UNTO BELVEDERE

[Xarkly 17299]

 

ISSUED BY THE

ON THIS 14th DAY OF TOV & YERMEY OF 562 E.S. 

 

Spoiler

 

 

 

 

It has been some time, Ren. 

 

I see you have taken a new vocation in the monastery in the Reinmaren marchland. Of all the demons to ever cross my path, I would suspect you the least of such a masquerade. I suppose it matters little - whether we are as mortal as the Light wrought us or not, we are all tempered and morphed by the passage of time. 

 

Belvedere, as you call it, has enjoyed a quiet existence. It has lingered in the periphery of my brethren and I for some decades, yet never have you raised a clamour to draw our ire. No blood-trails have led to your gates, nor has your standard been recognised in any great raid nor battle. Perhaps you are so skilled at your trade to have evaded notice; or perhaps you have learned the art of self-preservation from your fallen brethren.

 

Whatever the case may be, let this writ herald the end of your tranquillity. 

 

Your scent was unlike the other demons, Ren. Though you were shrouded with the sulphur of Hellspawn, there was something within you that I did not behold in your contemporaries. Where others sought to hide their true nature beneath masks and masquerades, you did not. You relished in what you were; in the strength you possessed. 

 

‘The weak are meat, and the strong must eat’.

 

This is the mantra among your kind, as I understand it. Lost in the Shadow though you may be, there exists a law of nature in this. So it is, Ren - ye of Belvedere - that I call upon you to face my banner and that of Holy Ser Lughais in battle. If the forces of the Light Everlasting triumph, then our prize shall be the ruination of your abode of Belvedere, and all manner of Hellspawn artefacts stowed within.

 

I have not forgotten your wish for infamy, Ren.

 

I trust this shall sate it. 

 

Deliver your answer within seven Saint’s Days. 

 

VILLORIK PATRIARCH JORENUS

PONTIFICAL COMMANDANT

 

LUGHAIS MACSKAUL
HOLY KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE EXALTED

 

 

 

 

[lemonke 6014]

"I LIKE THIS GUY! GET THEM DEMONS!" The Horned happily cheers for her favorite crusader, Villorik! WOOO!!

[rep2k 3192]

While gazing at the so-called Belvedere from the construction site of the nearby monastery, Father Witmar sharply inhales as he reads the contents of a missive issued by the Pontifical Commandant. After a brief yet thoughtful pause, the Barclay priest finally speaks:

 

"It is indeed located within our lands. There is something...unsettling about its presence. Always was, truth be told. Perhaps I should write to His Excellency for clarification, and possible help..."