Hello, great Crafters! What is your glory, without those monuments which
you imprudently idolise?

While it is no surprise to any that the Phaesteans were unable to muster
the strength to defeat us on their own, their response should be
considered unsettling to some. I must admit that I find plenty of
pleasure in the simple burning of shrines erected in the Smith God's
honour alone, however, there is an immeasurable amount of joy that may
be derived from witnessing His followers abandoning all that He teaches.
You Phaesteans, sullen and proud, are no longer masters of your trade.
You have chosen to lay down the trowel, to retire the forging hammer and
discard your chisels.

I challenge those self-proclaimed manufacturers, smiths, and artisans of
Lord Phaestus's Order. Tell me, what have you accomplished? You claim to
create, but, what do you create? You create nothing, you assemble. True
Creation comes from nothing, or have your drunken rambles erased the
knowledge of Ayar from your memories? I eagerly await the day you
realize that pure nothingness is the foundation of Creation and you come
to us, pleading for lessons in architecture.

By failing to erect shrines even in their own Lord's honour, it is
evident that the Phaesteans have admitted defeat. Thus, our point is
made, and we've no need to shove it down their throats any further. Bear
in mind, however, that this response is not an unusual occurrence when
our Lord's divinity is questioned, and should be regarded strictly as a
warning for what may come should you, the Phaesteans, deem it necessary
to speak out against Him again.


Manifest Shiva
Keeper of the Flame-Bright Spear

Penned by my hand on the 4th of Valnuary, in the year 534 AF.