Hello all you upity up civilized folks of the overworld, you can call me the Rat Lady. I still haven't forgiven the whole lot of you for running me clean out of my home with all your filth and foul and filth filling up Britain Sewerst. You all didn't care for me and my pets spilling out into your streets, well - neither did we!

You all should just thank all your lucky stars and then some for that Archimedes; he has a heart as big as balron and provided enough cheese for my pets to live in Terra Sanctum and arranged new quarters for me at the Lycaeum. It's been a rough time dealing with the flirtacous old coot - but he's grown on me I must admit. Now, he's been doing somewhat of an ok job I guess of leading all you little royal guard folks around trying to be nice to the big smelly Gargoyles, but it seems nobody has warned him to mind his own business as of late and he's been hauled off! Isolated! Persecuted! Interogated! I'm sorry, but I will not stand by and wait for you youngin's get all gussied up and take your sweet time going out and saving him - where I come from, when the stuff stinks, you take of the bid'ness right then and there!

Well, I heard that Julius Dryden talk about a reward for information concerning the Gargoyle Prophecy, and some of you little greedy snivlets are drooling more than a rabid giant rat. All I want is my precious widdle Archi' back - you know the rent at my apartment doesn't pay for itself! That, and I do miss his little hand caricactures late at night. So I waited patiently for Gerem Pazen to show up the next day, and immediately started in on the interogation! If Gerem learned anything that night, don't you dare upset a woman whos friends carry the plague!

He told me that Julius Dryden the Fugitive was so boiling mad that he didn't get the stone tablets last week,he just marched over to Ver Lor Reg and told them ignorant Gargoyles that Archimedes had done near stolen them! We all knew Archimedes was innocent as a man eating dragon in the vegitable garden, however the gargoyles would hear nothing of it. Those igmoramouses only heard blah blah blah Stone Tablets Archimdes Blah Blah Blah.

Gilden told me a sob story about when he was kidnapped by the Evil Mages and Dryden, and suggested Iall go talk to his personal body guard Gilden who was located at his house in Ilshenar. Well, I was already fed up with this pathetic excuse for a man who I hear stayed hidden in his house while Archimedes had to go dig up some tomes weeks ago in Montor, so I set off to see this Gilden feller.

I thought I liked Gilden the Guard as soon as I saw him; he wore a dress quite like mine and wasn't ashamed of it at all when asked about it! I inquired about Archimedes the Old, and he got all rude claiming my rats and smell were offending him! Well, I told him he should just mind his own manners as I was going to be looking for some ratmen to accompany me on my search soon - that shut him up something good! He also told me about a nudist that ran around the area claiming to be a pixie. Well, anyone that knows the tenants in the Apartments at the Lycaeum knows what he's talking about, so I set out to see an old familiar face in hopes to get some answers.

That's right, Avocado the Naturalist was in the town of the pixies, and has succesfully emerged himself completely into the mindset of a pixie. He was qutie distraought and slammed back to reality though when I told him the latest turn of events! He also seems to know a password of sorts for close friends of Archimedes! Well, he wouldn't even tell me right away, I assume it's because he isn't home enough to know what's been going on. That's when I had a knot in my stomach twist; it was just a few hours ago I was at the Rat Fort and someone was asking me about a password and I blurted it out !

I had a brief flashback of what I told them, and realized I just leaked out some sensative information to every foolhardy person that found me in the Rat Man Fort! Not only that, I spilled my heart out to them about how the rats now reject me for living like a human being now! I am so ashamed. Then I came back to reality, and realized I wasn't the only one in trouble !

I'm sure when we get Archimedes back home, he's going to have some choice words with Avocado! Me as well, I know, but you know I can sweet talk forgiveness out of him with some fresh apple pie! Avocado did help me out though as it seems Gilden the Guard didn't tell me about his encounter with BehLem, whoever that could be. So I hiked up my skirt, and back down to Gerem's house I shimmied.

Gilden was quite surprised I knew to ask about Behlem, it seems he turned the blind eye to Avocado too well that day. He told me that Behlem was a Gargoyle who asked him about the crazy old Sorcerer to the North, as he believed he was at their highly secret Shrine of the Codex. He had no clue what the Codex was, but I do remember reading about it in some books at the Lycaeum, it was quite important to the Gargoyles and sure did make sense to go investigate.

There are so few people I have met that I can genuisly say that plum lost all their marbles - and Esthram is one of them. However, I don't believe it's old age or concusions. He told a very jumbled story about several individuals that warped his mind for not performing certain task for them, and has been hearing voices that won't stop ever since! He admitted to being at the Shrine of the Codex, but could not remember how he got there anymore. He kept constant contact with Blixden, and he would know how to reach the Codex. His only help was that Blixden was underground to the west.

It was under the Ethereal Fortress that Blixden was found rummaging through old manuscripts and scrolls. He still hasn't forgiven the Royal Guard for his unemployement status, and claims to be looking for new work. He admitted to talking to Esthram quite a few times, and was relieved to hear his insanity is the reason the last conversations were quite confusing. He didn't wish to personally disclose the information about the location of the passage to the Codex Shrine nor the password, but was happy to refer me to a deceased man in a cave and Julix for the information! Well, he sure wasn't much help, so off I ran. I'll be sure to send some rats here later to chew up his precious documents.

Deep within the Ratman Mines did I find the Wandering Spirit.... you know why he was known as the Wandering Spirit ? He won't stop running away from me! I swear it took me twenty minutes just to get the location of the passage way to the Codex, and then the Skeletal Dragon chased me off! I can only assume he must keep moving to prevent passing completely into the afterlife.

It was deep within the Power Core did I finally find Julix. I remembed Blixden's clue that Julix was researching a place filled with technology and magic, and there was only one place in Ilshenear that fit that description. Julix seemed to be a very loyal servent of Ylinchiz, however with a very loose tongue. He admitted he didn't know the password, but knew the Gargoyles woudl have the answer if I but ask them in theiir native tongue.

This is where things got all hodge podge. I remember Gerem's advice to copy his Gargoyle Dictionaries, and boy was I glad that I did!

I heard many stories abou tthe Gargoyle Shrine in Ilshenar, and finally had the opportunity to visit. Draxinusom was just as big, fat, and smelly as the day before when I saw him in the Lycaeum, but I thankfully I had the information needed to learn that the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom was their most secret relic. Only those on a Quest of the Codex were allowed there, and it's told a book of great wisdom was there. Naturally, it would hold the answer to the validity of the Gargoyle Prophecy, and it was clear that's where I had to get a going. The password to get there are made up of two words called "Mantras", just like we have for our shrines. He had the "Primantra", "praetimde", and refered me to Behlem for the second!

Right in the middle of Ver Lord Reg stood Gerem Pazen's teacher, BehLem Uis. He didn't smell as bad, nor look as bad as the rest - I could almost consider him quite the articulated Gargoyle. Great manner of beast were all over the city, so I made it quick and asked him for the "sekmantra", or second mantra, and was told it's "vaswis", and to speak it right after the first mantra.

I assumed I had everything I needed, and left for the old Gargoyle city of Montor.

Upon a great old alter stood a Statue, that somewhat looked like a Gargoyle but without wings. I could only surmise that years of erosion and neglect were to blame, said the Mantra outloud, and found myself magically transported across the world!

I found myself within a small hidden valley, and six large pillars in the distance. In the middle rest the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom.

The Book is open upon the page you seek! It is written in Gargish, but you hear the words fill your head.

Greetings Seeker of Knowledge, Student of Wisdom, and Apprentice to Fate. Herein you shall find the answers you seek.

A Gargoyle was touched with the visions of the future many years ago, and wrote of three prophecies - the others doubted his visions.

It was after the passing of the first prophecy that the visions were given credibility. After the passing of the second they were accepted as prophecy.

It is true that Humans and Gargoyles face a common enemy of their past, however they have exploited the story of the third prophecy to distract you from their ultimate agenda.

Go forth and tell the Gargoyles and Humans that the Time of Third Prophecy is yet to come, and to concentrate on their common foe undistracted.

I can not describe in words how upset I was - Archimedes the Old has been played quite the fool, as well as the Gargoyles but the same person responsible no doubt for the attacks in Cove and Yew! I quickly pulled myself together and left immedieatly to get back to the Royal Court Offices and see what could be done to save Archimedes and inform the beast that held him.

Before I reached the Moongate, I followed a lead on a rumor that Ylinchiz returned to one of his bases and was very forthcoming with his plans for the future...

Only time will tell how this plays out. I can't say if I would be happy that Archimedes gets to deal with some new leader of the Partisans of Chaos.

Megna Lechis.