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             ThorulfR, d88-cbr@nada.kth.se
             Omer, oshenker@earthlink.net

Omer wanted this but i figured you guys would be interested as well, so
here you go.

Things to note: read the pools dialogue, i guess alric originally talked to
balor there and what balor says is interesting.  murgen killed shiver
instead of rabican.  heart of the stone journal end is different i believe.
a reference to a cohort in road north.  reference to cohort in across the
gjol.  the silvermines journal entry was really screwed up but i believe
the reference to the myrkridian king belongs there, that makes sense
actually.

There is other stuff that I forgot to mention, have fun digging.


Training Map
 Welcome to the Myth tutorial!
The camera is your point of view.
The Q and E keys make the camera orbit.  Try it!
Try using the Q and E keys to make the camera orbit.
The W and S keys move forward and backward.  Try it!
Try using the W and S keys to move forward and backward.
The A and D keys turn the camera left and right.  Try it!
Try using the A and D keys to turn the camera left and right.
The Z and X keys track left and right.  Try it!
Try using the Z and X keys to track left and right.
The C and V keys zoom in and out.  Try it!
Try using the C and V keys to zoom in and out.
Hit Tab to bring up the overhead map.
No, hit Tab to bring up the overhead map.
The green dot on the overhead map is your warrior.
Select the warrior and hit the space bar to stop him.
No, hit the space bar to stop him.
Now move him towards the flag by clicking near it.
No, click on the ground near the flag.
You may quickly select units by double clicking on them.
Select the archers and click on the targets to attack.
No, click on the targets to attack.
Nice going!  Way to stick it to 'em!
Now make the dwarf attack the targets.
No, just click on the targets.
The dwarf can lay down satchel charges.
Move the dwarf close to the target.
No, move the dwarf close to the target.
Now hit T to place a satchel charge.
No, hit T to place a satchel charge.
Now Control-click on the ground near the charge to blow it up.
No, Control-click on the ground near the satchel charge.
Now you can blow stuff up!
The journeyman's special ability is healing.
Select the journeyman, hit T and click on the warrior to heal him.
No, hit T and click on the injured warrior to heal him.
Way to help your fellow man!
Formations are essential to the advanced player.
Move the warriors across the river in a loose line. (Formation 3)
No, hit 3, and click across the river.
Scattering is useful when under attack by explosives.
Hit B to scatter those warriors.
No, hit B to scatter them.
Look at 'em run!
Organize your warriors into a vanguard. (Formation 9)
No, hit 9, and click on the ground.
Well done!
Now make the warriors attack the targets.
No, just click on the targets.
Congratulations, you've finished the tutorial!

Crow's Bridge
Guard the bridge and town from enemy forces coming across the river.  Don't
forget you have reinforcements in the town!  Press F8 for a complete list
of keyboard commands.
"The bridge is being attacked!  Let's get out of here!"
"What's going to happen to my pumpkins?"
"Good luck at the bridge!"
"The village is lost!  Let's get out of here!"
"They're here!  Run for your lives!"

A Traitor's Grave
Find the traitor and kill him!  A villager will lead you most of the way,
but be sure to keep an eye out for the traitor.  Remember that your
Journeyman can heal your other units."Have you seen the mayor of Otter
Ferry?"
"Sure!  I passed him near the stone monument."
"He's a traitor to his town.  Will you lead us to him?"
"A traitor?  Then let's move before he gets away!"
"Follow me!  The monument is this way!"
"Quickly!  Move this way!"
"What are you waiting for?  Follow me!"
"Yikes!  Guards!"
"Enemies! Protect me!"
"Whoops... looks like we're on our own now."
"Let's get out of here!"
"There he is!  Kill him!"
"All right!  Now if we could just get away from these thrall..."

The Siege of Madrigal
Defeat the Soulless and Thrall guarding the opposite side of the bridge.
Then pass through the town and look for a large enemy force and get it to
chase you back to the bridge.
"All right, let's get out of here!"
"What the hell was that?"
"Watch out for those Ghôls!"

Homecoming
Rescue another element of the Legion and secure the Total Codex (a large
book).  Escape to the southeast.Ambush!  Clear the Knot!
The Codex is in the Cathedral.  Let's go!
It's over here!
I got it!  Let's get out of here!
Get 'em!
This way!

Flight From Covenant
Escape Covenant by fleeing through the ruined city wall.  Once outside the
city, locate the hidden tunnel and escape through it with the Total Codex.
"I don't like the looks of this."
"Damn, we should have gone around them!"

Force Ten From Stoneheim
Find the World Knot and destroy one of its four pylons with satchel charges
(dwarves can drop explosive satchel charges with the special ability key,
usually "T").
"You fools!  Flee, there will be fighting shortly!"
"We will not!  We're going to the shrine!"
"Aiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!"
"Save us!  Save us!"
"Ahhhhhh!!!!!!  Run for it!"
"Run away!  Run away!"
"You fools! Flee, there will be fighting shortly!"
"We will not! We're going to the shrine to pray!"
"Aaaaiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeee!"
"Save us! Save us!"
"Ahhhh! Run for it!"
"Run away! Run away!"

Bagrada
Lead your forces east to the narrowest and most easily defensible part of
the pass.  Be sure not to leave any enemy forces behind you.
They are heading up the pass!

Challenging Stage
The soulless have split into small groups and are searching for a way out
of the canyon.  Keep your dwarves together, set lines of satchel charges
and ambush the enemy as they cross the frozen lake toward you.
"Here comes our scout..."
"Help me!!!!"
"Grab those charges and set ambushes."
"We don't have long until the soulless get here!"
50% DESTROYED
80% DESTROYED
90% DESTROYED
99% DESTROYED
100% DESTROYED
VICTORY IMMINENT
BONUS STAGE
BONUS ACHIEVED
BONUS NOT ACHIEVED
WAVE 1
WAVE 2
WAVE 3
FINAL WAVE
"There are too many soulless over there!  Pull back!"
"Nice work, now they're all attacking at once!"

The Five Champions
Find Alric and release him!  If any of the five champions die, your mission
has failed.

Out of the Barrier
Lead alric out of the canyon and escape!  If you find any artifacts along
the way, you can use them with your special ability key (usually "T").
"Uh oh."
"Wait for me!"
"This is great, just great."
"Not this again!"
"Let me handle this."
"Ah, Sinis!  I thought Mazzarin had killed you at Seven Gates."
"Indeed, I bet you thought you'd seen the last of me, Alric!"
"I have seen the last of you."
"Come closer!  Quickly!"
"Follow me!"

Silvermines
Your Journeyman will lead you to The Watcher's severed arm, but beware of
enemy patrols.  Recover the arm and escape through the pass in the
northwest.
"Come this way quickly!"
"We must keep moving towards the arm!"
"Follow me to the arm!"
"The enemy!"
"Protect me!"
"There it is!"
"Now we just need to leave through the pass in the northwest."

Shadow of the Mountain
Defend the legion's standard and baggage at the top of the hill.  The enemy
must not be allowed to retrieve The Watcher's arm.
"Let's move, they're right behind us!"
"Here they come!"
"Save me!"

Seven Gates
Eliminate any enemy forces which remain in the pass.
"This should be easy!  They look disorganized!"
"Come kill me, cowards!"
"Uh oh."

Forest Heart
Kill the four trow generals of Soulblighter's army, then confront
Soulblighter at the forest giant's sacred statue.
"Soulblighter is here!  Our scouts are dead!"

Heart of the Stone
Soulblighter has imprisoned you in the Tain.  Now you must find a way outŠ"
Where's Balin when you need him?"

The Smiths of Muirthemne
Find an exit from the cave.  Your dwarves will be key players in a
successfully escape.

Sons of Myrgard
You are invisible!  The enemy can't see you but they can \ihear\p you.
Sneak past the defenders and find a big flat area to throw your signal
grenade to summon the dwarven paratroopers.
"We must press onŠ"
"We must destroy more Ghôls!"
"Maybe I should wait for backupŠ"

A Long Awaited Party
Find the Ghôl godhead and blast it to fragments.  That's going to take a
lot of satchel charges.

The Road North
One of The Legion's hero archers has been ambushed and killed somewhere in
the north.  Find his magic bow and return south with it.
"Is that blood?"
"Yeah, looks like we have a trail to follow."
"I think he crossed the river here."
"Grab the bow!"
"Let's get back to camp!"

Across the Gjol
You are the rearguard, left behind to hold the enemy at the river.  Retreat
is not an option; you must hold the bluff overlooking the river.
"Sir!  There are too many of them!  We must retreat!"
"No!  There is no retreating.  We must hold our ground."
"Reinforcements!  At last!"

The Watcher
Find The Watcher, who has been turned to stone, and shatter him before help
can arrive.
"What the hell!  Where'd he go?"

River of Blood
Fight your way into the city and locate a bridge over the old canal inside.
Secure this location and wait for reinforcements (you won't get any before
you take the bridge).

Pools of Iron
Lead Alric to the nearby World Knot, where he will bring through the rest
of your force.  Then head for Balor's fortress, west, across the lake.
Eliminate all enemies you encounter along the way.
"Hurry!  Balor is on his way."
"Get back!- here he comes!"
"Where did you find that thing, Alric?"
"What foolishness made you bring it here?"
"I brought it to teach you humility, Balor."
"We must follow him!"
"Alric, join me and replace The Watcher."
"You will have power beyond your wildest dreams, little man."
"You know nothing of my dreams."
"The rest of your legion has been destroyed, Alric."
"What can you do, alone, with this handful of men?"
"Kill him!  KILL HIM!!"
"We cannot retreat!"

The Last Battle
Lead your reinforcements to Alric and the other survivors of the previous
level.  Then follow Alric and wait for a chance to kill Balor.
"I've got a bad feeling about thisŠ"
"Give me the head!"
"Give me his head and I'll let you live!"
"Filthy dwarves!"
"Who decided we should go this way?"

The Great Devoid
Carry Balor's head to The Great Devoid, and throw it in (don't listen to
anything it says on the way, either).  Only your dwarves can carry the head.

The Desert Between Your Ears
I'll Dance On Your Grave
Mudpit Massacre
If I had a TrowŠ
Ground Zero
Ground Zero (Dark)
I'll Dance On Your Spiderweb
For Carnage Apply Within
Death in the Dire Marsh
Mudpit Massacre (Dark)
Mudpit Massacre (Dark)
For Carnage Apply Within (Dark)

" ... the seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery,
piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the
number of his days."
Of all the avatara in the Four Ages there is no doubt that Mazzarin was the
most powerful and his death the most salient victory of the Dark during the
Wind Age.
Alric
Avatara
Avatara

"Second Era tradition tells of a hero rising in the East, who loosened the
bloodless grip of the wicked things which had dominated his land for time
beyond memory Š "
Balor
The Leveler

A berserk at the Stair of Grief, having been told that the hosts of the
Soulless were so many that their spears would hide the sun, is said to have
replied 'Then we shall fight them in the shade.'
Berserk Hero
Berserk Heroes

Bran of the Iron Skin
Hrungnir Bereft of Fear
Bram with Screaming Iron
Hervard of the Bloody Stump
Angtyr the Sword Lover
Tyrfing Slaughter's Son
Baugi Widow's Husband
Tyrvard of the Silver Hand
Thyrm of the Mighty Blows
Thrend atop the Piled Dead
Brantyr of the Whistling Steel
Skrymir of Brawn Renown
Luh of the Long Arm
Thrudnir Shield Sunderer
Tyr of the Singing Sword
Surt with One Eye
Suttung Ironheart
Surtnir of the Shadowless Hands
Angnir of Fire and Iron
Thiazi Widow Maker
Thrymnir Coward's Master
Hjonvard who Vultures Follow
Reifnir Always Wounded
Gymir Battle Seeker
Thewyn Splinter Grip
Angvard who Feeds the Worms
Leifnir with Seven Fists
Rudnir Filler of Graves
Bramtyr Piler of Corpses
Glaynir Chooser of the Slain
Hervard of the Iron Gale
Hjonfing with Arms Soaked Red
Jarlnir who's Gaze Freezes
Thorgeisl who's Laugh Stinks of Killing
Ingvar Death's Favored Son
Tyrgeis with a Shirt of Scars
Thorolf Impaled Three Times
Eirik who Jams the Gates of the Underworld
Tyrggve of the Nine Wounds
Tyrolf Flame of BattleBerserk
Berserks

"The early dwarvish eddas always speak of heroes 'having gone north into
the mountains to slay Ghôls', but most repeated is tale of Dvalin son of
Alfrigg, third ephor of Stoneheim ..."
"Hours after the fall of Stoneheim, the dwarves defending Myrgard collapsed
the barbican, entombing ten thousand of their number behind as many tons of
shattered rock."
Dwarven Hero
Dwarven Heroes
Bui
Brami
Hrani
Barri
Durin
Alfrigg
Dvalin
Berling
Grerr
Solblindi
Uni
Iri
Bari
Jari
Var
Vegdrasil
Dori
Ori
Delling
Ivaldi
Brokk
Eitri
Baugi
Tind
Haddings
Soli
Dari
Nori
Jar
Oni
Vnarin
Ari
Eri
Uri
Telling
Felling
Gilling
Deri
Duri
Trakk
Ivoldi
Norling
Jarling
Solling
Varling
Jvalin
Balin
Dwarf
Dwarves
Dwarven Pathfinder

"On the last day of the siege at Seven Gates a priest asked the Giants
present of their faith.  A young one showered the man with chips of stone
as he struck the ground, 'The Earth is our Faith.'"
Grayleaves
Graybark
Oldbark
Deeproots
Longbranches
Hardwood
Wisebark
Oldgrowth
Highbranches
Ironwood
Stoneroots
Millionleaves
Yellowleaves
Stonebranches
Evergreen
Wintergreen
Greatwood
Ironroot
Morningwood
Forest Giant
Forest Giants

We know not whether Fetches wear the skins of men out of necessity or whim,
but we do know they are not from our world and their arrogance is without
equal among the minions of the Fallen.Fetch
Fetches

Long enemies of the civilized nations, the truce which brought the fir'Bolg
and their famed bowmen into the Light was forged by ou'Kahn the Great King
and Caliban during the Sword Age.
" ... though the Ghôls were afraid to kill him after his capture at Myrgard
they dislocated his arms at the shoulder 'with a chisel' to prevent him
from ever drawing a bow again."
Archer Hero
Archer Heroes
he'Rero
il'Edi
ka'Fou
ka'Lemba
ka'Tanga
ke'Nyatta
ki'Ntampo
ku'Bhasah
kwe'Si
ma'Pungu
mho'Ndoro
nwa'Nga
ndo'Ro
nkru'Mah
nsi'Ah
nyo'Ro
ou'Ngan
og'Un
ob'Atala
os'Hun
tsho'Fan
ya'Nalo
ya'Nvalou
ye'Boah
yu'Rugu
iu'Shee
yn'Jouyll
yn'Drogh
ny'Anmey
ry'Ghunver
ny'Marro
Archer
Archers

The Ghôls have forever been at war with the dwarves around Myrgard and
Stoneheim, and the rape of the dwarves' ancestral home there has been the
Ghôl's rabid dream for centuries.
The Ghôls worship enormous pieces of unworked stone, moved in antiquity to
the open meadows far below their mountain dwellings.  They alone remember
the names of the dark gods.
Crusher
Masher
Breaker
Snapper
Killer
Grinder
Gnasher
Screamer
Splitter
Eviscerator
Destroyer
Crasher
Dasher
Wounder
Ruiner
Tamer
Gentler
Butcher
Slaughterer
Extinguisher
Pulper
Crusher
Flattener
Squasher
Squisher
Pounder
Bruiser
Hasher
Pulverizer
Harasser
Tormentor
Shrieker
Squealer
Screecher
Howler
Severer
Mangler
Eradicator
Lascerator
Disabler
Crippler
Lamer
Mutilator
Ghôl
Ghôls

"Not a palm's breadth free of wounds on his body, Five Motion Bloody Jaguar
knelt to kiss the earth and drawing strength from her rose to charge the
thickest gathering of the enemy."
"Returning to the ruin Muirthemne had become in their absence, the
deathless Heron Guards each tore nine gold tiles from the palace wall,
every one the weight of a grown man ... "
Eight Flint Deer
Twelve Eagle Falling Sun
Six Motion Bloody Jaguar
Five Heron Waiting Cactus
Eight Pride Stalking Rabbit
Three Vulture Drum
Ten Stone Reed
Four Serpent Seeking Shadow
Seven Lizard Tongue
Nine Eagle Red Skull
One Flint Puma
Twelve Serpent Falling Eagle
Seven Wind Lizard
Nine Serpent Rising Puma
Seven Crocodile Rain
Six Coyote Flower
Thirteen Bloody Crocodile
Five Rabbit Fleeing Jaguar
Three Moon Jeweled Fan
Seven Jaguar White Flower
Five Obsidion Heron
One Serpent Green Talon
Seven Devil Puma
Four Motion Skull Fan
Five Monkey Bloody Stone
Six Vulture Dog Star
One Deer Burning Skull
Nine Serpent Bloody Sun
Eleven Vulture Fire Serpent
Ten Eagle Burning Stone
Seven Eagle Jaguar Claw
Twelve Flint Sun Collar
Twelve Devil Burning Wind
Thirteen Rain Jeweled Fan
Thirteen Wind Moon Stone
Fourteen Flint Moon Eagle
Journeyman
Journeymen

" ... an obsidion knife screamed in a tongue he understood not, it's words
violent, clear and distinct, tearing his breast and pulling him toward the
dark thing which had risen from the shadows."
" ... what we pulled back was less a corpse than it was a carcass -- the
barest ribbons of flesh clung to his ribs and spine."
Keeper of the Dismal Paths
Thief of the Silent Fate
Darker Shadow on a Waning Moon
Quiet Student of Untaught Knowledge
The Goassamer Fate Awaiting all Fools
A Cheerless Gathering of Dreams
Pride at Dusk
Joyless Messanger of Still Places
Deemer of Suffering
Weilder of Dim Shapes
Serene Death Stalking
Silent Sacrifice in Vain
Ill Omens and Destiny
Seven Shadows Crossing
Broken Chains of Smoke and Night
Cloudless Night Without End
Waning Moon Over Lifeless Moor
Night Lost in Fog
Vile Oaths and Scorned Supplication
Solitary Walker of Darkened Lands
Hushed Whispers from Opened Graves
Whispers in the Ears of Evil Men
Faded Memories of Forgotten Nightmares
Misery's Wet Nurse
Broken Oaths and Unspoken Regrets
Mahir
Mahir

Desirous of power and immortality, the warrior race of the Myrmidons left
their northern kin to join Balor and the Fallen Lords, and so they became
known as The Kithless.
While still flesh and blood, the Myrmidons were most vain about their long
hair and body paint, spending the eve of battle before a mirror rather than
in a bedroll.
Gorerage
Lifelust
Swordslaughter
Bloodhunger
Battleslaughter
Warwilling
Angerflame
Greedhunger
Swordbite
Ironhammer
Lifethirst
Soulthirst
Souldeath
Skinhunger
Bloodflame
Soulthirst
Bloodlove
Goreflame
Soulrage
Warrage
Lifestifle
Ironfate
Bloodfate
Soulfate
Lifedoom
Hearttear
Skinpeel
Doomrage
Deathcaress
Gorecaress
Frothinghunger
Bonepowder
Bonesplinter
Bonehunger
Boneflame
Bonehammer
Boneslaughter
Bonerage
Hearthammer
Heartflame
Hearthunger
Fleshbite
Fleshthirst
Fleshhunger
Fleshrage
Fleshdoom
Fleshtear
Ironheart
Myrmidon
Myrmidons

"A house gutted by fire, a well poisoned with carrion, what had been sheep
in the morning spread like a thick jam against the long wall of the barn..."
Sinis
Scaripant
Cormorant
Shade
Shades

"Every Skræl believes that he who dies in battle is reborn seven times to
revenge himself upon his destroyers, and that each of these seven
incarnations may itself give rise to seven more ... "
He Who Gathers Cattails
He Who Swims Deeply
He Who Speaks Slowly
He Who Hunts Longest
He Who Throws Farthest
He Who Laughs LastSkræl
Skræl

"A house gutted by fire, a well poisoned with carrion, what had been sheep
in the morning spread like a thick jam against the long wall of the barn."
Soulblighter
Twice Born

Called 'Hollow Men' in the West, the Soulless are most feared for the
sticky venom with which they anoint their javelins before battle, for
wounds contaminated by the toxin never heal..
Soulless
Soulless

Mothers would tell their sons to go to bed, or the eight-eyed cave spiders
would take them into their dens and feast upon themŠ
After scoffing at the ease at which he killed one, Hrungnir was told "what
they lack in strength, they make up for in numberŠ"Cave Spider
Cave Spiders

The Spore, though immobile, are feared for their deadly vapor....
Cave Spore
Cave Spores

"Bahl'al descended to the flooded, rusting halls of Si'anwon and under the
sea there took no breath for nine days, searching the ruined palaces and
temples of the Trow for the dream of unlife."
" ... the seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery,
piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the
number of his days."
Thrall
Thrall

"' ... or we will cut down your people like a pine forest.'  But the Ghôls
laughed and gibbered at the Trow emmisary in answer, licking their long
knives and hurling at him pieces of rotting meat.
One Ghôl asked above the clamor why the Trow had singled out pines.  'Once
cut, pines never regrow.' spoke the emmisary, to which the Ghôls had no
answer save to be silent."
Igne Ferroque
tympanum caput
saxum pugnus
pugil stultus
tonitrus femuf
auris morsus
dolabra index
fractum atrox
muglio potens
acerus malum
hebes ictus
sanguis ebriosus
fustis demens
mons latus
lapicida venenum
luctari furor
filius tofus
mola saccus
pernix ultor
quercus invidia
tegula cutis
terramotus calcitrare
pulvis ira
quassare vis
Trow
Trow

The Mayor
History has proven a thousand times that no man has ever gained from a
bargain with The Dark, yet cowards and fools continue to try, and The
Fallen never turn them away.

The humble farmers who feed the West, suffering the worst in every
conflict, conscripted before age fifteen to fill the ranks of the army.
Jean
Thomas
Edward
Henry
Eadwine
Gregory
Geoffory
Albert
John
Phillip
Bernard
Paul
Arnold
Fulburt
Edmund
Matthew
Richard
Francis
Leo
Walter
Charles
Louis
GuyVillager
Villagers

After the armies of The Province were finally broken at Covenant, the
survivors scattered among the free cities of the North, taking their arms
with them.
Malory
Moore
Montago
Moliere
Mauriac
Mather
Malthus
Macaualy
Strephon
Tarquin
Alisander
Berel the Unworthy
Balin
Clairemonde
Darras
Floridas
Gahalatine
Hector
Kay
Lucan
Melias
Naram
Pelleas
Tristram
Bors
Gareth
Kaherdin
Gaheris
Accolon
Sansloy
Warrior
Warriors

Imprisoned by Connacht during the Wind Age, The Watcher only escaped by
tearing off his left arm at the elbow, like a wolf chewing through his leg
to escape a snare.
The Watcher
Mad Goat of the Fens

" ... though the dwarves before Myrgard were unshaken by the wights
opposite them, each knew the slow, bleeding death-fever which awaited those
who survived the battle."
Wight
Wights



Wednesday August 3, Crow's Bridge
The Legion heads south; Shiver reaches Madrigal.

Yesterday our legion entered the village of Crow's Bridge and halted there
for the night.  We are just four days march from the besieged city of
Madrigal now, and with a little luck should arrive there in time to prevent
its capture by the enemy.

Shiver, one of the Fallen Lords, has been attacking the city for two days,
but so far has been held back by its defenders.  It's obvious to everyone
that the line must be drawn at Madrigal.  We cannot allow The Fallen to
push us any farther north.

Fearing for their safety, the villagers here pleaded with us to remain when
we broke camp this morning.  None of them understand yet what is happening,
but they have all seen the refugees from the south, and they are frightened.

Our officers seemed unsympathetic until the people returned with nine young
pigs and ten dozen loaves of bread.  Fifteen of us are to stay now, perhaps
to fight boredom instead of the Fallen Lords, and watch the bridge here for
two days.


Tuesday August 5, King's Highway
The Legion reaches Otter Ferry; Madrigal under siege.

Having turned back the attack on Crow's Bridge, we headed south to rejoin
the Legion in another small town called Otter Ferry.  On our way we met a
force of our own men hurrying in the opposite direction, who gave us ill
news.

The vanguard of our army, sixty thousand men, has been camped near Otter
Ferry for two days now.  The mayor of that village must have guessed our
plan to cross the Scamander River behind the main enemy force, and to
attack them by surprise.

Perhaps in the cowardly hope that he would be spared when the Dark sacked
Madrigal, the mayor intends to betray us to the enemy.  A quick death will
be too good for him, but we will have time for nothing else.

We all know the battle for Madrigal will decide the fate of all the
Northern lands, and that while this traitor lives all our plans are in
jeopardy.  One of the locals knows of the clearing where the mayor arranged
his meeting with the Dark, and will lead us there.


Friday August 8, Otter Ferry
The combined armies of the North attack Shiver by surprise.

Our vanguard has crossed the Scamander unchallenged and remains hidden on
the southern bank of the river.  Their assault will begin two hours after
midnight against Shiver's right flank, at the same time the Madrigal
garrison throws open the Gate of Storms and attacks her from the front.

But I won't be anywhere near Madrigal when this happens.  An hour before
the main attack a small group of men and I will head in the opposite
direction and strike at the enemy camp alone, hoping to divert forces and
attention from the city before the real battle begins.

The plan is to fight our way across a bridge and into the captured village
of Comfort.  From there we'll locate the enemy camp and draw out as large a
force as possible, allowing them to chase us back over the river.

Every thrall that follows us is one less that our main force must hack to
pieces at Madrigal.


Monday September 15, Outskirts of Tyr
The Watcher enters Covenant in search of the Total Codex.

The battle for Madrigal lasted four days without pause.  Shiver fell on the
first night in a spectacular dream duel with Murgen, one of the Nine.  No
one expected this.  We have never before challenged one of The Fallen and
won.

But the truth behind the victory is stranger than any of the rumors.
Apparently the Nine found the severed head of one of Balor's enemies from
the old days, buried out in the desert under several tons of sand and rock,
and managed to start talking to the thing.  Balor is the power behind The
Fallen Lords, and we figure his enemy is our friend.

They say that The Head had an old score to settle with Shiver, and told
Murgen that her one weakness was vanity, and showed him how to exploit it.

The Head appears to know something about everything, and now it has us
looking for an artifact called the Total Codex.  It's been located in the
ruined city of Covenant, but the first group sent to retrieve it has not
returned.

In a few minutes Murgen himself is going to send a few of us through a
World Knot to Covenant, to bring back the Codex.


Monday September 15, Shepherd's Gate, Covenant
Flight from Covenant as The Watcher closes in.

The Watcher has entered Covenant from the north, and his tireless undead
are raping the old city a second time; tearing down what few structures
stand in their way, and choking the sky with dust and smoke.  That he wants
the book which now rests at the bottom of my pack is clear.

Against my better judgment, I opened the Codex last night to a random page
and read about the life of a man not yet born, who would resurrect the
Myrkridia and visit horrors on the world without equal in history or myth.
I believed every word.  I have resolved to destroy the thing before
allowing it to become an instrument of the Dark.

Mauriac is on his feet now, talking to the men.  We met him and a few other
survivors of the first expedition hiding in a collapsed cellar a few
hundred feet away from the outer wall, and joined them for a brief rest
until dawn.

Mauriac was prince regent here during King Alric's adolescence, and knows
of an underground tunnel just outside the city which leads to Shoal, a
village four miles away down the coast.  The King's family used it to
escape Covenant when Soulblighter leveled the city twenty years ago, and
today we hope it will help us elude The Watcher.


Friday November 7, Plain of Scales
The Deceiver approaches the mountains

We were two days in that tunnel out of Covenant, The Watcher crossing above
us every few hours, shaking the ground in his fury and twice nearly burying
us alive.  Sometime on the second day the tremors grew less distinct, and
we were relieved to find nothing but rats and mosquitoes waiting for us
when we reached Shoal.

Not wishing to return west we headed down the coast toward the old city of
Scales, where we met Maeldun's southern garrison and turned over the Codex.

We learned there that by coincidence the combined armies of the North were
only four days behind us, heading for the mountains to stop The Deceiver,
another of The Fallen Lords, from crossing the Cloudspine before winter.

But we can't wait for them: There is a World Knot west of the Cloudspine
and The Head insists that the enemy has learned to travel through the
Knots.  If we don't destroy this portal we might hold the mountains only to
be outflanked by forces emerging from the Knot behind us.

Eight dwarven irregulars and every man in Scales from the Legion has
volunteered for the demolition mission.


Wednesday November 12, Fool's Traverse, Bagrada
The Deceiver attempts to cross the Cloudspine at Seven Gates and Bagrada.

Damn I hate the cold.  A few months of warm weather and you forget what
it's like to have your eyes frost shut and the snot freeze in your nose.
And it doesn't bother the undead one bit either, I'm sure.

We're up here in the mountains to stop The Deceiver from crossing into the
west before winter closes the high passes.  It's already started to snow
pretty good, so we shouldn't have to be here longer than a few more days.

Bagrada is a maze of tiny canyons criss-crossing the mountains between the
Plain of Scales and Forest Heart.  There are thirty small groups of men
like mine waiting at key junctions inside the pass, but the main body of
our force is camped in the valley below.  With hot meals and dry beds.

I guess the worst thing about having a reputation for being a bunch of
hardasses is that the Legion always finds itself where the fighting will be
ugliest.  So we're up here as the first line of defense against an attack
by The Fallen.

Tyrfing just came running into camp bellowing that our scout's signal fire
has gone out.  That means trouble.


Friday November 14, Devil's Overlook, Bagrada
The Deceiver is driven back; Stalemate for the winter.

The snow hasn't stopped in two days, and in some places the drifts are
already twice the height of a man.  Even The Fallen will have to wait until
spring before they try to cross the mountains here again.

But not all of the enemy retired ahead of the snow.  For the last two hours
we've watched a column of a hundred soulless, separated from their masters
and obviously lost, wandering the canyons below.  Gimli and the dwarves are
running about like delirious children.  It should be a spectacular ambush.

Rabican has held Seven Gates, and the snow has begun there as well.  We
have done the unthinkable.  We have pushed The Fallen back to the mountains.

But our success here is tempered by Alric's failure to return west with the
eastern army before winter, and The Watcher's continued presence behind us.
It's not going to be an easy winter.


Wednesday November 19, The Barrier
The Five Companions approach The Deceiver's camp.

I have turned back my journal a few months and placed the next two entries
in chronological order after Bagrada, where they seem most appropriate.

I did not witness the events I am about to relate, but inst