Vanderbilt Slain

Back in those days, it was known to everyone that two warriors of Mirith had defected to Lancaster. They found Lancaster's favour. Their Golden Fleece, which was given by the Twins, attracted Lancaster very much.

On this day, the two and Vanderbilt, commander of the Mercenary Army, entrenched themselves in a new small keep near the Andris Bridge. They had an infirm woman in captivity. The keep was isolated, and it meant to be a chance that would not come twice to rescue her, the heir of Elara, Serene.

Vanderbilt was slain by the two warriors, and Serene was taken under the royal's care.

• My Time in Andris - Tuck
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• The heir of Elara - REDMAN (Written in Japanese)

A REAL ERENES.

Adventurers encountered mass troops of Lizardmen and Mercenaries at Gohoran. They found a note left at a cottage in the village, and the note said; They keep coming. I'm tired of running. A REAL ERENES. Find me.

• Plea for help - failure - Alimilw
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• A REAL ERENES - REDMAN (Written in Japanese)

The vision of Arlis again

Adventurers had a vision of Arlis who was frightened by a voice of invisible Ayara Rita. Carrying the Golden Box, Arlis went looking for a victim that Ayara demmanded.

• Septet pour une infante defunte - REDMAN (Written in Japanese)

Dragon Heart

(Date unknown: at the time, a man called Trephias, an inhabitant of Port Gast, had his Dragon Heart stolen, and it fell into the hand of Andris. Dragon Heart looked like a ruby. Rumours told that it would dispel magical effects. The ruby was retrieved later, and entrusted to Beleth.)

• Roman has his voice back - myhero
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The "Golden Box", the "Keeper of Souls"

An announcement by Seiglinde told a story of the Golden Box which Seth recalled.

Summary:
Time immemorial, there were The King and The Queen. When The Queen was assassinated The King called upon mages all over the world to get his dearest wife back to life again. A specialized assemblage of mages came upon his call, and one of their High Priests detected that the soul of The Queen was still around in the castle. The Priest casted a spell not to lose her soul away. The other mages were capable to make the Golden Box which was able to keep human souls in itself until the soul could meet with a suitable body. The King announced the people that he asked for someone who would sacrifice herself to his wife. He never thought of the consequence where should be some people who were covetous to possess the Golden Box.

It brought on wars for the possession of Golden Box. The Golden Box contained souls which were in hope of return to this world someday.

• The "Golden Box", the "Keeper of Souls" - Sieglinde
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The Golden Box, and visions

(At the time, Beleth acted strange in his attitude after his recieving the Blood Rune for study. Rumours said that he had been possessed by the Blood Rune.)

Seth told adventurers the location of Golden Box which was needed for saving Zexe. In a cave where Seth indicated, they saw visions of Arlis and Ayara Rita from Nelthylin. A scene showed the moment when the two just found a Golden Box. And it led to a flash where Arlis killed Ayara giving a scream of delight in the excitement.

• Pavane pour une infante defunte - REDMAN (Written in Japanese)

Oracle Gellansha of Mhara

One day in Mirith, Senator Morgans spoke about a prophecy by a seeress who had been a resident seeress of Mhara for a long time. The prophecy said something about powerfull Moon Curio, and people had to research what was it telling about.

Adventurers went to the island of Mhara, and met Gellansha the seeress. Gellansha put adventurers an ordeal, they got through it, and at last she began to tell the prophecy...

Fire and flame, it's charred and lapsed...
A single dew, it's serene and sheer...
Passing through the dark where she crawled, to the ridge where it fell down...
In her sweaty palms, swell of the fear to the darkness...
One child lives out, and the other dies...　
The little hand resurges, the power is renewed.

(Annotation: This paragraph is not what Gellansha literally said. I retranslated Japanese version.)

• Mhara Mission
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Found Magic Rune covered with blood

Nafets asked for people to research Blood Dagger. As it seemed the Blood Dagger had been found in Aborek in the first place, the adventurers headed for the ruins to start with.

Aborek showed them extraordinary spectacles; a corpse of Red Dragon, a Forest Dragon killed by a Black Dragon, murdered Centaurs, slained Black Dragon, and a powerful mage in ethereal form trying to create a Blood Dagger..

They burst through the visions, then found a chest that contained a Magic Rune covered with blood.

Adventurers left the Blood Rune with Nafets. In his point of view, to know how to make it should as well tell how to break it. Nafets went to Beleth to benefit from his expertise.

• Running Hell - REDMAN (Written in Japanese)
• Deep in Aborek
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Ghost of Zexe, and the Blood Dagger

In the middle of Zexe's funeral ceremony at the cemetery of Mirith, Zexe himself appeared as a ghost screaming in pain; (Zexe): THE DAGGEEEEEEEER. The ceremony was discontinued. Returning to the castle, Beleth found an ancient book saying that all the souls contained inside the Blood Dagger are destroyed with its own destruction. The King demanded the dagger to save Zexe. Officials of Mirith decided to go to Seth for help.

• Burial of a Hero - Amalphus Vei
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• The funeral of Zexe - Jyunk (Written in Japanese)

Outbreak of war between Mirith and Andris

Andris had swerved toward the tyranny of Lancaster. Lancaster took his dictatorial power by ousting other senators. Senator Anderson also had been detained in jail. Massive Mercenary forces were being formed under Lancaster. This truth was told to officials of Mirith by Senator Morgans who had survived Lancaster's attempt on her life. She was taken into protective custody in Mirith.

Lancaster sent his troops to Mirith, and took a wizard captive. Mirith dispatched the force to rescue the captives out. After a long and gory battle, they succeeded to retrieve the wizard and Senator Anderson. Thus began the war.

• The Start of War - Amalphus Vei
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• The Betrayer of Andris - Arjun
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The Diary of Nafets

Nafets writes... "The Death of Zexe, Elefin, Lancaster, B... Everything was somehow linked..."

• The Diary of Nafets - Nafets
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Elefin unmasked

Under an imitative deception to escape the pursuing eyes of Andris, Mirith transferred Zexe to Centaurs' cave to get their help for his cure. In the cave, at the very moment where an Elder Centaur started chanting for Zexe, Elefin interrupted it, and revealed true identity of herself. She was Yadeth's wife having awaited her chance for revenge. She brought Blood Dagger with her. Elder Centaur and Zexe were stabbed with the Blood Dagger in Elefin's hand. Centaur's blood made the dagger generate great magical power, and Zexe's soul was captured into the dagger. Elefin disappeared with the dagger.

• Whole thing went according to her plan - REDMAN (Written in Japanese)

Another message from B

• Another message from B - Blaquestone

Breakdown of Negotiations

Father Vei, the negotiator of Mirith, was dispatched to Andris. Mirith offered condition that the trial of Zexe must take place in Mirith, and Andris didn't accept it.

• War is coming - Arjun
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An assassination foretold

(Date unknown: at this time, Mirith was foretold an assassination of Zexe, and increased the number of Guards.)

• Assassination Attempt and DarkStar - Blaquestone
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Discordia

"Discordia."
With this strange voice being reboant, a note was found in Lerilin cemetery this day. It read "Kill her... before being killed -B".

(It seems this strange voice had been heard here and there those days.)

• A Riddle in a Graveyard - Amalphus Vei
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