At last our ways cross. I know much of the Paths and Portals, of the ancient Gates. If you have the will and wit, you too could walk the hidden paths.
- Tell me about Travelers.
For some fifty years the people of Aerynth have known the boon of travel by the Runegates. If you would learn their secrets, first read ye this, a letter written by the first Magus who unlocked their mysteries:
"To Vespar the Erudite, Master Magus, Librarian in Chief of the Camelian Order, Mellissar Chapterhouse, in the Fifty-Sixth Year since the Turning:
"Venerable Magister, I send thee greetings.
As you had ordered of me, I have spent the last two years researching the mysterious, rune-inscribed stone platforms that have so long interested our order. After many long journeys and much discussion with sources both informed and uninformed, I have finally been able to answer some of the questions you put to me at the beginning of my errand, and more answers will be forthcoming within the next few months. I regret that I am unable to bring this news to you in person, but I trust you shall forgive my absence when I tell you that I am writing from the Tower of Ondiphel, in the Kingdom of Sorwenfells, thought lost since the Turning!
"Herein lies the first answer to the riddle of the platforms: under the proper conditions, their potent magical auras create a gateway, a conduit between any two of them. Remarkably, these gates are still functional even in the wake of the Turning and the subsequent sundering of the World. I have discovered how these ancient artifacts can be used to travel between the fragments of our sundered World! I have made one journey so far: soon I shall attempt others. Whether or not the other fragments remain habitable or hospitable remains to be seen. Indeed, folk here refer to the pylons as 'Runegates. The Magi and Scholars here at Ondiphel speculate that perhaps the platforms were originally built as conjuring devices, designed to allow communication or travel to other universes, beyond the Void. Evidence is scant, and conflicting theories abound. have been able to answer another question, however, and I believe you will be quite satisfied tolearn of my discovery. Strong evidence now contradicts Magister Trumbo's theory that the Runegates were built by the Elves in the Age of Twilight. I have found an ancient Elvish tome in here in Ondiphel's library that dates from early in the Age of Twilight, well before the rising of the Dragon. Even in those Elder Days, the Runegates, which they called 'Star Circles,' were held in awe by the Elves, who also called them ancient, and seem to have been as baffled by them as we are. Whatever ancient race of force is responsible for their construction, it was not the Elves. I think you have won your long argument with Trumbo at last.
"I have managed to learn much more about the Runegates, and fear that I cannot relay all my discoveries to you in this letter (I also do not know how many eyes shall see it before yours do, old friend). As soon as I have trained an acceptable courier, I shall send more messages to you. It is my intention to found a new Order of Magecraft, the Travelers, who shall work to unlock the secrets of the Runegates, and act as ferrymen between worlds. Activation of a Runegate is a difficult task, requiring tremendous concentration and a complicated ritual. Every Runegate, it seems, can open a conduit to several different destinations. Most only open to a single preferred destination, but some can be re-aligned using strange, ancient devices of adamant, called Vinammar by those who know their secrets. They are as ancient as the gates themselves, and the secret of their manufacture has never been discovered. When properly configured, a Vinammar acts like an eldritch key, opening the Runegates. Some keys will only function with specific gates, while others seem to be able to shift any gate to a specific destination. The pattern of gates and destinations is highly complex, and so far I have discerned little, if anything, of the overall system. An ancient tome here at Ondiphel that talks much of the Gates refers to a great Map of the "Silver Pathways,' which has, alas, been lost since. Whether this map describes the Runegate conduits or something else entirely cannot be answered until this ancient relic can be found again.
"I have one more secret to reveal, my master. There has been great speculation as to the origins and nature of the Aracoix, the mysterious Birdmen who have only come to light since the Turning. I can now say with certainty that they hail from another World entirely, and came to our own through the Runegates. It was from Nevond, a Scout of the Aracoix, that Ilearned the ritual for aligning the Vinammar and opening the Runegates. Thanks to him, the Order of Travelers will become a reality. We must be careful to be very protective of this knowledge, for with it comes a great responsibility, The potential for trade between lands long separated by the Turning is enormous, but the Aracoix have given me dire warnings that Runegate travel can be perilous. Some of the Worlds that lie beyond, they claim, have been corrupted by Chaos or Darkness, and thus the Gates to them would serve only as conduits of invasion, as in the War of the Scourge so long ago. Nevond also told me that the Aracoix came to our World as refugees, not explorers, fleeing something that they will not name. Also, he hinted that the great stone platfroms may have other powers, and that the gates are but the least of their uses. Runegates are not to be trifled with, and the Travelers must always strive for the responsible use of these magical wonders.
"In time, I shall learn even more secrets to tell you.! hope this letter finds you well, old friend. Keep the watch for me, for soon I hope to return to you with a mind full of wonders. Wish me well!
"Your humble servant and devoted Apprentice,
"Angillior the Blue, Adeptus Major of the Carnelian Order"
Did Angillor succeed in founding his order of Travelers? He did indeed. For decades we brought the sundered fragments of Aerynth together, reuniting long lost kin and enabling trade. Alas, those days ended in the Great Distress, when the forces of Chaos tried to use the power of the Gates to destroy all. Now the Runegates still allow travel across a single fragment, but the roads between frgaments are barred -- at least for the present. We hunt tirelessly for any hint of lore or spells that can restore the Spirit pathways and bridge the gaps between the worlds again!
- How do I become a Traveler?
Would you take up our cause? Do but a single service for our order, and you shall be inithiated. There is an ill-favored Magus, Knellican the Black, who has flaunted the will of the Conclave and stolen many texts. Knellican lurks still in enchanted woods, combing through the ruins of experiments he himself betrayed to doom. Some say that they hope to draw some awful Power into our world through a Runegate! Stop either of them, and all the secrets of Travelling we have gathered will be yours to learn.
- Train discipline: Traveler
- Done
ようやく、わたしたちの道が交差した。わたしは、往古から存在する複数の空間門に付属している、空間道と空間口について、よく知っている。おまえに意思と知恵があるならば、おまえも隠れた諸道を歩けるであろう。
トラヴェラーについて話してください。
どうすればトラヴェラーになれますか。
わたしたちの大義を引き受けてくれないか。わたしたちの団体に対する一つだけの奉仕で、おまえは参入することになる。悪待遇の智者である黒術者クネリカンがおり、かれは、結社の意向を無視して多くの文書を盗んだ。
クネリカンは、現在でも付呪された森に潜んでおり、かれじしんが裏切りで破滅させた、諸実験の跡地を漁っている。クネリカンたちが、ルーン門をとおして、凄まじい力をわたしたちの世界へ引き込もうとしていると、言う者がいる。どちらかの場所でクネリカンを止めろ。そうすれば、わたしたちが集めた、トラヴェリング術における諸秘奥の全部を、おまえのものとして学べるだろう。
分野の訓練を行う：トラヴェラー
終了
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用語一覧
く：空間口（Portal）、空間道（Path）、空間門（Gate）、クネリカン［黒術者］（Knellican the Black）
け：結社（Conclave）
ち：智者（Magus）
と：トラヴェラー（Traveler）、トラヴェリング術（Travelling）
る：ルーン門（Runegate）
