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On the Myart Shrine

The Myarts, legend tells us, were a race of sentient golems gifted in the Art. They aided travelers who passed through and near the Skull Crag Mountains. Then, one day, they disappeared suddenly. Where did they go? But more importantly, what did they leave behind? Are there hints, or clues as to their disappearance?

The Myart Shrine slips underneath the noses of many scholars and sages on the isle of Arelith because of its seemingly insignificant nature. With a history rich in strife, war and violence, unless a mind is ambitious, few would seek answers to this ancient race of golems.

The Myart Shrine is also a location few can discern – so I will highlight its location. The shrine to the Old Conclave of the Arcane Tower, in the Skull Crag lowlands, outside the Campsite, is built atop of the Myart Shrine. There are several reasons why such a deduction can be made.

1. The columns and stone base exceed in age when compared to the Old Conclave shrine, which in itself, must measure at least a century years as of 70 AR.

2. The columns are massive, hinting at the golemic size of the Myarts.

3. There is no sign of a maker. This is perhaps the most important feature. It remains a ruin that is undistinguished amongst others. It has no hint at who came before, which parallels with the extreme lack of knowledge we encounter with the Myarts.

Furthermore, when this deduced shrine of the Myarts – now a protected historical site – was investigated, my colleagues and I found a source of smoke. Where does this smoke come from? A fire, we concluded. A fire, we believe, to be at the source of the true remnants of the Myart civilization, deep beneath the earth.

~ Ser Nelehein of Impiltur, Sage-Knight of the Road and Last of the Great Skalds of Impiltur, 73 AR