"I finally asked her why she turned her back on all she had known. She said that it had become like a diseased animal, staggering lustily towards its own demise. She spoke with confidence, but beneath the shadow of a veil I could see the sadness that plagued her. What is worse, I wonder, the sickness of the dying, or that of those left alive?" - - - Personal Records of Adiv Salainen, Fallen Prince of Simuli Revoy, circa 1096 SE.
