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After the disappearence of the planets, but before the arrival of Caiatl in the system, Calus would employ a Guardian, [[Katabasis]], alongside two of his liutenants [[Bahr'Toran]] and [[Qinziq]], to acquire the [[Glykon Volatus]]<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/entry-3-lust-and-reappropriation-pt-ii#book-captains-log</ref>. The vessel would then be crewed by Loyalists, who began kidnapping [[Scorn]] in mass from the [[Tangled Shore]] over the course of six weeks, with the intention of using them alongside the [[Crown of Sorrow]] to commune with the [[Darkness]] at the edge of the Anomaly left in the place of [[Mars]]<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/entry-4-well-of-absence#book-captains-log</ref>. After six weeks, Calus himself would board the ship along with the Crown<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/entry-5-feast-your-eyes#book-captains-log</ref>, and began attempting communions with the Darkness, by forming a psychic link with the Crown and Scorn through his [[Councilor]]s. Many of his soldiers would attend these attempted communions<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/entry-6-excess-of-avarice#book-captains-log</ref>, though the crowd diminished over the days as the attempts kept failing. Eventually, Calus managed to establish a connection, and this plunged the Glykon into the Anomaly. <ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/entry-8-acherons-wall#book-captains-log</ref> | After the disappearence of the planets, but before the arrival of Caiatl in the system, Calus would employ a Guardian, [[Katabasis]], alongside two of his liutenants [[Bahr'Toran]] and [[Qinziq]], to acquire the [[Glykon Volatus]]<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/entry-3-lust-and-reappropriation-pt-ii#book-captains-log</ref>. The vessel would then be crewed by Loyalists, who began kidnapping [[Scorn]] in mass from the [[Tangled Shore]] over the course of six weeks, with the intention of using them alongside the [[Crown of Sorrow]] to commune with the [[Darkness]] at the edge of the Anomaly left in the place of [[Mars]]<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/entry-4-well-of-absence#book-captains-log</ref>. After six weeks, Calus himself would board the ship along with the Crown<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/entry-5-feast-your-eyes#book-captains-log</ref>, and began attempting communions with the Darkness, by forming a psychic link with the Crown and Scorn through his [[Councilor]]s. Many of his soldiers would attend these attempted communions<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/entry-6-excess-of-avarice#book-captains-log</ref>, though the crowd diminished over the days as the attempts kept failing. Eventually, Calus managed to establish a connection, and this plunged the Glykon into the Anomaly. <ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/entry-8-acherons-wall#book-captains-log</ref> | ||
The corridors of the ship began to twist and became infested with a mysterious [[Egregore|growth]], and the Scorn, now led by the [[Locus of Communion]] who was touched by the Darkness, began hunting down the Loyalists. Qinziq, Bahr'Toran and Katabasis tried to round up as many survivors as they could and reached the bridge, where the Crown of Sorrow was located. The Psion attempted to use the artifact to guide the ship out of the Anomaly, while the Guardian and Loyalists defended her. While the Cabal fought valiantly, the waves of Scorn would eventually | The corridors of the ship began to twist and became infested with a mysterious [[Egregore|growth]], and the Scorn, now led by the [[Locus of Communion]] who was touched by the Darkness, began hunting down the Loyalists. Qinziq, Bahr'Toran and Katabasis tried to round up as many survivors as they could and reached the bridge, where the Crown of Sorrow was located. The Psion attempted to use the artifact to guide the ship out of the Anomaly, while the Guardian and Loyalists defended her. While the Cabal fought valiantly, the waves of Scorn would eventually overwhelmed them, with both Katabasis and Bahto dying as Qinziq succumbed to the strain of the communion.<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/entry-10-blood-in-the-barrel#book-captains-log</ref> | ||
Eventually, the Glykon would exit the Anomaly and drift towards the Reef. Upon [[Presage|exploring]] it, [[The Guardian]] would find the corridors littered with dead Loyalists, slowly being overtaken by the fungus. | Eventually, the Glykon would exit the Anomaly and drift towards the Reef. Upon [[Presage|exploring]] it, [[The Guardian]] would find the corridors littered with dead Loyalists, slowly being overtaken by the fungus. | ||