Chrysalis

Did anyone ever fight an ancient and live to tell the tale? As with all things that occurred during the Rending, it can be very difficult to find reputable sources. Though the Legion had not yet grown to be the global initiative that is has become today, our predecessors did come into contact with the monsters and attempted to battle them. Amidst our oldest tomes, written in the hand of the founders themselves, there are precious few details of what transpired. We can only assume that more complete documents were created, but either they are lost or are kept from the hands of lower ranked Loremasters such as myself.

From what I've been able to piece together, none of these confrontations went particularly well for the Legion forces. Lists of those who fell in battle are extensive. I can only imagine what it must have been like for those brave souls, seeking to bring down the horrific beasts that dwarfed any other threat that had spewed forth from the Dungeon in those years. The ancients caused untold devastation on the surface, millions of souls were lost. To kill even one of them would have been a triumph. Alas, it was not to be. Though thousands were sacrificed, none of the nineteen were defeated. Now, thousands of years later, how much stronger could they have become?

• Excerpt from the notes of Alberton, Loremaster of the Liria chapter.

Hunting has gotten harder out here on the plains as the kaarmodo continue to push forward into our territory. I'm gradually seeing more and more of the lizards, each with their own attendants, roaming over the plains, watching the borders and confronting every ant, although it's mostly me, who gets anywhere near them.

MY RAGE CONTINUES TO BUILD!

But I'm managing to contain it, for now. To be honest, I'm impressed at myself, I really thought I would have cracked by now. But no! I hold strong in the face of this cold-blooded provocation. Keen to see if we can find any trace of the traitor, I lead my little group in a criss-cross pattern over the plains and down into the tunnels, seeking any sign of the slithering sneak. Sadly, it's all to no avail. That damn worm is a freakin' expert when it comes to hiding and sliding out of the way. I was almost ready to give up hope until we had something of a breakthrough.

"I think I sense something," Brilliant says out of nowhere.

We're currently snooping about in the tunnels beneath the plains, hoping to avoid the patrolling kaarmodo and get our noses a little deeper into their territory. The heat is as oppressive as always but thanks to our efforts the tunnels are less populated than they were in the past.

"What have you got?" I ask.

swivel through the air and she shifts her body from side to side. "I feel like it keeps trying

are you

keeps shifting. I feel like there's an area of space that's been… compressed in some way. What's odd is that I'm sensing earth mana more strongly

has left behind?" I ask,

still staring at the roof overhead. "I'm going to head up there

area. Keep an

few moments, I sigh and climb up the wall myself. It's a

legs and claws straining, I climb up alongside Brilliant and start shearing away the stone with my

in here?" I

That's it! Keep going,

the shifting directions, I keep digging away at the stone until finally I notice a change in

and with one more chomp I feel

it!" Brilliant declares excitedly, and before

"How in the heck…"

your

sudden I find myself in a narrow tunnel, barely large enough to fit my head in it. Too small for a monster of my size, the opening in the stone vanishes into the darkness

worm!" I declare