Gnomish kin,

I must admit, you minced my words a bit in that statement, in fact, they became a paste by your ministrations. My declaring that imposing Undeath upon all living, never took place, in fact, as I told many of your Northern Compatriots, such things are a choice to not take likely, and an honor in fact to be bestowed His gift. The living, choose their existence, and whilst I do pridefully declare the Strengths of Undeath, if one chooses to exist within the cycle, my personal feelings of such matters are mine.

When the end comes to all things living, those who have made such choices may meet their final days will be forgotten, and Undeath...Undeath shall persist, this is not some abhorrent declaration against such a choice, but instead a truth of its very nature, and why Undeath was spurned to existence.

As for your further inquiries, the notes are surely not lost, in fact they are compiled, neatly organized, and truly a dossier of both successes and failures. To study and understand physiological forms of living and undeath, is a study of passion, not of malice.

Your request to divulge all studies, would be like asking the Sciomancers, the Syssin, the Archivum to share the secrets of their studies. Even the organizations of the Empire do not divulge all details of their workings. That is not to say that this opportunity will not come, though with respects to you, there are those in the North who have proven themselves a greater scholastic asset to share such information with on a specific level, before I tout my notes to someone who may be loose lipped as they are accusatory.

Ask Kagura, Feirenz, Saidenn or Pietre. Surely they will share that I am incredibly candid on my work, if approached in a manner befitting. A manner respectfully, and not in the public news amidst the masses of loudmouthed savages and calloused kneed devout.

I do look forward to our future conversation, if you so choose, however, your persistent interruptions whilst in battle for a purpose dear to my unbeating heart, whilst choosing to be neutral, will not garner my attentions.

May we never know peace,

Imperator Nipsy



Penned by my hand on Gosday, the 2nd of Slyphian, in the year 500 MA.