About the Art, Part 2nd.

-=- Mysterious Letter. -=-


Dear Journal,

Regarding the meeting with statue maker, 'Pious' ... i was contacted - someone sent me a note.


Then after few days i've met a woman who told me that Pious wants me to do small favour.

... i've accepted, got Urn of Ashes which i had to bring to tower in Mintas Rhelgor, upper parts.

Woman spared us - me, monk named Nathelin and a mage Salin Ashald V - a lot of walking and hardships and opened portal to Mintas Rhelgor.

We found tower and delivered the Urn ... fighting shady types on our way through.


On uppermost level we did find Pious himself, i gave him Urn and chatted for a while.

... he confirmed my suspicion that his Statue's meaning is to be nice at daylight and protecting during nighttime.

Placard near statue was changed as well.


... i've admitted that i also try to be artist, having fine paints ... and Pious said his wish to see my paints someday ... he's looking forward to it.


We explored rest of Mintas Rhelgor, fought cultists and more shady types, stopping their suspicious ritual, not sure of what it was to do.

Then we've took Magickal Bridge, Portal to deliver us home.

-- Yours, Chea Allin, Art's Admirer.

-=- New Placard to Statue in Peltarch's Commons. -=-

About the Art, Dear Journal.

-=- Chea, Statue's Admirer. -=-


Dear Journal,

... Vandals kept destroying sundial in center of Peltarch's Commons.

Now someone named S. Pious sponsored a beautiful statue to stand there ... i hope it won't be destroyed.

There are works of Arts that look differently, depending on how one looks.

This statue's face looks warm and nice in daylight, and sinister during nighttime.

... Verika said it could be unintentional effect, but i so doubt it ... such Art pieces are not made by mistake.

... i've admired statue for a while and cast detect magic spell ... it is not enchanted by magick, it is enchanted by dilligent work of Artist who made it.


'Art is slightly magical ... the subtler Art the better'.


Looking at plaque, learned sponsor's name: 'S. Pious'.

... would sponsor ... if i find him or her lead me to Artist, statue's maker?

... i've tried my search in Triad's Temple ... donated 200 gp and told that i look for statue's artist and sponsor.

They gladly took donation and told me they'll contact me in few days' time.

... one of questions i have for maker ... is it this art's message that its nice and caring during day, and sinister to evil creatures of the night.

... for Art speaks, conveys messages, has it's meanings.

-- Yours, Chea Allin, Art's admirer.

Plaque.

At the Triad's Temple.

About Demons & Devils, About the Blood War.

Dear Journal,

... i was hesistant to write or even think about Demons, Devils & the Blood War they wage across the countless Planes, for Souls, for Feelings, for Minds, for Lives, for Energies ... often causing bystander casaulties & tragedies on the mass scale.




A Succubus Demon.


Demons are Chaotic Evil Outer-Planar creatures of the Abyss & related Planes of Existence.

They are also called Fiends.

They spread fear, tortures, terror & panic, they feed on chaos resulting & the beings' misery & torment.

They feed on Souls & Sins as well.

Examples of significiant Demons are Succubi, Vrocks & Baalors.




An Erinyes Devil.


Devils on the other hand are Lawful Evil Outer-Planars, of the Baator Hell & related Planes of Existence.

They are also called Baatezu.

They seek to enslave & dominate, to enforce their laws, to torture mortals ... they also feed on the suffering resulting from that, as well as on Souls & Sins.

Erinyes, Kyton, Pit Fiend are examples of more significiant Devils.

First contact with Evil Outsiders happens in Mind, it's when it's either fought, summoned, bound or banished. When i have to battle them, i use Protection Mantra & Wisdom Mantra first - so i can - under Protection of Enlightened Energies - learn the Wisdom of how to defeat them ... then i make a Wish to execute what i learn later.

After an initial Mind-contact, duel falls on the Speech & Body levels, more of the battle, rites or service follows externally as well.

Problem is - the more one knows about Evil Outsiders, the more power they have over one as well ... it's a mutual danger escalating, Mind is polluted with presence of related ideas as well, there's more of ego's stiff ideas to defeat.

There are also spells to summon, weaken, bind, kill, or banish the Evil Outsiders.

They cannot enter the mortal planes unless invited or summoned, so they seek that opportunity actively, offering power or other privileges - or scaring into submission.

When an Outsider is killed on the one of the Material Planes, it's spirit returns to Outer Planes, only killing them at their home plane destroys them forever. It's very difficult task, often not as simple as slaying powerful Outsider, often the way is far more complex - other factors have to be considered as well.

Evil Outsiders often use other evil creature servitors or undead as well, more significiant ones are very intelligent at that, using infiltration, illusions & deceptions as well as the Politics.

it's argued that these are not real living beings, that they do not have Mind, that they do not have their own Souls as well - but personally, i do not know if it's so simple or completely true.

-- Yours, Chea Allin, a Witch, a Seeker of Enlightened Energies, an Adventuress,
a Cerulean Star 2nd as well.

P.S. My Master Attentus was for years tortured by a Vrock Demon - he defeated it with power of Compassion & Patience eventually.

P.S.S. Patience is important when fighting Evil Outsiders - not all of Wisdom is revealed instantly, after speaking Wisdom Mantra. Compassion, Honesty & Truth also help in countering Evil Powers & Influence.




A Vrock Demon.

About Bane (Anheim's Tale).

i understood that Bane is Lord not only of Tyranny & Power, but also of Fear.

i'll try to fight that aspect of Bane, focusing on other parts of it's 'Portfolio'.

what if i am pressed too much into that? i'll try to repair damage i am forced to cause in full once i understand how... or if neccessary - i'll suicide.

anything to Protect my Cause.

-- Anheim.

About Minotaurs.

Dear Journal,

What i can tell about Minotaurs?

Very little, for i never dared this lair to the deepest end... it's so long a trip that my energy is spent before i reach this point.

Other than in this maze, they are scarce.

They are rare and unique creatures, that wield melee weapons... but perhaps not only.

Are there holy cows among such? Perhaps yes... If yes, then we do not wish to kill them.

I guess each of them has their unique fighting style, but being so rare it would make sense for them to be able to intelligently handle numbers of weaker opponents.

-- Yours, Chea Allin, creature lore investigator.

About Attentus.

Dear Journal, it was a while since i learned understood tragic tale of my teacher, Attentus. I'll try to relay few words about his beginnings.

He was trained under his Master, Versutus in a tower near Waterdeep.

Fiveteen years of tutelage, with no memory of his parents, for it was cleared by his Master who wished for no interference from the past. Versutus only mentioned that if not him, Attentus would be simple farmer.

First ten years were dull and lonely, mostly laboratory keeping, lessons with books and solving puzzles in solitude of the tower under his harsh Master.

Last five were more interresting, for it was then when spellcasting lessons started, and interraction with other students (under different Masters) began. They were preparing for a test, that would prove them fully qualified and entitled 'Magi', of their Masters Order. He remembers fondly that time...


'... We were spending almost all of our time together, playing, competing, learning, preparing for a test. It's first time i met friends, and first semblance of love...

... I remember our games of Creativity and Art (as he calls Magic), times such as when we played unresponsible games with charm spells, or other dazes. It's nothing worth advising for, it's too easy to get someone dear hurt...

... Other time we sat by fire at night and showed off cantrips, i won that time. Faces in the fire, appearing, showing different emotions, often similar to the people of the viewer's past. Simple mind trick and enchanting illusions that affect feelings...'


When he passed test, Attentus kept in contact with his Master, but left for Narfell in search of clues about Ancient Empire that was there long ago, and it's lost Magics. He was 'young, stupid and ambitious like this', he says. Attentus found and lost friends and first love there, but that's tale for another time, dear Journal.

-- Yours, Chea Allin.