Ikulu's Correspondence to Philip, King of Macedon

Written in Greek. Rumored to have been given to the Old Party by myconids in Kebnekaise.

   Ikulua to Philip, King of Macedon.

   About to leave the complex, staying the night with some mushroom people, and then I only 
   have a few minor things to check out before I go.  Expedition has gone well. Lost Uren 
   somewhere in these ruins, but we needn’t worry about his being captured and questioned by 
   our enemies he doesn't know about my little surprise.  I’ll tell you about it later.

   Taking the old man's book was child's play. The knowledge contained herein is incredible.  
   I'm half inclined to burn it.

   These ruins themselves are […].  It sounds mad, and I'm sure I made a mistake somewhere, 
   but I have set its construction at 250 million years ago.  Even if this figure is off by a 
   factor of a thousand, the condition of the place is remarkable; powerful magics as well as 
   engineering prevent it from falling apart or developing speleal features.  It seems like 
   the place has spent large portions of its history under ice, which may have contributed to 
   its state of preservation.

   I'm beating around the bush here because what I discovered in the northlands is, in many 
   ways, too terrible to tell, certainly by letter.  Suffice it to say that […]

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   […] few miles away I found a group of savages who worshipped octopus-like gods; for 
   reasons I won't go into now, this seems to indicate that these people have been in some 
   sort of contact with the ancient race. Religious ecstasy seems to be the connecting 
   factor, but we don't know […] I eliminated all representatives of this people.  I will 
   have to use saying devices to determine if there exist any other peoples in the wilds of 
   Europe, or the jungles of Africa, or the terrors of Asia, who exist in contact with the 
   ancient ones.  Needless to say any who would serve their ends must be eliminated.

   I need you to start preparing. The expeditions to the east we discussed are now a matter 
   of grave importance; I will need you to visit both Egypt and India to gather the wisdom  
   and components we need.  I will explain more later.

   I've picked up a great deal about long-term preservation in these ruins, so I'm going to 
   take the time to preserve Drylesna in Psoikanthe, in the heart of the mountain where she 
   will be in a position to restart the human race should we fail. If only Aramin could have 
   […] After that I may use the old man's book to seek help from the pits of Tartarus.  The 
   cause of humanity is not yet lost I should be back in Macedon in a few […]