No sooner had the last fires died down over the saved city of Ashtan
than the Goddess Chakrasul struck once more. Yet this time, Her attack
did not come in the form of armies marching upon the land. No military
force was unleashed to do Her twisted will. Instead, the very skies
burst open, and a noxious rain fell upon the land. As the water hit the
ground, it crystallized into the essence of corruption.

Outraged, the Goddess of Hope, Lleis, quickly reacted. She infused the
Temporium within Her temple with additional powers, allowing the essence
to stall before re-forming once more. Yet still, the green crystals
flickered within the world, giving great unease to all wary of
Corruption. That is, until a quiet Shallamese curator named Ogma found
within the depths of the museum's archives a reference to some method
that might help to destroy this essence permanently.

A great party of Shallam's devout began their search, which ended in
success when within the beautiful park in the midst of Shallam, they
unearthed a strange pool. Its ability to destroy corruption's essence
was soon proven, as crystal after crystal disappeared within the pool's
pure depths.

While the origin of the pool remains a mystery to ponder, some documents
found in the archives hint that it may well have been an ancient
artifact of power, created to combat Corruption in some form. If this
does prove to be the case, the last Bastion of Light in the Midnight age
may have gained a great weapon that day. But for now, all rest easy
knowing that at least this attack of Corruption has been stemmed.


Penned by my hand on the 1st of Lanosian, in the year 113 MA.