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hoping again that when they woke up, things would have improved.
Unfortunately, most of the young Sartan on Arianus died in that sleep. (I
think it is likely that these mysterious deaths were due to the practice of
necromancy on Abarrach, for so it is written that when one life is restored
untimely another dies untimely. This is speculation, however. Hopefully, my
theory will never be proved!)
Pryan
The Sartan on Pryan lived in the citadels with the mensch whom they had
brought to this world. The Sartan ran the star chambers, which were designed
to work with the Kicksey-winsey to beam energy to the other worlds. The Sartan
were endeavoring to make the star chambers work, and were also trying to
control the mensch, whose numbers were rapidly increasing.
Cooped up in the citadels, the mensch races began to fight among themselves.
The Sartan, considering the mensch as annoying as quarrelsome children,
treated them as such. Instead of working with the mensch to negotiate their
problems, the Sartan created "nursemaids." Thus were born the tytans fearsome
giants who were meant to operate the star chambers (should they ever start
functioning!) and serve as nannies to the mensch. Acting out of fear and blind
prejudice, the Sartan made matters worse instead of better. The tytans proved
too powerful a creation; they turned on their creators.
How or why the Sartan on Pryan came into contact with the higher power is open
to conjecture. On his visit to Pryan, Haplo entered one of the citadels and
there discovered a room that he describes as an almost exact replica of the
Seventh Gate. I can only assume that the Sartan on Pryan constructed what
might be called a miniature Seventh Gate, perhaps in the hope of
reestablishing communication with their brethren on other worlds or even in a
desperate attempt to reopen Death's Gate.
The Sartan on Pryan claimed that they were forced by this higher power to
leave the citadels. I think it more likely that they found it easier to flee
their problems than to seek solutions. They laid the blame conveniently on the
higher power, rather than on where it belonged on themselves.
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Abarrach
As for the Sartan on Abarrach, their situation was the most desperate of all.
The mensch they had brought to Abarrach had almost all died due to the
poisonous atmosphere. The Sartan were faced with the knowledge that unless
help came soon, they were doomed as well. It was a group of Sartan on Abarrach
who, seeking to regain contact with their lost brethren, stumbled on to the
Seventh Gate.
The Sartan knew they had found a tremendous source of power, but having lost
much of their ability to perform Sartan magic they had no idea what it was
they had discovered. These Sartan came closest of all who had gone before to
understanding the higher power. But their own evil brought about by greed for
power, exacerbated by the heinous practice of necromancy proved their
downfall. Violence entered the sacred chamber and all within were destroyed.
Appalled, terrified, the Sartan who survived inscribed runes of warding on
what was now called the Chamber of the Damned. No one dared enter it, and
eventually, all knowledge of the location of the Seventh Gate was lost.
The Labyrinth
The Labyrinth had become a prison house of horrors. According to Orlah, Samah
had intended that the Sartan serve as wardens of this prison, monitoring it as
well as their prisoners' progress toward rehabilitation. When the Sartan lost
control of their own lives, they could not hope to control the Labyrinth. The
dark magic of the Labyrinth fed off the Sartan's hatred and fear. It turned
deadly. And from the Labyrinth, born of hatred, came Lord Xar.
XAR, LORD OF THE NEXUS
The history of Xar's early life is unknown, but certainly it must have been
similar to the countless histories of those Patryns who were born in that
dreadful prison. Xar is different in that he was the first Patryn [1] to
escape the Labyrinth, to fight his way out through the Final Gate. He was the
first Patryn to see the Nexus.
To give Xar credit, he worked unselfishly, often in dire peril of his own
life, to save his fellow Patryns from the Labyrinth. It is no wonder that, to
this day, the lord's memory is still honored among them.
Xar's ambition was his downfall. He was not content to lead his people, but on
discovering that four worlds existed, sought to rule them as well. He learned
how to open Death's Gate not completely, only a crack. But this was enough. He
was able to enter, and this brought about catastrophic change. Xar's rise to
power caused the Wave to shift out of balance.
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hoping again that when they woke up, things would have improved.
Unfortunately, most of the young Sartan on Arianus died in that sleep. (I
think it is likely that these mysterious deaths were due to the practice of
necromancy on Abarrach, for so it is written that when one life is restored
untimely another dies untimely. This is speculation, however. Hopefully, my
theory will never be proved!)
Pryan
The Sartan on Pryan lived in the citadels with the mensch whom they had
brought to this world. The Sartan ran the star chambers, which were designed
to work with the Kicksey-winsey to beam energy to the other worlds. The Sartan
were endeavoring to make the star chambers work, and were also trying to
control the mensch, whose numbers were rapidly increasing.
Cooped up in the citadels, the mensch races began to fight among themselves.
The Sartan, considering the mensch as annoying as quarrelsome children,
treated them as such. Instead of working with the mensch to negotiate their
problems, the Sartan created "nursemaids." Thus were born the tytans fearsome
giants who were meant to operate the star chambers (should they ever start
functioning!) and serve as nannies to the mensch. Acting out of fear and blind
prejudice, the Sartan made matters worse instead of better. The tytans proved
too powerful a creation; they turned on their creators.
How or why the Sartan on Pryan came into contact with the higher power is open
to conjecture. On his visit to Pryan, Haplo entered one of the citadels and
there discovered a room that he describes as an almost exact replica of the
Seventh Gate. I can only assume that the Sartan on Pryan constructed what
might be called a miniature Seventh Gate, perhaps in the hope of
reestablishing communication with their brethren on other worlds or even in a
desperate attempt to reopen Death's Gate.
The Sartan on Pryan claimed that they were forced by this higher power to
leave the citadels. I think it more likely that they found it easier to flee
their problems than to seek solutions. They laid the blame conveniently on the
higher power, rather than on where it belonged on themselves.
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Abarrach
As for the Sartan on Abarrach, their situation was the most desperate of all.
The mensch they had brought to Abarrach had almost all died due to the
poisonous atmosphere. The Sartan were faced with the knowledge that unless
help came soon, they were doomed as well. It was a group of Sartan on Abarrach
who, seeking to regain contact with their lost brethren, stumbled on to the
Seventh Gate.
The Sartan knew they had found a tremendous source of power, but having lost
much of their ability to perform Sartan magic they had no idea what it was
they had discovered. These Sartan came closest of all who had gone before to
understanding the higher power. But their own evil brought about by greed for
power, exacerbated by the heinous practice of necromancy proved their
downfall. Violence entered the sacred chamber and all within were destroyed.
Appalled, terrified, the Sartan who survived inscribed runes of warding on
what was now called the Chamber of the Damned. No one dared enter it, and
eventually, all knowledge of the location of the Seventh Gate was lost.
The Labyrinth
The Labyrinth had become a prison house of horrors. According to Orlah, Samah
had intended that the Sartan serve as wardens of this prison, monitoring it as
well as their prisoners' progress toward rehabilitation. When the Sartan lost
control of their own lives, they could not hope to control the Labyrinth. The
dark magic of the Labyrinth fed off the Sartan's hatred and fear. It turned
deadly. And from the Labyrinth, born of hatred, came Lord Xar.
XAR, LORD OF THE NEXUS
The history of Xar's early life is unknown, but certainly it must have been
similar to the countless histories of those Patryns who were born in that
dreadful prison. Xar is different in that he was the first Patryn [1] to
escape the Labyrinth, to fight his way out through the Final Gate. He was the
first Patryn to see the Nexus.
To give Xar credit, he worked unselfishly, often in dire peril of his own
life, to save his fellow Patryns from the Labyrinth. It is no wonder that, to
this day, the lord's memory is still honored among them.
Xar's ambition was his downfall. He was not content to lead his people, but on
discovering that four worlds existed, sought to rule them as well. He learned
how to open Death's Gate not completely, only a crack. But this was enough. He
was able to enter, and this brought about catastrophic change. Xar's rise to
power caused the Wave to shift out of balance.
Death's Gate opened. The first Patryn, Haplo, left the Nexus, entered Arianus. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]