“Absolutely incomprehensible runic designs suggest the mining and refining of some kind of ‘cursed rock’ for purposes of an advanced form of magic so far unknown to modern wizards.”

Hmm. Ominous?

Unknown inscription, unknown location, Smoke Elven ruins.

It’s probably too deep to understand.

“It was believed that this mural was allegorical or aspirational, but modern thought is that there are rather more extensive implications than the first discoverers could imagine.”

How mysterious.

“A power that pierces unseen veils.”

More glyphs, more mysteries...

“From one, came many. And the many are facets of the whole.”

Further exploration of glyphs...

“The existence of some of the creatures that Smoke Elves interacted with can only be determined from their murals, and while some of them are clearly creatues we can understand, some have never been seen since.”

Mysteries... deals...

“Mural of uncertain meaning, found outside of a Smoke Elven city in the north of the Absardran Republic.”

Mysteries...