HOG SERGEANT (A stone tablet is delivered)

[Providence]

CHISELLED BY NADIRI HAND
DICTATE OF ZOL NUR APOTHAR

SAW ZOL NUR GROUP OUTSIDE ROSE GATE
ONE MIRLIVA
ONE "SPIKY FEMALE DOG"
BATTLE
THE SIGHT OF HORROR OF BEYOND - ORBULAR EYE, SERVING - SUMMONER COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IN CHAOS OF BATTLE

LATER, ZOL NUR INSPECT FLESH AND EARTH HELMET WITH SPIKES. DJINN.

THIS ONE DID NOT WITNESS WHO SUMMON, OR THE KILLING, WITH OWN EYES.
SAW JAMILEH HOW ALTERCATION BEGAN, MAY KNOW OF MORE.

DICTATED NOT READ

ZOL NUR APOTHAR

[Providence]

[The next delivery is more practical: a series of wax tablets]

RITUAL OF VEIL OF STARS

Place: Grove under sky, when stars shine and Alopex distracts Saphraak - First Wheel, or Whistler

Reagents:
Ancient Water: Damp-mist made water of ancient time, past and future power holds.
Astral Matter: Tears of sky, fallen from heaven.
Moonlight Orbs: Herein shines truth.
Rare Gems: Precious stone, linking Above and Below.

Participants:
Zol Nur Apothar: Channels what stars have seen into mind, to seek answer from their song. What they see below, remembered above.
Shum Sheroy Nadiri: Assists with warding and channeling from things best mentioned not.
1-2 Soldiers: Defend in case of unforseen failure, or calling of strange hideous thing if ward only partial.
Horton Hogshire Sergeant: Supervision, if possible.

Preparation:
Twilit, Zol Nur and his assistant and 4th gather at site.
Place they evil armor centrally within properly warded, marked stone.
Surround altar with moonlight orb, shimmering protection of shadow of moon.

Invocation:
Stands this one before the altar, raising his arms to sky.
Chants he ancient hymn from the ancestral songs, calling upon wisdom of stars.
Sprinkles Shum Sheroy Nadiri ancient water around center, creating shimmering mist-veil of protection.

Channeling the Astral Matter:
Takes this one astral matter and holds it above the armor.
Focuses mind, drawing upon the celestial energies and infusing the astral matter with his intent.
Places assistant rare gems central point in pattern, infusing them with starlight.

Scrying:
Places this one hands on the armor, giving Star sight of it, hated djinn foe.
Further specifics confidential, but involves learning of stars, who see all, what was done Below, who took armor, from where, why.

This one then will share what is learned and all shall be as it should be.


This is proposal.

Dangers:
- Incursion, tearing of the protective veil. Soldiers will encounter danger. Star will protect, but defender is honored.
- Corruption. Sight always go two way. Strong mind needed. Mind of stone, clear.

Possible assistance you can lend, aside of soldiers:
Dinar may offer recompense. The ritual ingredients neither common nor cheap. This one would accept recompense or replacement, subject to personal discussion.

ZOL NUR APOTHAR