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10/27/2014 9:47:56 PM
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Thorn and The Last Word Grimoire

Personally, I fancy myself the Hand Cannons. I obtained Thorn a few weeks ago and have been enjoying its power ever since; but hopes of obtaining The Last Word still linger. I was scrolling through my Grimoire Cards last afternoon when I stumbled upon the Grimoire for Thorn. I read it- and began to vaguely understand the dark history behind Thorn. How the wielder was once a hero of light- and the people looked up to him. But deep down, he was a man of darkness, and he succumbed to that darkness. Grimoire suggests that he left his body, he had the same flesh, same bones, but he was ultimately a different man entirely. Now this was the last known man to carry the name, Yor. Is it sheer coincidence that when claiming the Thorn, you are to execute a Wizard known as, Xyor? Yor seemed to transform into something else- something dark. Yor left all the Light he had behind him. Perhaps- Yor has become Xyor? ----------------------------------------------- // End Log // - -- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ///_------------ This theory led me to further inspect the Grimoire Cards. I came across The Last Word. A much more warming story. But still, potential darkness lingers... The Last Word belonged to a powerful Hunter known as Jaren Ward. (coincidentally the first name of my younger brother) Jaren Ward came to a town known as Palamon. From what I could find, it seemed like a safe place; a sanctuary of sorts. Although it's leader seemed to be falling down a path of darkness. Findings suggest that the hardships he (Loken) endured took a toll on him. But perhaps it was something else. Jaren Ward handed The Last Word to a young boy when he came into Palamon. Grimoire suggests that the townspeople did not agree with this. As the shook their heads in disagreement to the boy who took the gun. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /// - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have yet to stumble across additional Ghost Fragments for continual information on The Last Word- however, a recent Ghost Fragment was found for Thorn. Ghost Fragment: Thorn 2, to be exact. Simply titled as, "The Bloom" this Grimoire transcript records the conversation between the wielder of Thorn, and what I believe to be a couple of Wasteland Bandits (or so I like to call them). They seem interested in Thorn, mesmerized by it even. Though the Guardian seems to be passive about fighting, like all confrontations now, blood was spilt, and the bandits surely regretted showing interest in Thorn. I seemed to have gone on a but of a tangent, this body of the fragment is not what I am interested in at this time. What I am interested in is that before the dialogue begins, the Grimoire has a category titled as, "ASSOCIATIONS" ...and within this category, multiple names appear, but two in particular; Last Word, and Jaren Ward. What could this mean? Is Jaren Ward one of the Bandits associated in this conversation. Is Jaren Ward killed? It eludes me... Further analysis is needed, as is additional information from The Tower's Guardians. The Hunters will mock me for this. A warlock asking for help... I don't know why I bother capitalizing their names... But this truthfully has me blocked; and I hunger for more information on this. I must find The Last Word, and the continuing history behind it. - Atlas Kazan, The Unbroken Stoic - ----------------------------------/////////// -End////////////////--/////////////__//////-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------\\\\\\\\\EXO\\------//////]VOIDWALKER[/////////______[THORN ACQUIRED]......vngrd///L29/////////////////------------------------

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  • Edited by SoloXYZed: 10/27/2014 11:41:15 PM
    I have both guns. The Last Word (Yin) and Thorn (Yang). Jaren Ward and Dredgen Yor are one in the same, but not. The Rose grimoire card: "In that cool evening air, as dusk was devoured by night, the noble man ceased to exist. In his place another stood." "Same meat. Same bone. But so very different." "The first and only of his family. The sole forbearer and last descendent of the name Yor." Jaren was the noble man, He found Thorn (aka. Rose) on the moon and it slowly corrupted him, turning him into Dredgen Yor. I believe the narrator in The Last Word grimoire cards is Shin Malphur. At the end of card 1 he says: "Palamon raised me from there. The family I call my own - called my own - cared for me as if I was their natural born son. And life was good. Being the only life I knew, my judgment is skewed, and it wasn't easy - pocked by loss as it was - but I would call it good. Until, of course, it wasn't. Until two men entered my world. One a light. The other the darkest shadow I would ever know." I believe the two men are Jaren and his dark side. The Dark Age 2 grimoire card, again by Shin Malphur: Loken's men found Jaren Ward in the courtyard where this had all began. Nine guns trained on him. Nine cold hearts awaiting the order. Magistrate Loken, standing behind them, looked pleased with himself. Jaren Ward stood in silence. His Ghost peeked out over his shoulder. Loken took in the crowd before stepping forward, as if to claim the ground - his ground. "You question me?" There was venom in his words. "This is not your home." I remember Loken's gestures here. Making a show of it all. Everyone else was still. Quiet. I tugged at my father's sleeve, but he just tightened his grip on my shoulder to the point pain. His way of letting me know that this was not the time. I'd watched Jaren's every move over the past months, mapping his effortless gestures and slight, earned mannerisms. I'd never seen anything like him. He was something I couldn't comprehend, and yet I felt I understood all I needed the moment I'd seen him. He was more than us. Not better. Not superior. Just more. I wanted father to stop what was happening. Looking back now, I realize that he didn't want to stop it. No one did. As Loken belittled Jaren Ward, taunted him, enumerated his crimes and sins, my eyes were stuck on Jaren's pistol, fixed to his hip. His steady hand resting calmly on his belt. I remembered the pistol's weight. Effortless. And my concern faded. I understood. "This is our town! My town!" Loken was shouting now. He was going to make a show of Jaren - teach the people of Palamon a lesson in obedience. Jaren spoke: clear, calm. "Not anymore." Loken laughed dismissively. He had nine guns on his side. "Those gonna be your last words then, boy?" The movement was a flash: quick as chain lightning. Jaren Ward spoke as he moved. "Yours. Not mine." Smoke trailed from Jaren's revolver. Loken hit the ground. A dark hole in his forehead. Eyes staring into eternity. Jaren stared down the nine guns trained on him. One by one, they lowered their aim. And the rest of my life began - where, in a few short years, so many others would be ended. I believe after Jaren frees Palamon from Loken he takes Shin under his wing as an apprentice, Jaren eventually obtaining The Rose (Thorn) and passing The Last Word to Shin. The weapon slowly turns Jaren into the murderous Dredgen Yor. Shin Malphur being the only one who could put a stop to him. The Last Word weapon description: "Yours… Not mine." - Renegade Hunter Shin Malphur to Dredgen Yor during the showdown at Dwindler's Ridge.

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