I entered the room full of awe...I saw a lot of things already I was not supposed to see and behind every door i was awaiting sudden death by the defenders of the coven. But yet I had not seen any guards...."They must feel pretty secure down here" I thought when I suddenly met Hyral, The Herb Huklast. He offered me to teach me spells and skills with a sad look in his eyes and I soon realized that I met a friendly soul at this dark place.

I looked at him and asked him what he, a healer, was doing at this place where only the dark powers rule.

He looked at me and started to tell me his story...and I will tell it to u now, knowing that noone of the coven will ever let the world know the truth about Hyral, the Herb Huklast.

"Well...when i was a young shaman I was wandering around the forests and swamps, caves and passes of Cosrin, looking for the powers of nature to help me healing and even raising the dead. I was famous at that time and even the heroes came to me to seek my friendship. At that time it happened that I was wandering around Misty Vale. It was the time when the war between the dwarfs and the ogres shattered the land. I heard the battle cries and the death roars near by and so I tried to hide away and get away from that place as fast as possible when suddenly a mage crossed my way. He looked at me and stood still like waiting for something to happen. So I started to speak to him. '
' What is it that u want of me, my friend?' I asked. Suddenly he grinned at me and said ' Well... a healer...can u heal my wounds then?' . He had terrible injuries on his legs and arms and I decided to help him. So I called the powers of nature and the powers within me to close the wounds, to make the skin grow again and to leave no scarfs which might have shown the world where the injuries had been. He looked at me with some astonishment when his wounds where gone and spoke to me ' Not only a healer ... but even a very powerful then! I am impressed. What do u think of joining our guild, which is the Coven? ....We need healers to help us in our battles....' I looked at him frightened. I have heard of this guild of powerful mages who sacrifice to chaos and the dark powers and then I realized his cursed talisman around his neck. When he noticed the shock in my eyes he giggled and said' Well- I see u know us already... and I see that u are not interested to join us by free will. Well...as I said... we need powerful healers... and if u don't come on ur free will we will find a way to make u join!' I hardly realized that he was casting some spells when I was suddenly transported through time and space and found me in this little room. Since then I tried to get out of here... but I couldn't find a way yet. Every time I come close to the door I am punished with lighning bolts and the evil mages only give me food and clothes as long as I serve their needs when they come in seeking for help or knowledge. I don't know how u got here .. but please help me to get out of here..."

With that he turned away and left me standing trying to find a way of how to help him. I promised to me, ZORDAC, to find a way of helping him..but I knew already I would never see him again till I ...or he...will die. I was only able to find him by a little mistake that was made when I was choosing my subguild...and after I leaving this place I will never be able to get back into this room. I waved at him and felt pity with him. I left the room and walked out of the coven to go to my own guild, which is Serenity. May be one of my fellow shamans have heard of Hyral when he - or she - was young. May be we all together will find a way of freeing him. May be the Deities will help us.....