<div class="floatleft">(http://moe.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/chars/5688-535724354.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Adrian Poulbelter (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=176393.msg8367695#msg8367695)</strong></span><br/><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Poulbelter mansion.<br/><strong>With:</strong>Luca and Alice<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Before Luca had the opportunity to Alice's flirtatious comment, the two of them would be interrupted by a familiar, lively voice ringing out behind them.<strong>"Ah-HA! I've managed to track down at least two of you!"</strong>Mr. Poulbelter strolled out onto the balcony, seemingly oblivious as to the scene that he had just interrupted.<strong>"I wanted to thank you guys again for the EXCELLENT display of skill that you put on today. I'm sure that recovering such precious artifacts against such a dangerous dark guild was no easy task... Truth be told, I had hoped to offer my thanks to all four of you, but the other two of your party are nowhere to be found right at the moment, so pass on my thanks for them."</strong><br/><br/>Apparently his business with the two of them didn't stop at just offering thanks though, as he walked farther on the balcony and spoke to the two of them in a more neutral tone of voice.<strong>"I'm curious, though. Have either of you ever heard the story of <em>Eclipsium Aeronis</em> and the mighty 6? I assure you, you will find it to be quite the intriguing tale, if neither of you have ever heard it before."</strong>Once the two of them expressed that they had never heard it before, Mr. Poulbelter turned to face them head on, as he began the story.<strong>"Centuries ago, before today's definition of Magic Guilds was set in stone, there was an entire nation of mages that specialized in using dark and forbidden magic. It's commonly believed that this nation, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, was the world's first example of a guild. Their name was <em>Eclipsium Aeronis</em>, which translates into today's language as <em>Darkness being brought by the wind</em>. Eclipsium Aeronis was a hungry nation. No matter how much land they conquered or how many people they slew, their desire for greater power was not satisfied. However, their power was unmatched. Even by today's standards, it would take the united efforts of every single guild in the world in order to stop their endless siege. It was believed that it was only a matter of time before the entire world was their playground. However, before they were able to leave their home continent, the mighty 6 appeared. The mighty 6 were the 6 most powerful mages of the ancient world, though their names have been long lost to all but very, very few."</strong><br/><br/>Mr. Poulbelter took a small break at this point to recollect his thoughts and make sure that both Luca and Alice were still following him before he continued.<strong>"The mighty 6 could not fight the entirety of Eclipsium Aeronis on their own. However, what they did instead was use the entirety of their magical power to seal away the continent of <em>Elanda</em> and push it right to the bottom of the ocean. They forced everybody in that continent, including every last member of Eclipsium Aeronis, into a deep and powerful sleep. Their spell was sealed by a blood ward, meaning that as long as the mighty 6 were alive, Elanda's sleep would never end. However, the mighty 6 were mortal, meaning that one day their ward would fade away. So, to ensure that the blood ward never faded, the mighty 6 sealed away their souls within 6 precious artifacts that were to be passed down through their family lines. As long as those artifacts were kept safe, the blood ward would never fade."</strong><br/><br/>Mr. Poulbelter nodded softly, wrapping things up with one final line.<strong>"As you may have guessed, those 6 artifacts were the jewels that you recovered with your heroics today. As the descendant of the mighty Tovah, I thank you."</strong><br/><br/>Though this did bring up another series of questions for Alice and Luca, who had seen and heard what the Shadow Crows were trying to do firsthand. What did Eclipsium Aeronis have to do with erasing the world of magic?