【永恆帝國 文獻】
[244] 官方漫畫
Path of Exile 001- The Karui Way (2014)
[245] 官方漫畫
Path of Exile 002 — The Karui Way (2014)
[246] 官方漫畫
Path of Exile 003 — Death to Sin (2015)
[247] 官方漫畫
Path Of Exile 004- The Black Heart (2015)
[248] 古物(The Ancients) 第四冊：阿茲莫里人的崛起 Book 4: Raising the Azmeri
倒下一杯阿茲莫里茶，然後從葉片中尋覓你的未來─ 你會發現瓦爾語竟然派上用場！不用感到驚訝：我們的文學是阿茲莫里和瓦爾兩大文化聯姻的產物。在約莫兩千五百年前，阿茲莫里文化與瓦爾族第一次接觸。在這之前，阿茲莫里的一切事物均以口耳相傳。在這之後，阿茲莫里人的文學蓬勃成長，而阿茲莫里文化的各個層面也都因此一飛沖天。當第一批瓦爾大使踏上阿茲莫里人山腰上的家園時，瓦爾族讓原始的阿茲莫里人轉變為擁有凝聚力的務農民族。對於瓦爾族十分慷慨地散播他們的知識和信仰，但他們對於「眾神之淚」、也就是我們今天所稱的「古靈寶石」始終三緘其口。經過長年的調查之後，目前還是沒找到阿茲莫里人在古早使用寶石的記載。雖然他們提到瓦爾人的肉體裡帶著閃閃發亮的水晶，先祖們也從未奢望寶石內潛藏的力量。這種關係一直持續到第一批瓦爾難民在五百年後上門求助為止。 — 圖書館長 特里尼安
Drain a cup of Azmerian tea and then try to read your future in the leaves. You’ll find that your Vaalish will come in mighty handy. Our literature was conceived and born within the Azmeri’s cultural marriage with the Vaal. Prior to Vaal contact some 2500 years ago, the Azmerian culture had a purely oral tradition of story and record keeping. Afterwards, their literary culture blossomed, along with just about every other aspect of their fledgling civilisation. From the moment the first Vaalish embassadors set foot upon the rugged slopes of the Azmerian Ranges, the Vaal civilisation held the hand of the Azmeri as they grew from a primitive tribal existence into a cohesive culture of settlement and agriculture. Yet while the Vaal were generous with their knowledge and guidance in many areas, there is one subject upon which they were notably silent: the Tears of Maji, now known as Virtue Gems. Despite an exhaustive search, neither account nor passing reference can be found regarding gem usage amongst the early Azmeri. Though they described the Vaal as having flesh adorned with glittering crystals, our Azmerian ancestors were never privy to the gems’ potentials or powers. At least, not until the first Vaal refugees came knocking five hundred years later. -Trinian — Intellectus Prime
[249] 艾米爾(Eramir) 阿茲莫里 The Azmeri
阿茲莫里人在很久之前從阿茲莫里山脈來到平地，建立起永恆帝國。這些人對於自己的祖先已經沒有什麼印象了：他們的歷史和身分都在浩劫中毀於一旦。阿茲莫里人接納了我這個遭到奧瑞亞遺棄的孩子，提供我衣食與庇護，而我也因此留下以報答這群逝往帝國的遺民。
The Azmeri. The culture that descended from the Azmerian Mountains and founded the Eternal Empire, so long ago. Not that these people have any understanding of their lineage. Their history, identity … all but destroyed in the cataclysm. These Azmeri took in a disowned son of Oriath, fed me, healed me. To repay my debt, I’ve taken in the orphans of a dead empire.
[246] -艾爾雷恩(Elreon, Loremaster) 永恆帝國
你知道，永恆帝國是由像你我一樣的英勇男女所建。數百年前，神向一個阿茲莫里的牧羊少年現身。祂要牧羊少年帶領他的人民離開貧瘠的山區，前往山下的禁忌之地。在那裡，只要有膽量，顯達與繁榮俯拾皆是。牧羊少年在那塊地上，以士兵的屍骨打造了一個信仰王國。那位少年名叫維盧梭，也就是後來的至高皇，永恆之民的首位皇帝。
You know, the Eternal Empire was founded by crusaders, men and women just like you. God appeared to an Azmerian shepherd boy, many hundreds of years ago. He told the boy to lead his people from the mountains of poverty, down into the forbidden lands where prosperity awaited the bold. There, he was to build upon the bones of the fallen, and found a nation of the Faithful. That boy was Veruso, the Prima Imperialis, first emperor of the Eternals. — Elreon, “Founding of the Empire”
[247] 古物(The Ancients) 第六冊：恆曆 Book 6: Imperialus Conceptus
塔庫斯．維盧梭率領著八萬族人踏上阿札拉瓦爾那已覆亡的家園。他在阿茲里的陵墓插上旗幟，建立起偉大的永恆帝國。旗幟上寫著：「瓦爾族不願正視付出血肉的代價，招致覆滅的命運。阿茲莫里目睹瓦爾的災難，將保障子民的平安。」維盧梭在阿札拉瓦爾的殘骸上建起一座名為「薩恩」的新城，維盧梭號召第一波軍團征服聖山下方的土地，清除覆亡之紀所留下的奇異創造物和怪物。誠如維盧梭所言，他保障子民的平安：他封起了瓦爾古老的教學和權力中心，對奇術創下禁令，讓學習瓦爾秘術者成為烈火的祭品。他考量到摧毀眾神之淚可能會帶來無法想像的後果，因此全數運往統治者之殿，埋入深山後加以密封，而古靈寶石就這樣受世人所遺忘。這是一個消滅歷史的卓越手段，但在敝人眼中，這不過是原始部族自認為征服敗者的激進手段。 — 圖書館長 特里尼安
Tarcus Veruso descended from the mountains and his eighty thousand tribesmen and women through the doomlands to Azala Vaal. There he planted his banner upon Atziri’s grave and with these words founded our great and eternal empire. “The Vaal closed their eyes to flesh and stone, to blood and bronze. We are not Vaal. We are Azmeri. For now and forever, our eyes are open.” Veruso built his capital upon the bones of Azala Vaal and baptized it Sarn. From there, Veruso formed the first Legions and proceeded to conquer the lands beneath the Mantle, clearing it of the mindless constructs and fierce abominations left in the wake of The Fall. True to his word, Veruso ensured that his people lived “with eyes open”. The ancient Vaalish centres of learning and power were sealed and quarantined. Thaumaturgy was outlawed and those who stained themselves with Vaalish folly were burned for their sin. The Tears of the Maji, too dangerous to be destroyed, were gathered up, taken to Highgate, and buried within the bowels of the mountains. The caverns there were sealed and forgotten. A supreme effort to erase the past. A primitive reaction born of primitive times, in the opinion of this humble historian. -Trinian — Intellectus Prime
[248] 卡爾麗莎(Clarissa) 帝王維盧梭
不過，塔科斯‧維盧梭是個高壓統治者，和神主相差無幾。不過，他那堅如頑石的內心還是為妻子奇雅菈留了一席空間。他年幼的妻子在產下卡斯皮洛的過程中往生後(根據官方給的答案，維盧梭和卡斯皮洛移除了父子關係，這邊的對話文檔是錯誤的)，他拋開帝國的一切，改為鑽研奇術和永生之符。或許塔科斯出於羞恥感，把永生之符放在加鎖的箱子裡保存，不讓後裔有機會使用。他當初要求臣民遠離古老的禁術，但他自己就觸犯了這一條戒律。原因呢？愛讓他願意作出這樣的犧牲。
By all accounts, Tarcus Veruso was a ruthless despot, a man to rival even the likes of Dominus. Yet his heart of stone contained one precious seam, his love for his wife, Chiara. So when the poor young woman died giving birth to Veruso’s son, Caspiro, the grieving emperor threw aside his great convictions and placed his last hope in thaumaturgy, in the Ankh of Eternity. Perhaps it was shame that drove Tarcus to lock the ankh away, to steal such hopes from his descendents. It was he who had asked his people to turn their backs on the ancient arts, so what right had he to enjoy that which he forbade? Love gave him that right.
[249] 卡爾麗莎(Clarissa) 永恆的安克
就我的瞭解，永生之符可以讓死者復生。這跟死靈操縱術沒有關係，而是真正的復生。如果你問我為什麼會存在這種東西，我並不知道。從我讀過的銘文看來，永生之符似乎是維盧梭從瓦爾那邊得到的東西。不過，到了維盧梭的時代，瓦爾人早就作古了，不是嗎？反正這不重要…雖然永生之符的淵源顯得不切實際，維盧梭確實用永生之符讓他年幼的未婚妻復生，兩人後來結為連理。而且，當時大家一致同意確有其事。既然維盧梭可以達成，我應該也可以…
[250] 卡爾麗莎(Clarissa) 托爾曼
我為什麼會這麼蠢…？維盧梭並不是因為羞恥把永生之符藏起來，而是出於恐懼和…天啊，他的妻子到底發生了什麼事？我看見的一切…都訴說著所謂奇雅菈復生背後的真實…我必須把永生之符毀了。從維盧梭的時代到現在，已經經過了這麼久的時間，我想我們可以從他失敗的地方著手…我可以確定這樣絕對不會有問題。我們在營地會合吧。我現在需要…唉，總之就在營地會合吧。我不會想不開的。
[251] 賀根(Hargan) 永恆的安克
提醒你：永生之符可能的確具有神奇的力量，但我可以確定維盧梭一定是基於什麼可怕的原因，把這東西收起來。我已經盡自己所能勸她了，但一牽扯到她男朋友，她就完全聽不進去。
[252] 永恆的十字架 Ankh of Eternity
「這只護身符向我細語著…滿溢恐怖的事物，」
“The amulet, it… whispers to me. Horrible things…”
[253] 青銅雕文 (Bronze Inscription) IV
「帝王試煉的習俗始自帝國創建之年。維盧梭的繼任者卡斯皮羅出生於低賤的軍團，他是試煉迷宮中唯一的生還者。所有其他有著高貴生世的挑戰著，包含維盧梭的獨生子皆殞於迷宮中。卡斯皮羅統治時證明了他在任何地方皆不亞於維盧梭。唉，帝王試煉迷宮被那些認為他們的血統比帝國更珍貴的虛榮者給汙衊。自私的血液滋生了自私的時光。而帝國則付出了帝國的血液為代價，隨著千緞之夜，隨著最為富豪的食人族，皇后羅米拉。不能再如此下去。我，伊澤洛．瑞希亞斯，應當返還正義。我將建立阿茲莫里史上最偉大的帝王試煉迷宮，而我的繼任者應當由女神來選擇。只有當帝王試煉迷宮被那些自私的血液浸濕之後，才會出現真正的領袖繼承皇位。」 — 皇帝伊澤洛．瑞希亞斯
“The custom of the Lord’s Trial was upheld throughout the founding years of the Empire. Veruso’s successor, Caspiro, was a low-born legionnaire, the lone survivor of a labyrinth that claimed the lives of every high-born contender, including Veruso’s only son.
Caspiro proved to be every bit the emperor that Veruso was.
Alas, the Lord’s Labyrinth was corrupted by those with the vanity to consider their blood more precious than their Empire. Selfish blood breeds selfish times, and the Empire paid for it with its own blood. With the Night of a Thousand Ribbons. With that most regal of cannibals, Emperor Romira.
Not any more. I, Izaro Phrecius, shall return us to Justice. I shall build the greatest Lord’s Labyrinth in Azmerian history, and my successor shall be chosen by the Goddess herself.
Only when the Lord’s Labyrinth is drenched in selfish blood can a true leader ascend the throne.”
- Emperor Izaro Phrecius
[254] 古物(The Ancients) 第七冊：費西亞的聖火 Book 7: The Light of Phrecia
五年之後，卡斯皮羅大帝也隨著父親的腳步告別這個世界(根據官方給的答案，維盧梭和卡斯皮洛移除了父子關係，這邊的文檔是錯誤的)。雖然他的詳細死因眾說紛紜，但都確認了一點：卡斯皮羅遭到來自某種黑暗型體的魔爪。阿拉諾．費西亞起軍為大帝復仇，並且成功驅散籠罩的黑暗，而這個地區在未來成為帝國的中心地帶。雖然歸咎於一部分帝國領土內陷入不詳之夜是一件可笑的事情，但當年的阿茲莫里史家都敘說著這段經歷─這不可能是一場巧合。這可能是一種特異的天氣，或是源自覆亡之紀後殘餘的奇術力量。對於此，敝人對任何可能都感到不安。阿拉諾於恆曆35年盧里西第一聖戒日寫道：「英勇的我軍將黑暗逐入那殘破巢穴，並將罪惡永遠封印其中。」 聖山山腳和公理山脈重見天日之後，阿拉諾．費西亞便帶著榮耀返回薩恩。由於維盧梭並未清楚指示王位繼承者，阿拉諾便登基為大帝，而帝國中心地帶便以他的姓氏為名，藉此紀念他的事蹟。阿茲莫里最終在瓦爾的故土定居。費西亞一族成為永恆帝國的正宗且從未間斷，守護著帝國的和平與繁盛。 「守護帝國子民的平安！」─ 這是聖堂教團聖宗加冕為永恆大帝時，必須宣讀的誓詞。- 圖書館長 特里尼安
Five years after his father’s death, Emperor Caspiro, too, was dead. Although accounts of the exact details differ, one clear fact is agreed upon. Caspiro was dismembered by something referred to simply as a dark being. It was General Alano Phrecia who avenged the Emperor’s death and who triumphed in driving away the pervasive darkness enveloping what would become the imperial heartlands. Though it seems fanciful to contemplate a portion of our Empire cast in perpetual night, Azmerian writers of the time are unified in their depiction. Perhaps it was caused by peculiar weather patterns or some thaumaturgical residue of The Fall. On this matter, this humble historian is left in the uncomfortable state of pure conjecture. On the first Sacrato of Lurici, 35 I.C., Alano himself wrote that “our legions drove the dark being deep into the recesses of its lair and sealed it away for eternity”. Having returned the gaze of Solaris to those lands stretching from the foot of the Mantle to the Axiom Ranges, Alano Phrecia returned to Sarn. In the absence of a clear Veruso succession, Alano was crowned emperor and the Imperial heartlands were named in his honour. With the former realm of the Vaal thus tamed and settled by our Azmerian ancestors, the Eternal Empire saw a long period of peace and prosperity under an unbroken line of Phrecia emperors. “To care for this Empire with eyes open.” — A traditional vow made by the High Templar upon the coronation of an Eternal Emperor. -Trinian, Intellectus Prime
[255] 羅米拉的潛力之環 寶鑽戒指 Romira’s Banquet
皇后為羅米拉產子有二，實為兄弟之種，羅密拉為皇后設宴享樂，實為背信之諷。
The Empress gave Romira two sons. Born of his brother’s seed. Romira threw her a banquet. A perfidious meal indeed.
[256] 青銅碑文(Bronze Monograph) 燃燒試煉 Trial of Burning Rage
在千緞之夜，我們最好的城市燃燒殆盡。它被由殘酷和忽視所點燃之火燃燒。它與將帝王的稱號給予了一位分毫不值的人之羞愧一同燃燒。
On the Night of a Thousand Ribbons, our finest city burned. It burned with fires lit by cruelty and neglect. It burned with shame for giving the title of ‘Emperor’ to a man who did not deserve it.
[257] 盛宴 The Feast 羅米拉的潛力之環
夫君的遭遇讓人遺憾，他生前很講究美食的。
Shame what happened to my husband. He had such good taste.
[258] 千縷 簡易之袍 Thousand Ribbons
白晝千火祝融滿城燒，夜裡千人喪服齊哀悼，此日，薩恩滅亡傾城，此時，薩恩浴火重生
The night of a thousand ribbons. To remember the day of a thousand flames. When Sarn burned. And was born again
[259] 青銅雕文 (Bronze Inscription) I
“在我年幼時的統治時，我被鼓勵著相信身在我血液中高貴的血脈。那些庸俗的家臣們總是平淡得稱之為「神聖之酒」。不幸的是，我的神聖之酒卻拒絕了傳下到另一個杯子。儘管我不斷地與年輕忠誠的妻子嘗試，我神聖的種子卻無法散播。到底該選擇誰來做我的繼承人呢？手中最優秀的候選人也頂多是中等程度，最差的簡直是神經病一般。我感到十分的困擾。正當此時，命運帶領著我來到了薩恩圖書館中最寂靜的角落裡被人遺忘的書架前。這上面被世人遺忘的書卷寫著「古阿茲莫里族的昇華」。而剩下的，人們稱其為「歷史」。” — 帝王伊澤洛．瑞希亞斯
“In the impressionable youth of my reign, I was encouraged to believe in the precious nature of my imperial blood. The ‘divine claret’, as one fool of a courtier would repeat with tiresome regularity. Unfortunately, my divine claret refused to pour from one cup to another. Try as I might, with a lovely procession of young and ever dutiful wives, my noble seed simply would not sprout. Who, then, to choose as my worthy successor? With the candidates on hand either mediocre at best, or maniacal at worst, I found myself in quite the quandary. That’s when Fortune took me by the hand and led me to a forgotten tome on a forgotten shelf in the quietest corner of Sarn Library. A tome entitled, ‘Ancient Traditions of Azmerian Ascendancy’. The rest, one might say, is history.” — Emperor Izaro Phrecius
[260] 青銅雕文 (Bronze Inscription) II
“阿茲莫里族人是歷史上第一個透過力量、智慧，和心靈的試煉來篩選其酋長的民族。第一次帝王的試煉是個充滿野生動物和危險陷阱的粗糙迷宮。它的目的就是測試阿茲莫里酋長的身心靈。為了攻克迷宮種種的難題，真正的戰士必須證明他無比的抗壓能力，才能成為酋長。第一次的試煉是個單純的陷阱試煉。隨著阿茲莫里的技術成長，試煉的複雜性也跟著提高了，從狡猾的迷宮成為了讓人無法理解的巨大迷宮。然而，當時大臣相維盧梭所經歷的試煉卻沒有留下任何關於試煉的記載或證據。我想那可能是個無法想像的困難試煉。” — 帝王伊澤洛．瑞希亞斯
“The Azmeri were the first culture known in history to use trials of strength, wisdom and spirit to select its chieftains. The first Lord’s Trial was a rough-hewn maze festooned with wild animals and brutal traps, crafted to test aspiring Azmerian leaders’ body, mind and soul. In conquering the adversities of the maze, a champion proved they were capable of bearing the crushing burden of chieftainship. The first trials were simple contraptions reflecting simple times. As the Azmerian civilisation grew in number and complexity, so did the trials, from treacherous mazes to bewildering labyrinths. Alas, there are no surviving descriptions of the labyrinth that tested and proved the worth of Veruso, Prima Imperialus. I imagine it was quite something to behold.” — Emperor Izaro Phrecius
[261] 賀根(Hargan) 空中花園
如果你想搞古董事業，得熟悉歷史啊。像是死亡花園和伊澤洛之類的。你聽過領主迷宮嗎？伊澤洛設計了死亡花園，用來測試他的「偉大創作」。他把自己的花園改造成一座迷宮，擺上各式各樣的陷阱和野獸。落網的罪犯都可以選擇 死刑或進入死亡花園。雖然叫死亡花園，只要闖得過，他們的罪就受到赦免。不過，到目前為止似乎還沒人因此獲得赦免。當人們的時間和財富太多的時候，就會發生這種事。
[262] 青銅板 (Bronze Plaque)
“正義女神高居在人們頭上。帝國的未來掌握在她的雙手之中。”
帝王的迷宮，恆曆 1317 年第二次疾馳日，由帝王伊澤洛．瑞希亞斯所開啟
“The Just Goddess presides over us all. The future of the Empire rests in her even hands.”
The Lord’s Labyrinth, opened by Emperor Izaro Phrecius on the second Galvano of Azmeri, 1317 IC.
[263] 伊澤洛之謎 帝國戰爪 Izaro’s Dilemma「帝王迷宮」
伊澤洛從不把自己視為區區凡人，而是一個天上降下、受困於凡人之軀的救世主
Izaro saw himself not as a man, but as a divine saviour trapped in a man’s body.
[264] 卡迪羅．普蘭德斯(Cadiro Perandus) 普蘭德斯家族 The Perandus Family
在維盧梭將旗幟插在薩恩城之土地的同一日，普蘭德斯家族建立了第一個交易攤子。由這一個攤販衍生出了很多很多其它的攤子，人們因此而將之稱為{布蘭德斯市集}。我們從未過於自負將之命名為此名稱。直至切特斯取得了王位之前，我們一直是個最為謙遜財團。是的，我們確實偶爾會雇用「沉默兄弟會」來替我們去除對於我們商業上難纏的阻礙，但大多數的時候，我們傾向使用金幣和合約，而不是使用弓箭和刀刃來解決問題。事後回想起來，我們應該更早就要取得王座的權力。若是如此，也許現在當我提及普蘭德斯之時，就會使用複數而不是單數了。
[265] 血謔 銳利刺匕 Bloodplay
「吾乃畫者，深紅為吾所選擇之顏料」- 沉默兄弟會克拉里多
“I’m a painter, and crimson is my chosen hue.” — Coralito, Brotherhood of Silence
[266] 卡迪羅．普蘭德斯(Cadiro Perandus) 伊澤洛 Izaro
伊澤洛．瑞希亞斯？暫且先不管我個人對於他的看法，他確實為我們普蘭德斯家族開創了前所未見的機會。過去的幾個世紀以來，我們每一次奪取王位的試圖都被瑞希亞斯家族所阻擋，他們讓民眾認為我們普蘭德斯的血統不具備成為皇族的品質。所以當伊澤落想用他建造的試煉迷宮來向群眾嘲笑我們的血統時，我們知道這是我們在瑞希亞斯的統治之下唯一翻身的機會。若不是因為伊澤落，普蘭德斯的名字可能永遠都不會跟王座關聯上。某種程度而言，我相當感謝著他。
So you’ve polished off Izaro’s ‘Lord’s Labyrinth’ have you? Proved that you have the mettle for imperial leadership. Sadly, the empire isn’t what it used to be, but you’re more than welcome to know it back into shape for us. Despite my personal feelings surrounding Izaro Phrecius, he did provide we Perandus folk with an unprecedented opportunity. Over the centuries, the Phrecius family had blocked our every attempt to gain the throne on the scandalous basis that our blood was not of imperial quality So when Izaro called that whole blood fiasco into question with his Lord’s Labyrinth, it gave us the only clear shot we would ever have at sovereignty. Without Izaro, the Perandus name may never have come to be associated with the throne. So in a somewhat qualified fashion, he has my gratitude.
[267] 初雪 鈷藍珠寶 First Snow
卡迪羅看著年幼切特斯無憂無慮的在霜凍的草中玩耍，毫不受到普蘭德斯貴族即將承受的責任所影響。
Cadiro watched young Chitus play in the frostbitten grass, care-free, happy, and unburdened by the responsibility the Perandus scion would soon endure.
[268] 切斯特給卡迪羅的信 I (https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1538608)
3rd Kaso of Vitali, 1316 I.C.
Uncle Cadiro,
While my father remains determined to play the role of Izaro’s lapdog, I trust that you and I are of like mind regarding our ‘glorious’ Emperor’s ridiculous Labyrinth. He would have us entrust our imperial leadership to the primitive diversions of some cave-dwelling ancestors. It is beyond reasoning. In fact, it can only be surmised that Izaro himself is also beyond reasoning.
On that matter, I suppose it should come as no surprise. Phrecius blood has become polluted by decadence and incest. It is no secret. So perhaps it is a matter of good fortune that Izaro has not been able to sire an heir. For such a whelp would be undoubtedly dim or demented. Yes, such emperors are easy to control, but they can also be extremely dangerous, as the Empire learned all too well with Romira.
So in his own deluded way, Izaro is right to look to fresh sources of blood to serve our Eternal Empire. Yet he looks in the wrong places. Perandus blood has served the throne roudly since Veruso first set his foot upon the soil of Sarn. Perandus gold has filled the imperial coffers.
Perandus minds have crafted this Empire into the marvel it is today. And has a single Perandus ever sat upon the imperial throne? No. Izaro’s plans are an insult to the Empire and an insult to us, its most devoted servants. Izaro spits upon our very blood and then offers up everything we have worked for to the first fortunate fool who stumbles through his little maze. I will not stand by and allow Izaro to deliver us all unto damnation. I trust, dear uncle, that I can rely on your support.
- Chitus
[269] 切斯特給卡迪羅的信 II (https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1538608)
1st Lunaro of Verusi, 1317 I.C.
Uncle Cadiro,
Our Eternal Emperor Izaro might be insane but he’s clearly not stupid. Or at the very least, he has had the presence of mind to surround himself with clever people. Three meticulously planned attempts on Izaro’s life. Three astutely thwarted failures.
Of course, none of them can be traced back to us, Uncle. You can rest assured that I have been most discrete in my arrangements. As for Cousin Elano, he will be dead by sunrise. We need not fair [sic] any inconvenient disclosure on his part, and he is not a Perandus by name. His familial connection is known only to us. It’s a simple matter to keep a bastard or two in the shadows for occasions such as this. Legitimacy is a useful carrot to dangle.
I assume you’ve been keeping abreast of the Labyrinth’s progress? I have purchased several of Izaro’s overseers and they keep me informed. I’m told it’s to house quite the menagerie of monstrosities. And the mechanisms that are currently being installed, many of which Izaro designed himself, are utterly nefarious in their invention. While one might easily question the man’s rationality, one cannot so easily discount his imagination. If only Izaro had contented himself with an artistic pursuit some kind [sic], such as painting or sculpture. Instead he now drains the imperial coffers dry, building a delirious promise to the peasants and peons of Wraeclast.
“Come one and all! Enjoy the largest playground ever created. And should you win the games that I have laid out for you, why, you shall be crowned emperor!” Izaro would place our fortunes in the calloused hands of ignorance. He would have us forget the centuries of leadership, diplomacy, prosperity and security that we, the ruling families of Sarn, have amassed. Izaro’s folly will be the end of our beloved empire. I, for one, will not let that happen, Uncle.
- Chitus
[270] 切斯特給卡迪羅的信 III (https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1538608)
3rd Solaro of Divini, 1318 I.C.
Uncle Cadiro,
I am as ready for this Labyrinth as I will ever be. Each day I have trained with the duelist, KreFaarblood. There is no better swordsman in all of Sarn and I have been a most attentive pupil. So attentive that he made the mistake of admitting, after his twelfth cup of wine, that he is not of the noble blood he claims to be. His ‘disinherited dandy’ act is just that: an act. People have a tendency to entrust me with their secrets. I know, it’s a valuable gift.
Please have Faarblood tried and hanged, discreetly, away from the crowds. We simply can’t have commoners impersonating their betters. Yes, I have familiarised myself with the architectural plans you so kindly obtained for me, and I have paid certain overseers handsomely for further details regarding Izaro’s various hazards and living horrors. The man is obsessed with spikes. They pop out of the floor, spin on treacherously shifting wheels and even roam about like predators in search of prey. Izaro’s mechanisms are truly of the most devious design. And the creatures! If it bites, claws or stings, in [sic] now lives in that Labyrinth.
Fear not, uncle [sic]. I have designs of my own. My hirelings shall place discreet caches of supplies here and there, in the eventuality that I should need restoration or assistance. I shall enclose a list of their names. It would be our interests [sic] if those named men and women were to, upon the Labyrinth’s completion, suffer accidents of a mortal nature. One word spoken carelessly could end any hope of a Perandus ever ascending the imperial throne. A few common lives are nothing compared to the slaughter that would occur if, God help us, one of the Ezomyte contenders survived this Labyrinth in my stead.
So there it is. Our noble endeavour to save our Empire from a madman. I do this for our family. I
do this for our Empire.
We are Eternal.
- Chitus
[271] 舍吉的手柄 強化長杖 Xirgil’s Crank「帝王迷宮」
“因為任何擁有關於機器知識的人，皆有可能讓迷宮停止運作，伊澤洛命令我們設下許多假的誘餌，但我仍然知道正確的開關是哪個。”- 舍吉，陷阱製造師的遺言
“Since one with knowledge of machines might be able to bring the labyrinth to a standstill, Izaro had us place many boobytrapped decoys. But I know which switch brings the monster down.” — Xirgil, Trapbuilder’s final words.
[272]伊澤洛 帝王試煉迷宮
在高牆之後，由正義女神掌管著，她將一手評判你的思想，另一手評判你的心靈，她如果覺得你不值，死亡將會是對你的制裁，如果她覺得你值得，帝國的忠誠與艾將會降臨於你。用智慧選擇，用敏捷出擊，用全心信任，你將會獲得你應得的。
You stand before the gates of the Lord’s Labyrinth. Within these walls, the Lady of Justice doth
preside. She shall weigh your Mind in one hand, your Heart in the other. Should she find you
wanting, death shall be your sentence. Should she find you worthy, you will be given the loyalty and
love of an empire. The Lord’s Labyrinth awaits you. Choose wisely. Strike quickly. Trust completely.
And may you find the ending that you deserve.
[273] 詩(Poem) I
艾茲麥之子遇見了薩恩之子
在邁向王座的道路。
永恆提出了他的詭計，
他的眼睛和雙耳，付出代價而購得。
艾茲麥拿出來了他的力量，
他的劍，由競技場中獲得。
誓約在此建立，
隨著迷宮作為見證。
兩名由血緣分割的男子。
兩名被希望約束的男子。
兩個人，只有一個皇帝。
The Son of Ezomyr met the Son of Sarn
Upon the road to the Imperial throne.
The Eternal offered his cunning,
His eyes and ears, bought and paid for.
The Ezomyte offered his strength,
His sword, earned in the arena.
A pact was forged,
With the Labyrinth as witness.
Two men separated by blood.
Two men bound by hope.
Two men, and only one emperor.
[274] 詩(Poem) II
艾茲麥族人和永恆奪走了他們的剩餘
在衝突之颶風背面，
記著走過的道路。
野獸和惡魔已流血倒下，
經由艾茲麥的劍，迅敏且真實。
陷阱和審判來臨而屈服了，
永恆的鬥智斗勇，快速和精明。
兩人怒唱著他們的勝利，
一個戰士和他的嚮導，
而其他昇華者呼應他們的驕傲， 隨著痛處和苦痛。
The Ezomyte and the Eternal took their rest
In the lee of strife’s gale,
And remembered the travelled road.
Beast and fiend had fallen and bled,
To the Ezomyte’s sword, swift and true.
Trap and trial had risen and succumbed,
To the Eternal’s wits, quick and shrewd.
Two men had cried their triumph,
A Warrior and his Guide,
Whilst other ascendants echoed their pride,
With anguish and agony.
[275] 詩(Poem) III
戰士的血液滴在伊澤洛的石頭上，
並詛咒伊澤洛的血族。
他望向墓牆，
由他的主人，他的敵人所建，
並呼叫著初代等領他
進入艾茲麥的森林和原野。
然而，儘管初代保持著沉默，
嚮導卻說
通過巧妙的雙手藏匿的秘密
由黃金奴役。
而隨著這樣的一個秘密，
彈撥著戰士的生命
從初代之顎。
The Warrior bled upon Izaro’s stones,
And cursed Izaro’s ilk.
He looked upon the walls of his tomb,
Built by his masters, his enemies,
And called for the First Ones to carry him,
To the forest and fields of his Ezomyr.
Yet while the First Ones remained silent,
The Guide did speak
Of secrets planted by clever hands
Enslaved by gold.
And with one such secret,
Plucked the life of the Warrior
From the First Ones’ jaws.
[276] 詩(Poem) IV
一個嚮導，畏怯且走投無路，
一個戰士，虎視眈眈，
淋沐於陰影中的時刻
疑問、
野心、
帝國的寶座。
和一個獲得自由之人
透過艾茲麥的皇帝。
戰士擺脫那寒冷和令人生厭的影子，
擊殺了那些垂涎的野獸。
嚮導望著戰士
在他眼中充滿感激之情。
而闡述著疑問、
野心、
帝國的寶座、
而一個人做免費
和一個獲得自由之人
透過薩恩城的皇帝。
A Guide, cornered and quailing,
A Warrior, watching,
The moment bathed in the shadow
Of doubt,
Of ambition,
Of an imperial throne.
And a people made free
By an Emperor of Ezomyr.
The Warrior threw off that cold and cloying shadow,
And struck down the slavering beasts.
The Guide looked to the Warrior
With gratitude in his eyes.
And spoke of doubt,
Of ambition,
Of an imperial throne,
And a people made free
By an Emperor of Sarn.
[277] 詩(Poem) V
嚮導帶領戰士走向一條小徑
身上充滿著扭曲的傷口
通過朵朵綻開之承諾領域。
綠色葉片的希望。
戰士閉上了眼睛。
短暫的片刻刻
感受溫暖的陽光普照在他的背上，
並飲用嚮導遞來的水瓶。
現在戰士蹣跚爬行
通過充滿凌虐和傷痕的堤道。
苦味刺痛了他充滿淚水眼睛。
火焰在他的腹中怒吼著，
饞食他。
戰士不會昇華。
相反，他狩獵。
由他對艾茲麥的愛指導著。
The Guide led the Warrior down a path
That wound and twisted
Through fields of blossoming promises.
Green-bladed hopes.
The Warrior closed his eyes.
A mere moment
To feel the warmth of the sun on his back,
And to drink from the Guide’s proffered flask.
Now the Warrior staggers and crawls
Down the wounded, tortured causeway.
The bitterness stings his weeping eyes.
The fire roars in his belly,
Consuming him.
The Warrior will not ascend.
Instead he hunts.
Guided by his love for Ezomyr.
[278] 伊澤洛 帝王試煉迷宮
Before your emperor, you are worthy. Before the Goddess of Justice, you are worthy. Receive our blessings. Embrace our gifts. And rise, ascendant, for this is the ending that we all deserve.
[279] 昇華之風 遠古護手 Winds of Change「帝王迷宮」
伊澤洛緩緩的發現背叛在他心中慢慢茁壯，並無力抵擋；將船駛向礁石的船長。
Izaro was slow to see the treachery growing in his own court and powerless to stop it once he had; a captain sailing his own ship into rocks.
[280] 伊澤洛 https://www.pathofexile.com/ascendancy/izaro
When an aging Izaro retired and gave the throne to Chitus on the First Kaso of Verusi, 1319 IC, the new emperor immediately cast Izaro into the Lord’s Labyrinth and sealed the gates behind him. Twinned with the Goddess he worshipped, Emperor Izaro lives on in the Labyrinth.
[281] 伊澤洛之亂 赤紅珠寶 Izaro’s Turmoil「帝王迷宮」
曾經雄霸一方的君主，在他的親自打造的創造物中，受到監禁結束了一生；一位僅僅只是找出無能之處，並且給了怪物無窮力量的工具人。
The once-glorious emperor spent his final days imprisoned in his greatest creation; a tool to filter out the unworthy that pushed a monster to power.
[282] 關於阿茲里女王
如果沒有切特斯大帝的青睞，瑪拉凱不可能如此得勢。這代表多里亞尼和阿茲里女王之間應該也存在著這樣的關係。據說美麗的阿茲里「希望在幽靜的歷史長河中看見自己曼妙的身影」，看來切特斯也自戀到無可救藥的地步。愛慕虛榮是萬惡的根源。
It was said of the beautiful Atziri that she “wished to see her likeness reflected in the still waters
of history.” Chitus was no less self-impressed.
[283] 強權之勢 翠綠珠寶 Might and Influence
一手遞出賜禮的同時，另一手中的刀刃已深植對方背心。這就是帝王切特斯，魅力混雜著殘暴，使恐懼與崇敬同時萌生大眾。
Emperor Chitus could offer you a gift with one hand, and drive a blade into your back with the other. His blend of brutality and charisma cultured a potent mixture of fear and admiration among the masses.
[284] 急速擴張 赤紅珠寶 Rapid Expansion
切特斯開始積極地拓展帝國的版圖，吞併周圍的國家，犧牲了許多人命，但在絕對的權力前，沒有任何東西，是身為普蘭德斯人不願付出的代價。
Chitus began to aggressively expand his empire into neighbouring nations at great human cost. But for absolute power, there is no price that a Perandus won’t pay.
[285] 卡爾麗莎(Clarissa) 關於淨化叛亂 The Purity Rebellion
切特斯認為古靈使徒是人類進化的象徵。他曾經說：「這充滿榮耀的寶石是人類成為神的重要媒介。」席布魯斯的福爾當時擔任聖堂教宗，而他認為這是一種反常的行為。他希望帝國可以「擺脫奇術的玷汙」，我想在你看過薩恩之後，應該就能瞭解誰才是對的。外出透氣的時候，小心那些猴子。我不是說費西亞那些過動的猴子，我是指是壁畫上的。看過之後，你就能瞭解了。
Chitus thought that the Gemling was the pinnacle of human progress. “These glorious gems have brought us within spitting distance of godhood”, he once said. The High Templar as the time, Voll of Thebrus, thought they were a perversion. He wanted the Empire made pure, “cleansed of the stain of thaumaturgy”. You look at Sarn and tell me which one you thought was right. And while you’re out there, look out for monkeys. No, not those bloody monkeys from Phrecia. These ones are painted on the walls. I think you’ll find them enlightening.
[286] 卡迪羅．普蘭德斯(Cadiro Perandus) 切特斯．普蘭德斯 Chitus Perandus
切特斯看起來將成為繼維盧梭之後最偉大的領袖。我侄子的寶石奇術能使帝國成為永恆，能夠使人類脆弱如糞的血肉之軀得到提升。至於財富… 喔，那帝國中的資本家之微血管中都能流著無盡的財富。
但那無知的聖堂武士偏偏要來將一切化為烏土。他和他那所謂的「神聖淨化」還有追隨他的野蠻人以及狂戰軍隊。名副其實的無腦部落。若是切特斯活著，帝國也將繼續存活，喔～那會是一個多美好的永恆世界。
Chitus was shaping up to be the greatest leader since Veruso. My nephew’s gemling thaumatocracy would have made the Empire truly eternal, would have raised mankind up from the fragile muck of flesh and blood. And the wealth… oh the riches that could have flowed through the Empire’s capitalist capillaries.
Then that idiot of a High Templar had to come along and ruin it all. Him and his ‘God of Purity’ and his army of fanatics and barbarians. A veritable horde of ignorance.
If Chitus had lived, the Empire would have lived, and oh what a wondrous and eternal life it would have had!
[287] 鋼鐵指揮 死亡之弓 Iron Commander
永恆帝國不用喚醒死者的巫術就能指揮著，一批不需要吃飯、睡覺，甚至呼吸的部隊。
The Eternals commanded an army that need not eat, sleep, or breathe without the usual depravities of necromancy.
[288] 切特斯的威權 操靈者之冠 Chitus’ Apex
「君臨四海從未一蹴可及，統治萬民亦須恩威並濟。」- 切特斯大帝
“It takes true strength to hold power, and my grip grows tighter by the day.” — Emperor Chitus
[289] 穆希爾斯．獅眼的半身像 Bust of Marceus Lioneye
大帝冊封穆希爾斯．獅眼為護國大將，並讚頌道：「犧牲才能換來榮耀興盛。」
The Emperor honours Marceus Lioneye as Supreme Servant. “The road to Glory is paved with Sacrifice.”
[290] 烏圖拉(Utula) 奴役監牢 Slave Pens
深呼吸一下、 體驗互相利用和迫害有多麼令人厭惡。馬爾賽斯‧獅眼擄獲第一批卡魯族人的時候，這些隔間和牢房就是受擄族人的新家。獅眼是「帝國的英雄」，也是他們有史以來最傑出的奴隸頭子。不過，他並不是唯一一個。席格蒙德‧費爾隊長資助過一些遠征隊，不時擄些卡魯族孩子回來當奴工。聖宗領導人神主也是近代當人口販子致富者之一。奧瑞亞的財富是以卡魯族的貧困作為代價，奧瑞亞的每一枚金幣都已染上卡魯族的血。
Take a deep breath. Inhale the twin stink of exploitation and oppression. Yes, these pens and cells have been our home away from home since the first Karui were brought here by Marceus Lioneye. Their great ‘Hero of the Empire’, one of the best slavers they ever had. Not that he was the only one. Captain Sigmund Fairgraves funded many an expedition off the whipped backs of Karui children. High Templar Dominus was only the latest in a long line of them to grow rich by trading in misery. Oriathan wealth was built on Karui poverty. Oriathan gold will forever be stained red by Karui blood.
[291] 獅眼的戰弓 帝國之弓 Lioneye’s Glare
「定睛瞄準；毫無遲疑，果斷放箭，轉瞬滅敵」- 薩恩的穆希爾斯．獅眼
“See without doubt, slay without hesitation.”- Marceus Lioneye of Sarn
[292] 赫克特．提圖瑟的半身像 Bust of Hector Titucius
大帝冊封赫克特．提圖瑟為護國大將，並讚頌道：「師出有名，才能力克強敵！」
The Emperor honours Hector Titucius as Supreme Servant. “Strength in purpose is strength in deed.”
[293] 競技大師里歐(Leo, Master of the Arena) 赫克特．提圖瑟
並非為大眾所知，但生來就是個艾茲麥族。
[294] 提圖庫斯的堅盾 強化塔盾 Titucius’ Span
不破堡壘，抵擋萬軍，厚實堵牆，高聳入雲；戰槍飛箭，一律彈開，情勢逆轉，敵軍潰敗。
A mighty bulwark, curved and strong. A dauntless wall, against the throng. All lance and arrow, knocked aside. For rout of foe, for turn of tide.
[295] 蓋厄斯．山特立的半身像 Bust of Gaius Sentari
大帝冊封蓋厄斯．山特立為護國大將，並讚頌道：「思維雖然礙手礙腳，也能讓人如虎添翼。」
The Emperor honours Gaius Sentari as Supreme Servant. “A man’s thoughts are his shackles. A man’s thoughts are his wings.”
[296] 山特立的回應 銅鍛魔盾 Sentari’s Answer
張開你的雙眼，你將看到敵人防禦上的縫隙；張開你的心眼，你將看到敵人計畫上的缺口。
Open your eyes and you will see the cracks in your enemy’s walls. Open your mind and you will see the cracks in your enemy’s plans.
[297] 虹幕 咒者長靴 Rainbowstride
「世人總說邁出腳步才能解問題，但有些人就是無法一蹴而及。」- 蓋厄斯．山特立
“They say that you should take life’s troubles in your stride. Some men have a longer stride than others.” — Gaius Sentari
[298] 石碑 Plaque (Sceptre of God) Found in The Sceptre of God.
瑪拉凱
永恆帝國首席奇術師，奇術夢境之父
Malachai — Laureate Thaumaturge to the Eternal Empire, The Father of Dreams.
[299] 瑪拉凱的日記(Malachai’s Journal Found in The Eternal Laboratory.
將你被禁錮的心靈釋放… 這是寶石的功能，它們真正的功效。當我指尖接觸到冰冷、光滑的寶石表時我就感受到了。我的頭骨開始脹痛，感覺是我的腦在成長而擠壓到了頭骨，在找一個地方從頭骨中解脫。那個夜晚，當足夠的酒中於暫時麻痺了痛楚而使我入睡時，我開始做夢。夢魘永遠都會跟隨著我。- 瑪拉凱
Tear down the walls that imprison the mind… that is what the gems do. That is their true ‘virtue’. The moment my fingertips brushed the cool, silken planes of that first gem, I felt it. My skull ached, as if its contents were growing, pressing against the bone, searching for a way to break free. That night, once the wine had dulled the pain enough to allow the onset of sleep, the dreams began. I have not been without them since. Nor would I be. Every spark of thaumaturgy that I wield, every device that I forge, every creature that I transfigure, I owe to these lessons cloaked in Nightmare. From whence do these precepts hail? Certainly not the mundane grey between my ears. I possess only one reference that bears faith. Translated with unquestionable clarity by that idiot savant, Icius Perandus. “The Beast”. Doryani of the Vaal knew the truth. Soon now, so shall I. — Malachai
[300] 聚魂美酒 Decanter Spiritus
「人類的潛能因為肉體的泥淖而陷入盲目，唯有解放物質的桎梏、奔向靈魂的正途，才能體會人生真實的感觸。」- 超靈者瑪拉凱
“Man is blinded by the mud of his corporeal self. Only through the transformation of the material into the spiritual can we hope to taste the full body of life.” — Malachai the Soulless
[301] 靈體轉換 鈷藍珠寶 Healthy Mind
對於野心勃勃之人，肉體僅為侷限束縛。
For the ambitious, flesh is a limitation.
[302] 戰殤 翠綠珠寶 Collateral Damage
為了獲得完美的寶石實驗品，瑪拉凱近乎打破了所有道德的約束。對他而言，結果將會合理化這一切。
Malachai ran roughshod over every ethical boundary in pursuit of creating the ideal gemling. For him, there was no doubt that the end would justify the means.
[303] 藝者 The Artist 等級 4 增幅
「顏料、金屬、血肉…真正的藝術家不會限制自己使用什麼素材。」 — 超靈者瑪拉凱
“Paint, metal, flesh… A true artist does not limit himself.” — Malachai the Soulless
[304] 薩歐賽(Siosa) 解讀第四頁
我敬重的伊席厄斯
您對於古代典籍的譯作給我極大的啟發，因此勞駕您前來敝人實驗室一同合作。請別驚動您的隨從，敝人不樂見您動用如此寶貴的資源。對於能與伊席厄斯．普蘭德斯一同合作，敝人感到十分榮幸和歡喜。
您的好友暨仰慕者 瑪拉凱
My dearest Icius,
I have been enlightened beyond expectation. Your work in translating these artefacts is worthy of the highest recompense, and thus I am delighted to offer you a position in my personal laboratory. Please do not give your escorts any consternation. I would be most pained to see such a precious asset damaged in any way.I very much look forward to working with you, Icius Perandus.
Your friend and admirer, Malachai
[305] 派蒂(Piety) 墮神者三人組( The Godless Three)
瑪拉凱讓他三位最忠實的僕人陣守他的寶貴器官。他的三位侮神者。「審判者馬雷葛蘿」、「烏姆布拉的薛朗」和「禁忌祭者德瑞」。如果史書所記屬實，聖宗福爾在征討薩恩的過程中對馬拉葛蘿和德瑞處了火刑。福爾不需要擔心薛朗會不會帶來什麼問題。布魯特斯已經替他打理好了。不過夢魘對其奴僕的束縛似乎跨越生死，讓他們至今仍在為巨獸效勞。其實呢，我就是一個活生生的例子。不用花太多時間煩惱這件事。既然存在著束縛，那就必定有用來解開束縛的鑰匙。
Malachai chose his three most loyal servants to guard those precious innards. His Godless Three. Inquisitor Maligaro, Shavronne of Umbra, and Doedre Darktongue. If the history books are accurate, High Templar Voll burned Maligaro and Doedre at the stake on his way to lay siege to Sarn. He didn’t have to worry himself with Shavronne. Brutus had already sorted her out. Yet slaves of nightmare seem to be shackled just as tightly to life as they are to the Beast. I, of course, am living proof of that. Don’t worry yourself with that little detail, though. Shackles are made to be unlocked.
[306] 刺殺大師瓦里西(Vorici, Master Assassin) 古靈寶石的起源
統治者之殿的礦坑是古靈寶石的發源地，就在聖權之泉的源頭，而這個水道從薩恩流向北方，最後導入山地。 我從碼頭帶了一些貨回來。這些寶石從深山裡被挖了出來，然後一批批地運到薩恩。 不過，古靈寶石的力量到底從何而來？我很不想承認，但我實在無法回答這個問題。
The Highgate Mines, that’s where the virtue gems originated. At the head of the Grantori Vitalis, the aqueduct that runs north from Sarn to the mountains. I procured a few shipping manifests from the docks. The gems were chipped out of the heart of the mountains, and delivered to Sarn by the ton. But from whence do the gems derive their power? Though I’m loath to admit it, even I don’t know the answer to that one.
[307] 維多里奧的手稿(Victario’s Writings) 第三編：尋覓古靈的奴隸 Volume 3: Slaves of Virtue
挑選和裝卸─為了把下一批人送往統治者之殿，他們都將前往蓋厄斯．山特立所說的「文化園區」。其中大多數是艾茲麥人，還有幾位皮膚黝黑的卡魯族人和馬拉克斯人。瑪拉凱已經把他們「改造」成最棒的工人：手腳拉長、扭曲，以及精心設計的雙面、三面關節，讓他們在未來的家園兼墳墓中，可以更方便從裂縫和縫隙拿出寶石。在大太陽下，他們的眼睛瞇了起來，顯然對陽光相當敏感：瑪拉凱在他們的眼球中注入微光素，這讓他們在陰暗的地底時，視覺也和白天一樣清晰。銬上枷鎖的奴隸駛向北方，而竭力掘出的寶石則運往南方─永恆帝國的居民正站立在力量和權勢的巔峰，被征服者的血肉正建構著繁華和興盛的基石，而永無止盡的時間總是扮演著公平和正義的見證者。 — 薩恩的維多里奧
Another shipment of human picks and shovels, bound for Highgate. Ezomytes mostly, care of Gaius Sentari’s “civilisation camps”. A few dark skins here and there, Karui and Maraketh. Malachai has had his wicked way with them all.
Limbs are stretched, contorted, double and triple jointed. All the better to pluck gems from the cracks and fissures of their home and tomb to be. They squint and cower in the sun, their eyeballs injected with gloom so that they might see in the subterranean night as they would in their warm, homeland day.
The shackled slaves shuffle north as the gems they mine tumble south, a glittering landslide of power and privilege for the fairest of our Eternal citizens. Civilisation is bought and paid for with the flesh and blood of the primitive. It is a debt that will one day need to be repaid. — Victario of Sarn
[308] 佩塔盧斯和芙安珈(Petarus and Vanja) 艾杜斯將軍
芙安珈：一個貴族軍團…
佩塔盧斯：…但軍團都是相同的。
芙安珈：佩塔盧斯和我們研究了艾杜斯…
佩塔盧斯：…我們必需要盡力研究他和他的挖掘點…
芙安珈：…以確保他值得我們花時間。
佩塔盧斯：艾杜斯將軍是統治軍團的永恆指揮官…
芙安珈：他在山中進行他的礦產事業。那個渾蛋控制了卡魯、馬拉克斯和艾茲麥的奴隸，強迫他們進入石縫的黑暗深處尋寶石…
佩塔盧斯：…但至少他對待這些奴隸很公平…
芙安珈：但親愛的，他們終究被視為奴隸。
佩塔盧斯：除去他的過錯，將軍在那時似乎是個好人。很可惜他發生這樣的事。
佩塔盧斯：更羞辱的事情是，他回來了。
芙安珈：沒錯，我們建議清空他的舊營地吧…
[309] 達拉夫人(Lady Dialla) 裂界 The Eternal Nightmare
憤怒和慾望的精華再次相聚，多麼美麗的一對寶石：它們散發著光輝、映照著犧牲的靈魂！瑪拉凱負責製作寶石，所以作品如此美妙。而艾杜斯將軍負責奇術的祭禮。兩人都做得盡善盡美、毫無缺陷。
Fury and Desire, together again. Lovely and lovely. Facets so shiny, replete with the vim of murdered souls. My Malachai did the crafting. Beautiful work. General Adus did the murdering. Equally beautiful work, in its own juicy way.
[310] 佩塔盧斯和芙安珈(Petarus and Vanja) 馬拉克斯之曆 I
佩塔盧斯：你有聽說過馬拉克斯的事蹟嗎？
芙安珈：一個真正獨特的宇宙奇觀生物，異教神和強大的寶藏…
佩塔盧斯：其中一個故事有講到神奇的石頭儀器…
芙安珈：馬拉克斯之曆，上面詳細記載著我們世界未來重要的事件。
佩塔盧斯：帝國的戰爭英雄艾杜斯將軍，他的日記上有註明，在山麓的某處挖掘地點發現這個日曆。
芙安珈：這個戰爭英雄似乎有考古這方便的嗜好…
佩塔盧斯：但大洪水將那邊沖毀，挖掘地點已經被石頭和沙子掩埋。已經沒有辦法知道詳細地點，甚至石頭儀器了。
芙安珈：在這時間一分一秒過去，世界持續運作，有預知的能力似乎相當有力…
佩塔盧斯：我們知道你從來沒有用過這樣能力…
芙安珈：這將會剝奪喜歡冒險的你的樂趣…
佩塔盧斯：但現在，像我們這些小人物能先知道有哪些不便的事會發生也不錯。而且像這樣的古物應該要存放於博物館中…
芙安珈：…或我們的收藏…
佩塔盧斯：…總比它沉落在瓦礫堆中沒作用好…
芙安珈：如果你能幫我們追蹤日曆的下落，我們會給你豐厚的獎勵的，流
[311] 達拉夫人(Lady Dialla) 關於切特斯Chitus
在那時候，我曾經是大帝的愛妃之一，不過切特斯寵幸的人可多得呢，神權之塔裡都是他的後宮佳麗。經過一段時間後，他就換上一批新的。討他歡心的女孩子就成了領主夫人和將軍夫人，不討他歡心的…就成了奇術師的實驗對象。我講了太多的話、問了太多困難的問題，所以就到了瑪拉凱的實驗室。瑪拉凱當年可是左右為難…
I was the emperor’s favourite, for a time. But Chitus had many favourites. He filled the Sceptre of God with favourites. Every now and then, he cleared away the clutter. Those who pleased him, they were given to his lords and generals. Those who did not… were given to his thaumaturgists. I talked to much, asked too many difficult questions. I was gifted to Malachai. My dear, troubled Malachai.
[312] 古物
「精美版的派蒂，但她的嘴滾動的像個陶土工滾輪」我曾經這樣形容達拉。但今日，我的女士卻像夢魘一般，像滿月的明光。達拉是我的寶石皇后，我們應該跟隨著她，讓世界成為她的統治。- 瑪拉凱
Malachai, 1st Caso of Divini, 1329 IC.
“Pretty as porcelain, but her mouth spins like the potter’s wheel.” That’s how I once described Dialla. Yet on this day, my lady is as ravishing as a nightmare, radiant as the fullest moon. Dialla is my Gemling Queen and we shall rule, side by side, over the world that will soon come to be. — Malachai
[313] 寶石皇后的贈禮 Gift of the Gemling Queen 等級 20 輔助寶石
我們的達拉夫人，是顯示我們進步的標誌，即使是寶石，也不比她的光芒來得耀眼
Our Lady Dialla, as a symbol of our progress, shines greater than all the gems.
[314] 葛里戈(Grigor) 關於寶石皇后 The Gemling Queen I
在看過一首名為「永恆珍寶」的詩詞之後，我踏遍半個瓦爾克拉斯大陸：「獻上永恆珍寶之日，許下亙古同心之誓，讚嘆寶石皇后曼妙身姿，敬仰奇術之主巧思機智，雙眸對望眼神慈，卻是夕陽歸去時」 這首詩裡面提到一個重要的人物「寶石皇后」，而且她和艾茲麥人以及帝國的隕落有著直接的關係。請到東北方的日耀神殿一趟，在派蒂找到寶石皇后的遺骨前直接處理掉，讓她永遠安息吧。
I walked halfway across this forsaken continent because of an ode. Of Jewels and Eternity, it’s called.
For twinkled promises. Of jewels and eternity, The Gemling Queen gave her heart. And body To the King of Shades. For one more day in the sun, The last day in the sun.
That’s but a portion of the full epic. “The Gemling Queen” lived, and she’s the enigma behind the fall of the Ezomytes and the eternals both. Look to the Solaris Temple to the north-east. Find the Gemling Queen’s remains before Piety does… and destroy them.
[315] -Eternal and Diamond Supporter Newsletter #4
Lazhwar — An old archbishop of the Eternal Faith who secretly conducted dark experiments, using thaumaturgy to create his own miniature worlds in which he could rule as a God. Malachai studied his work with interest, using Lazhwar’s designs as the foundation for his Eternal Laboratory.
[316] 拉茲瓦的靈石 海玉護身符 Stone of Lazhwar
眾人遲鈍昏庸，愚昧無知。唯我迅捷聰穎，博學睿智。
You are slow, foolish and ignorant. I am not.
[317] 地圖裝置(Reverie Device) Found in The Eternal Laboratory.
驟醒、定神，我在深宵提起炭筆構出雛形。痠痛、疲憊，即使旭陽升起我的思緒仍舊運作不停。它的身影是絕世美景。在夜間來臨時，這只裝置終於問世。我放上第一批的連結媒介。串聯起現世和異界。我瞭解這份珍寶來自何方。他盼望我的歸來，而我也不會辜負他的期望。 — 瑪拉凱
I awoke, feverish, and barely conscious I set to drawing these maps through the sable hours. By morning my fingers ached, my eyes burned, yet still I found no rest. The Reverie commanded its rendering. The Reverie Device now stands completed. I have placed the first of my maps within its receptacle. I have taken my maiden voyage into Nightmare. I know now that which sent me this precious gift. It knows me, expects my return. It would be foolish to disappoint. — Malachai
[318] 魔域寶盒 製圖師的保險箱 Empyrean Apparatus
「愚者行事，霧中跌宕，智者行事，躊躇自得」- 首席奇術師瑪拉凱
“A fool steps into the unknown. An explorer finds his way back again.” — Malachai, Thaumaturge Laureate
[319] 失落帝國 Lost Worlds 地圖
“在超出我書頁的範圍，超出我所理解的地方，有著其它的世界。奇妙的世界，恐怖的世界。” 阿拉米爾 — 給切斯特大帝的製圖師
“There are worlds that lie beyond the edge of my page, the edge of my understanding. Worlds of wonder. Worlds of terror.” Aramil — Cartographer to Emperor Chitus
[320] 德瑞的妙藥 良質魔力藥劑 Doedre’s Elixir
德瑞．黑暗之舌深諳奇術的協奏曲：追求力量的共鳴，獻祭絕不能猶豫。
Doedre Darktongue knew the Way of the Thaumaturge. In order to receive, one must give… without hesitation.
[321] 瑪拉凱的奉獻 Malachai’s Dedication
Doedre Darktongue, an idol of fervor and dedication…
[322] 德瑞的精神手套 絲絨手套 Doedre’s Tenure
德瑞雖無馬雷葛蘿的才思，卻能善用她天生的毒刺。
While Doedre lacked Maligaro’s sense of style, she surpassed her master in pure malevolence.
[323] Doedre Darktongue, Steam trading card description
After losing her tongue to Maligaro, Doedre embraced her new name with even more innovative means of spellcasting.
[324] 德瑞的宣言
掀開做為表象的皮膚，就會暴露出彷彿秘辛的肌肉。闖進宛如壁壘的腸道，深入充滿力量的腸腔…眾神的奧秘不在心靈裡，而是他們搏動的心臟！我們的肉體呼喚著寰宇的奇蹟，凡人的血肉能否展現出神聖的啟示？我感受到神聖的軀體相結合，緊密而舒暢。願肉體指引我們方向，我們將讚揚肉體的奇妙、歌頌它的聖潔，讓它引領我們迎接真實的啟發。
Peel back the skin, for there are secrets in sinew. Mysteries in muscle. Plunder the intestinal fortress, reach deep into bowels of power. The esoterica of kings lies not in the mind, but in the beating walls of a bloodied heart! The wonders of the universe are screamed from the ramparts of our fleshly fortresses. Shall the meat show us holiness? Oh, how I feel the tingling of our sacred bodies pressed together, tight and fluid. Let the meat show us the way. Hail the meat, praise the meat. The meat is both debasement and divinity alike. The meat shall lead us down the path to true enlightenment.
[325] 赫蓮娜(Helena) 關於監獄大門
遠征隊在西部森林紮營，派蒂則帶著一些人闖進公理監獄。那地方有烏姆布拉的薛朗留下的研究紀錄，所以她想去找這東西。至於這薛朗嘛，她是永恆帝國覆滅前，潛心研究變形術的一名女巫。派蒂隻身歸來，對自己的發現感到非常滿意，但我在那時候感覺很不舒服。也就是那時候，我瞭解到如果派蒂很高興，周圍的人絕對不會有什麼好下場。
[326] 異能知識 鈷藍珠寶 Eldritch Knowledge
「唯一習得真奇術者，若非曠世奇才，即為瘋癲狂徒」- 烏姆布拉的薛朗
“True Thaumaturgy can only be learned by the brilliant or the mad.” — Shavronne of Umbra
[327] 奉獻 The Offering 薛朗的護身長袍
內在的優美是有代價的。薛朗願意以它人的性命換取。
Eternal beauty has a cost, one which Shavronne was happy to pay with the lives of others.
[328] 薛朗的護身長袍 秘術長衣 Shavronne’s Wrappings
薛朗的肉身跟靈魂墮入魔道，衣著妝扮越發奢華花俏。
Shavronne’s apparel became ever more extravagant as her body and soul became ever more corrupted.
[329] 薛朗的宣言
這個世界既醜陋又毫無生機，簡直浪費感官。不過，我從這個畸形的世界感受到我的價值：正因為這個世界令人厭惡，我可望成為救世主。我的眼前浮現一個特別的景象：那是一幅完美的藍圖，訴說著隱藏在肌膚、肌肉和內臟裡的美。只要有一雙熟練的巧手和鋒利的刀刃，我就可以塑造這個世界，讓它獲得新生！我的責任非常重大，很可能讓我獻出自己的生命。我不能放任自己休息！我體內的藝術家靈魂呼喚著我，這是一個詛咒、也是一種原始的衝動。
This world is dull and ugly, an imperfect feast of sights, feelings and smells that repulse and depress. Yet amongst this deformity I have found my sublime calling. This world may be abominable, but to an extent, I can be its savior. I have been gifted with a special sight. Before me lies a blueprint of perfection, a kind of hidden beauty within skin, muscles, tendons and organs. With a tempered hand and a sharpened blade, I will refashion, reshape and rebirth this world. My obligation is immense, something that will, in all likelihood, consume my life. I cannot rest! My calling energises me. Such is an artist’s curse and compulsion.
[330] 赫蓮娜(Helena) 邪影寶石 The Baleful Gem
從他的紀錄可以得知邪影寶石是馬雷葛蘿強化古靈寶石的試作品。雖然結果非常失敗，馬雷葛蘿並不認為自己前功盡棄。他把邪影寶石和取自蜘蛛的毒液後，他製作出一種名叫「漆黑精華」的東西，他當時很自豪地表示這是有史以來最強烈的劇毒，但後來被維多里奧偷走了。想到維多里奧落網之後，馬雷葛蘿對他做了些什麼其實蠻有趣的。八成很可怕，不過這也是他的好奇心使然。
According to his notes, the Baleful Gem was a byproduct of Maligaro’s attempts to enhance the already formidable qualities of virtue gems. It was an abject failure yet Maligaro wasn’t one to waste his atrocities. By combining the Baleful Gem with the venom extracted from one of his arachnid subjects, he brewed something called ‘Black Elixir’. He proudly proclaimed it to be ‘the most potent poison in existence’ until it was stolen by a man named Victario. It was rather entertaining to read Maligaro’s intentions for Victario once he caught the man. Twisted…yet I can’t fault the Inquisitor’s creativity.
[331] 赫蓮娜(Helena) 馬雷葛蘿的尖刺
派蒂帶著我們踏進那個地方，說要找一個叫「刺針」的東西。這東西由審判者馬雷葛蘿製作，據說可以把「古靈精華」注入生物體裡，「古靈精華」正是古靈寶石裡蘊藏的腐化能量。我們沒找到那只刺針，倒是遇上了最成功的受試者。
[332] 費德利塔斯之鋒 鋸狀薄刃 Fidelitas’ Spike
勞羅之愛讓馬雷葛蘿徹底改變，他以奇術回報愛人，令其永生不死。
Maligaro was transformed by Raulo’s love. Thaumaturgy allowed Maligaro to return the favour.
[333] 赫蓮娜(Helena) 費德利塔斯
馬雷葛蘿有個名叫勞羅的助手。如果他的紀錄可信，勞羅自願成為他的受試者。馬雷葛蘿用尖刺注入高劑量的古靈精華，讓勞羅獲得了永生…和那個恐怖的外貌。為了紀念他的犧牲，審判者給了勞羅一個新名字：費德利塔斯。
[334] 裝飾之力 The Garish Power 珠寶 (罪孽之殿)
馬雷葛蘿重視功能不求外表，但這也不減他戲劇性的裝飾。
Maligaro may have valued function over form, but that did not mute his flair for the dramatic.
[335] 馬雷葛蘿的染血透鏡 複合刺盾 Maligaro’s Lens
「看看四周，看到了什麼？腐化、墮落與罪惡？不，那其實是自然的演進。你只是看不到現實罷了。」- 審判者馬雷葛蘿
“Look around you. What do you see? Corruption, perversion, sin? No. It is progress. You simply lack the means to see it.” — Inquisitor Maligaro
[336] 茁壯苦痛 翠綠珠寶 Growing Agony
馬雷葛蘿懂得科學的進步在於犧牲，也就是對試煉和錯誤的執著，馬雷葛蘿的錯誤裡，死亡極為緩慢並且十分痛苦
Maligaro understood that devotion to science, Means devotion to trial and error. For Maligaro’s errors, death was slow, And very painful.
[337] 轉化裝置(Transmutia Device) Found in The Chamber of Sins Level 2.
我將此轉化裝置留下給你，審判者馬雷葛蘿，以表揚你對我們崇高藝術的犧牲奉獻。
願此讓你美夢成真。- 帝國首席奇術師瑪拉凱
I bequeath this Transmutia Device to you, Inquisitor Maligaro, in recognition of your devotion to our sublime Art. May it be the chariot that conveys your dreams into reality. — Malachai, Thaumaturge Laureate to the Empire
[338] 馬雷葛蘿的宣言
閱讀我對這個世界的興趣不斷衰減：大部分孩子們在剛出生時，總是張大雙眼，對這個世界的一切感到驚奇。我和一般人不一樣。打從娘胎起，我就不斷追尋衝擊感官和心靈的驚奇事物。成為一個藝術家 是一件很需要批判技巧的工作：藝術家不能以世俗的眼光看世界，而是瞭解它該成為什麼模樣。 和平是最要不得的東西！只有弱者和低能才會追求和平，妨礙世界的進步。戰爭、混亂、恐懼、 愛和熱情都會讓世界更充滿樂趣，但我也體驗過這一切了。跟充滿不確定的渾沌比起來，這些都索然無味。
My interest in this world is dwindling. Most children begin their lives wide-eyed, amazed at what
this world has to offer. I have always been different. Since the day I was born I’ve been searching for
the new, the surprising, that which disturbs both senses and mind. Oh to be an artist! What a lamentable task. Not seeing the world as it is, but as it should be. Peace is the worst of it! A disgusting state of stagnation, fit only for the weak and vapid. War, confusion, terror. Love and passion, these things are closest the world gets to being interesting and alas, I have felt them all. Yet all these pale in comparison to the delightful chaos I have envisioned for this poor, dull world
[339] 學富之筆 粗紋法杖 The Poet’s Pen
在每一篇散文中，都隱藏著一絲魔力。
In every piece of prose, lies a tiny spark of magic.
[340] 競技大師里歐(Leo, Master of the Arena) 關於淑女瑪莉琳
淑女瑪莉琳(Marylene)，薩恩競技場少數幾個真正偉大的人之一。在她的技藝與長劍之前沒人敢稱自己第一。如毒蛇一般精確又致命。如同所有故事一般，她是個出生在陰影中的孩子，由她的婢女母親將她扶養長大。沒有人知道她的父親是誰，但有人猜測是法布拉德的可能性最大。你知道她的稱號怎麼來的嗎？她是個舞者，她的雙腿就如同血腥玫瑰一般輕靈躍動於競技場上。這就是淑女瑪莉琳的由來。你可以做為借鏡。不，不是舞蹈，而是想辦法加強你的移動。有些鬥士會學著承受攻擊，有些則是學著閃避它們。從來沒有看過鬥士能夠成功的同時做到。
[341] 維多里奧的手稿(Victario’s Writings) 第一編：卡莉莎．梅亞絲 Volume 1: Kalisa Maas
也許我的雙耳實在太過平凡，不過在遇見卡莉莎．梅亞絲之前，我一直不瞭解布雷克托夫的作品除了像洪水般氾濫的多餘顫音，還有那溝鼠踩中夾子般的尖銳高音，還有什麼內涵可言。在她搭上起音時，我體會到了「動人心弦」的真諦─我那搏動的心臟隨著音調此起彼落，當我看見身旁的船夫們張大的雙眼露出光芒時，我相信他們也有同樣的感受。在傾聽安東尼奧那足以撕心裂肺的悲愴歌喉前，我通常都會在前面的詠嘆橋段小憩一下。不過今晚我打消了這個念頭。在卡莉莎拉出C強音的時候，她喉部的寶石發出如星光般耀眼的光芒，而音樂廳裡的每件玻璃製品都因此碎裂。場邊工作人員在中場緊急處理完地上的積水和碎罐，而醫護師也到場為遭碎片割傷的聽眾治療。我對於古靈寶石的理解現在得到了證實：將軍和眾官們無不希望接受瑪拉凱的「奇蹟水晶」，但這種殘害身體的舉動卻都讓帝國士兵和工人概括承受，顯得十分可笑。卡莉莎．梅亞絲讓我見識到這些寶石可以讓人們越過肉體的極限，讓深藏的靈魂潛能發光發熱。我感到困惑、在思緒中迷失：卡莉莎究竟是一名藝術家，還是藝術品本身？他還是我先前崇拜得五體投地、嬌滴滴的才女嗎？應該這麼說：她…還是一位女人嗎？- 薩恩的維多里奧
I never really understood Brektov’s work. Just a mess of trills and squeaky highs to my commoner ears. But that was before Kalisa Maas. From the very first note, her voice reached into my chest and plucked my beating heart from its cage. By the wide, glistening eyes of my fellow punters, I knew that they felt it too.
I’ve previously stolen a quick nap during the aria that precedes Antonio’s disembowelling. Not tonight. The gem at Kalisa’s throat sparkled with starlight brilliance as her C sharp shattered every pane of glass in the auditorium. An emergency intermission was called while the stage crew repaired the floods and cans, and a pair of physicians saw to those audience members lacerated by falling splinters. Now, my suspicion of the Virtue Gems is well-documented. Though general and courtier might fall over each other to have Malachai embed them with these miraculous crystals, it is a travesty of justice that the legionnaires and workers of this Empire should have such mutilations foisted upon them. Yet, in Kalisa Maas I’ve seen how these gems may rend apart our mortal bonds and permit our imaginations and souls to truly shine. I’m adrift in the quandary, no oar in sight. Is Kalisa the Artist or the Art? Is she the same woman I knew before, the young bundle of talent and timidity I had no choice but to adore? Is she still, in fact, a woman at all? — Victario of Sarn
[343] 維多里奧的手稿(Victario’s Writings) 第二編：最黑的猴子 Volume 2: The Blackest Monkey
猴王在午後的河岸上悠閒地散步。當他從那多毛的強壯肩膀往後瞄去，他注意到一隻有生以來看過最黑的猴子在他後方漫步著。猴王非常不喜歡任何猴子在未經他允許下跟著他，特別是他在河畔散心的時間，於是不客氣地向這隻最黑的猴子問道：「為什麼要跟著我？」最黑的猴子答道：「這樣我才能追隨你到天涯海角，敬愛的王。」感到厭煩的猴王吐了口口水，低聲咒罵後說道：「如果我不想要讓你追隨我呢？」最黑的猴子用香蕉汁般的溫順口吻答道：「想和作是完全不同的事情，敬愛的王。」「我可是猴王！我想做什麼就做什麼！」憤怒的猴王開始尖叫，激動得嘴角冒起了泡沫。最黑的猴子以蝶翼般的柔和口吻答道：「想和作是完全不同的事情，敬愛的王。」猴王震怒到不想浪費時間吐口水、咒罵、尖叫或是吐泡沫，而是轉身開始拔腿狂奔。身為陸地上最迅捷的王者，猴王沿著河岸疾馳，流水、疾風、甚至是思緒也都望塵莫及。到達河川的源頭之後，他登上眾山之頂、躍上浮雲之巔，然後…來到世界的盡頭。當猴王終於停下來小憩的時候，他又瞄到了這頭最黑的猴子，這差點讓他岔了氣。猴王哀怨地問道：「你為什麼要跟著我？」最黑的猴子問道：「我敬愛的王啊，您曾經來到世界的盡頭嗎？」猴王恍然大悟：「不…從來沒有。」牠最後的回答宛如死亡般輕盈：「這就是為什麼我要追隨你到天涯海角，我敬愛的王。」- 薩恩的維多里奧
The Monkey King was enjoying an afternoon amble along the riverbank when, upon looking over his hairy shoulder, he noticed the Blackest Monkey he’d ever seen ambling along behind him.
“Why do you follow me?” the Monkey King demanded of the Blackest Monkey, for he did not appreciate uninvited followings, especially on his riverbank amblings.
“So that I might go where you go, be where you be, my King,” answered the Blackest Monkey.
“And what if I do not want you to go where I go, be where I be?” clamored the irritated Monkey King with a spit and a gibber.
“Wanting and having are not the same, my King,” answered the Blackest Monkey in a voice as smooth as banana juice.
“I am the Monkey King! I do as I wish!” cried the now furious Monkey King with much shrieking and frothing.
“Wishing and doing are not the same, my King,” answered the Blackest Monkey in a voice as silken as butterfly wings.
Too wild to even spit or gibber, to shriek or froth, the Monkey King took to his heels and ran. Along the riverbank he raced, faster than the water, faster than the wind, faster than thought, for he was the Monkey King, and all know that the Monkey King has the fleetest feet in all the land.
He ran to the end of the river, and then to the end of the mountains, and then to the end of the clouds, and then to the End of the World.
And who should be there, waiting at his King’s feet at the End of the World, but the Blackest Monkey the King had ever seen.
“Why do you follow me?” the Monkey King begged of him.
“Have you ever been to the End of the World before, my King?” asked the Blackest Monkey.
“No, I have not.” realised the Monkey King.
“There is my reason to go where you go, be where you be, my King,” concluded the Blackest Monkey in a voice as warm and welcoming as death.
- Victario of Sarn
[343] 維多里奧的手稿(Victario’s Writings) 第四編：友情、現實 Volume 4: A Friend in Need
那天是薩恩的夏日─身上的汗水完全無法抵擋炙熱的空氣。羅倫吉和我啜飲著咖啡，裡面佐著來自北方的清涼冰塊。當他提到今晚將和瑪拉凱見面，在手中植入一顆古靈寶石的時候，他的聲音顫抖得厲害：那顆寶石將會裝入他的左手手掌。在吐完所有可以咒罵的話語之後，我停下來喘口氣，服務生前來清理溢出的咖啡。接著，我問他為什麼要這麼做。他答道：「這樣我就會成為帝國最靈敏、最傑出的演奏者。」 羅倫吉是薩恩交響樂團的首席小提琴手，也是我的好友，他即將成為一位古靈使徒…
十天之後，羅倫吉的手總算癒合了。他在我面前演奏著在療傷期間所寫的曲子，而他今晚將在神威劇院大展身手。當他的手指在琴弦間躍動時，那顆寶石在他的小提琴上映出血色光輝，這道光芒轉瞬即逝，超乎我那平凡的雙眼和心靈所能反應的速度。他演奏出的音樂…只能和我這一生那唯一的經驗相比：在瑪莉琳過世前一晚，我和她的溫存…
約莫一個月後，我再次和羅倫吉在普蘭德斯市集啜飲冰咖啡。雖然只是坐在一張窄桌的兩側，我和羅倫吉彷若隔世：在幾個禮拜前，原本美好的一切都變了樣。他漫不經心地把玩著我從藥房買來的酒，不過我知道他從來沒喝過。畢竟，只要片刻鬆懈下來，他的手指就無法如此靈敏。音樂是羅倫吉生命的全部，對他來說音樂和寶石都是支持他活下去的動力。
一年過去了，又到了同樣的日子─身上的汗水完全無法抵擋炙熱的空氣。我啜飲著冰咖啡，並想起羅倫吉。他昨晚在神威劇院的表演：流暢、激昂─他的表演毫無缺陷。穿過大廳時，我望向他那灰白的臉頰和碧藍的雙眼。我不曉得他眼中看見了什麼，但我確定他眼中已沒有我，而我不知道自己看見了什麼，只知道他已不再是羅倫吉。
- 薩恩的維多里奧
It’s one of those summer days in Sarn, when the sweat dries on your skin the moment it dares slither from your pores. Lorenzi and I are sipping coffees, iced with cubes from the north. There’s a tremor in his voice as announces that he is going to see Malachai tonight, to have a gem implanted in his hand. The palm of his left hand to be exact. Once I have run out of expletives and paused for breath while the waiter wipes spilled coffee from our table, I manage to ask him why. “So that I might have the fastest fingers in the Empire,” is his reply. Lorenzi, first violinist of the Sarn Symphonic, and my dear friend, is going to become a Gemling.
Ten days pass and Lorenzi’s hand is healed. He plays for me, a piece that he has written during his convalescence, something he will debut this evening in God’s Theater. The gem casts a bloody hue over his violin as his fingers fly across the strings. They are an ephemeral blur, too quick for eye or mind to follow. And the music… there’s only one experience in my life that compares. The night I had with Marylene before she died.
It has been a month now, and once again Lorenzi and I sip iced coffees in the Perandus Markets. Though we sit only a narrow table apart, Lorenzi is a world away. The nightmares began a couple of weeks back. He toys absently with the vial that I have bought for him from the apothecary, yet I know he won’t drink from it. The soothing of his wits will mean the slowing of his fingers. The music is Lorenzi’s life, and to Lorenzi, the music and the gem are one and the same.
A year has gone, and the day is once again hot enough to dry the sweat on my skin the moment it dares slither from my pores. I sip an iced coffee and think of Lorenzi. He played last night, in God’s Theater. Fleet, furious, and wondrous, he was. We passed in the foyer, and I looked into his grey face, his pale blue eyes. I don’t know what he saw, but it wasn’t me. I don’t know what I saw either, but it wasn’t Lorenzi.
- Victario of Sarn
[344] 第一冊：暴動後的餘波Book 1: Embers of Insurrection
「他隨著女巫化成的白煙攀上青天。」 席布魯斯的福爾在恆曆 1334 年費西亞第二聖戒日登基時，殘存的古靈使徒對他充滿期待。不過，他卻是個發現會算命或行醫的女性時，便會毫不留情地迫害的激進者。
聖堂教團聖宗福爾以信仰和國家之名，引領著他那正義和熱衷靈魂，並且很快就贏得許多人的認同：薩恩領主恩德、人民詩人維多里奧、費西亞大主教吉爾菲、斯特里德沃夫政官卡斯托夫以及統治者之殿指揮官艾杜斯。接著，淨化軍團對古靈使徒和奇術師發動突襲，而福爾則希望「讓帝國遠離惡魔的邪道、回歸人類的榮耀」。
- 帝國紀事官 加里瓦爾迪
“He soared to power on the smoke of burning witches”. So the surviving Gemlings whispered of Voll of Thebrus, as he donned the Imperial crown on the 2nd Sacrato of Phreci, 1334 IC. But in truth, he was never the sort of man to set a girl alight for merely reading a palm or remedying a bout of the clap.
Righteous and devoted to both faith and country, High Templar Voll struck little hardship in gathering others to his godly cause: Sarn’s own Lord Mayor Ondar and Victario, the People’s Poet; Archbishop Geofri of Phrecia; Governor Kastov of Stridevolf; and Commander Adus of Highgate. Together, these Warriors of Purity forged an uprising against the Gemling thaumatocracy that Voll hoped would “snatch this empire from the claws of devilry and return it to humanity”.
- Garivaldi, Chronicler to the Empire
後記
編寫者：EKwow
編寫日期：2018年12月2日
POE版本：3.4.5c 掘獄聯盟(Delve)
中文資料來源：http://poedb.tw/ (流亡編年史)
英文資料來源：https://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Path_of_Exile_Wiki (POE Wiki)
因為永恆帝國篇章比較長，所以分成上下兩篇，下篇會從淨化叛亂開始。這次的彙整用到了一些平常大家比較不會注意到的資料，有興趣可以自行找來看。
官方漫畫
Path of Exile 001 — The Karui Way (2014)
Path of Exile 002 — The Karui Way (2014)
Path of Exile 003 — Death to Sin (2015)
Path of Exile 004 — The Black Heart (2015)
Chitus Letters
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1538608
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