"The key is marked with many strange runes and depraved symbols characteristic of the cult of Ch'thon."

"A large shard from an aether crystal formation, still teeming with untapped power."

"Arcane texts infused with Aetherial energies. Likely used to transport information too sensitive for mortal eyes."

"A viscous aether-infused fluid that moves violently within the container when living flesh is near."

"It continues to beat within your bag with an eerily steady rhythm."

"Record of the last days of King Rhowan of Arkovia."

"Bestowed upon the rank and file for their loyal service."

"Coalesced essence of the void god."

"A collection of hastily written notes on rituals used by a group of Bloodsworn cultists."

"This chip of bone was meticulously covered with phrases and symbols of spiritual importance to the Rovers."

"The eye-like jewel at its center burns with a dark energy. It has been marked by Sagon for some dark purpose."

"A bloom found only around the Korvan Plateau and its mysterious ruins. Those believed to have been touched by the gods glimmer with celestial starlight and are considered an omen of good luck."

The Celestial Waystone has been fully restored to its divine potential. It enables Mazaan to open the way to at least the 26th Shard, up to the 30th Shard, of the Shattered Realm.

This waystone should not be used by the faint of heart.

"Sigils used by the Cult of Ch'thon to bind powerful creatures to the physical realm."

"A pasty concoction with a putrid odor. Inquisitor Creed claims this will make the resistance's makeshift explosive more potent."

"At first glance, it appears to be a simple pendant with an ornate rune at its center. Yet it emanates with power."

"Brothers of the Blood,

The Aetherial presence in Burrwitch grows stronger with each passing day. We are shifting our operations beyond the city limits where we may proceed with our plans undisturbed. Our focus now turns upon Devil's Crossing, where our newest agent, Direni, has successfully sabotaged their water pump. Soon that irksome group will be forced to flee their sanctuary, and then they shall be at our mercy. Ready yourselves, brothers. Soon we shall drink of their blood!

Salazar, Blade of Ch'thon"

"Property of Daila Thornsbury."

Tainted with the power of death, the Waystone now opens the way forward to unfathomable dangers where no reward awaits but for the glory of conquest.

It enables Mazaan to open the way to at least the 38th Shard of the Shattered Realm, and beyond.

This waystone should not be used by the faint of heart.

The Desecrated Waystone has been anointed in tainted blood. It enables Mazaan to open the way to at least the 20th Shard, up to the 24th Shard, of the Shattered Realm.

Dear Sister,
again I find myself at a loss of words. Why is it that you defy your very blood? Why do you forsake your brother when I am so close to the truth?

But no matter, I shall tear it out of our father's dying breath with or without you. If you are reading this, then you are again too late, for I have again ventured where the dead dare not, where the blood of the living is joined with the master. The time to join me has passed, Daila. Turn back, for where I go, you cannot follow...
Dravis

Dearest sister,
I am confident that this letter will find its way to you. You cannot resist returning to this place; I know that the memories of that night still conjure nightmares in your sleep. The face you saw, that is the price one pays for learning the truth. Truth which you deny!

Do you remember how we used to play around the old ruins as children? Father always told us not to, that we would be swept away by the harpies that fill the sky in the twilight hours. But what if he was not just trying to protect us? Perhaps there were ulterior motives to keeping us away from the old places of the world? What if, should we venture inside, we would learn more about his past than he wished for us to know?

I have done what you could not, Daila. I have defied our father and entered the depths of Anguish. It is there that my eyes were truly opened. If you are wise, you will do as I have...

Dravis

Daila,
by now you must have seen the haunting echoes from Arkovia's past. Have you never wondered how all this came to be? How Arkovia really fell? Father called it greed, but greed alone cannot condemn a man to such torment. Nay, powerful sorcery was at play here.

I could feel it in the very walls. The stones screamed with unfettered rage, rage towards...me. Do the dead despise the living so? Do they yearn after what was stolen from them? To exist in such a state of endless limbo would drive any soul mad, but I do not believe that madness is what inspired this response. There was something familiar within these stones.

I have to learn more. So I intend to visit the one place I know our father had been: our childhood home. Of course, this presents me with a bit of a challenge, as you well know why, for our home was consumed by the Chthonian rifts not long ago. But such trivialities will not stop me from discovering the answers I seek...

Dravis

Daila,
The pieces are finally falling into place. The answers were under our very noses all along. The rift violently consumed our home, but in doing so it revealed what was hidden from us underneath the floorboards. Our father kept a journal, a seemingly innocuous object, yet the pages were sealed from me with a protective rune.

Carelessly, or perhaps arrogantly, I dispelled the seal. The resulting flames consumed the book and marked my face with embers that refuse to extinguish. It is agonizing, but I will endure. Despite our father's efforts, I was able to rescue some pages from the inferno. He told us that our mother died in childbirth, that much is true, but what you do not know is that we were not the first. There were other women, and other children, but the dates...they did not make any sense. It was not until I turned to the final page that the answer became clear.

I must make haste to the City of the Dead. Therein lies our final clue...

Dravis

"A crude explosive once fielded by demolitionists to counter the devastating powers of magic users."

"Viscous and dripping with raw magical power from the Eldritch Realm."

A Waystone that tugs upon the strands of reality, bending them around it. It enables Mazaan to open the way to at least the 32nd Shard, up to the 36th Shard, of the Shattered Realm.

This waystone should not be used by the faint of heart.

"An ancient relic, the eye-like jewel at its center burns with a dark energy."

"A little worn and stained, but otherwise in good condition."

"A piece broken from the Tablet of Rahn. It appears as though someone may have shattered the tablet intentionally."

"A fragmented passage on Old Arkovia's history. Impossible to decipher without the remaining pieces."

"Not so much an actual key but a collection of strange artifacts combined to resemble one. It emits a nearly imperceptible humming sound."

"The impossible to decipher scribblings of the mad Arcanist Oswald Hargate."

The Haunted Waystone has been infused with the spirits of the dead. It enables Mazaan to open the way to at least the 14th Shard, up to the 18th Shard, of the Shattered Realm.

"Teeming with vile energies that hunger for an ashen altar."

"Bestowed by the Witch God Dreeg himself to counteract the vile magic of his enemies."

"The Iris trembles with terrifying potential. Its jewels seem duller in sunlight."

A valuable resource in a world ravaged by death.

Garrus, the Keeper of Iron, at the Conclave of the Three will gladly exchange 50000 Iron Bits for this.

"The journal is mostly full of mad ramblings and nonsense, but some bits prove quite intriguing, if you could just make sense of them."

"Still intact despite the heavy scratches, likely from relentless competition for alpha status."

"A stash of Black Legion raw materials. A veritable fortune given the situation in the empire."

"The sharp eye of an unmatched predator."

"This pendant is all that remains of Uroboruuk. It features the silhouette of a young woman carved in bone, but no names or initials."

"The still rotting remains of a once powerful necromancer."

"An improvised explosive. It doesn't look powerful enough to get the job done."

The Resonating Waystone shimmers with a fragment of its former power. It enables Mazaan to open the way to at least the 8th Shard, up to the 12th Shard, of the Shattered Realm.

"Concentrated secretion from giant wasps of Old Arkovia. Widely believed to carry restorative properties."

"Part of the Shrine of Mogdrogen."

"Scrap materials such as bolts, leather cords and low-grade metals that can be used to fasten together items or structures."

"A piece broken from the Tablet of Rahn. It appears as though someone may have shattered the tablet intentionally."

The Shattered Waystone once offered incredible potential. It enables Mazaan to open the way to at least the 2nd Shard, up to the 6th Shard, of the Shattered Realm.

"Forged by the Witch Gods themselves to pierce the veil into realms beyond."

"If the stories are to be believed, this key will open nearly any ancient door."

"Carried by Slith Shamans, for only they know what."

"Part of the Shrine of Mogdrogen."

A valuable resource in a world ravaged by death.

Garrus, the Keeper of Iron, at the Conclave of the Three will gladly exchange 500000 Iron Bits for this.

"Brain tissue scarred and twisted by the manipulations of a powerful Aetherial."

"A piece broken from the Tablet of Rahn. It appears as though someone may have shattered the tablet intentionally."

"This ancient tome seems to describe methods for the study of arcane relics and armor. It will require a well trained eye to fully decipher its texts."

"For having such vibrant colors, it emits a truly rotten stench."

"Marked with the Coven's magic, it should, hopefully, open the way to Ulgrim."

"A rather mundane object considering the implications. Inquisitor Creed hopes to use it to home in on Ulgrim's location."

"A vile spirit teeming with dark potential. It whispers to you with promises of power."

"A crystalline shard still lingering with Aetherial power. Can be used in the creation of arcane items."