Correspondence

Battered Tome on Ascians
{| class="wikitable" ca: October 5th 1023 Anno Domini My journeys South into Iberia from Provence has so far been successful, the hunt for the Maleficarum has been difficult however I believe that the clues to his whereabouts are still within the local area, his magic is difficult to disguise and his sigil will be easy enough for me to follow once I have gathered the necessary arcane connections. I will begin my investigation with a nearby village, its the nearest form of civilization after entering this land.
 * The Account of Gaius Ex Flambeau
 * The Account of Gaius Ex Flambeau
 * The Account of Gaius Ex Flambeau
 * The Account of Gaius Ex Flambeau
 * The Account of Gaius Ex Flambeau

ca: October 7th 1023 Anno Domini Fortuna was clearly a goddess the Romans worshipped for a reason, and it seems like I too have her favour. The Maleficarums description was recognised by several villagers, it seems like they had made an alliance with the moors further south and quickly removed their presence from the village once their intentions were realised. Luckily however, the Maleficarum, misplaced a comb with some hair, whilst my magic would find it difficult to attack directly with this arcane connection, I do have the necessary magic to locate him.

ca: October 17th 1023 Anno Domini The hunt for the Maleficarum has reached an odd impasse. I located their body this morning; it was a mess, an initial look over the body suggests a wild animal attack. However only a fool trusts the initial information provided, analysis of the body via Corpus magic has suggested wounds upon their body where made with blades and not the natural weapons of animals. This means that mundane’s or another party might have dealt with my prey. Furthermore the head is also missing, I initially assumed that a wild animal took it after the Maleficarum was killed, however my magic has suggested that they were decapitated shortly after death via some kind of blade or axe. Fortuna smiles upon be again, as their seems to be a small blood trail I can follow, this along with my arance connection, means I should be able to locate the head.

ca: October 21st 1023 Anno Domini I have located a nearby village which the arcane connection is pointing towards, to confirm my hypothesis I have completed a lap of the village from a safe distance and the connection keeps pulling me towards the village regardless of direction. I have the necessary magic and supplies to enter the village under a disguise, hopefully my investigation will supply answers.

ca: October 21st 1023 Anno Domini My initial reconnaissance of the village has been intriguing to state the least. The peoples of the village are a small isolated community who still worship the fading Basque religious practice. I have never encounter this particular group of pagans. However I have heard that both Christian Rulers and the Moor has treated them badly in the past, this makes the killing of the Maleficarum likely as they will likely kill strangers on sight to protect their families. However, I did spot a word uttered by the locals that should not have been here; Ascian, its Latin for “Without Shadow” or “Shadowless”. They seem to use it to refer to an individual or entity. I must investigate further, if a threat to the order were to gain a foothold here, then the consequences could be catastrophic.

ca: October 30th 1023 Anno Domini My investigation has borne fruit, it seems like this Ascian goes by the name of “Loghrif” I have never heard of this word before and cannot garner its meaning; is it a title, epithet or perhaps holds another deeper meaning. It seems this Loghrif has convinced the Basque people to summon in their god “Sugaar”, a being of Storms and Thunder. This of course rang an alarm within my mind, could this be the work of the Infernal?, however I have managed to calm my nerves once my magical analysis of the local aura has suggested a strong magic aura as opposed to an infernal or fae aura. This puzzle keeps becoming deeper and more complex with each passing day.

ca: November 1st 1023 Anno Domini I made a miscalculation; it seems like this Loghrif was aware of my presence for some time and challenged me, I will admit I was taken-a-back when a black robed figure with a feminine voice suddenly attacked me. We engaged in combat and conversation looking for weaknesses and information, she gave nothing away, any my attempts to discern her magic was fruitless. Damn the founders for not allowing a more precise analysis of magic, I would at-least like to know if what I’m fighting is a magical creature or hedge wizard. I managed to escape, however it seems like Loghrif utilised this opportunity to keep me distracted, and my carelessness has allowed the villagers to summon in Sugaar.

ca: November 2nd 1023 Anno Domini It seems Sugaar has not wasted a single moment, he immediately took for the form of a gigantic dragon made of storms and thunder. Furthermore he seems to bound his worshippers to him with some-kind of magic. There is no other alternative, if his powers are left unchecked he will enslave all the villages in this area before going to war against either the moors or the Christians., I have arranged for my diary to be collected and taken to the nearest Mercere house, and then to Durenmar. I however, shall go forth and attempt to slay this creature, it seems its power cannot breach my Parma Magica and I have the necessary vis to to hopefully combat its might. This is likely the last entry I will ever write, I only hope that…. (the remains of the diary has been too badly damaged by fire to read any more.