¶ Council with Gregor
Remo meets with the pilgrims in the halls of Stalwart Fortress and takes them to see Gregor, the Savant of Luta. He reveals that Gregor has been kept alive through strange devices he does not understand, but is prepared to answer a few questions that the collective may have for him.
¶ The Questioning of Gregor
The travelers gather around Gregor and ask him their elected questions.
¶ Who are the Seventeen?
Gregor reveals he knows much about The Seventeen, but not everything. He tells us that they are the rulers of past cycles, and each found a way to absorb the power of the world; though he does not know how.
She Who Smiles was the first of them, and has been in every cycle. She watches all, and with a smile. Her disciples have been seen by the researches of The Stalwart, but none have ever heard them speak. The Stalwart have no record of her origins or purpose.
Yorn, The Hole built a Kingdom of the Enlightened in Her glory and, witnessing the destruction of The Nameless Serpent harnessed the power of Mother Agora's light to transform himself into a being able to contain his kingdom in the hole within himself. This has provided safe haven for the Kingdom of the Enlightened and allowed it to survive for many Past Cycles.
Yogg, The Eye is brother to Yorn, and after the Kingdom of the Enlightened was established he witnessed many torn apart beyond Her glory. Yogg was sent a Codex of Mother Agora, in a beam of searing light. Through it, he obtained the highest form of her knowledge. This process transformed him into The Eye of Her Glory, and his vision ensures all follow her path.
Luta the Striver founded the Stalwarts and led them on their pursuit of knowledge. Luta's followers travelled with him across the lands to collect knowledge. He recorded all of the Stalwarts' knowledge on the walls of Stalwart Fortress in a language yet undecoded by the current Researches of Stalwart. Though, Gregor has been around long enough to have been told many things from Luta's original students.
One of Luta the Striver's students became his lover, and he gave The Lover his arm to protect The Stalwart in his absence. While gone, the arm grew attached to him and slowly transformed them into an amalgam of Luta and the mortal. The Lover lost his ability to speak and over time became Luta the Beacon, broadcasting a great font of knowledge that casts visions and fears into all minds who gather near it. Only those who carry Field Notes, or have remained within the Stalwart Fortress are able to withstand the madness of these visions.
Gregor himself had once been a researcher within the Stalwart Fortress, but was called to Luta The Beacon. The process left him crippled, but gave him the power of eternal memory and enlightened his mind.
Since leaving the Stalwart Fortress, Luta The Striver has not been seen again. Though, scholars tell of writings in his ancient language scrawled in various locations throughout the world.
Members of the Church of Her found an ancient technology in the ruins near the Stalwart Fortress and Ruined Kingdoms of Yore. This ancient technology enabled deeper learning and education in the ways of Her light.
A great polymath of the Church of Her sought further enlightenment and thrust himself into an ancient stone that was found at the centre of the Ruined Kingdoms of Yore. Through this, he became The Artificial God, a source of power for all of the technology discovered there. Such technology is what keeps Gregor the Savant alive after his encounter with Luta The Beacon.
The technology brought a strange calamity to the area and the ancient realms. Those inflicted with its plague became marked with never-ending life, but lost their minds in the process.
Piyu The Godling was a mortal soul who found means to ancient power predating The Two.
There is little known about her.
Detriti the Swamp Witch and The Crow of Detriti were once one, but an ancient arcane ritual separated them into two beings. The Stalwart of Her have long feuded with The Crow of Detriti and its disciples who worship neither Mother Agora or The Nameless Serpent. None within Stalwart Fortress know their true motivations.
Little is known about Zo, The World Bearer apart from an understanding that its machinations are crucial to the existence of the world.
Logun, The Shameful was expelled from The Kingdom of the Enlightened for reasons unknown to The Stalwart.
None know the origin of The Nameless Charter, but The Stalwart are aware he holds an association with the Concord of The Grand Jester.
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Beyond this, Gregor does not have any information on the remainder of The Seventeen. No record of Kilgore The Young , Wormlord Kuul, Child of Her, Yuria the Ancient, or God Sucker Kilgore.
¶ Will we all be burned?
Gregor grows confused when asked the question, "Will we all be burned?"
ℑ 𝔡𝔬 𝔫𝔬𝔱 𝔨𝔫𝔬𝔴 𝔥𝔬𝔴 𝔱𝔬 𝔞𝔫𝔰𝔴𝔢𝔯 𝔰𝔲𝔠𝔥 𝔞 𝔮𝔲𝔢𝔰𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫.
𝔜𝔬𝔲 𝔴𝔦𝔩𝔩 𝔡𝔢𝔠𝔦𝔡𝔢 𝔶𝔬𝔲𝔯 𝔣𝔞𝔱𝔢; ℑ 𝔠𝔞𝔫𝔫𝔬𝔱 𝔰𝔭𝔢𝔠𝔲𝔩𝔞𝔱𝔢 𝔬𝔫 𝔶𝔬𝔲𝔯 𝔡𝔢𝔠𝔦𝔰𝔦𝔬𝔫𝔰.
¶ Gregory's Query
Seeking clarity on something he does not know, Gregor poses a question to the pilgrims. If answered correctly, he will resolve one more of the pilgrim's questions.
Please answer for me:
What is the significance of this sequence entered in my records?
0x381994dc9221ef447
Repeating himself twice, it is a short while before Isk, Seeker of Knowledge mutters the right answer [2] and Pud follows correctly, but loud enough for him to hear. [3]
Gregor rejoices to learn that the sequence is what began the dawn of Her glory in this 18th cycle[4] through the sacrifice of Olsten, and agrees to answer one more question the pilgrims have.
¶ How many hands built this world?
𝔄𝔱 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔟𝔢𝔤𝔦𝔫𝔫𝔦𝔫𝔤, 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔴𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔱𝔴𝔬: 𝔬𝔫𝔢 𝔨𝔢𝔢𝔭𝔢𝔯 𝔬𝔣 𝔠𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔬𝔫𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔨𝔫𝔬𝔴𝔩𝔢𝔡𝔤𝔢.
𝔑𝔬𝔴, 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔞𝔯𝔢 𝔪𝔞𝔫𝔶 𝔥𝔦𝔡𝔡𝔢𝔫 𝔣𝔬𝔯𝔠𝔢𝔰 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔰 𝔴𝔬𝔯𝔩𝔡.𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱 𝔞𝔯𝔢 𝔯𝔲𝔪𝔬𝔯𝔢𝔡 𝔱𝔬 𝔥𝔞𝔳𝔢 𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔢𝔡 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔠𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔰 𝔴𝔬𝔯𝔩𝔡.
ℌ𝔬𝔴𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯, 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔱𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔩𝔩𝔢𝔯𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔰 𝔴𝔬𝔯𝔩𝔡 𝔞𝔯𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔱𝔯𝔲𝔢 𝔠𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔬𝔯𝔰.
𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔬𝔴𝔢𝔯 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔰 𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔟𝔢𝔩𝔬𝔫𝔤𝔰 𝔱𝔬 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔱𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔩𝔩𝔢𝔯𝔰.
¶ Zell, the Cartographer
With that final answer, Gregor grows weary and moves to rest. He is receiving a sensation from Luta.
He parts with note that the pilgrims must begin to receive the life force of the world, if they wish to shape it as they see fit.
Gregor parts from the pilgrims, and they are left to seek Zell, The Cartographer. It's said that he will know what must be done next. [5]
𝔜𝔬𝔲 𝔢𝔵𝔭𝔩𝔬𝔯𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔖𝔱𝔞𝔩𝔴𝔞𝔯𝔱 𝔦𝔫 𝔰𝔢𝔞𝔯𝔠𝔥 𝔬𝔣 ℨ𝔢𝔩𝔩, 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔱𝔬𝔤𝔯𝔞𝔭𝔥𝔢𝔯.
ℌ𝔢 𝔦𝔰 𝔟𝔲𝔰𝔶 𝔞𝔱 𝔴𝔬𝔯𝔨 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔯𝔢𝔮𝔲𝔢𝔰𝔱𝔰 𝔱𝔬 𝔫𝔬𝔱 𝔟𝔢 𝔡𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔟𝔢𝔡.
ℌ𝔢 𝔴𝔦𝔩𝔩 𝔠𝔬𝔪𝔢 𝔱𝔬 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔰𝔬𝔬𝔫. [6]
¶ References
- https://twitter.com/wagdie_eth/status/1535756923580170240
- https://twitter.com/idk_LFG/status/1536487321557532672
- https://twitter.com/wagdie_eth/status/1536487943900209152
- https://etherscan.io/tx/0x381994dc9221ef447f5f9b79959e3ce08fc5aace1ac34145c405ccf6fdf4192e
- https://twitter.com/wagdie_eth/status/1536491606500593665
- https://twitter.com/wagdie_eth/status/1536491606500593665