- Expedition Report A37J - Part 3
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Expedition Report A37J - Part 3.
Expedition Report - Part 3 can be found in Tazavesh, the Veiled Market in the western edge of the Tazavesh Customs Enforcement, on a cart next to Cartel Zo Terminal Attendants. It is part of a series of reports written by the broker Al'firim about the origins and structure of the cosmos.
Content[]
The Hundred Eyes of Irik-tu
It was upon storming out of the attendant's presence that I stumbled upon a true find! There, passing through Oribos on their way to another destination, I encountered a transcendent soul.
They held a form I did not recognize, for they resumed a shape resembling the one they held in the mortal plane. I begged them to speak with me, and they agreed.
They said their name was Irik-tu, and though I asked thrice where they had come from, the name of their home was one I could barely understand, let alone repeat or inscribe (it appeared Irik-tu spoke with four tongues, and in concert with the clicking of their many legs, I did at times have trouble catching every detail).
Irik-tu claimed the place beyond the veil was populated by countless worlds, many inhabited by all manner of beings very different from their own people.
When I asked if this world of theirs was rich with anima, Irik-tu assumed an expression I took to be puzzlement (though the hundred eyes of Irik-tu were admittedly difficult to read).
The living did not trade in anima, they said, a phrase I asked them to repeat several times to be certain I heard it correctly.
No anima! How? Could their existence truly be so different from our own?
It was indeed, Irik-tu assured me. They told me of this realm of mortals, where their animaless existence ceased with the terminus of their fragile forms.
Irik-tu met their end in a terrible war, they claimed, their home ravaged by the demons of the Twisting Nether.
I nodded in solemn camaraderie, for we all recall the tale of the Burning Legion's assault on Maldraxxus and the terrible cost of the necrolords' victory.
Irik-tu brightened when they recalled the Arbiter's kindness in sending them along the streams to a hive where others of their kind shared a long and pleasant coexistence.
After many ages caring for their kin, Irik-tu was ready to venture on, returning to Oribos to marvel at its splendor.
Of course I asked Irik-tu what they knew of the origins of the realm of mortals, but what they told me made little sense. Does every mortal believe a different tale of fancy?
I nodded as they spoke of their thousand-legged god whose eggs brought forth all existence, but soon I grew tired of their quaint fables and bid Irik-tu good journeys.
So it seemed even the halls of Oribos could not grant me the truths I sought. Mortal souls believed in a myriad of myths that spoke of false gods, while we basked in the splendor of beings of true might. We were blessed to be in the presence of the Arbiter, the Archon, the Winter Queen, the Sire, and the Primus.
Until I found a deeper truth on my way to the Sepulcher, and my mind splintered at the fractals.
See also[]
[Cartel Al Incident Report]- [Expedition Report A37J - Foreword]
- [Expedition Report A37J - Part 1]
- [Expedition Report A37J - Part 2]
- [Expedition Report A37J - Part 4]
Speculation[]
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The way Irik-tul is described (insectoid, a thousand eyes) and the way Irik-tul speaks of the "thousand truths" resembles the way the forces of the Void have been characterized both in-game (such as the Aqir) and by developers. As from the quest 
[60WQ] Limbo, we see a mantid warrior would normally enter the Shadowlands, it is possible Irik-tul is also of a race born of an Old God.
Notes[]
- Given at the time of this report, the Burning Legion existed, this indicates it came after the corruption of Sargeras by the nathrezim, which in turn comes after their banishment after the Light invaded Revendreth.
Patch changes[]
- Patch 9.1.0 (2021-06-29): Added.
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