JOURNAL OF ATHANASIUS

PART V - THE GREYS

The war between Archon Innokentios and the coalition of the other Archons has taken a dire and unforeseen turn. Nearly two years have passed since Archon Innokentios unearthed an ancient relic from the age of the Dragon Emperor. This artifact posed a grave threat to the balance of power that had endured among the Archons for three millennia. In response, the other Archons united to form a coalition against him.

Their fears have now been realized.

A sorcerer known only as the Death Lord has unlocked the power of the artifact. This relic, now activated, has summoned forth an army of humanoid figures whose twisted forms appear as if their bones have been broken and crudely reassembled countless times. These abominations, called "Greys," have turned the tide of the war. Where Archon Innokentios had previously been on the defensive, this monstrous army has given him a decisive advantage.

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The Greys fight with an unnatural ferocity, and it is said that it takes one hundred human soldiers to bring down a single Grey. They possess inhuman stamina and strength, and injuries that would fell any ordinary being scarcely slow them. The armies of the coalition have suffered devastating losses, unable to match the power of these creatures.

I beseech the High God to grant us a means to defeat the Greys, for if no such way is found, the entire continent of Xerath may soon fall under the dominion of Archon Innokentios. Yet, as it stands, the Greys seem unstoppable.