A Find in the Ancient Ruins of Zoram Strand
Maledicta Ebonharte writes Eyesore the Wizened about a recent finding she has made in some ancient Elven ruins.
Her findings have startled all the scholars of Nyx… for according to the following Lady Nyx who was borne over 10,000 years ago, is named after a being of such power that is even much much older.
Dear Eyesore,
At your request, I have taken it upon myself to help in the investigation, and upon hearing about some recently excavated documents from the depths of Zoram Strand, I decided to offer my services as a translator of the Highborne texts in order to further our search into Our Lady Nyx’s background. After hours of translation and reading some very dull correspondence, I think I have found something interesting. Here is a snippet from a letter I think must have been sent by Our Lady’s Mother to her own Mother shortly after the birth of our dear Lady Nyx. It is mostly mundane, and I almost missed it as I skimmed through the letter.
My Dear Mother,
I hope this letter finds you and my father well. I so enjoyed spending time with you and Father in Zoram, that it was with great reluctance I returned to Eldarath and my husband. Not that I was unhappy to be reunited with him, but I had missed you both so since the wedding and my taking up residence in his mansion. It was good to be home, if only for a brief visit.
All in all our union is a good one. He is a very considerate husband, although a little austere at times. My every need is taken care of and even my smallest whim is not too much trouble. I could not wish for anything more, except perhaps a little more time to spend with him. For he is very busy and seldom leaves his library, except to eat and to sleep. I’m so glad you allowed me to bring Althaya with me or I would go mad with solitude sometimes. But, I should not complain. My husband is a great scholar and his studies on the Black Dragonflight are second to none.
Still, if not for his preoccupation with Neltharion and his scions I would not have been able to come home to give birth to our daughter. Although, in keeping with his fascination he has decided to honour Neltharion by naming our daughter after the father of the Black Dragonflight’s own daughter, Onyxia. I feel a sense of foreboding about this, as though we may be cursing our daughter with bad luck at the very start of her life but he is unwilling to discuss the matter, so Onyxia will be her name. I have decided to call her ‘Nyx’ for short, as I am loathe to use her full name. I suppose I should be thankful that she wasn’t a boy, who would probably have to suffer under the dubious honor of being called ‘Nefarian’!
The rest of the letter goes on about domestic matters that would be of little interest to anyone except perhaps those who like to follow every boring single little detail of the lives of those who went before. I think the passage above is truly a revelation though, and if I still could, I would be very excited about such a find.
Well, I had better go, Forensia is getting a little twitchy and needs to go out and burn some things before she explodes. It seems that since her death the magic builds up inside her and has to be released regularly. Or at least that’s what she tells me. Personally I think she just likes setting fire to things, judging by the smile on her face.
Your friend,
Maledicta Ebonharte