[10] The Order Of Nine, The Tomb Of Ezekiel Cunningham

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Author/s: Supremacy

REGION 10: The Tomb of Ezekiel Cunningham

 

 

 

Ezekiel Cunningham was a remarkably wicked practitioner of dark arts, born in the 12th century. He is said to have terrorised multiple dwarven towns until he was eventually killed by the Order of Nine— A group of Paladins assembled by the Pereans of the time to remove dark creatures which terrorised the human kingdoms.

 

Upon a rock to the north of human lands, behind moss and vines will be an inscription on large boulder which will read “Sealed by the Order of Nine, never to be opened again”. This boulder blocks the entrance to the tomb.

 

Upon entering the tomb there shall be an outer room littered with 5 skeletons, each of which appears to be dressed in a similar white cloth. Within the hand of one of the skeletons shall be a torn page, clearly from a journal or historical log of sorts. It is short, clearly there is a better log of the event elsewhere.

 

The 5th of Snows Maiden, 1402.

 

We, the Order of Nine close upon the sanctuary of the heretic known as Ezekiel Cunningham. He appears to have sealed himself in an underground cave of sorts.

 

In a ruin closer to the capital of the humans a tome will be found, chronicling the history of the Order of Nine:

 

The Order of Nine was founded in the year 1243 by the Pereans to combat what was apparently an increase in the number of attacks by those who practiced Dark Magics. Although the reason for this increase is unknown it is known the Order was led by Ser Maximillion Vegasus and the High Priest Paul Rutherford.

 

In the year 1244 the Order began its formal duty and purged 27 suspected heretics and practitioners of Dark Magic in that one year. Their methods, while unorthodox appeared to yield results for this was the greatest number of dark practitioners purged in many years— Scholars of later years have suspected this to be the result of inaccurate detection methods.

 

The Order is known to have come to an abrupt end on the 9th of Snows Maiden of 1402 when they attempted to purge Ezekiel Cunningham— Known for at least 2 magical massacres in the first half of the decade of 1390. The Order is known to have sealed the Apparition which arose from the Massacre of 1283 which killed the Cleric which undertook the task. Thus the pillar was only sealed in gold and the apparition maimed and not banished proper.

 

Although he was eventually killed and sealed within his cavern home as a tomb, eight of the order perished within, and the ninth, he who oft created wards, spoke not of that day or the location of the tomb afterwards..

 

The location of the final resting place of the Missing Eight remains unknown to this day. However, it is said that the ring which gave Ezekiel power still rests there to this day. It is also rumored that he who acquires the ring and brings it to the southern elven isle on the eve of a new year will gain the power of Ezekiel.

 

Should a group venture past the first room and into the inner room, known as the tomb proper, four more skeletons will be visible.

 

Also in the room will be an apparition pillar with its golden seal broken. It will have upon it the words:

 

Sealed by the Order of Nine

 

Final note: The apparition of Ezekiel Cunningham shall be named, by those who RP it as “The Wicked Apparition”.