2002/07 - Gaerlan's Generals

Gaerlan's Generals
Gaerlan's channels the Essences' energy into four physical forms, one for each element. Gaerlan dubbed these creations his Generals, commanding them to lead the assaults across Dereth.

Event Summary

 * Strife, Essence of Fire attacks Glenden Wood, Plateau Village, Stonehold, and Arwic.
 * Tempest, Essence of Storms attacks Tou-Tou, Sawato, Lin and Baishi
 * Stasis, Essence of Frost attacks Qalabar, Kara, Khayyaban, and Mayoi.
 * Corrosion, Essence of Verdancy attacks Fort Tethana, Ayan Baqur, Wai Jhou, and Danby's Outpost.
 * Gaerlan uses the fallen generals in the Elemental Sanctum to summon the Harbinger.

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Lore & Dialog
Strife, the Essence of Flame
 * I am magic, given life. I am the essence of war, strife, and consumption. I am flame personified! Your parlor tricks would be better aimed elsewhere.


 * [Player Name] has defeated Strife, the Essence of Flame, repelling Gaerlan's forces back from the cities of the north...for now.


 * Consumed in flames again. The world bends to HIS will now. Not even the oldest can touch his power. We shall not fail in bringing him to the Sanctum.


 * [Player Name] has defeated Strife, the Essence of Flame. Its form is driven from the world and Gaerlan's forces are routed at Glenden Wood, Plateau Village, Stonehold, and Arwic.


 * This is not right. My essence, my being. Something is wrong. The master. The master has betrayed us. My essence, my freedom. I was. No more. I am nothing again. Less than nothing, I am harvested. A vessel has been prepared.

Tempest, the Essence of Storms
 * [Player name] has defeated Tempest, the Essence of Storms, repelling Gaerlan's forces back from the cities of the east...for now.
 * A quandry. I am all that is energy and living thought. I have form and can be destroyed. I am matter and energy at once, and yet I am defeated. No matter I am not dead, merely transformed!


 * [Player Name] has defeated Tempest, the Essence of Storms. Its form is driven from the world and Gaerlan's forces are routed at Tou-tou, Sawato, Lin, and Baishi.

Stasis, the Essence of Frost
 * [Player's name] has defeated Stasis, the Essence of Frost, repellling Gaerlan's forces back from the cities of central Osteth...for now.
 * Frustrating that I have taken so many of you but still you rise to face me again. I am not yet finished. Hardly weakened. I am still full of life and living. There will be a reckoning.

I am that which you cannot hope to tame. I have no master and will not be made slavish to your magics.


 * [Player's name] has defeated Stasis, the Essence of Frost. Its form is driven from the world and Gaerlan's forces are routed at Qalabar, Kara, Khayyaban, and Mayoi.
 * I have thought and speech, and you would take this from me. I offer you forever. You make my time so brief. But you cannot destroy what I am. I am the Master's guardian. I cannot be removed by the means you possess.

Corrosion, the Essence of Verdancy
 * Tempt not, what your magic is made of. There will only be reckoning.


 * [Player's Name] has defeated Corrosion, the Essence of Verdancy, repelling Gaerlan's forces back from the cities of the west...for now.
 * Your persistence in striking against us has begun to unnerve us. You cannot hope to survive what is coming there is no stopping nature. Not even time can dwindle our power and what we are.


 * Your lightning coruscates over Corrosion's mortal remains!
 * [Player's Name] has defeated Tempest, the Essence of Storms [sic]. Its form is driven form the world and Gaerlan's forces are routed at Fort Tethana, Ayan Baqur, Wai Jhou, and Danby's Outpost.
 * In my new gained sentience I did not understand destruction. But now I see that even I can be dispersed. But my death like yours is not permanent. I shall return sooner than you think.

Gaerlan attempts to summon the Harbinger 
 * Gaerlan says, "Here I have gathered my generals, and now sacrifice them. Blood of the Blood, poured now into the vessel."
 * Gaerlan says, "Who? Asheron! Asheron! I will not let you take my creations. You cannot have the Harbinger! It is mine."
 * Gaerlan says, "Where is she? The form, it comes...but where is she? Where is my vessel?"
 * Gaerlan says, "Now, it shall be done. Arise Harbinger, to serve me. Take your form from the fallen and kneel to my command."
 * Gaerlan says, "Iai, Laurai auri nulaerai. Ulerai aertainuu. Iai, gaulan faunir. Iurai auri saervu Gaerlan."
 * Gaerlan says, "Here, reformed and complete. Elements together. Here, life begins. Arise, and serve Gaerlan!"
 * Gaerlan says, "World eater. Your vessel stolen away. Take your form, from the fallen."
 * Gaerlan says, "Uetenar uethen. Uojrin taentril courlief. Braulaerin tuentara, daucecrai."
 * Gaerlan says, "In the dawning of the world, they lived as one. In the dawning of the world, without the sun. Sundered wide apart to feed the world their blood. Now return as one."
 * Gaerlan says, "Wind, Storm, Flame, and Decay together, a complete being. Perfect in everyway. Mine to command! You are my servant arise, arise!"