Lost Scrolls
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The Lost Scrolls were forbidden texts locked in a vault deep within the catacombs beneath the city of Arah. Their exact contents and origins are unknown. In the quest Faded Memory, it is revealed that Vizier Khilbron, corrupted by Abaddon, used the chaos caused by the imminent Charr invasion to read from the scrolls. The magic released by the scrolls cause the Cataclysm and, presumably, Khilbron's transformation into a Lich.
“[...] Unrolling one of the Lost Scrolls, kept inside a warded vault deep within the catacombs below Arah, he spoke the words of a litany that spelled the end of the Kingdom of Orr forever. [...]
