Iden

Iden's Experiment Backfires, Twins Become One by Golah

April 1, Year of Turmoil. They entered the city much like anyone else has and seemed new yet aged and a bit worn for wear. They seemed to be able to understand one another without even speaking. Odd as it was they often finished each other's sentences.

They were mentored by the city's best to regain their former teaching status and have thus come a long way to regaining that which was once theirs already.

In another area there was also Iden. A deranged former Cache caretaker and follower of Prelate who started off on his own misguided experiments, but before we can know Iden perhaps we should start from the beginning.

Iden started the Gatekeeper hunts where gatekeepers of the city were hunted for their heads. Iden, working for Prelate at the time, used the heads in some experiment to make permanent wards on three of the five newly discovered Cache's in the city. Iden has been attacked and collapsed many times and yet he grows stronger much like the Darkmares. Many ideas have been suggested yet none are being tried as of yet, although Myridian Sun's Radiance does seem to have negated Iden's full power perhaps his faith or the power of the light is a weapon Iden can not protect himself from.

A few days ago Iden made an appearance in the Library of Souls with two Darkmares, Xatoc and Noginus, assisting him. They attacked dreamers relentlessly who were very much ill prepared for this encounter in the Library, the place of study.

This gathering had been called by Xerom and Qyadia and Qyacia to discuss the arts of Support Train and Support Sphere. However that forum quickly dispersed. The dreamers regrouped and led an assult on the mares which oddly enough led to the Ceremonial Hall in Threshold Caves. The sisters were on the other side of the canyon where few dreamers could reach to help them. The sisters stood on the alter with Iden on their left and the mares to their right, seemingly awaiting their fate.

The Sisters claim they felt his presence with them and the mares as well before they lost consciousness. When they awoke the mares were gone yet Iden was still present. Iden claimed he succeeded yet seemed displeased with the outcome. The sisters then screamed and vanished from sight only to reappear as the dreamer we know now as Qyadicia. Iden seemed disappointed but not terribly annoyed by the outcome.

Eventually, this escapade moved to The Trinities, where Myridian Sun was able to use the power of the Radiance to end Iden's threat for the night. Alas, the real damage had already been done.

Now as Iden's appearances become more and more common, he pays visits to Qyadicia frequently. It appears he is trying to assume her Avatar, but the sisters are strong and are fighting back. Iden is able take control for short duration's but shortly thereafter some unseen force seems to cause him pain and he vanishes once again.

This reporter is left with many questions and few answers. Iden is clearly not finished with the sisters. His true purpose is still unclear. Beware Dreamers, and be safe!

Iden recalls Kabal assassin. by Valourin Tuesday April 18, Year of Turmoil.

It seems that Iden is not done with the twins, now trapped in one avatar by his deeds, and has called back a servant of the Kabal from before the Loss to aid him. This Dreamer's name is Khalid and according to Brosh he was a "deadly assassin...from my time." She went on to say that he was rumored to be relentless and did not care about being collapsed in the interest of achieving his goals.

Just what are those goals, however? It has been widely assumed they deal with Qyadicia, perhaps though that is just what we are meant to believe. What is known is that he has attacked her on some occasions, though usually he seems to target her protectors. It could be that he is trying to discourage her protectors, or perhaps make the quiet Elder send them away for their own protection, we may not know unless someone Khalid trusts tells us. Preferring to use stealth and attacking unwary opponents and run when the battle is pitched against him, Khalid is definitely of a different sort than today's would be assassins. This makes him a threat no matter the goals of he and his master, in this reporters opinion.

Other noteworthy information about Khalid is his seeming penchant for cruelty. Fotowca, Ruler of the Radiance, was first to mention that he had recovered from Khalid a female dreamer essence whose features were frozen in terror, that was a source of insight for the assassin. It had been rumored that these were not Talismans at all but instead were really essences from tortured victims. Myridian Sun, another Ruler of the Radiance, said that in speaking to Khalid he was told that they were indeed from tortured females. He seems to use only poison chaks, and rumor is that he receives these directly from his master.