|| The Knight's Ephemeris / Foreword ||

|| The Knight's Ephemeris / Foreword ||

|| Foreword ||

The following reading is an assortment of manuscripts found in the remnants of Valiskhali, the capital of the Verzilian Empire, gone two thousand nine hundred and five years to date (34 Tw.E, Nineday of the Third Ring). They were found remarkably well preserved with techniques lost to us in our time.

The writer remains anonymous, although a few theories have been debated over; nothing has been substantiated due to the lack of evidence needing to prove the claims. No other texts of the Ninth Epoch survive to this day quite so well legible. However, we presume the writer male, and have given himself the title of “The Scribe”. The full name of the text as written by the Scribe is Syfeis yurahil la’rik Ejih’latiae ein Askarioth xyeizaliae. This has been proved to be an ancient form of Seihtal, the native Asphzein language, but translation has proved impossible due to the paucity of relevant material needed. There is, however, an alternative name provided, The Knight’s Ephemeris, written clearly under the full name in the Eist.

The main content is also written in the Eist. There are clear divisions of the text, separating into chapters to span a total of three volumes. Interstices are where the Scribe provides background about a topic or written a personal message. Most notable is the bias the Scribe writes with, writing the text as if a personal account, and hints at knowledge even longer forgotten than from the Ninth Epoch. The text does not comprise of solely the narrative but also supplementary notes that give substantial amount of relevant visual and textual background information, all accredited to the Scribe.

It is both from the narrative and the supplementary notes that the High Scholars of the Royal College of Zeal conclude the manuscripts as canon, as the historical accounts coincide with those in the Carta Ilias, the official chronology of Asphzein’s history(upon unanimous agreement at the Wilazehit Convention, 156 T.E, Thirteenday of the Sixth Shawl)

Due to the controversial nature of the text it still remains classified under royal decree, available for reading only to those carrying the Mark of the Glassed Eye.

The reading is as follows.

Signed,

Davinel yurh Jalei’han,

High Scholar of the Iktian Royal College of Zeal