumed this meant it was the surface of [[Lornon]], which is wrong for many reasons. Regardless, one might argue that the shrine itself was an elaborate forgery at the expense of Uthex. It would have been a warren for slumbering [[Vruul family creatures\|vruul]] sepulchres, which would only have inspired the idea. The old legends of the demonic lord say that he often breaks into ancient ruins looking for relics, with a special affinity for the Vruul.

	At the top of the colossal staircase, the entrance to the Dark Shrine read:		At the top of the colossal staircase, the entrance to the Dark Shrine read:
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	The gate was sealed with powerful runes of warding to prevent transfer off the plane, and they arranged to have a monastery hidden within the site so that martial monks of Kai would guard against anyone seeking entrance. These plans were ill-conceived. The texts they did not destroy were enough to corrupt the monks over the years. Perhaps it was that the monks of Kai were also seduced by members of the Dark Path. They would have masqueraded as a kindred religion, seeking to aid in the protection of the gate from evil. In any event, they studied texts of necromancy Uthex had kept in the Dark Shrine. They performed the very rare Ritual of Black Eternity, thus removing their own hearts. It is one of the very oldest black arts, few necromancers even know it exists. Some would say it is impossibly old. If it fails to work, the consequences can be severe, to say the least. Of course, those monks still guard their portal, after a fashion. Monastic liches are exquisitely rare, especially if born of that high method.		The gate was sealed with powerful runes of warding to prevent transfer off the plane, and they arranged to have a monastery hidden within the site so that martial monks of Kai would guard against anyone seeking entrance. These plans were ill-conceived. The texts they did not destroy were enough to corrupt the monks over the years. Perhaps it was that the monks of Kai were also seduced by members of the Dark Path. They would have masqueraded as a kindred religion, seeking to aid in the protection of the gate from evil. In any event, they studied texts of necromancy Uthex had kept in the Dark Shrine. They performed the very rare Ritual of Black Eternity, thus removing their own hearts. It is one of the very oldest black arts, few necromancers even know it exists. Some would say it is impossibly old. If it fails to work, the consequences can be severe, to say the least. Of course, those monks still guard their portal, after a fashion. Monastic liches are exquisitely rare, especially if born of that high method.


	==XI. The Siege of Darkstone==		==XI. The Siege of Darkstone==

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	==I. Archaic Theology==		==I. Archaic Theology==

	The theological absurdity of race has long been pierced by even the youngest children without the least effort. The [[Drakes]] were dragons, but not mere dragons. The Ur-Daemon were [[~~demons~~]], but not merely demons. The dragons are the descendants of the [[dragons]], but why are they not mightier than the gods? Is it possible for them to fly upon wings to the moons and banish them? And the First Daemons? Dread lords of darkness have been fled from upon ethereal planes of existence, ruling over vast, bizarre realms with a malice that is cruel beyond hate. And yet, whatever meddling has been done with the veil over the many centuries, no conjurer has yet to find such a thing as "the race of Ur-Daemon." It is, in fact, extraordinarily difficult to forge a gate so stable that a single greater entity will be able to traverse to our realm without being stranded, as the tear will collapse under the immensity of their power.		The theological absurdity of race has long been pierced by even the youngest children without the least effort. The [[Drakes]] were dragons, but not mere dragons. The Ur-Daemon were [[demon]]s, but not merely demons. The dragons are the descendants of the [[dragons]], but why are they not mightier than the gods? Is it possible for them to fly upon wings to the moons and banish them? And the First Daemons? Dread lords of darkness have been fled from upon ethereal planes of existence, ruling over vast, bizarre realms with a malice that is cruel beyond hate. And yet, whatever meddling has been done with the veil over the many centuries, no conjurer has yet to find such a thing as "the race of Ur-Daemon." It is, in fact, extraordinarily difficult to forge a gate so stable that a single greater entity will be able to traverse to our realm without being stranded, as the tear will collapse under the immensity of their power.

	Those powers whom we call "gods" are deities in the most arcane sense of the word. Conscious manifestations of the Essaence, their avatars are power given physical form. Worshippers channel upon their auras from great distances at will, and they, too, channel the power of others. Where a lesser entity will cast spells with crafted languages which resonate their own aura upon the [[flows of essence]], a deity merely wills the same effect upon reality. And as the flows of essence themselves only manipulate our material world by originating in other planes of existence with incompatible laws of nature, the "race" of gods who stay near the moons undoubtedly first wandered there from beyond over untold eons.		Those powers whom we call "gods" are deities in the most arcane sense of the word. Conscious manifestations of the Essaence, their avatars are power given physical form. Worshippers channel upon their auras from great distances at will, and they, too, channel the power of others. Where a lesser entity will cast spells with crafted languages which resonate their own aura upon the [[flows of essence]], a deity merely wills the same effect upon reality. And as the flows of essence themselves only manipulate our material world by originating in other planes of existence with incompatible laws of nature, the "race" of gods who stay near the moons undoubtedly first wandered there from beyond over untold eons.

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	The theological absurdity of race has long been pierced by even the youngest children without the least effort. The [[Drakes]] were dragons, but not mere dragons. The Ur-Daemon were [[demons]], but not merely demons. The dragons are the descendants of the [[dragons]], but why are they not mightier than the gods? Is it possible for them to fly upon wings to the moons and banish them? And the First Daemons? Dread lords of darkness have been fled from upon ethereal planes of existence, ruling over vast, bizarre realms with a malice that is cruel beyond hate. And yet, whatever meddling has been done with the veil over the many centuries, no conjurer has yet to find such a thing as "the race of Ur-Daemon." It is, in fact, extraordinarily difficult to forge a gate so stable that a single greater entity will be able to traverse to our realm without being stranded, as the tear will collapse under the immensity of their power.		The theological absurdity of race has long been pierced by even the youngest children without the least effort. The [[Drakes]] were dragons, but not mere dragons. The Ur-Daemon were [[demons]], but not merely demons. The dragons are the descendants of the [[dragons]], but why are they not mightier than the gods? Is it possible for them to fly upon wings to the moons and banish them? And the First Daemons? Dread lords of darkness have been fled from upon ethereal planes of existence, ruling over vast, bizarre realms with a malice that is cruel beyond hate. And yet, whatever meddling has been done with the veil over the many centuries, no conjurer has yet to find such a thing as "the race of Ur-Daemon." It is, in fact, extraordinarily difficult to forge a gate so stable that a single greater entity will be able to traverse to our realm without being stranded, as the tear will collapse under the immensity of their power.

	Those powers whom we call "gods" are deities in the most arcane sense of the word. Conscious manifestations of the Essaence, their avatars are power given physical form. Worshippers channel upon their auras from great distances at will, and they, too, channel the power of others. Where a lesser entity will cast spells with crafted languages which resonate their own aura upon the flows of essence, a deity merely wills the same effect upon reality. And as the flows of essence themselves only manipulate our material world by originating in other planes of existence with incompatible laws of nature, the "race" of gods who stay near the moons undoubtedly first wandered there from beyond over untold eons.		Those powers whom we call "gods" are deities in the most arcane sense of the word. Conscious manifestations of the Essaence, their avatars are power given physical form. Worshippers channel upon their auras from great distances at will, and they, too, channel the power of others. Where a lesser entity will cast spells with crafted languages which resonate their own aura upon the [[flows of essence]], a deity merely wills the same effect upon reality. And as the flows of essence themselves only manipulate our material world by originating in other planes of existence with incompatible laws of nature, the "race" of gods who stay near the moons undoubtedly first wandered there from beyond over untold eons.

	There is no essential difference between "dark gods" and the greatest demonic. While this might sound like the highest blasphemy, those who wield the black arts know it must be true. The cosmogonic premise that these gods are a race, that they spawn only of themselves, is useless for understanding the more subtle features of esoteric knowledge. There have been ascensions from our corporeal form to the deity mode of wielding power, and avatars have been struck down by the most powerful mages. Sever the mage from his body, and his spirit has no intrinsic might at all. It is in this context of transcendence and incorporation that we make sense of archaic theologies regarding "the servants of the Shadow."		There is no essential difference between "dark gods" and the greatest demonic. While this might sound like the highest blasphemy, those who wield the black arts know it must be true. The cosmogonic premise that these gods are a race, that they spawn only of themselves, is useless for understanding the more subtle features of esoteric knowledge. There have been ascensions from our corporeal form to the deity mode of wielding power, and avatars have been struck down by the most powerful mages. Sever the mage from his body, and his spirit has no intrinsic might at all. It is in this context of transcendence and incorporation that we make sense of archaic theologies regarding "the servants of the Shadow."

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