Scroll of Apoll

The "Scroll of Apoll" is in-game literature. In conjunction with the "Scroll of Ares " and the "Scroll of Eris ", it adds important information regarding the Last Great War to the History of NeoTerr and the Short History.

Original Text
To finally overcome the Drekh'Nar, men tried to summon a very powerful dragon, called Python. When they were finally successful, Python first behaved in the intended way. It killed hundreds, thousands of Drekh'Nar and at first, men thought they would win the war. But soon they had to recognize their fault. After two months, Python left Drekh'Nar territory and reached the lands of men---and continued with his attacks. He made no difference between men and Drekh'Nar, and men failed in casting a ban on Python. So the monster raged for another two months.

Finally, Muin, a human priest, united all inhabitants of the biggest towns and settlements of Earth in a big, long prayer. Men prayed to their gods, they begged for assistance against the enemy which caused much more pain than expected. Two months passed.

Six months after Python had been summoned, the gods sent help. Apoll, who usually cared about light and art, lured Python into an abyss far away from both men and Drekh'Nar civilization. The abyss was inside an old temple, and it is said that even today Python is lurking inside the darkness of its prison.

And the war? The war continued, in the way Eris had planned it ...