Nazeem escape method

  “I have heard reports that Nazeem expects to win his freedom,” Dandalus said. “I can’t directly interact with the echolands or the Outskirts anymore, but I see and hear plenty in the echolands. We made the Fallen Temple so secure! Powerful or not, I could not imagine how he could defeat our defenses. Until I saw your memories, Cole.”

  “What was the clue?” Cole asked.

  “Nazeem communicated with his followers in Junction using the Founding Stone,” Dandalus said. “It’s a brilliant loophole that I failed to anticipate. The Founding Stone is an object of considerable power. It connects to all physical material in the Outskirts. It was designed to be unbreakable, but shapecraft can thwart the most careful designs. My guess is one of Nazeem’s disciples used shapecraft to break off a piece of the Founding Stone and brought it to the Fallen Temple.”


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