Markov's Journal

Nua arrock 17th, 874

subject 27 as ended in failer, the body decomposed in an expedient rate before the runes had time to work. despite the amount of research I have given into raising the dead of older corpse and have them be stronger then the typical zombie or skeleton, the runes are not as well grafted as the should be, if only this “forbidden knowledge” wasn't burned in the days of its discovery, maybe the world wouldn't be in such turmoil . I need to move again tonight, the Tempest Militia is about to strike this town very soon.

Nua arrock 19th, 874

I manage to find a cave close to a hamlet couple miles away, and I have plenty of subject from the previous town to experiment on. Despite the annoyance of having to move frequently just to not get into the middle of two children of high power having a feud agents each other, this does give me more opportunity to unlock the secrets of necromancer, I just need time, resources, and a stable place to work.

Days 20-31 explains how they have tried different layouts of the runes of ancient necromancy along with using body that have been buried for 1-4 years ending horribly from rapid decomposing to exploding after they regain consciousness.

Nua arrock 34th, 874

I found a new location after the occupants of the hamlet where catching on to my experiments, hired some adventures to deal with it but luckily I had enough magic to create a distraction for my escape. ignorant fools, what I'm doing is going to reshape this world for the better but the concept of morality clouds there minds from progress. If there is anything good to come out of this I did learn that a temple from the first era was discovered, maybe this is my chance to finally make progress.

Nua arrock 35th, 874

after a day of investigating I can concur that is temple was built in the first era, a simple time where the gods created sentient life and allowing them to create civilization that we know today, the gods where fools. After look around I also discovered there is a book hidden in this temple, but based off the transcripts this book wasn't created by man nor god but instead something higher; maybe Gen, the all creator, left it here before he became the four aspects of the elements. I must keep researching, I'm close to finding the answers I seek to reawaken the dead from the old times.

Nua arrock 38th, 874

I found the tomb where the book was stored by was able to obtain it, I was close to being discovered by a crew of sailors but was lucky enough to prepare my spells for such an occasion. Unfortunately it wasn't any ordinary sailors that came about, it was Kane’s old crew, here I though he retired and became governor of the island of Silver Vein, why does he want the book and how did he know about it. I must get my hands on that book before they reach the troglodyte hands.

Lár arrock 2nd, 874

Kane must have done his research on this book because his goons have made it nearly impossible to get close to it without being killed on sight. Antimagic fields, rune traps, arcane locks, and even have help from the Tempest Militia. I need to bid my time and get ahead of them to the docks, if I can get ahead of them and confront on the water my chances of retrieving the book will improve greatly

Lár arrock 4th, 874

they are a couple of days out from reaching the port city of North Terram and my play is underway. I hired a crew of pirates to intercept the ship and deliver me the book at the town of Silver Coast, took every ounce of my money just to make this possible, it better be worth it.

Days 5-8 talks about the time he spent in the cabin in Silver Leaf in the cabin and his experiments failing one after another.

Lár arrock 9th, 874

what a waist of time and money, the pirate crew I hired where taken down by the militia and civilian, scourges of the sea my ass. There is one thing that I am grateful for from this embarrassment, apparently and individual in a black cloak absconded with the book and is making there way to Silver Vein. I must go there know before they can get away with my prize.

Lár arrock 10th, 874

I followed this cloaked figure from the city to the outskirt of the town of Silver Leaf to a hollowed out tree where he hid my book under a crows nest. He must of been in a hurry because he immediate vanished, doesn’t matter where the buffoon went, all I care for is the book. I have been staying within a cabin for a couple of days with the remaining guards I had left at my disposal, now that I have this book I can get to real work now.

Lár arrock 11th, 874

this book is a lot more indebted then I originally thought, it contains many arcane formulas, diagrams, instructions, and summoning that have never even heard of. Is this what they mean when the script said it wasn't created by man nor god, but it wasn't created by them then who? More research must be followed to unlock more of this books mysteries. I did manage to find the pages I was looking for and I and an idiot for not realizing my mistakes to the subjects sooner, I had the runes in the wrong location of where they needed to be carved in. ill begin experimenting tomorrow for now I have much to read.

Lár arrock 12th, 874

Subject 37 was a success, after being dead for over 6 mouths they where able to comeback as a zombie twice as powerful then normal. Before I had the chance to see its true effect I had to put it down, its method of magic make the undead more powerful but it makes them uncontrollable and tend to go into a rage unlike I have ever scene. I read through the book and I did find some useful things that can enhance my research, but I need a bigger field to play in.