A Note From The Record Holder, Executor and Trustee,
Schin did not request that I write this preamble nor is he aware that I have done so, yet I believe it to be important. Some call him a tyrant. Some a savior. Others a leader, and others the great destroyer. I call him friend.
When I first encountered Schin it was many, many years before his ascent, and he was still in his Traveling around his 21st summer. At the time he was brilliant but reserved, wise beyond his years but carrying an insulated naivety. I could not foresee his great destiny then, but I did see greatness in him. It is rare that one fulfills their potential, and dares to stretch beyond it. Yet here we are, now living in a world reshaped by him.
Since the Celestial Rain began to fall, Schin Ka’Tharos is arguably the most significant Forger to have existed in our world of Ga’el. His story is his last gift to mankind. His tale begins where it must, with his grandfather. When his grandfather's dark past resurfaced, the life Schin knew and loved was destroyed. The path he was bound to would shape the fate of this world, for better or worse.
There is no other Forger who has ever existed, that I would rather have risen to his heights or discovered the truths that he has. I trust, admire and respect him. I hope you can learn to do so as well.
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Thus It Is Written,
Sho’har of The Seven
First Among The Seven
The Severed Sky Libraries
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
I, Schin Ka’Tharos, being of sound and disposing mind and memory and not being actuated by any duress, menace, fraud, mistake, or undue influence, do hereby make, publish and declare the following to be my Last Will and Testament, revoking all previous will and codicils made by me.
ARTICLE I
I hereby nominate Sho’har of The Seven to be the executor and trustee of my will and trust.
ARTICLE II
My bequests are as follows:
Appendix A - The Celestial Forge
Appendix B - Glossary of Terms
Appendix C - Schedule of Assets and Beneficiaries
APPENDIX A
First and foremost,
To you, the inhabitants of Ga’el, I leave The Celestial Forge, my written story, and with it the truths I have found.
The Celestial Forge
By: Schin Ka’tharos
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