The OrbSeas flowing, waters of green, an ancient doorway, lands unseen. Some ordained to cross the door. Some betrayed by oath they swore. Left behind in sands without glory. Here comes to rest, an ancient story.
(The Orb shows Belle inside a Sanctuary of the Banished.)
The OrbSurely you know her? Belle. The saviour of the souls of the worthy. An ancient oath she took. She half remembers her purpose as a guardian between worlds. Our legends and myths, banished from the night sky. Our story and the truth of these waters.
(The Orb shows the mark of the Owl.)
The OrbWhen the old king perished of a natural death, long before a Ferryman with a power to bind souls was discovered, his son, the Owl, inherited the throne and sparked a golden age.
(The Orb shows the mark of the Spider.)
The OrbWithin his royal court, rose the Spider. Daughter of a noble seafaring house. After her husband's death, the Spider became a Widow, young and beautiful. She wished to reclaim her honour by seducing the king, the Owl. Ever foolish, he betrayed the Widow, and was betrothed to a navigator, and in time she bore the king a son, a Butterfly prince.
(The Orb shows the mark of the Butterfly.)
The OrbThe Widow plotted an accident at sea. Mother died. But the Butterfly prince was saved by the Mer. In his grief, the king wisely saw the worth of the Widow, and she was crowned queen.
(The Orb shows the mark of the Panther.)
The OrbIn time, their daughter, the Fair Panther was born. Though power still laid with the remaining heir, the Butterfly prince.
(The Orb shows the mark of the Nine Leafed Palm.)
The OrbThe Widow encouraged the prince to face the trials at the high temple of the Nine Leafed Palm. He performed admirably until the last and greatest trial, the Sands of Fortune.
(The Orb shows the mark of an hourglass.)
The OrbA choice one way or another. He failed and was cast into the Emerald Waterfall. Lost into the unknown seas beyond, the high priestess, the Sunstone Fox and the king conspired and told a great lie, that he died facing a monstrous foe.
(The Orb again shows the mark of the Spider.)
The OrbThe queen's power fell apart when the Sunstone Fox revealed her treachery, and the Owl died of a broken heart, yearning for his beloved son. The Widow was hunted down by her own daughter, the Fair Panther.
(The Orb shows the inside of a Sanctuary of the Banished, focusing on the markings on the floor.)
The OrbWhen the queen's wise plan to rule using creations of the Sea of Tribute, both creatures of dream and nightmare, was revealed, she fled to where you know as The Devil's Roar and a civil war was waged. Loyal warriors bearing the mark of the Widow, whose souls were bound to both bone and armor, lay defeated. Their remains buried and their story banished. And so the queen and her followers were cast inside a prison of glass. And only they knew the truth.
(The Orb again shows Belle inside a Sanctuary of the Banished.)
The OrbBut what truth is Belle ready to tell? Visit the Sanctuary of the Dark Widow and tell us what she has learned. Has she discovered the name of the ancient navigator?
Objet de la Vision 3 (1)Journal de BelleCinder Islet
Je pense que la constellation que je cherche ne fait pas partie de ce panthéon. Elle se trouve ailleurs...
L'expert des étoiles que nous observons encore dans le ciel, c'est Sudds. Il a écrit de nombreux ouvrages à leur sujet.
Je ferais mieux de retracer ses pas et de chercher les points de vue d'où il contemplait le ciel nocturne...
Je vais concentrer mes recherches sur les Ancient Isles : de Discovery Ridge à Crook's Hollow, et de Snake Island jusqu'à Plunder Valley.
Objet de la Vision 3 (2)Addenda de Belle au journal de SuddsPlunder Valley
Le vieux Sudds a dit qu'un poisson solitaire avait guidé les Anciens jusqu'ici. Comme dans bien des mythologies, il ne s'agit que d'une parabole.
Sa constellation a été placée dans le ciel nocturne non seulement pour honorer le premier à avoir tracé un passage à travers le Shroud, mais aussi pour servir de guide à ceux qui suivent sa route.
Elle est devenue le symbole de tous les anciens navigateurs qui maîtrisaient les secrets du Shroud. Et ce savoir a été transmis par les boussoles.
Mais cela n'indiquait pas seulement comment le percer pour s'en échapper... cela révélait aussi comment passer de l'autre côté... comme l'avait fait le premier poisson-éclat.
