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		<title>A player: simple modifications to improve readability</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;simple modifications to improve readability&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan='2' style=&quot;background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;← Older revision&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;td colspan='2' style=&quot;background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 20:55, 30 July 2014&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;During the construction of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his &lt;/del&gt;new castle atop the highest mountain in the world, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;King Rothem's &lt;/del&gt;workers stumbled into a cave system. Here, they found &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a special mineral&lt;/del&gt;, dubbed &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a &lt;/del&gt;Shadow &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Crystal&lt;/del&gt;, with incredible power. These crystals were protected by a massive being of pure energy which quickly corrupted the workers into mindless beasts of hate and rage, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;employing &lt;/del&gt;them to protect the cave from further exploration. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;This action&lt;/del&gt;, however, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is what &lt;/del&gt;began the downward spiral.&amp;#160; &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;This &lt;/del&gt;new &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;power &lt;/del&gt;could tip the scales of power in Balor and made Rothem desperate to finish his new fortress to assert his people's prowess to the rest of the world. Nishaven was sent to fortress, where he &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;was forced &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fight &lt;/del&gt;the workers, but he gained access to the Shadow Crystals in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;turn&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;During the construction of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;King Rothem's &lt;/ins&gt;new castle atop the highest mountain in the world, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his &lt;/ins&gt;workers stumbled into a cave system. Here, they found &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;unusual minerals&lt;/ins&gt;, dubbed Shadow &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Crystals&lt;/ins&gt;, with incredible power. These crystals were protected by a massive being of pure energy which quickly corrupted the workers into mindless beasts of hate and rage, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;enslaving &lt;/ins&gt;them to protect the cave from further exploration. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;These actions&lt;/ins&gt;, however, began the downward spiral.&amp;#160; &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The &lt;/ins&gt;new &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;resource &lt;/ins&gt;could tip the scales of power in Balor and made Rothem desperate to finish his new fortress to assert his people's prowess to the rest of the world. Nishaven was sent to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the &lt;/ins&gt;fortress, where he &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;had &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;defeat &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;enslaved &lt;/ins&gt;workers, but he gained access to the Shadow Crystals in &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;return&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Rothem believed these new weapons would allow him to finish what his ancestors had begun in the Last War, and he began experimenting with their powers, sending some to what few allies he trusted. Once he had discovered that a select few people could control the power&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, and that he was among them&lt;/del&gt;, King Rothem &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;gathered &lt;/del&gt;several &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;together &lt;/del&gt;and absorbed all the energy he could. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;This &lt;/del&gt;power shattered his perception and sent him to a higher plane of existence for a brief moment. It was long enough for him to gain an understanding of past events ... and what was coming.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Rothem believed these new weapons would allow him to finish what his ancestors had begun in the Last War, and he began experimenting with their powers, sending some to what few allies he trusted. Once he had discovered that &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;he was among &lt;/ins&gt;a select few people &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;who &lt;/ins&gt;could control the power, King Rothem &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;amassed &lt;/ins&gt;several &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;crystals &lt;/ins&gt;and absorbed all the energy he could. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The &lt;/ins&gt;power shattered his perception and sent him to a higher plane of existence for a brief moment. It was long enough for him to gain an understanding of past events ... and what was coming.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;These experiments &lt;/del&gt;with the crystals &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;led to &lt;/del&gt;the world &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;needing &lt;/del&gt;more negative energy to balance &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;itself out&lt;/del&gt;, an energy which had to be drawn from outside the closed system of its universe. Portals opened to the darkest, most sinister worlds in existence, drawing the energy from there into this one. Energy, and denizens. The first worlds began bleeding over small creatures and powers, causing the locals to fight back, worsening the issues. Eventually, the main forces of the Shadow began to enter the fray, but without any organization or leadership.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Experiments &lt;/ins&gt;with the crystals &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;unbalanced &lt;/ins&gt;the world&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, requiring &lt;/ins&gt;more negative energy to balance &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;it&lt;/ins&gt;, an energy which had to be drawn from outside the closed system of its universe. Portals opened to the darkest, most sinister worlds in existence, drawing the energy from there into this one. Energy, and denizens. The first worlds began bleeding over small creatures and powers, causing the locals to fight back, worsening the issues. Eventually, the main forces of the Shadow began to enter the fray, but without any organization or leadership.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the moment that the Shadow Gates were opened, another gained a glimpse of what was to come, but without the benefit of the past. Powerful but old, Wizent saw the path Rothem would lead his people to and knew there were few who could stop him. Among them, his adopted son Loest. So he gave the young man his journal &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;with the &lt;/del&gt;prophecies &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in it&lt;/del&gt;, and sent him out into the world; sacrificing his own life to give Loest the chance to escape.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the moment that the Shadow Gates were opened, another gained a glimpse of what was to come, but without the benefit of the past. Powerful but old, Wizent saw the path Rothem would lead his people to and knew there were few who could stop him. Among them, his adopted son Loest. So he gave the young man his journal &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;of &lt;/ins&gt;prophecies, and sent him out into the world; sacrificing his own life to give Loest the chance to escape.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Gondorian at 14:45, 30 July 2014</title>
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				&lt;td colspan='2' style=&quot;background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 14:45, 30 July 2014&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;During the construction of his new &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Castle &lt;/del&gt;atop the highest mountain in the world, King Rothem's workers stumbled into a cave system. Here they found a special mineral, dubbed a Shadow Crystal, with incredible power. These crystals were protected &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;my &lt;/del&gt;a massive being of pure energy which quickly corrupted the workers into mindless beasts of hate &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a &lt;/del&gt;rage, employing them to protect the cave from further exploration. This action, however, is what began the downward spiral.&amp;#160; This new power could tip the scales of power in Balor&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;and made Rothem desperate to finish his new fortress to assert his people's prowess to the rest of the world. Nishaven was sent to fortress, where he was forced to fight the workers&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;- &lt;/del&gt;but gained access to the Shadow Crystals in turn.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;During the construction of his new &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;castle &lt;/ins&gt;atop the highest mountain in the world, King Rothem's workers stumbled into a cave system. Here&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;they found a special mineral, dubbed a Shadow Crystal, with incredible power. These crystals were protected &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;by &lt;/ins&gt;a massive being of pure energy which quickly corrupted the workers into mindless beasts of hate &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and &lt;/ins&gt;rage, employing them to protect the cave from further exploration. This action, however, is what began the downward spiral.&amp;#160; This new power could tip the scales of power in Balor and made Rothem desperate to finish his new fortress to assert his people's prowess to the rest of the world. Nishaven was sent to fortress, where he was forced to fight the workers&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;but &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;he &lt;/ins&gt;gained access to the Shadow Crystals in turn.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Rothem believed these new weapons would allow him to finish what his ancestors had begun in the Last War, and began experimenting with their powers, sending some to what few allies he trusted. Once he discovered that a select few people could control the power, and that he was among them, King Rothem gathered several together and absorbed all the energy he could. This power shattered his perception and sent him to a higher plane of existence for a brief moment. It was long enough for him to gain an understanding of past events&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;-&lt;/del&gt;and what was coming.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Rothem believed these new weapons would allow him to finish what his ancestors had begun in the Last War, and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;he &lt;/ins&gt;began experimenting with their powers, sending some to what few allies he trusted. Once he &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;had &lt;/ins&gt;discovered that a select few people could control the power, and that he was among them, King Rothem gathered several together and absorbed all the energy he could. This power shattered his perception and sent him to a higher plane of existence for a brief moment. It was long enough for him to gain an understanding of past events &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;... &lt;/ins&gt;and what was coming.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;These experiments with the crystals led to the world needing more negative energy to balance itself out, an energy which had to be drawn from outside the closed system of its universe. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;So portals &lt;/del&gt;opened to the darkest, most sinister worlds in existence, drawing the energy there into this one. Energy, and denizens. The first worlds began bleeding over small creatures and powers, causing the locals to fight back, worsening the issues. Eventually the main forces of the Shadow began to enter the fray, but without any organization or leadership.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;These experiments with the crystals led to the world needing more negative energy to balance itself out, an energy which had to be drawn from outside the closed system of its universe. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Portals &lt;/ins&gt;opened to the darkest, most sinister worlds in existence, drawing the energy &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;from &lt;/ins&gt;there into this one. Energy, and denizens. The first worlds began bleeding over small creatures and powers, causing the locals to fight back, worsening the issues. Eventually&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;the main forces of the Shadow began to enter the fray, but without any organization or leadership.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Rothem, having seen the past, knew the only way to defeat what was coming was to unite an army of incredible power under one flag, and arm them with the power of the crystals. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;His plan was to use &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;crystals as the Aldmor had so long ago&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;but only the power of the Shadows. That would give him the power of an Other&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the enemy the Celestials could not defeat, and an army capable of gaining the crystals to do it. Since power was his main goal, the new armies coming in through the gates was &lt;/del&gt;the perfect choice. So he donned the persona of the 'Man of Shadows', and began to form his army.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Rothem, having seen the past, knew the only way to defeat what was coming was to unite an army of incredible power under one flag, and arm them with the power of the crystals. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The hordes coming through &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;portals&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;or Shadow Gates&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;were &lt;/ins&gt;the perfect choice. So he donned the persona of the 'Man of Shadows', and began to form his army.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the moment the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;crystals &lt;/del&gt;were opened another gained a glimpse of what was to come, but without the benefit of the past. Powerful but old, Wizent saw the path Rothem would lead his people to and knew there were few who could stop him. Among them, his adopted son Loest. So he gave the young man his journal with the prophecies in it, and sent him out into the world; sacrificing his own life to give Loest the chance to escape.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the moment &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;that &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Shadow Gates &lt;/ins&gt;were opened&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;another gained a glimpse of what was to come, but without the benefit of the past. Powerful but old, Wizent saw the path Rothem would lead his people to and knew there were few who could stop him. Among them, his adopted son Loest. So he gave the young man his journal with the prophecies in it, and sent him out into the world; sacrificing his own life to give Loest the chance to escape.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Gondorian</name></author>	</entry>

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		<title>Kyle at 08:55, 28 July 2014</title>
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				<updated>2014-07-28T08:55:30Z</updated>
		
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Next: [[Call of the Crystals]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Next: [[Call of the Crystals]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Kyle</name></author>	</entry>

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		<title>Kyle at 08:53, 28 July 2014</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the moment the crystals were opened another gained a glimpse of what was to come, but without the benefit of the past. Powerful but old, Wizent saw the path Rothem would lead his people to and knew there were few who could stop him. Among them, his adopted son Loest. So he gave the young man his journal with the prophecies in it, and sent him out into the world; sacrificing his own life to give Loest the chance to escape.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the moment the crystals were opened another gained a glimpse of what was to come, but without the benefit of the past. Powerful but old, Wizent saw the path Rothem would lead his people to and knew there were few who could stop him. Among them, his adopted son Loest. So he gave the young man his journal with the prophecies in it, and sent him out into the world; sacrificing his own life to give Loest the chance to escape.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Next: [[Call of the Crystals]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Kyle</name></author>	</entry>

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		<title>Kyle: Created page with &quot;During the construction of his new Castle atop the highest mountain in the world, King Rothem's workers stumbled into a cave system. Here they found a special mineral, dubbed ...&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;During the construction of his new Castle atop the highest mountain in the world, King Rothem&amp;#039;s workers stumbled into a cave system. Here they found a special mineral, dubbed ...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;During the construction of his new Castle atop the highest mountain in the world, King Rothem's workers stumbled into a cave system. Here they found a special mineral, dubbed a Shadow Crystal, with incredible power. These crystals were protected my a massive being of pure energy which quickly corrupted the workers into mindless beasts of hate a rage, employing them to protect the cave from further exploration. This action, however, is what began the downward spiral.  This new power could tip the scales of power in Balor, and made Rothem desperate to finish his new fortress to assert his people's prowess to the rest of the world. Nishaven was sent to fortress, where he was forced to fight the workers- but gained access to the Shadow Crystals in turn.&lt;br /&gt;
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Rothem believed these new weapons would allow him to finish what his ancestors had begun in the Last War, and began experimenting with their powers, sending some to what few allies he trusted. Once he discovered that a select few people could control the power, and that he was among them, King Rothem gathered several together and absorbed all the energy he could. This power shattered his perception and sent him to a higher plane of existence for a brief moment. It was long enough for him to gain an understanding of past events-and what was coming.&lt;br /&gt;
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These experiments with the crystals led to the world needing more negative energy to balance itself out, an energy which had to be drawn from outside the closed system of its universe. So portals opened to the darkest, most sinister worlds in existence, drawing the energy there into this one. Energy, and denizens. The first worlds began bleeding over small creatures and powers, causing the locals to fight back, worsening the issues. Eventually the main forces of the Shadow began to enter the fray, but without any organization or leadership.&lt;br /&gt;
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Rothem, having seen the past, knew the only way to defeat what was coming was to unite an army of incredible power under one flag, and arm them with the power of the crystals. His plan was to use the crystals as the Aldmor had so long ago, but only the power of the Shadows. That would give him the power of an Other, the enemy the Celestials could not defeat, and an army capable of gaining the crystals to do it. Since power was his main goal, the new armies coming in through the gates was the perfect choice. So he donned the persona of the 'Man of Shadows', and began to form his army.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the moment the crystals were opened another gained a glimpse of what was to come, but without the benefit of the past. Powerful but old, Wizent saw the path Rothem would lead his people to and knew there were few who could stop him. Among them, his adopted son Loest. So he gave the young man his journal with the prophecies in it, and sent him out into the world; sacrificing his own life to give Loest the chance to escape.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Kyle</name></author>	</entry>

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