The 9th Scroll, issue 9

The cover of Issue 9 of The 9th Scroll, featuring a Minotaur.

**Issue 9** of The 9th Scroll, an e-magazine produced by The 9th Age project, was released in May 2018 and is available for free download HERE.

The issue contains, among other things, official background texts about The 9th Age. These are used as Sources on this site. Most notable among these sources are two full page spread about the Highborn Elves and Beast Herds respectively.

## Contained sources

Issue 9 of The 9th Scroll contains the follow sources, in the order they appear. Some texts use an unspecified narrator, these texts are referred to as simply "Informative text about ...".

###### Informative text about the Highborn Elves (*The 9th Scroll, issue 9, p20*)

The narrator tells of the Highborn Elves of Celeda Ablan. The author also mentions the grandness of the Arandai Empire of old.

###### Land of Enlightenment and Glory, a Highborn patriotic song (*The 9th Scroll, issue 9, p20*)

The song is about how the Arandai are masters of the sea.

###### Account by Rodomonte (*The 9th Scroll, issue 9, p21*)

The mad hermit Rodomonte tells of the origins of the Highborn Elves. How the elves of old migrated out of the forest and eventually took to the sea.

###### Diary of Cesare Federici (*The 9th Scroll, issue 9, p21*)

The Arcalean Merchant Federici tells of the might of the Royal Navy of the White Queen.

###### Letter of Count Heinrich Deitor II (*The 9th Scroll, issue 9, p21*)

The Count writes to his successor about his work as liaison between his own Empire of Sonnstahl and the White Queen of the Arandai. He also gives advice in how to handle the elves, by always being respectful etc.

###### Informative text about the Beast Herds (*The 9th Scroll, issue 9, p22*)

The narrator tells of the Beast Herds and their spread around the world. Also mentioned is the beast-men's affinity for statues and spoken legends.

###### Account of Thomas the Bard, speaking before Duke Regnaut of Aven (*The 9th Scroll, issue 9, p22*)

Thomas speaks of what he learned about the Beast Herds while in captivity among the Trewi. He mentioned their method of forcefully mutating babes in the womb to create ever greater monsters.

###### Letter discovered in the ruins of the Palace of Verislak (*The 9th Scroll, issue 9, p22*)

The dwarven Thane Parigrimm writes to Count Verislak to decline his request in waging was against the Beast Herds of Mount Zugturm. He also advises against going to war, warning that a strike against one of their Hidden Herds will attract the attention of numerous warherds in the area.

###### Document found in the quarters of the Aldani Ambassador of Avras (*The 9th Scroll, issue 9, p23*)

The ambassador writes to his cousin of an agreement with beast-men in the area. The elves will get a captured scholar, Master Yoaf, returned to them in exchange for silk and an elven steed. The beast also wish return Aldani statues, which surprises and confuses the ambassador.

###### Conversation overheard from an Imperial Ranger (*The 9th Scroll, issue 9, p23*)

The ranger speaks to one Helmut and explains of his conclusion that the Beast-men must be able to forge their own weapons, since trade with them is forbidden yet they still have plenty.