Role

Chapter 13

(A Dialogue between the Shadow Plane and the Prime)

Charine: You are a hard Ccul'gra to find... Kortempest. I had to bargain
rather creatively with one of your neighbours to find your true name. I
know you've been watching. What, now, is your intention?

Kortempest: So, I am supposed to be impressed now that blood stains your
hands in copious quantities?

C: I do not live to impress you, Kortempest. We work as our pact dictates,
sealed within the Ebony Scepter. Do you know how long it has taken for me
to find you? Or did you just enjoy watching me from the shadows?

K: Of course. There has been a... confluence of interests. Your actions and
goals suit me. A mutually beneficial bargain. My cohorts and myself are
interested in your world. And you will bring them to your world. In return,
we leave your scholars alone to enjoy what is left.

C: That was the bargain. You will understand that I am not to be controlled.
This circle wards you, and this magic binds you - tell me the circumstances
of my birth.

K: (relates the events at Azuremain, prior to Charine's birth). You will
also find favour with those Ccul'gra under my dominion more easily, to help
you accomplish... our goals.

C: You have upheld your end of the bargain. And I will uphold mine. When the
Eternal Night falls upon Thera, we will meet again, on the Prime. I will use
this information to see if we can perform magic that may re-create your
appearance on the Prime... on a large scale.

(End of Planar Contact)