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== ONLY GMs SHOULD READ THIS PAGE ==
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== FROM DARKNESS INTO LIGHT: ONLY GMs should read this page ==
 
 
== From Darkness Into Light ==
 
  
 
'''Please, if you are not a GM, then don't read any further!  You wouldn't want to ruin the story would you?'''
 
'''Please, if you are not a GM, then don't read any further!  You wouldn't want to ruin the story would you?'''
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=== The Truth Behind the Darkening: ===
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== The Truth Behind the Darkening: ==
  
 
To cut to the chase, the truth is that the valley is mostly in the Plane of Shadow (PoS).  The Shadow Lord Hexablacorps (a silly name I gave him, that has no meaning) put certain events into action over the past millennium that ultimately resulted in a very significant portion of the valley being shunted so that it is mostly in the PoS.
 
To cut to the chase, the truth is that the valley is mostly in the Plane of Shadow (PoS).  The Shadow Lord Hexablacorps (a silly name I gave him, that has no meaning) put certain events into action over the past millennium that ultimately resulted in a very significant portion of the valley being shunted so that it is mostly in the PoS.
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=== What Went Wrong: ===
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== What Went Wrong: ==
  
 
'''Prophecy'''
 
'''Prophecy'''
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Finally, Hexablacorpes decided that he would have to end it from the inside.  So he began to infiltrate those who were working to thwart his plans.  Even the infiltration was difficult, his shadow minions were smelled out quickly, and slain - it was as if they had outside help - but Hexablacorpes was certain none would help this pathetic world, still, he had some of his greater lieutenants look into the possiblity that the Faerunians were receiving outside assistance.  Eventually he was finally able to get some Torilians, whose loyalty he was able to ensure was unwaivering, infiltrated into the lower levels of the organization behind the development of the solution.
 
Finally, Hexablacorpes decided that he would have to end it from the inside.  So he began to infiltrate those who were working to thwart his plans.  Even the infiltration was difficult, his shadow minions were smelled out quickly, and slain - it was as if they had outside help - but Hexablacorpes was certain none would help this pathetic world, still, he had some of his greater lieutenants look into the possiblity that the Faerunians were receiving outside assistance.  Eventually he was finally able to get some Torilians, whose loyalty he was able to ensure was unwaivering, infiltrated into the lower levels of the organization behind the development of the solution.
  
Through this infiltration, he was able to learn that they mortals of Toril truly were on the right path to thwarting his long developing plan - Hexablacorpse was enraged, but no fool, he recognized that he would have to intervene without them knowing he was doing so, in order to achieve the greatest success.  He was able, after many decades, to get some of his spies involved in the actual creation and implementation process of the major components, most specifically, the Soul Stones and the ritual.  He knew that if he could taint just a couple of the Soul Stones and somehow interfere w/ the ritual just enough, his plan could be saved.
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Through this  
 
 
He was able to taint two of the Soul Stones with the souls of devoted servants, and he was able to have some of the syllables in the ritual to be minorly mispronounced, thus changing their meaning and outcome.  Additionally, he was able to implement a secondary function of the ritual, which would petrify all of the participants in the ritual.  Each of these were done through unafilliated cells, reducing the likelyhood of the failure of one group leading to the failure of others.  And there were failures, but for the most part, Hexablacorpse was able to pull off his great scheme, or so he thought.
 
 
 
The entire valley was shunted into shadow, but access to the valley was somehow almost impossible.  Entrance into Toril was easier than forseen, but this was of little consequence, since the entire world was at war, there were very few mortals actually remaining to make the trip into Toril worth the effort.
 
  
  

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