Codex text
A note scribbled on old, moldy parchment
"Very little remains of Caridin's writings. The memories say the Paragon destroyed much of his own research. What madness would drive him to do such a thing? King Valtor preserved what he could; thanks to him we have something to work from. Nereda, my mage colleague, believes lyrium is the key."
A note scribbled on old, moldy parchment
"I have ordered more iron from the Miner's Guild. The shaft-rats will deny this request, citing our "waste" of good iron, but I've prepared for this eventuality. I've come up with an alternative: the casteless. No-one will miss them, and it's far better for them to die in the service of this great experiment than to continue living their worthless lives. Nereda seems reluctant, but she is from the surface and doesn't understand. No matter, she wants the research to continue as much as I do, and will eventually come around."
A note scribbled on old, moldy parchment
"A breakthrough! Nereda bound a Fade spirit to a construct of flesh and bone, and it moved! We'll have something concrete to show to the nobles and the Shaperate, once we put it back together. Someone must have overlooked a missing seam. When the construct came alive, the head tore itself from the body, and... scrambled off. Nereda says it's nothing to worry about. She's out looking for it now. In fact, that scratching at my door is probably her."
Further information
- The "flesh and bone construct" referred to by the entry is the large flesh golem encountered at the end of the DLC. The head that removed itself from said body became the Harvester.
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Trivia
- The codex entry, which is written by the dwarven overseer of Amgarrak Thaig, reveals the name of the Tevinter mage associate: Nereda; the dwarf however remains unnamed.