4th book of prophecy

The 4th book of prophecy was found by Arwyen in the office of Ladorian Galliman in Mathnahil.

Idril and Arwyen have studied the book in detail and the key prophecies pertaining to the events unfolding are detailed below.

## Contents

### Astral Tide of Black Feathers

There will be a dark shadow that waxes and wanes like the tides. Growing and shrinking and then possibly growing again. It provides an outline of events that will lead up to it, and things that may transpire during it. It is written out of order with the words forming the shape of a feather, this means that the exact order of events is unclear:

The matron of dark wings shall return again, but not as she once was

The one with a face of Earth shall lead the Cult of the Broken Wing

It will begin with sickness of a Bird, cured by wolves teeth

A long passage about the storm of shadows leading to a rain of keys falling from the sky.

Multiple mentions of Family by blood and family that’s found – nothing more specific

A location called “The Cradle of Shadow” is mentioned several times as both the birthplace and grave of the “Matron of Feathers”. It is a union point of life events and a hub of much magic.

### Attack of Fallen Angels

After the time of the second sunderence, but before the third myriad, where desert mountains meet the wastes of Babel, there shall come a rising from the Pit of Sheol. The 200 who once were cast out shall break free of their chains and crawl back to their old seat of power. The last of their ranks shall be destined to fight them, though none can say if they shall succeed.

Underneath is a line drawing of many winged figures in armour coming out of a cave in a mountain. The mountain looks distinctive, with three peaks; the centre one looking broken. The winged figures exiting the cave head towards one lone figure, also winged. In place of armour this lone figure has hooded robes and holds only a simple wooden staff as a weapon. The hood covers their face.

### Guardian of the Snow

As North as North goes

Among mountains and snows

Resting on the still lit forge

On the last tenants does she gorge

Her skin is white and moonlit

Her teeth are sharper than wit

Bloadsoaked are her claws

And hungry are her jaws

Her realm is one of weakness

Although she seems not have a weakness

If you ever get into a fight

Remember she is blind on her right.

### Mankind’s Ignorance

This is a series of drawings. The style is simplistic stick figures.

It seems to tell a story of how the World was made. Angels make giants who make mountains and forests. Then people are made and make a small city in the middle of the vast scenery and claim loudly “we built the World”

### The Blackstar

Talks about a group of people who will initially come to hunt the Astral Child but will come to serve under them.

A number of paragraphs with vague descriptors of these people – match with Goldmaker, Finnian Underbough, Shesacava, Cannis – others we don’t recognise but now would if we met them.

### The AstralChild / The Twiceborn Sister / The Lost Child

All refer to the same child – born of a high elven house. Time descriptions suggest this time period in history. This child is destined to play a key part in the arrival of the Wraith that Never Died (Hastur) if that comes to pass. They will be involved in what happens whether good or bad.

### Oracle of White Wolf

Nothing relevant – talks about a time far off in the future

### Burning of the White Woods

The Last Chosen of the Prince of Frost - The line of The Princes’ chosen ones will come to an end in hellfire in what would otherwise be a frozen forest. Fires of war must be fuelled from somewhere. This is another marker of the age of darkness that begins with Hastur gaining physical form.

### The Last Vetra’s Struggle

Clearly about Valdis. Talks about the temptations of power. A storm brewing at sea coming towards land can get too big too fast and burn themselves out before landfall.

### Order of the Masked Smile

People who serve the one from the cradle of memories. Many in number but few can be seen. When their true mistress returns they will fly again, but until then they are bound by broken wings.

### Silent Return of the Dead Queen

2 drawings – 1 is a ruin in an abandoned wasteland (we recognise this as the Forgotten Fortress from the Jester’s memories) over this are 3 angels holding a crown. In the next image the crown is still floating there, the fortress is less ruined, but the angels are gone.

### The Second Sunderence

A war starts with the Fey and then extends to many other Worlds. It will endanger the fabric of magic. Could be tomorrow could be 20,000 years (no timeframe)

### The Words of Prophets

Talks about the many Worlds and the Astral Sea. What makes waves in the sea allows people to tell what will happen. Very rarely does love and generosity create waves that can be seen. Waves are created by death and sudden changes of power, history altering events. Being a prophet is very unpleasant.

### The Wraith Born

The child of the Wraith that Never Died. The only true gotten Son who will succeed where his Father could not. One of the few of The Blackstar that may survive Hastur’s re-emergence.

### The Warforged Five Births

A warning about the warforged that we know have been made. One of the last models of Warforged that will be made. They will be powered by a terrible sacrifice.

### The Warforged Rebellion

No timeframe. Warforged will rise up against their creators and take back what was stolen from them – no indication what that might be.