The following is the headline article from the “Philosopher Times”: A newspaper based in the Capital of Legoria. Ledas. “Breaking: Cylas College of Trevias Leltial suffers attack, Transportation Gateway Matrix disrupted, hundreds missing.”
“Shocking reports coming from Trevias in the region of Leltial. The city’s renowned Cylas College has been the victim of an attack by an unknown force. The building located in the city limits is mostly unharmed, but the internal transportation network has been substantially damaged. This has led to hundreds of rooms inside the college becoming impossible to access.
Cylas College, the foremost place of magical craft and learning in Legoria, is host to a unique matrix of Transportation Gateways (Jump Doors) that grant near limitless work space in a limited area. While this matrix was and is a marvel of runic engineering, it falls victim to the same weaknesses of all Jump Gates Matrixes by requiring a central Matrix Heart.
Investigators found that the Matrix Heart of Cylas was damaged in a calculated attack on the college. This also appears to be the only physical damage to the structure of Cylas college.
In related news; The Headmaster of Cylas, Ander Plact, stepped down the day before the attack and has not been seen since. His whereabouts are currently unknown, but investigators place him as one of the prime suspects in the attack. What involvement he may have had or for what reason he would attack the school remain unclear.
The attack took place late at night, roughly 2 hours after midnight, while the majority of the college alumni were resting. The college’s census statistics are not made available to the public, but an estimated total of anywhere between 200 and 1000 college members are reported as missing, a further 85 college members who for various reasons were not caught in the attack have been confirmed as safe and are being treated where needed.
The situation is still developing and rescue efforts are still in progress. If you have any information regarding the attack you are advised to report it to your local Magisters.
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The following is an internal document from the “Nedely Trade Network” released to the Legorian branch of the network following the events at Cylas. The Sender is unknown.
“Ol’ Nedely’s boy is on the move. He is also calling in the Dante favor without his da’s word. Ol’ Nedely is steaming right now but we need to make good on the call, the boy still outranks most of us. Get men in Skysea Adalay asap and call our contacts in the church.
None of the third or fourth company is allowed to interfere with Nedely’s boy for any reason. Like it or not the little squirt is old enough to make his own decisions. Keep near the posts in case this order changes, the old man might change his mind at any moment and we’ll need to secure the boy.
Lastly, move non-essential personnel to our operation in Greto Viel before the shareholders catch wind that the boy was at the college. We’re looking at a hell of an investor meeting already and everyone hearing that Nedely’s boy skipped out of school the day before it blew up won’t look good.
Move like your lives depend on it lads, because your jobs damn well do.”
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The following is an alleged transcript between Lord Veyner Magrisal and an unknown individual, the source of the transcript is unknown, only that they had close ties with the Magrisal house in order to have access to this information. It is considered trustworthy.
“Your presence in my home is an affront to common decency church-mouse. Speak quickly before I remove you personally.”
“By all means my lord, give me reason to speak with you again in the future. I simply wish to speak peacefully.”
“Don’t mince words, blood witch. I know that you have no interest in peaceful discourse.”
“You hurt me, but if you wish that this conversation would end so quickly, then I will be brief.”
“A member of the church, brief? If my scars would allow me to laugh I might.”
“Oh, if being brief is no good, then allow me to be clear. It is my understanding that you have a daughter attending Cylas, no?”
Sounds of crashing and tearing flesh are noted to have rung out from the room. The source and cause are unclear.
“Oh my, it has been quite some time since I have recovered from such wounds. I didn‘t even know my stomach could be that color.”
Obviously winded “If… You… Dare…”
“Lord Magrisal, I have much experience taking care of royalty. I suggest you rest before you hurt yourself further. Mana Poisoning is much more common in the elderly.”
“ENOUGH… What is it that you want, blood witch? Does the church desire my blood now? Is my coin not enough anymore?”
“Far from it, I am actually not here on church business. I am here on personal business. I simply wish to ask you a question. Have you heard of any woman of note, about your daughter's age, and with red hair?”
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The following is an itemized list discovered in the private chambers of Former Headmaster Ander Plact, the work order is dated to several days before the attack. Due to the nature of the items it is unclear who or what these items were procured for, it is only noted that the items were delivered.
* A set of specially crafted mage robes, specifically a three layer system common among Thaumaturges. The following enchantments were applied to the robes and their various accessories. (It should be noted that the level and quantity of enchantments matched with the low durability of the robes implies that these robes would have less than a week before physically breaking down due to the instability.)
* Heat Equalization
* Wind Breaking
* Sound Dampening
* Mana Storage
* Solar-Mana Charging
* Lunar-Mana Charging
* Elemental Damage Protection
* Physical Damage Protection
* 1 white mask enchanted to be see-through on the inside
* 12 uncharged mana catalysts
* 2 weeks worth of high grade food rations
* 1 map of Skysea Adalay.
* An amount of currency equal to 2000g