Role

Chapter 2

The second page in this journal has been crumpled, appearing wrinkled and
worn, as if it had once been tossed away as rubbish before being reclaimed.
It begins with a skillfully drawn anatomical sketch of a dissected elf
corpse, with various parts of the brain, bones, and guts labeled in
meticulous detail. Beneath the drawing you note several large smudges of ink
and scrawling text...

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The brain and body are connected in very complex yet predictable ways. A
spark of electricity through the body, the muscles respond as such. Just as
when one jolts the brain, mind and body consequently react. Understanding
these connections in their deepest sense-- and learning how they can be
manipulated, how their limitations can be overcome-- this will help you grasp
the Truth.

If my predictions were correct, when you awakened from our "experiment", you
noticed a strange feeling (once the headache faded away)... perhaps
something subtle, as though more than your memories are missing. It may feel
as a lightness of sorts, a sense of clarity previously unknown, as if a haze
has been lifted from your mind. In time this will hold great meaning. Be
patient as you regain your bearings and respond to the adjustment.

For now consider this, and think deeply upon it before you read further
through the pages that follow:

What is the Lich, in terms of life and death? How does it become so? Neither
living nor dead, it is an embodiment of transcendence-- the overcoming of the
very concepts of life and death. What does one become whence the notions of
life or death suddenly have no meaning at all, when one has absolved their
bounds and risen beyond such limitations? To begin to understand this you
must witness the Lich firsthand (and if somehow possible, observe the rare
event of one becoming).

Only the Father, Scarabaeus himself, can describe that feeling with any truth
from experience, truly understanding what it means to cast away the confines
of enslavement. We lack words to describe properly this utterly pure
manifestation of the will. Think deeply upon this nature of transcendence.
Why does it strike you as familiar? What is the symbolism?

There will be many who would claim to perceive the Truth. Be cautious, for
those bound by the dogma of politics, hierarchy, and civil law are no less
than blind. The world is filled with slaves in many forms. Beware all who
claim to know what is right. There are many false prophets. There are no
worthy guides outside the Father himself. The Truth can only be found within,
ultimately, and it will not be found by following any paths paved by others.
You will find your own way. Any who would claim otherwise are your enemy.
Treat them as such. Expect them to be threatened by what you pursue.