As the vortex illumines the crystalline walls of kor-avul-thaa de Bal-sagoth

Finest jewel in the crown of a realm of sublime glory,
greatest city in the middle kingdoms, mayhap all the its splendid
walls of shimmering crystal could be seen from a hundred leagues distant,
kissed by the golden rays of the sun, or caressed by the ethereal fingers of a
midnight moon. its magnificent spires and citadels, built by generations of
kings from the resplendent gifts hewn from the ancient bosom of the sacred
crystal mountains, had oft' times been the bitter envy of rival emperors, and
many were the sieges which kor-avul-thaa had withstood and repulsed over the
centuries, for powerful sorcerers did weave great spells of protection about
the dazzling towers, and none may have passed unbidden through the vast
sapphir ean gates of mighty
From the journals of sage daelun

the sky rent black-winged devils surge forth from the
a maelstrom of crimson fire burns above what carnage has thou wrought?
not sword, ballistae, nor burning brand
could e'er these walls aspire to breach,
yet now the city's fall is nigh,
as elder rites black fiends unleash.
High lord of the brotherhood of dark elucidation (keepers of the
forbidden books of the first cataclysm): by klatrymadon and zuranthus, such
ancient secrets we discovered within these sinistrous, worm-worn pages,
etched with darksome glyphs and sigils, bound with fearsome spells, an
eldritch tide of stygian sorceries unfettered by the forbidden tome of

Now thunderous cataclysm befalls the gleaming kor-avul-thaa (the mystic
gate stands open) the xytaxehedron held to the the incantation
uttered with eager (what long-shackled powers of the elder dark
have our conjurings loosed?)
By klatrymadon and zuranthus, the vortex blackens the stars above,
a vast plague of amorphous horrors descends to rend with fang and talon,
(as with torrents of blood the crystalline walls run red?)
and in the glooming chambers of our shadowed sanctum, we wait, half-mad with
terror,
to reap the slaughterous harvest which we have

and beyond the vortex, the churning black waters of the void did disgorge the
dwellers in eternal shadow,
and upon a horde of winged horrors, brandishing swords of ebon flame, they
rode out from the
and a terrible silence fell upon

the sky rent asunder, black winged devils surge forth from the
a maelstrom of crimson fire burns above what carnage has thou wrought?

the chronicles of time speak of only two other instances when the sky did
split wide and bleed forth such a torrent of horror as that which assailed
one of those times was the fateful eve when the moon burned
black over ancient lemuria, as a legion of ravening fiends emerged from the
outer darkness to visit catastrophe upon that and the the
other manifestation of such a staggering cosmic evil is recorded only in the
ancient scrolls of the third circle, a dark collectio n of terrifying
blasphemies which was believed to have been burned by the order of kl'aa at
roughly the same time as the first tome of shadows was discovered deep within
the black these scrolls speak disturbingly of visitations to our
earth by creatures from a terrible place known as the black
creatures which were able to span the vast expanses of time and space
separating our world from theirs in their great dark chariots, bringing
pestilence and carnage whenever they set foot upon the and yet, the
scrolls also speak of the others, known by some ancient, long-dead tribes as
the travelling beings who did stand against the denizens of the black
galaxy and wage war with them across the nighted void. it is said that t he
travelling ones sailed the star-seas in huge silvern spheres ringed with a
myriad pulsing lights, and that in a great battle they drove their shadowy
foes back to the black but at a great the travelling ones
were drained of their cos mic powers and cast into a deep slumber, and some
say that they remain here still, hidden in mysterious, secret places, awaiting
the time of their reawakening. it was ascertained by those mages who found the
tome of shadows that certain gateways existed linking our world and the black
galaxy, just as maps carved into the stone walls of ancient tombs displayed
the pathway to the terrifying realm through the eternal blackness of the
and within the sinister pages of the dread book were the arcane k
the rites to open wide these gates and give the dark wanderers beyond
the freedom to roam the earth once and the darkling lords did descend
upon kor-avul-thaa to claim their splendid prize, and enthrone themselves
within the glittering

not sword, ballistae, nor burning brand
could e'er these walls aspire to breach,
yet now the city's fall is nigh,
as elder rites black fiends

by klatrymadon and zuranthus, in kor-avuk-thaa, darkness reigns
nevermore shall the city glimmer, for now the crystalline walls gleam
ever
And so it was that the bedazzling and splendid kor-avul-thaa did become
the city of shadows, a sinister fortress of elder fiends and fearsome beasts,
unleashed by the meddlings of mortals aspiring to dark thresholds of forbidden
knowledge and arcane powe r, a nightmare city shunned and feared by all. and
not since the sinking of atlantis was the fall of a realm so sorely

Finísima joya de la corona de un reino de sublime gloria,
la mayor ciudad de los reinos del medio, quizás todas sus espléndidas
murallas de cristal reluciente pudieran verse desde una centena de leguas a la redonda,
besadas por los rayos dorados del sol, o acariciadas por los etéreos dedos de una
luna de medianoche. Sus magníficas agujas y ciudadelas, construidas por generaciones de
reyes con las resplandecientes dádivas extraídas del antiguo seno de las sagradas
montañas cristalinas, habían sido en innumerables ocasiones la amarga envidia de emperadores rivales, y
muchos fueron los asedios que kor-avul-thaa soportó y repelió a lo largo de los
siglos; pues poderosos hechiceros tejieron grandes conjuros de protección alrededor de
las deslumbrantes torres, y nadie pudo haber pasado sin ser invitado a través de las vastas
puertas zafíreas del poderoso.
De los diarios del sabio Daelun.

El cielo se rasga: demonios alados surgen desde un
vórtice de fuego carmesí que arde sobre el caos. Qué carnicería has causado?
ni espada, ballestas ni antorchas ardientes
podrían alguna vez aspirar a quebrantar estas murallas;
sin embargo, ahora la caída de la ciudad está cerca,
mientras antiguos rituales desatan a fiendos oscuros.
Alto señor de la hermandad del oscuro esclarecimiento (guardianes de los
libros prohibidos del primer cataclismo): por Klatrymadon y Zuranthus, tales
secretos antiguos descubrimos dentro de estas páginas siniestras y carcomidas por lombrices,
grabadas con glifos tenebrosos y sigilos, atadas con espeluznantes conjuros; un
maremagno inusitado de brujerías estigianas liberadas por el libro prohibido.

Ahora el cataclismo estruendoso se abatirá sobre el brillante kor-avul-thaa (la puerta mística permanece abierta); el xytaxehedron fue elevado hacia la invocación pronunciada con ansia (qué poderes largos encadenados del antiguo oscuro hemos desatado?).
Por Klatrymadon y Zuranthus, el vórtice ennegrece las estrellas arriba;
una vasta plaga de horrores amorfos desciende para desgarrar con colmillo y garra.
(cómo lagunas sanguinolentas corren rojas las murallas cristalinas?)
y en las cámaras sombrías de nuestro santuario en sombras esperamos, medio locos por el pánico,
para cosechar la horrenda cosecha que hemos

y más allá del vórtice, las turbulentas aguas negras del vacío vomitan a los
habitantes en eterna sombra;
y sobre una horda de horrores alados blandiendo espadas de llama ébano cabalgan ellos desde

y un terrible silencio cayó sobre

el cielo se rasgó: demonios alados surgen desde un
vórtice ardiente que quema sobre lo que has causado tu carnicería.

Las crónicas del tiempo solo mencionan dos instancias más cuando el cielo se abrió
de tal forma y sangró hacia afuera una torrente tan horrorosa como aquella que asoló;
una fue la aciaga noche en que la luna ardió negra sobre la antigua Lemuria,
cuando una legión de demonios devoradores emergió desde
la oscuridad exterior para traer catástrofes. Y
la otra manifestación tal impresionante como este mal cósmico
está registrada solo en antiguos pergaminos del tercer círculo,
una oscura colección perturbadoras blasfemias que se creían quemadas
por orden del Kl'aa aproximadamente al mismo tiempo en que

Se decía que estas criaturas podían cruzar , trayendo peste

Y aún así ambas criaturas fueron capaces
de atravesar , .
Y durante esta gran batalla expulsaron .

Se dice también que aquellos viajantes aún permanecen aquí escondidos .
Se determinó entre aquellos magos .

No esculpido ni lanzado ,
hubo vestigios desconocidos .

Antes lo días .
Toda resonancia perdida .

Y así sucedió ,
un reino olvidado nace .