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Discovered on 18 Nov 2008 at 11:22:33 PST.
Kor'Sha Experimentation Project
Research notes compiled by Relsiir Vailrek
Assistant Researcher in service to the Empire
It is an honor to be serving directly with the emperor on his most ambitious of plans, one that will surely bolster the strength of the Sebillissian Empire so that it might stand forever against any enemy foolish enough to face it. Although I will never be able to return to my home within Veksar -- a history filled with the triumphs of the iksar.
We are to begin fusing the essences of our kind with the dragons this very eve. our initial tests proved very promising, and the results proved the theories of our top researchers. Once the Emperor heard about these revelations, he ordered the project to be begun immediately. Emperor Atrebe, a brilliant theorist and the overseer our project, is in the primary laboratory at this moment, preparing the subjects for the procedure. I am to meet him within the house, and will begin the extraction of essence immediately. We should know by first light if we will have a successful, viable union of the essences so that we might proceed with the next stage of our experiments.
The Emperor's theory was absolutely correct - we were able to fuse the essences into something new... something even stronger than before. However, the result has shown a surprising resistance to the magics we had planned to use to shape its growth. We had expected a full test subject by today, but the new essence looks much the same now as it did on the first day. This is contradictory to what we had achieved before, although Emperor Atrebe now says that he had expected this to happen. He won't explain further, but has retreated to his chamber to think and plan. In the meantime, I believe we will need to discard the current test subject, which is unfortunate.
Emperor Atrebe emerged from his chamber late last nightfall, and hurriedly began talking with the other chief researchers. I was not able to hear much, but it seems that his theory rests in the change of essence we used for the experiment. it seems that we were using a swamp frog essence before, which appeared to be more receptive to the shaping magics we had planned to utilize. It seems, therefore, that the strength of our people is a hindering factor in our own experiments - which is of little surprise, now that I think about it. We will have to plan for this going forward, although I believe that the Emperor may already have something be is working on.
It's been weeks, and I've heard little news of progress on the Emperor's project, aside from home hushed conversations and glimpses of him quickly making sketches. However, even though the first test was largely unsuccessful, we did learn much about the process. Another of the chief researchers, Velizz, decided to continue with the frog-essence experiments. Apparently she believes we can create something useful from those creatures, and has even managed to gather the support of none other than Emperor Atrebe himself - much to the chagrin of the rest of the researchers. I haven't seen any results as of yet, but I am planning to visit the laboratory this evening.
I must admit, my original skepticism regarding Velizz's work evaporated fairly quickly after visiting her lab. I can easily see the potential in the beasts she is creating -- even though the first few I have seen would technically be considered failures. The first one immediately devoured another assistant before we could destroy it, and the next one screamed in agony for several minutes before it finally died as well. But the sheer power of these beasts cannot be denied, and the potential for a sturdy, obedient, flying mount to supplement our forces certainly is an unexpected boon. Without question, Velizz's creation will see its way into the ranks of our mighty armies.
I see now what took so long for Emperor Atrebe's plan to come to fruition. Apparently, we were attempting to merge the essences too quickly. However, if we do not maintain the magic necessary to create the union, then the essences will die. Unfortunately, given the amount of power that must go into the merging, there's no possible way we could have our mages and priests maintaining the channels for the required length of time. The Emperor, however, had a different plan. It seems that he devised a way to create a liquid with the necessary arcane properties through alchemy, and a tank to hold the subjects in until such a time when they have reached maturity. I eagerly await the outcome of this new methodology.
Success! The Emperor's genius cannot be denied. What emerged from the birthing tanks was more glorious than I could have imagined. Everything Emperor Atrebe said proved true, and the fruits of his genius are being put to training in the on-site facilities. I was amazed how obedient these creatures were when they first left the tanks. It was as if they understood the instructions they were given immediately, and they did not hesitate to obey them. I overheard the Emperor saying that he had found a way to put "whispers" into the thoughts of the growing subjects, so that they would hear and obey the commands they were given when they were ready. It's brilliant -- these creatures can be created, trained, and outfitted in a remarkably short periods of time, allowing us to keep the ranks of our armies almost permanently supplied with able troops.
Following the success of his last creation, Emperor Atrebe had devised a new plan, although the details to this one are secret to most all of us. Thus, I am not sure what it is he is attempting to achieve, although I imagine it will again be of tremendous benefit to the Empire. There is a rumor, however, that he is planning to use himself as the test subject for this new procedure. I'm not sure if I am comfortable with this decision, but if it meets with the same success as his previous endeavor, then who knows what power the Emperor himself may possess. This is to take place within the next few days, and I must go prepare. Long live Emperor Atrebe!