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Following the establishment of [[Mournhold]] by [[the Pact]], a Kelki woman named [[Katia]] began experimenting with [[Delve]] technology, building on the work of the [[Naldareth]] and attempting to devise a method for constructing reliable, stable elemental channels. Her machinery, provided by a pair of [[Veid and Isomann|mysterious benefactors]], proved to be somewhat more powerful than anticipated, and activating the device blew a gaping hole in the fabric of the planes themselves. Upon finding the woman hiding under her workbench, the [[Ascendril]] were informed of 'horrifying monsters' invading through the rift; these ctenophores were discovered to be small, floating jellyfish-like creatures that appeared harmless. Harmless, that is, until fed with blood or magic; with sustenance, the creatures rapidly grew in size, becoming monstrous and aggressive. Only freezing halted them and allowed them to starve, vanishing with a 'pop'. | Following the establishment of [[Mournhold]] by [[the Pact]], a Kelki woman named [[Katia]] began experimenting with [[Delve]] technology, building on the work of the [[Naldareth]] and attempting to devise a method for constructing reliable, stable elemental channels. Her machinery, provided by a pair of [[Veid and Isomann|mysterious benefactors]], proved to be somewhat more powerful than anticipated, and activating the device blew a gaping hole in the fabric of the planes themselves. Upon finding the woman hiding under her workbench, the [[Ascendril]] were informed of 'horrifying monsters' invading through the rift; these ctenophores were discovered to be small, floating jellyfish-like creatures that appeared harmless. Harmless, that is, until fed with blood or magic; with sustenance, the creatures rapidly grew in size, becoming monstrous and aggressive. Only freezing halted them and allowed them to starve, vanishing with a 'pop'. | ||
Assistance from | Assistance from an elder mage, Belgarion, closed the main rift, but numerous others began to fissure space and time around the city. A raid on Katia's workshop furnished [[Cabal]] responders with the means to close the rifts now appearing in [[Stormcaller Crag]] and across [[Mournhold]], and although the Ascendril were satisfied with an apology and a promise to avoid more damage, the [[Spinesreach|Spireans]] and the [[Maghak|Stormlord]] were not; Katia was quickly and permanently silenced by Atabahi claws. | ||
== The discovery of nests == | == The discovery of nests == | ||
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== The study of the pearl == | == The study of the pearl == | ||
Not too long after this occurrence, an | Not too long after this occurrence, an agent of the Cabal came across one of the pearls buried in the ice of the Crag. Extended (and spectacularly lethal) studies of the pearl revealed that it was matter not native to the plane, and that it reacted very poorly to exposure to Shadow; these energies caused the strange coating to retreat, exposing a core of or rift into incredibly violent and destructive elemental Air that rapidly tore apart anything nearby. Soon enough, possession of this pearl drew the attention of the entities once again, this time drawing them onto the roof of the Spirean council chambers; only retrieval of the pearl from Xavin of the [[Ascendril]] was enough to placate them, but several Spireans managed to explore a portion of the alien realm, the [[Terminus]], before retreating through the rapidly closing gate and leaving Sapience inviolate once again. | ||