Ancient Inscriptions

[Samoblivion 532]

((Credit to MiryxG, Deviantart))

 

In the depths of the new forests of the Mali lies a forgotten ruin; one apparently made by elf kind. At least, that is what Kaelin guessed from the elvish writing on the ruins. He studied one of the easier ones closely, brushing away dirt and moss.

 

"Elsanan Malin ito Narne..."

 

He searched his mind for half remembered lessons in the ancient tongue so many years ago in what was then known as Leumalin. It came to him.

 

"The Words of Malin walk here?"

 

He tilted his head. Odd words to find in a new land. He wandered back to the largest structure of the ruined complex. On one impressive wall stood a long and convoluted passage in elvish. Through an arch to its right he could spy a room with yet more writings but his path was barred by thorns and bushes... the touch of some form of Druidic power lay in them.

 

"Curious."

 

Kaelin turned his eyes to the inscription, wondering if it had anything to do with the barrier of flora.

 

 

He strained his eyes to find some meaning to them... lessons half remembered and old glimpses of elvish his adopted Mali'ame parents would spout off on occasion nearly four centuries ago. Sitting down on a slab of ruined stone nearby he drew out one of his notebooks and some fine charcoal and set to work.

 

After two hours of work he looked upon what he had come up with.

 

 

He smiled sadly. He was certainly no linguist, but he was surprised that he remembered that much. In all likelihood his translation was inaccurate, but the gist of what was written was clear.

 

"It seems as if someone has... or had... rather strong views about the path our people are on."

 

He sighed, cursing the failing light. He wanted to spend more time in these ruins, but he doubted his eyes or mind could stomach another hour staring at these inscriptions. He added a note to his translation and headed back through the forest. Maybe he would bring his work to someone more skilled in the ancient tongue. The words written there, however, continued to trouble him.

 

((My attempt at the elvish inscriptions on the forest ruins - took me two hours and a lot of paper. Whoever wrote them deserves a bloody medal.))

[Elindor 666]

Elindor is not sure how he finds this, but he reports further.

 

"The inscriptions on the inner wall get more serious. If you were to wander around the other side you would see the three places for three gems.. I have noticed that this branch of Elven spells a few words differently, uses different meanings for some things, and has altogether unknown words that make it very difficult. So perhaps the gems are keys, or a rune or some other thing. But the inner wall tells of how to find them.

 

The first is south in a tree.

The second is east near the temple

The third is north where the earth is red.

 

There is more detail than this written on the walls themselves and I have some idea of what they may mean. There is also a suggestion as to why we may want to seek the protector of the forest. But that is not for talk so public.

 

Also, did we know that Malin's mate's name was Larihie? I might be remembering that pronunciation wrong, but it was pretty clear in there who the mother of all elves was."

[Lark 2227]

((I've been finding these inscriptions everywhere and I found something which might have more inscriptions...but you'll have to PM me for the location >_>))

[Glyc 234]

Moved to the Great Library. It shall be sorted into appropriate category shortly.