Journal of Jacoby Drexelhand, Under Outding Church
This book was found under the church. The party learned a bit from it, and then they had Lars Heyton study it later.
According to Lars, Emmerick Carlsbad was a ruse and not a real person. Meant to assist Jacoby Drexelhand in keeping any heat off him for his thefts.
Jacoby was seeking lichdom and working with Gruzzussk D'Achtend to obtain more power. He had already been exploiting the Arcane Forge and learning how to use it and mix it with Necromancy in an effort to gain power.
Historical Details
History
There were sounds of water, and so the party went out into a grand room full of a large water pool that was being fed by openings in the walls. There was a large platform of "islands," and one had a large crystalline structure. As the party entered the room, they found a desk and a locked chest. Shadow in the Snow was able to disarm the trap and unlock the chest. Inside was:
Lars borrowed Journal of Jacoby Drexelhand, but promised to return it. He wants to understand the Arcane Forge better. ... During the party, Lars told the village how he would be taking over the island, as the law allows him to take over. He plans to improve the island and prevent future such incidents. He notifies the party that he has been looking through the journal and realizes that Emmerick Carlsbad is not real. A whisper campaign by Jacoby Drexelhand to keep the heat off him and the village distracted. A few thefts here and there and then whispers. He also told more about how Jacoby had figured out about the crystals.
Lars Heyton had deciphered more of the Journal of Jacoby Drexelhand and let the party know what he found. The Mindflayer was Gruzzussk D'Achtend. He had found a deserted Abandoned Mindflayer Colony Under Outding Refuge, and in there, he found the Crystal and helmet that he used to pervert the Dragon Crystal. Both Jacoby Drexelhand and Gruzzussk D'Achtend seemed to be seeking their own paths of Lichdom and so they worked together. The Crystal was supposed to be used on the village and the Dragon, but they started with the Dragon -- which turned out to be much harder than they first imagined. The Mindflayer got stuck into a long battle of wills. For almost a year now, it seems the Mindflayer was stuck in place, requiring Jacoby Drexelhand to kidnap people or use the Sahuagin to find castaways to be used as sustenance for the Mindflayer.