A Scroll from The Archives of Ämetatilelël - Scroll #739466
Letter found among the belongings of a late adventurer, Raven of Nakkum
[[ Mentions - Queen Violette of Vitriol, “Demon Shout” The Grave Wand held by Queen Violette of Vitriol, Amaranthines]]
I know not how long I have left, but the wand compels me to leave this for you, dear adventurer.
It is not uncommon for holders of this wand to have visions from the mind of the witch demon. You may have such broken visions of her memories yourself. The one before me kept meticulous notes of every vision they had, looking for clues to find some of her other possessions. They believed that holding all of them would let them connect to the witch’s spirit like never before.
I, on the other hand, concerned myself only with some of them.
The ones that portend great terrors for the Realm. The ones that haunt me. This one in particular.
~o~
The Wand leads me back to the ruins. It’s been a long day. I sink onto the ground where my Tower stood tall not a few nights ago.
They were right. In the end, I failed. I failed them. I failed myself. I failed my destiny.
How could I have let this happen? How did I not see it coming? What did I miss?
The familiar feeling of bitter vitriol washes over me.
No. I haven’t failed entirely. Not yet. I may not have seen them coming, but the fools only took down the Façade. They didn’t find anything important. They didn’t take anything True.