[ Well, Edgin did ask. He's told no one else about this, and likely never would (except perhaps maybe Kirk, but even then.) ]
The fall of Thay. Szass Tam rebelled against his fellows and made bid to control the entire nation. I was but a boy when it happened, but I recalled these facts as I did the memories of when the skies grew dark, and a terrible curse befell all who called Thay home. It was the Beckoning Death, a mighty calamity that turned all those it touched into mindless monsters, sapping my own parents of their will to such degree that they attempted to kill me.
[ He says all this with a straight face, but his right fist is wound so tight that he could almost draw blood. He won't. He's Xenk Yendar. He doesn't have feelings like fear or uncertainty. ]
I alone escaped, though I know not why. I believe this mark to be... related, perhaps. As it was similar to those I observed, and those the red wizard bore in your own memory.
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The fall of Thay. Szass Tam rebelled against his fellows and made bid to control the entire nation. I was but a boy when it happened, but I recalled these facts as I did the memories of when the skies grew dark, and a terrible curse befell all who called Thay home. It was the Beckoning Death, a mighty calamity that turned all those it touched into mindless monsters, sapping my own parents of their will to such degree that they attempted to kill me.
[ He says all this with a straight face, but his right fist is wound so tight that he could almost draw blood. He won't. He's Xenk Yendar. He doesn't have feelings like fear or uncertainty. ]
I alone escaped, though I know not why. I believe this mark to be... related, perhaps. As it was similar to those I observed, and those the red wizard bore in your own memory.