Yeah, I got an upcoming Lit Assignment, so I'll be cranking out a short story real soon. It'll be quite interesting and will involve the origins of the Sandmen.

I am slightly offended that Death held no relevance to your tale!

OOC: Holy moly. When I asked for some backstory, I was thinking a couple of sentences. Wow; this works a little better, I'd say.

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"Well." Conyr spoke up. All eyes turned to him.

"I thank you, um... er-"

"Hakyi."

"Right. Hakyi. Thank you for bringing me here. I probably wouldn't be alive if you had not found me."

Conyr turned back to Jern and Alihes.

"I think, for now, I will trust you, whatever you are."

Jern looked affronted. "Just the embodiment of all logipriests, is all."

"Yes, but how do I know?" Conyr snapped impatiently.

"Listen, I am as lost as you, Conyr." Alihes intervened. "In fact, I don't know why I should trust this spirit coin either. It simply guided me here. So the choice is yours. Come with us, or go your own way."

Conyr was silent for a moment. He looked at Hakyi, and noticed the man's pupils were elongated like a cat's, and tinged yellow like a hawk's. For some reason, it reminded him of the jungle pigs in his jungle home.

"Alright." Conyr pronounced each word slowly, carefully. "I will go with you, and embark on this voyage. However, I'd like to make a request. If it is fine with Hakyi, I would like him to come with us."

Hakyi's magnificent eyes glazed over; his face became unreadable. Conyr thought he saw anger and guilt intermingled in them. A strange combination. Then, Hakyi nodded. Conyr smiled, pleased.

"Well, that settles it." He turned to the spirit and Alihes. "What's the plan?"

//OOC: Wow, Sandromin, how did you have patience to write all that? Just kidding, but it's very good stuff. But now, I guess, we should find certain points where my and Sandromin's story intersect...

How about this: Archnectomancer was not created entirely by Fate; instead, he was one of the Life Wardens that Fate took to corrupt and taint for her own purposes. Firstly he worked with his nation, but under the combined strength of the other four they had to flee Praecantaria. I can't think of anything else right now, though.

@Thanatos: Well, the Dark Arcanum is filled with spells, as Xavier wrote once. Archnecromancer, I think, would not really need them, for he knew them already, didn't he? And, actually, here is what we could potentially do: The book was written by Fate, and then it was guarded by the Five. Then Fate created Archnecromancer (Praecantarians would call him and his followed Deathlords), and she ordered him to steal the book, which, upon Fate's corruption, became what it is now - the Dark Arcanum. I don't know about you, but it actually makes sense to me...

Also, how are you going to act now that Ignatus accepted Thanatos' proposal? //End of OOC\\

//OOC: Yeah, I have read the first part of the second bomb, and it says pretty much the same thing I've been thinking of. Although my story mentioned the fact that Life Wardens were Mir. I don't know if Mir and Second are the same in your vision, however.

You also mention that Fate gave the Dark Arcanum to AN after his transformation. I don't believe that exact origins of the book matter much for the present of Dustia, but if they are such as written in my records, the history of Praecantaria and its effects on the world would seem more plausible to me. I think I mentioned my reasons in a previous post, and I hope they are clear enough. //End of OOC\\

//OOC: Then Life Wardens should not be Second; they were merely one of the five nations of Mir that lived on Praecantaria.

P.S. And I hope for you, Sandromin, to clarify this: what is wrong with my theory of the book's creation? Please take no offense, and it might be just me, but I feel like you are almost eager to disprove it... Forgive my question, but why? //End of OOC\\

//OOC: Hmm, I see your point, Sandromin. My argument for the magic sources, however, was the point that these sources were scattered around the world, and certainly Praecantaria was not the only spot that gave magical powers to the newborns.

Anyways, I'm entirely open for the book to influence many nations on Dustia. The only thing I'm asking for in order to lay proper foundations for my history is that prior to the event where the book falls into AN's hands and sets all other events in motion, the Arcanum resided on Praecantaria and reflected Fate's corruption. Afterwards, when the book is stolen from the continent, I wash my hands, and everyone is free to involve the book as they wish.

The events regarding the book prior to AN's possession of it, as I see it, don't matter much to the overall history, but, frankly, they would mean much to the history of Praecantaria in my vision. Please, I'm just trying to add a little more backstory before the moment you believe to be the book's origin. I hope it wouldn't be too hard to fulfill this only request I have regarding the Dark Arcanum. //End of OOC\\

//OOC: A quick question: does (or did) AN have any followers, or is he acting all by himself?

@Xavier: Tough choice, honestly... I'd say Nexhawk is True Neutral, because his motives are kinda unknown, as well as his allegiances. He doesn't seem to act for anyone's benefit except that of his people. Also, my character's attitude towards Fate is not even clear to myself, so I guess you might not be alone... We'll see about that, I guess. //End of OOC\\

No followers; he's a necromancer, so all his followers are dead that are risen. If you read the second lore bomb a little more carefully, you'd know that I alluded to your Deathlords; he resurrected several kings as his dark minions.