Post by Wizard on Dec 4, 2014 1:20:49 GMT -5
From the Historical Reserve, Midgate Royal Library
"...although previous treatments (Coldquill, 968) have advanced many possible causes, I am a tentative proponent of the Eldritch Virus theory. The Pre-Exodus civilization was undoubtedly extremely advanced in the arcane arts, but this may have been their downfall. Oral histories speak of a 'hole torn in magic,' through which an intelligence alien to us reached into the minds of arcane spellcasters whenever they cast a spell, and then spread through mere conversation throughout their neighbors. While fantastic, this theory explains both the speed and the total nature of the fall of Pre-Exodus civilization. That our spellcasters today fail to achieve the great heights attained in the Old World is possible support for this theory."
Wit shivered, and closed the book.
"...although previous treatments (Coldquill, 968) have advanced many possible causes, I am a tentative proponent of the Eldritch Virus theory. The Pre-Exodus civilization was undoubtedly extremely advanced in the arcane arts, but this may have been their downfall. Oral histories speak of a 'hole torn in magic,' through which an intelligence alien to us reached into the minds of arcane spellcasters whenever they cast a spell, and then spread through mere conversation throughout their neighbors. While fantastic, this theory explains both the speed and the total nature of the fall of Pre-Exodus civilization. That our spellcasters today fail to achieve the great heights attained in the Old World is possible support for this theory."
Wit shivered, and closed the book.