Mission Report: The Lost City

[Luvane Vipion]

Expedition Team:

• Lord Iezkon
  
• Sith Sarias
  
• Apprentice Luvane
  
• Apprentice Occularis
  
• Apprentice Rekhen
  

Mission Objectives:

• Excavate the Administration Hub, using what means are necessary.
  
• Find a map of the Craglands that shows the ancient sprawl of the region.
  

Mission Progression:

Apprentice Luvane reporting master, upon initial landing we were warned we only had a few hours before the surface storms became too severe for extraction, so we only had a limited time frame, which is a true shame master as the section of the ancient city we searched was a marvel of the ancient techniques of our ancestors. Once identifying the main steps to ascend to the city entrance we were met with a balcony adorned with four statues of ancient Sith (Species not Order).

The four statues depicted what I interpret to be the cities founders. Zusrai Chijso, father of founding, Cena Oruxu, mother of shaping, Mojlush Lazu, brother of forges, Rhesua Vaqriu, sister of study, these are clearly important figures within the history of this place. Before we made our way into the city gates I made sure to sacrifice a slave to the gods Marserha Jochor and Typhojem, to properly venerate them for what must have been the first time in that city for centuries, once the blood rite was finished we proceeded.

Once inside we found a large open chamber with a large statue in the middle, the room remarkably well intact but sadly the statue of the head and fallen from the statue due to disrepair, after looking through this room we made our way into an adjacent chamber, it had three kneeling statues with ash filled braziers before them, it was at this chamber where myself and Apprentice Occularis had split off from Lord Iezkon and Apprentice Rekhen, to cover more ground faster.

After walking down a long and grand hallway we found a large tablet carved into the wall, enscribed in Sith it detailed the inner workings of the administration of the city in its day-to-day, authored by the Head Administrator of its time called Sazar Chijso, I believe a descendent of the Father of Founding, leading me to believe that the four names mentioned on the balcony statues were also the names of the four Sith Houses that reigned over the city.

Travelling further down the passageway we came across a second hallway this one having two large tablets on its walls, one detailing supply records (at least what was undamaged) was measured in deliveries arriving at specific times (sunset and sunrise). It did allude to major roads being used, hinting that the city was in travel distance from the hub. At the bottom, there were mentions of supplies from the city had been raided as of late, leaving their supplies delayed (I speculate this may have been the start of the Republic invasion of the Ancient Empire.

The second tablet held fairly small incident reports, upper section of it eroded away. Stuff like misplacing tablets, or people causing a hefty debate. Notably, there was mentions of a "Ziureti"(watcher in common sith) that often caused furniture damage and stole a "second key" to play with.

A bit further down the hallway a quite eroded, fragile and snapped-in-half massassi lanvarok, was found under some claw marks from a large creature. Nearby, sandpiles could be found. Apprentice Occularis found the bones of the ancient Tu'kata (larger than compared to those known to today).

We had found a large door leading to a chamber, unable to open it and not willing to damage the structure more than time had already done to it, I found another entrance I speculate to have been used by the Tu'kata that guarded these halls and we used it to gain entry, What we found inside was what I believe to have been a storage chamber, possibly for supplies with a well (possibly, not confirmed) in its center.

With not much being in this room we moved into the next chamber which was and I mean this master, you must behold the sight with your own eyes, a large forum or meeting hall, seating fit for hundreds arranged in a circle around a large statue in the center, I believe this to be the center of administration (Administration Hall) where the daily running of the city was discussed and consensus was reached, we had succeeded in clearing the path from the landing zone to this chamber for ease of access for the entire Hall of Administration, this is the end of my report.

[Luvane Vipion]

"Apprentice Luvane Vipion has given a fair and detailed overview of the mission. Regardless, I shall add the progress that myself and Apprentice Rekhen did."


"Next, upon entering the first room, perhaps a foyer of some kind, there was a large statue in the middle. However, the head of the statue was laying shattered on the ground. With some quick work, I discovered that it was a statue dedicated to a female Pureblood."

"When the four of us split into two groups of two, myself and Apprentice Rekhen found a flight of stairs to the left side of the joining room of the foyer while Apprentice Luvane and Apprentice Occularis took the right path. The stairs I took led to a room that was labelled as the Hall of Houses. Inside were shelves around the room, each holding a few stone tablets that was engraved with names referring to the four named Sith: Zusrai Chijso, father of founding; Cena Oruxu, mother of shaping; Rhesua Vaqriu, sister of study; and Mojlush Lazu, brother of forges. There were broken tablets on the ground but the remaining intact stone tablets had names of these Sith, acting as a family tree for each of the four branches."

"Next, I found a room further into the Hall of Houses. The door had to be opened with two specific stone circular items. There were words engraved above two circular slots on the door: House of Father and House of Mother. Noting that this was in reference to Zusrai Chijso and Cena Oruxu, myself and Apprentice Rekhen moved to locate the shelves that were dedicated to the mentioned two and discovered the circular keys. Once obtained, I placed the keys into the appropriate key holes and the door opened to reveal a small room."

"After investigation, we learned that the room belonged to Head Administrator at the time, Sazar Chijso, descendant of Zusrai Chijso. The evidence to support this was a few remaining intact stone tablets that I found on a shelve near a bed. Apprentice Rekhen found a cylinder that held a half circular disk, which I immediately concluded to be part of the map that we needed to obtain for this mission. Something worth mentioning is that as I read Sazar's day-to-day writings on the tablets, he held growing concerns for the city to be in danger. Therefore it was clear danger was fast approaching on this site and it would be wise to investigate at an appropriate time."

"After the discovery of half of the map, myself and Apprentice Rekhen rejoined Apprentice Luvane and Apprentice Occularis. Apprentice Occularis and Apprentice Rekhen went on a hunt to find the missing half disk to match the one I had in my possession, and we were able to piece them together with ease."

"As a added note, all of the Apprentices performed well in this mission."

Signed,
Lord Iezkon.