Secrets Within The Pillar (1)

"If you're surprised by that, don't be. Her powers also revealed to her the entirety of the alternative timeline's events. Compared to that, finding out something as simple as your identities is a piece of cake." Echadir spoke bluntly, but his words hit harder as they comprehended just a part of the overwhelming prophetic gift that the Ancient Elf High Priestess possessed. "As you can see around you at this very moment, you are in the control centre located at the top of the Atlas Pillar, where a total of 25,629 viewing screens display past footage and live footage of numerous areas around Andor. Each of the tiles on the floor can be interchanged with 1511 varying platforms, most of which return to a separate room when not in the control centre. In the very centre of the control centre is a floor-to-ceiling spire with numerous controls. That is the core of the Atlas Pillar, where the great powers of the ley lines are accessed and managed. Under no circumstances should anyone attempt to do anything to it without the assistance of Halad."

"Speaking of Halad, it is best you familiarize yourselves with them. Due to the overly vast amount of controls needed to handle the Pillar's capabilities, we decided to forgo them and create a unique sentient artificial intelligence that would simplify the process. As such, Halad has access to the entirety of the Pillar's archives of surveillance recordings, planetary and dimensional data, language and cultural information, and is also the only creation since the birth of the Andor plane to be able to fully synchronize with the ley lines, which in turn makes them capable of being the temporary avatar of the world will. To simplify, sometimes, the world will takes control of Halad and uses them to communicate with its native beings. Originally, the world will was a primitive consciousness that operated mostly off of instinct. Through the Pillar, with the great wealth of knowledge it possessed, the world will developed into a truly sentient consciousness. It should not have happened, given the plane's origins, but the High Priestess's gifts are truly otherworldly..."

The recording briefly paused as Halad's blue colouration flickered into a swampy green-brown as the robotic voice was mildly altered into from a GlaDOS impression to a Hal 9000, [That is indeed the case. Through the machinations of the High Priestess, We have developed proper sentience. We will occasionally contact you through Halad, and you should be able to recognize the difference between them and Us thanks to our mutual partnership. We can only use this method of communication for a brief moment since We can only spare a minute amount of energy from reinforcing the barrier. Almost all questions for Us can be answered by Halad, as it can speak with us directly without costing any energy. Sometimes, however, We must speak directly, and thus this method exists. We hope you do your utmost.] The blue of Halad emerged from the hologram figure, who casually continued the recording.

Echadir continued to speak as simply as possible, "Thanks to the development of true sentience, rather than working solely on instinct, the world will is now able to operate with logic. This is beneficial for Andor, as an instinctual overseer may react in ways that only help in the short-term, while a logical one can see the greater picture and thus can be reasoned with. For the most part, treat Halad and the world will, which the High Priestess decided to name after the Andor Plane's creator, Andorias, as the most important figures for the future of Andor Plane. And, you should already know this, but only allow trustworthy people into the Atlas Pillar." He then clapped his holographic hands together as he said, "Now, with all that out of the way, I can get down to brass tacks, since the clock is always ticking. When this recording ends, Halad will replace this single-tile platform with a three-tile one holding a sort of portal built into a gateway. They will wait to activate the portal until you have brought the proper personnel that the High Priestess has named."

"Beginning with the Light Factions, the list is as follows. Arthur Valar, Human Race Sovereign, Lv. 12 Sword King, Bearer of the Blade of Kings. Gethras Graythius, Wood Elf Race Sovereign, Lv. 13 Marksman, Beloved Child of Haoma. Nesine Atheys, High Elf Race Sovereign, Lv. 13 Spiritual Druid, Speaker of Nature. Rhonin Aslan, Beastkin Race Sovereign, Lv. 13 Martial Master, Bane of Monsters. Hirosch Titan, Dwarf Race Sovereign, Lv. 12 Shieldmaster, Descendant of the First. Norani Llahalor, High Elf Pseudo-Sage, Lv. 19 Memory Mage, Chosen of Mnemosyne. Luca Gil-Estel, Halfling of Mirror Dragon and Human, class name and level unlisted for unknown reasons, Grey Demigod. Arcturus Menelion, Stellar Dragon, level unlisted for unknown reasons, Son of the Watcher."