The Dagger of Adendigaeth (A Pattern of Shadow & Light)
“Seek to know my will, for I alone of this world am divine.”
- The Prophet Bethamin Kjieran waited in the vestry feeling raw and even more unnerved than usual. That morning he’d sent off a hastily scribed message to the Fourth Vestal reporting on everything he’d heard since Dore Madden returned to the temple. The man claimed he’d finally found the pattern he needed for the Prophet to turn even simple men into wielders of Bethamin’s Fire and effectively build the Prophet’s army of would-b...e Shades. The mere thought was so horrific to Kjieran that he’d taken particular risks in getting the message relayed. Now he waited uneasily for Dore to arrive with his ‘proof.’ When Dore did appear, he led four Ascendants carrying a litter between them. At first glance, Kjieran thought the litter bore a life-size ebony statue, but as the group neared, he realized to his horror that it was actually a man.
Dore led the Ascendants through the nave and into the north transept, which culminated in an apse whose dome hosted ornate fan vaulting such that the walls and ceiling seemed to be made of bleached bones.MoreLess
- The Prophet Bethamin Kjieran waited in the vestry feeling raw and even more unnerved than usual. That morning he’d sent off a hastily scribed message to the Fourth Vestal reporting on everything he’d heard since Dore Madden returned to the temple. The man claimed he’d finally found the pattern he needed for the Prophet to turn even simple men into wielders of Bethamin’s Fire and effectively build the Prophet’s army of would-b...e Shades. The mere thought was so horrific to Kjieran that he’d taken particular risks in getting the message relayed. Now he waited uneasily for Dore to arrive with his ‘proof.’ When Dore did appear, he led four Ascendants carrying a litter between them. At first glance, Kjieran thought the litter bore a life-size ebony statue, but as the group neared, he realized to his horror that it was actually a man.
Dore led the Ascendants through the nave and into the north transept, which culminated in an apse whose dome hosted ornate fan vaulting such that the walls and ceiling seemed to be made of bleached bones.MoreLess
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