#dm writing

My Dearest Ves, I hope this letter finds you better than your last one. It’s good that you have this group to see the world for what it is. For all of its beauty and all of its painful flaws. For better and worse, there is only so much you could experience with us staying under the mountain. Let me get to the interesting thing first. I checked the available public books for a few days and confirmed that we did not learn anything about the Apotheon or the Jewel of Three Prayers. We did find some general information on the term “fate-touched”. It’s a term that seems to mostly be used to refer to heroes or those who have been blessed by or spoken with gods. The texts weren’t clear if it was something given by a god or something one was born with that they recognized. It refers to those with a “powerful fate” and the power to change the course of history. Thankfully, while the general books did not have much information for us, Reva went to speak with Cimbarinth and got permission to look through books kept in his private collection from the time of the Calamity. It was there where we found mention of the Jewel of Three Prayers. The Jewel, which was also referred to as the Hope of Man, was used by the Apotheon during the Calamity. It was blessed by three separate deities and granted power to a single champion. The Apotheon was said to be a Champion of The Moonweaver, The Changebringer, and The Arch Heart. Being blessed by all three, it was said that by the end of the Calamity he was nearly a demigod in his own right. The Apotheon fought in a number of battles across Wildemount and Tal’dorei, but the most famous was the last one he fought in Ank’harel near the end of the Calamity. The conflict was near its peak and it’s said that Gruumsh, who despised the old civilization on that continent, wanted to sunder it like what happened to the Shattered Teeth. But as he brought his spear down upon the city and its people, the Apotheon was there to ward off the blow. The clash was cataclysmic. It’s said the lush forests that once covered the entire continent were turned to ash, the desert left in its wake. But the continent and its people survived and Gruumsh was held back before being banished by the Prime Deities. That is the last mention of the Apotheon or the Jewel in recorded history. This tale came from a first hand account from a dusty old leather bound journal in the horde. The author either never put their name or it has since faded from the cover. It sounded like an ally of the Apotheon who searched for the rest of their days for any sign of him, but nothing was found and recorded in the journal. Cimbarinth commented cryptically that it’s odd that no other historical records from that time would make mention of such a critical figure, but he wouldn’t say more. You should know that Reva spent just as much time reading and looking into this as I did, if not more. I know things ended on a sour and tense note for you both, and talking about her feelings plainly has never been her forte. She doesn’t know I’m adding this last bit, but I think you should know how worried she is for you and how much she still loves and cares for you, even if she isn’t the best at showing it all the time. No matter what, we’re still your family. I see in you a brilliant gemstone, but raw and freshly mined. Your travels in the surface world will change and shape you. Cut and polish you until you shine brighter than the sun. I know you can do amazing things. Just take care not to let the world grind you down too small or have you break. We all have a weak point and not everything can be perfect, but if you let yourself come together with others, they can help protect you and pick you up at your lowest and most vulnerable. But only if you let them. You’ve always pushed yourself for your own sake, but please be careful. No one survives on their own for long, especially in the surface world.