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Lotus' Lament

Aug 10, 2025, 5 min read

One of three prophecies found in the hut of Bavlorna Blightstraw, in Hither. Alongside Chalmymokos’ Conundrum and Sazzleru’s Spark.

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Decided will be the fate of the land When this heptate of signs is near at hand.

In the house of Zinlun the wizard born Through life, unlife, he will Earthfall scorn.

The drowned one-eyed, to the key he will point To unlock where here, shapers’ and dark world are joined

Island temples of old, where true prophecies were once told, The Heir shall gain the Aspect TriFold, allowing time to unfold.

The half-blood child of stern mother found Unravel the first domain of those which are bound.

Returns land forlorn to the Maker’s vale Crushing Melaenis’ followers without fail

To another eye, the tower ascends. Wyrms at the bottom, wyrms at the end

A ring both foreign and familiar, to be destroyed Before victory can be won and peace be enjoyed.

Summary

This prophecy describes a sequence of 7 momentous events or signs that must come to pass for the Rungs Against the Seven to survive and destroy some unidentified evil or calamity.

  1. A prominent Thassilonian slaver Zinlun (or a descendent of Zinlun) will survive the cataclsymic Earthfall event through necromancy or possibly lichdom

  2. The prophecy Chalmymokos’ Conundrum, written by the Cyclops Chalmymokos will point the Rungs Against the Seven towards a location where two planes are converging: the First World and the Dark World.

Warning

All events and signs below are not well understood. Further context is most likely required to know the full details.

  1. Somewhere in Iblydos Worm will somehow learn or attain the spell Threefold Aspect, which will allow the flow of time to continue.

  2. Lotus will somehow destroy or “unravel” (either the First World or the Dark World)

  3. Forfar will return in the Makers Vale in Varisia. This will crush Melaenis’ followers, but it isn’t clear who or what Melaenis refers to.

  4. The Eye of Avarice will rise from where it’s hidden. There will be “wyrms” at the bottom and the end, but it is unclear what this refers to: Worm is the obvious possibility.

  5. A ring must be destroyed, but what “foreign and familiar” references is highly unclear. It seems more context is required here.

Analysis

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Heptate, sequence

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Summary?

The fate of the land will be decided when 7 signs are shown. (Are the following 7 signs?)

Some descendent of the wizard Zinlun (or Zinlun themselves) will survive Earthfall through necromancy.

The “drowned one-eyed” will point to a key that unlocks a location where two locations/worlds/realms are joined: “shapers” and “dark world.”

Somewhere in Iblydos (Aelyosos?) the “heir” will gain the “Aspect TriFold” and allow time to move forward.

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