SACRED SCROLLS OF FIZBIN
“Know now that he who gains entrance to the Timeless Halls shall be granted life eternal.”
-The Scrolls of Fizbin
Claimed by several religious communities to be
divinely
inspired and infallible, every known prediction of the Sacred Scrolls
of Fizbin has
come to pass (unless its fulfillment is yet to come) and all
information contained within has been flawless. Many religious circles
use these scrolls in combination with the later Scrolls of Kar'nai,
also said to be divinely inspired.
These
scrolls, possibly the only surviving element of the archaic Epozz
before the Frobeolithic Glacier, contain troves of knowledge which had
been hidden from the Implementors and instead imparted to the prophet
Fizbin for use by the humans. Legend states that the actual text of these writings were dictated to
Fizbin straight from
the mouth of Eru The One, himself. Working in His unknowable and unsearchable
ways, Eru apparently saw it fit to grant everything He withheld from the
Implementors to the race of men, to do with it as they saw fit.
The hermit
experienced a visitation from The Father of the Implementors, who imparted
revelations to him in some kind of dream or vision over the course of several
nights of deep sleep. Fizbin was granted extensive knowledge of spiritual
forces, certain mysterious powers of life giving and immortality, the ability
to foresee and describe certain events in the distant future, the knowledge of
the original locations of the primary Cubes of Foundation, the six Pools,
heavenly Timeless Halls and methods to open their secret gateways, mystic
places, a remarkable thorough knowledge of geography that remains unequaled
even today, and many more prophecies and mysterious far beyond our intellects.
When Fizbin had finished and looked over his own words, he could not even
understand much of what had been written.
It
was commonly believed that the Scrolls are Eru’s gift of immortality to
the human race. According tos ome, if the scrolls were deciphered, men
would become like the Implementors themselves. Though Fizbin faithfully
recorded the words of The One, unfortunately for
humanity, he wrote in an ancient archaic script, barely understandable
beyond
his time. For centuries scholars would attempt to decipher the words
and would
fail, leaving only partially translated passages (theoretically
translated)
even until the Entharion Dynasty. And even the new translation methods
that
arose during the reign of Zylon that Aged, only partially translated
the
scrolls, but still failed to decipher much of the text, as it referred
to
objects and places no longer known, or no longer called by their
ancient names.
For example, there were very specific instructions about how to find
the Pools,
but every detail related to geographical locations that are no longer
known,
and even if they were, it was likely that many of the locations of the
cubes
had changed over the generations as they had been discovered. However,
it was
said that he who completely understood the contents of the Scrolls
would have
power over all existence and would know the eventual fate of the world.
These
scrolls have been stored within the Galepath University library since
their discovery, with one exception. In 398 GUE, the last year of Zylon
the Aged, a minion of the fallen Implementor Belegur stole these
scrolls from the university. This incarnation of evil, who had been
banished from the timeless halls, found that these writings contained
the knowledge for weaving a gateway to return. Knowing that the lengthy
time to prepare the spell would surely alert the magicians of the day,
he formed an elaborate plan to divert the attention of Quendor. Withou
evidence, Mayor Spildo of Galepath accused Zarfil of Mareilon of theft
of the scrolls, thus fabricating a reason to declare war upon the city.
Zilbo I, leading the armies of Quendor fused with the Nezgeth tribe,
defeated Belegur and recovered the Sacred Scrolls of Quendor. Once
recovered, Zylon the Aged perused them until he found the knowledge to
weave a gateway to the Timeless Halls. Thus he ascended into the
Ethereal Planes where some claim he still walks today.
Following
the
king's ascension, the Sacred Scrolls were returned to Galepath
University. In 407 GUE, Dinbar returned to Galepath to pursue many
projects including the successful effort to translate the Scrolls of
Fizbin.