The Secret History of Vale Sangora I

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May the One and True God, in his infinite mercy, steady my hand and guide my quill, for what I am about to commit here to paper is hard to comprehend and even harder to describe. May He guard my soul as I write of the Devil’s doings. May He prevail in His struggles against the darkness, for I saw it seep into His Creation and distort it beyond recognition.

My name is Albertus Taurinus, native of Turin, Italy. I came to Vale Sangora when I was fifty-one years of age, called upon by the valley’s senior, Knyaz Skender Dragosti, who sought a man of letters to chronicle his valiant deeds…