4 Kingdoms

Quest Lore: Poems and Puzzles

Quest Lore

When and Where

17 October 1586(?) Revdolin
Ub's property near Salsorme
6 June 1587
A vision reported by Carioc in the Fehermes
9 June 1587
On Yen, underground where Quivhon was found. On a door over a blank pentangle.
21 Dec 1587
The gate to Nessemnar
Early July 1588
In Rallink's book, referring to the gate to Nessemnar in the Northlands
1 June 1588
In Rallink's book, referring to the location of Talvarran.
29 Oct 1588
In Talvarran, apparently written down and hidden by a forgetful priestess.
31 Oct 1588
At Talvarran, in the underground area of the priestesses house.
31 Oct 1588
At the Nagala's gate, on the underside of the pentacle trap door, so visible when coming back up.
22 Nov 1588
At Belidarn's farm, in the altar room.
12 March 1588
On the scroll that was with Zarlkruger's book.
1 Jan 1590
Gleaned from Zarlkruger's book.

17 October 1586(?)

Revdolin - Ub's property near Salsorme

Walk low thoughts backwards kneel

Mountain pass courts life freely

Given gifts the giver honours

Five Kings grand shall rule

Honest be last spoken one

Every third word preceding the words "The Five Shall Be One".

Walk backwards pass freely.

6 June 1587

A vision reported by Carioc in the Fehermes

Five awake the land rises with them

Deeps curse grows webbed led walkers fall

dreamer leads the flyer to the swimmer

hunted hunter brings Tarsober back to tower

lost recovered death rises falls and rests

Nine armies battle five victorious five defeated

writing on wall and ground snakes key

No interpretation as yet.

9 June 1587

On Yen, underground where Quivhon was found. On a door over a blank pentangle.

One and five are gone

Three is the lesser sign

Four is held in time

Two shall be our guide

The five shall be one

Not solved - a cave-in destroyed the door anyway.

21 Dec 1587

The gate to Nessemnar

Time to call Lords servants

To find bales precious orb

Close the doors behind you

Muse upon my shapes puzzle

Find rewards and avoid hazards

 

Two have three pointing out

two have two leaving one

whose point you have passed

but first speak of those

with three exposed to sun

 

One has chamber inside warm

Chose one with immediate reward

other is the largest space

and reward is that opposite

the forward step that returns

 

Think of those with two

One reward lies en route

To one with three points

The others reward is reached

before the hazard ails thee

 

If the one is noon

then reward follows the clock

Then five rewards are clues

Light the candles and wait

The five shall be one

The rhyme describes the shape of the building, the five chambers and their rewards and hazards.

Portals open once to Echtefmelch

closed then open return home

once only is the journey

till Jupiter quadrants with Mars

Take your chance acting now

 

In Nessemnar is no dawn

no chance to recover powers arcane

pour bottle into wooden bowl

All drink once are refreshed

once is all this time

 

From seas beyond, Hahmenerch came

with spoils of Orlanth's deity

Helm of sound wore proud

Unsurprised by necklace of gold

Built temple to the keepers

 

Near sight is poor sight

to unravel a simple clue

Find place to see where

pin and ring come together

Chor Fel's knife lifts stone

 

From ring to skull and

knife to circlet the path

leads to the greatest day

good will curse this victory

The Five shall be one

The rhyme describes the general nature of the gate and Nessemnar and the route to the Orb.

Voices scream flesh is food

from mans proud skulls walk

a single road to orchard

Follow one straight three left

continue till four squares complete

 

Step forward five rows now

at left is the hand

pointing to fiery skies groans

surrounded by lake of fire

approach to see the gold

 

Take five fruit place equally

surrounding the roaring flames exultance

two will black, two blue

walk from yellow to hand

Fire burns all but first

 

Hold in your left hand

Five petals of red flower

When walking through fire’s heat

Red petals change to black

Eating petals face your enemy

 

If sword true enemy falls

Now right hand takes ring

Do not use crossing fire

Return to yellow in red

The five shall be one

The rhyme describes the field of screams in Nessemnar, and the means to retrieve the ring you need to progress.

Go on your Greatest journey

To futures greater than past

Five is the greatest power when

sided with the lords black

temple beyond the fire river

 

Put your best thoughts into

silver box which holds no

coin or any mans dust

into this walk and take

cup which watches your heart

 

Fill your easy mind now

with thoughts of pure green

Blood will not carry sword

of greater men or bitter

Essmel who lord over Echtefmelch

 

Pour your mind into misery

over which sight oft forgets

the words of men are

warriors curse and a sharp

knife needed to cut chaff

 

The sight of blood offends

Five but silent masters glory

shall rise again in silver

Be ready for that day

One lord over all people

The first word of each line

Go to Five sided temple

Put silver coin into cup

Fill with blood of Essmel

Pour over the warriors knife

The five shall be one

Tall is the black tower

Next to the fiery river

Watching the dark boats journey

standing on four solid pillars

watching over the markets fayre

 

Long has it stood there

Home of master of trade

behind its dark inscrutable face

lies to gold double circles

two circles of interwoven curves

 

This golden circlet is needed

To open the way forward

past curtain of shimmering blue

so Bales gift can return

and silence goods virtue forever

 

The circlet mounted on stone

at highest room in tower

facing the silent citadels walls

keeper of the darkest orb

behind the sturdy steel gates

 

The circlet remains forever bound

to the towers stony wall

only Chor Fel's knife suffices

To cut the circlet free

The Five shall be one

The rhyme describes how to retrieve the circlet.

1 June 1588

In Rallink's book, referring to the gate to Nessemnar in the Northlands

Five chambers make the gate

With Five rewards needed beyond

And Five hazards to avoid

Beyond there are hazards enough

The Five shall be One

The rhyme describes the general nature of the gate to Nessemnar.

1 June 1588

In Rallink's book, referring to the location of Talvarran.

The Nagual's passage is marked

By the sign of signs

Suspended despoiled sacrificed worshipped called

Burned beaten bent and broken

The Five shall be one

None recorded.

29 Oct 1588

In Talvarran, apparently written down and hidden by a forgetful priestess.

Over Nought My Bracelet Hang

In Time The Brewers Cincture

Butcher's Shield And Bakers Helm

Last The Candle Makers Skull

The Five Shall Be One

The rhyme describes the order in which the five Ansachat items (bracelet, belt, shield, helm and skull) are deployed to open the gate at Talvaran.

31 Oct 1588

At Talvarran, in the underground area of the priestesses house.

Safe passage can be won

To be secure be faithful

Their servants shall pass through

Men five and women none

The five are one only.

On the opposite diagonal from "The Five Shall Be Won" (the preistess delighted in puns).

Only Women Shall Be Safe.

31 Oct 1588

At the Nagala's gate, on the underside of the pentacle trap door, so visible when coming back up.

The hands with one ring

Can make five joined worlds

For every cursed demon shall

over crushed foes with bloody

jaws, be Baels triumphant horde

On the words following The Five Shall Be One (which are seven words apart).

Hands Joined Over Bael's Ring.

22 Nov 1588

At Belidarn's farm, in the altar room.

The supplicant priest must plunge

five coins. Surplice most clean

shall cover all defiling light

Be without shame and burn

one stick in the open

 

Take the second knife and

Let five mens blood. Each

worshiper shall a candle break

then be in cloth wrapped

as one old portal closes.

Paired words on the descending columns symmetrically opposite "The Five Shall Be One" in each stanza.

Plunge Knife, Clean Blood, Light Candle, Burn Cloth, Open Portal.

12 March 1588

On the scroll that was with Zarlkruger's book.

The gods of chaos Active in this world as next.

Many men have been seen.

Parachol optimistic about the Glyph.

Still no news of Diamond.

The work progresses at Garanfyrd.

Many are the stones of it.

Each day we record the rings that hold ZarlKrugers soul.

Five are one Lord

Lord ZarlKruger's record of Garanfyrd. Diamond Glyph seen next active. Every fifth word reading backwards from the end. This text itself was hidden in another coded document that was deciphered by Temlin using relevant skills.

1 Jan 1590

Gleaned from Zarlkruger's book.

The five signs are one

Only Ror-lercham-ror turns the key

The five made as one.

Worship, Destroy, Summon, Despoil, Sacrifice

The five shall be one

None as yet

18 Jan 1590

Gleaned from Zarlkruger's book.

The hawks life rise use

death feed rod, my five

power shall I will return

heart for signal be after

two mightier one black stag

The words need to be rearranged acording to a particular rotating pattern. The location of the words "The Five Shall Be One" is, as ever, the key.

After death I rise mightier

Two hawks signal my return

Stag heart will feed life

Use black rod for power

The five shall be one