Book of Letters Volume 2

… [indecipherable] … years, the Ænthror enslaved the Heorrenda, using them to first build Tall Crest Tower, and later, The Keep and the Manor. This was the way for … [indecipherable] … Disaster and ruin came upon the original peoples of the North Grey Mountains. They lost their faith, straying from the path of the dragon, embracing the religion and culture of their oppressors. Some claimed they merely adopted these ways to stay alive and to thrive, others cast them as traitors. Still others … [indecipherable] … fostering a deep and repressed rage for a generation until finally, it boiled over.

… [indecipherable] … it was then the Heorrenda rose up in revolt, shedding their shackles, turning on their masters. Their attack surprised the Ænthror, who as a people had become complacent and sedated by years of excess provided by their slave labor. Off balance, the Ænthror struggled to respond and in the confusion, most Heorrenda fled both south of the mountains to help establish Summershaw and other small towns above and within Greenwood the Great, while still others retreated into the caves and tunnels of their Ancestors.
But some resisted further, and embarked on a campaign of revenge and death. … [indecipherable] …too long, and the Ænthror would regroup and defeat them in a fierce battle at the base of the Lower Granite Hills. The captured Hoorrenda were summarily executed, and the only living memory of the once great clans were the scattered remnants of a defeated army unlucky enough to not have been killed or beheaded after the battle.
And so it was, the most devout of the Heorrenda regressed to their most conservative beliefs, recommitting their worship of the wyrms of the past, splintering back into their clans, unlearning the lessons … [indecipherable] … unable to unite, unwilling to work together, they preferred the lives of monks, donning hoods, and learning dark arts best kept hidden beneath the dragon’s wings.

Where Found:

Upper floor of Stojanow Crypt

When Found:

As the Minstrels cleared out the crypt

Item type

Book / Document

Weight

4 lbs. Most of the books has deteriorated