Fresh Witnesses

Seventy Fourth Hiqba Following the Revelations of Occulem, First Mahj

As conveyed by the many regional Sheikhs

Tumultuous circumstances have remained subtle since the assumption of the seat of reeds by Sultan Nasir II over half a decade prior, through efforts exhausted by his royal steward and grandfather, Emir Rashid. Increased exchanges and trade with those of foreign lands has assured a steady and now certain recovery from the many losses preceding this time, albeit faced with scepticism from several outspoken inhabitants throughout the marsh. The dire absence of the most treasured Hyadina has been considered a malign omen for this early reign, inspiring His Magnanimity to summon the realm's viziers with the expressed mandate of mending the rift by any means they deem necessary.

The few stores of knowledge and lore within the Sultanate have been employed extensively by this burgeoning conclave, libraries divulged in full for any remnants of understanding pertaining to the closely hidden secrets and rites of the triumvirate priesthood. After considerable deliberation were certain scrolls uncovered and divined for their mentions of a pilgrimage to Mount Haraq, soon thereafter did the viziers scour the fiefdoms for three choice individuals suitable for such an undertaking. These handpicked Qadi of various origins promptly struck out for the peaks of this most treacherous landmark, unheard of for weeks after their last sighting from several commoners that dwell on the fringes of the eastern borders.

Though confirmation has yet to take place, agents of the viziers claim to have recently witnessed the silhouettes of three souls standing hand-in-hand atop the source of the lava lakes, flanked by the blinding light of not only Mount Haraq's radiance but the glare of dawn. No announcement has been made by the Sultan, though already do locals in the region hum for hours at a day in fervent harmony, otherwise insisting their crops and fields to be blossoming into yields beyond anything remotely possible.

Paratis Has Risen