(Scars do not appear to be cause of death –shock ... - Bad Request

I glanced at the plate he had given me before looking over the new circle… a
meditation that would grant me the strength Zerthimon took with him in his
year of punishment. "Thanks. Get some rest. It may take me a while to
meditate on this."
Again he nodded, and leaned back with his Zerth blade held in the crook of
his arm. Eyes closed, features placid, I could never tell if he truly was asleep
or not.
I began to read.
"Know that the Rising of the People against the illithid was a thing built upon
many ten-turnings of labor. Many of the People were gathered and taught in
secret the ways of defeating their illithid masters. They were taught to
shield their minds, and use them as weapons. They were taught the
scripture of steel, and most importantly, they were given the knowing of
freedom."
"Some of the People learned the nature of freedom and took it into their
hearts. The knowing gave them strength. Others feared freedom and kept
silent. But there were those that knew freedom and knew slavery, and it
was their choice that the People remain chained. One of these was Vilquar."
"Vilquar saw no freedom in the Rising, but opportunity. He saw that the
illithid had spawned across many of the False Worlds. Their Worlds
numbered so many that their vision was turned only outwards, to all they
did not already touch. Vilquar's eye saw that much took place that the
illithid did not see. To the Rising, the illithid were blinded."
"Vilquar came before his master, the illithid Zhijitaris, with the knowing of
the Rising. Vilquar added to his chains and offered to be their eyes against
the Rising. In exchange, Vilquar asked that he be rewarded for his service.
The illithid agreed to his contract."
"At the bonding of the contract, a dark time occurred. Many were the
betrayals Vilquar committed and many were the People that the illithids fed
upon to stem the Rising. It seemed that the Rising would die before it could
occur, and the illithid were pleased with Vilquar's eye."
"It was near the end of this dark time when Zerthimon came to know
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