Note From Monastaryported strangeers t$If you are reading this message thenD"I can only assume we have all been****"killed by the invaders. I had a By&vision of great danger to the book but&did not suspect it would come to this.  " $creatures coming$I have sent a trusted friend to take+!the book to the Guardian. It is #hopefully now in a very safe place.%At least in this way I have done some$small measure to thwart the Evil set**%against us. If you who read this are"&the ones who seek the book then follow"the map to the Guardians home. If you&you are brave and true the book will..Kazreens first clue;rQ8$&#Ru#Welcome to my humble abode. If you$are unsure of just who I am then let& me put your doubts aside. I am *****" Kazreen Vader the most powerful $sorceror in all of the land. If you&wish to confront me you are welcome to$try. Many have attempted to gain my+&audience but all have failed. Just to&make it a little interesting you must #solve my little puzzle (and perhaps &%destroy some of the guardians). Gooda#luck I look forward to entertainingyour little party.....************************# Kazreen VaderKzareens second clue#Just in case you are wondering whatJ#this is all about I will give you ars small clue.rDBNQv+yF"********************$The foundation of magic is the lock B#and key to my puzzle. Seek out then"pieces of the four elements. It &should be a simple matter to place thepieces in the proper place.'!++ ye# r Q&Q&!O r "&*************************************O2 &""&************& Kazreen VaderKazreens third clue#Having found the keys do you wonder%where the lock is? Surely you do not&think I would leave such a thing right%out in the open. We cannot have the $children playing with dangerous toys** now can we.******************** &&*************************#'!#Q&0ċC+e#rQ&&*************************************6("&************& Kazreen VaderDemon Lore Page 1$ Demons, A Simple TreatsieQ/#& The exact origin and nature of these&creatures may never be discovered. We&may however speculate based on limited&observation by those who have survived"encounters with them. We believe **"Demons come from another dimension%coexisting with our own. This place #must be very different from our own&world to spawn such bizarre creatures.%Philosophers have speculated that the("Demons are the manifestations the ****#Nightmares of the Gods. We do know***#that Demons first gained entry intoDemon Lore Page 2$our world by an Evil Sorcery testing&the powers gained from blood sacrifice"What followed was a surge into our"world of Demon hordes. This brief"period became known simply as the **""Demon Wars". Many brave men and I w women died at the mercy of these****$creatures. The Demons being from a #different dimension were immune to $almost all weapons and most forms of&magic. Only the most powerful Clerics%and Paladins were able to battle them#on even ground. To help defeat the***%hordes the greatest Smiths in all the*$lands gathered to construct weapons Demon Lore 3%which would be effective. This great$effort yielded the Grey Swords. One sword was made for the greatest 1#champion of the Dwarves, Humans andan%Elves. The Grey Swords protect their!wielders from the paralyzing fear fear&which Demons emanate. The swords were"also embedded with magic powerful "enough to destroy the Demons. Two#weapons were created by the Paladin$smiths and imbuded with the blessing&of the gods. These were the "Sword of%Virtue" and the "Bow of Truth". When*#wielded by one true of heart these ue*%weapons are powerful forces for good. Demons Lore 4$against Demons. It was rumored that&the Dwarves had two artifacts of great"power which where used against the&Demon Hordes. Thru the combined might"of all the people in the lands the**#Demon hordes were banished from the%world. This war while brief left the&land in a state of great turmoil. Our&civilization almost collapsed, if this!had happened we would have surely"fallen into a great dark age. To %insure the worlds safety great magic $was used to create a barrier between**&our world and the Demons world. While"not impervious the barrier should Demon Lore 5#prevent the return of another DemonHorde.Q/*$Q1#Since that time various cults have &formed who worship the Demons as Gods."These depraved groups have even on"occasion managed, thru the use of **&human sacrifice, to bring a Demon into&our world. While a terrible threat to&the peace of the land these cults have%been kept under control and are dealt!with harshly whenever discovered.$&*****************************$One of the Legends that was spawned **#after the Demon War was the tale off Demon Lore 6$the Marsh Flower. During one of the#great battles a mighty Paladin lord$%was struck down. With his last words$he cried out to Aqual to not let the&Demons have his body. He then fell to$the ground and instantly a patch of %white flowers grew up about the body.$The Demons who then swarmed the bodydy where instantly destroyed. The "#warriors rallied about the body andused the flowers to defeat the #remaining Demons. The legend even $claims the flower had the ability to**&exorcise demons which had taken people as a host.** Hint for GEM%........I believe we are very close..#..........the GEM must be down here$$somewhere our Mages tell us they can!feel its power...................Q&3*$***Q&5%......lost several men today, we were&right on top of it but the great beast&surprised us. It was hideous it would%have killed us all if we had not ran for it.....y$Q&2R$&**************************************$&************************$m$Q/$Q1y$Q&3R$***Q&5*$&*************************$'#$Q&0$Q&2y$&*************************************R$&************************