As the six pieces of the monolith settled within each city and council of the world, arguments began to spread as they debated who should be the one to hold such a powerful relic.
Unsure what the outcome may be in years to come, each ruling council was faced with a dreadful choice: hold onto the remnant and quite possibly harm their citizens, and possibly the world, or trade it, allowing one city to take the relic as their own. It took several months for a decision to be made, and a few offers that were rescinded before it truly began.
It was the Prophet Kanthari of Khandava's offer to Kinsarmar that started it all, which was shortly followed by the Imperator Ahkan of Stavenn. Soon after that, the Shah Khizan of Antioch decided to take the step as well, and offered it to Kinsarmar, granting the Duchy with four pieces of the shattered monolith.
Celidon did its best to hold out, but knew it must listen to its citizens and Advisor Tikal gave their piece to their allies, Kinsarmar, leaving only Ithaqua to hold out against the rest of the world.
After much debate and thought, Ageranu sought Hormack's advice, wondering if it would truly destroy them, and what would happen if the piece did not make it to the monolith. Unsure of what would come of the monolith without its final piece, Hormack was hopeful Ithaqua would send it to Kinsarmar, merely for the knowledge the monolith may hold. He knew, however, such would be most unlikely, and assured them he would do his best to decipher the stone without its final piece.
With this knowledge, Ithaqua vowed to keep the piece, willing to take the dreadful consequences of holding out against Magick. However, Hierophant Arakis disagreed with them and quickly traded the piece off to Antioch before being removed from his home. Shortly after Antioch accepted the piece, they turned to offer it to Kinsarmar, allowing Duchess Alvetta to infuse the pieces together once more, creating the dormant monolith within the Duchy's walls.
Penned by my hand on the 17th of Halitus, in the year 98 AM.
