This is gonna be a cut'n'paste posting from a log in which Malaphor 
discusses Ruin Creek.. This event happened quite a long time ago.

Most of it will be explained afterwards.
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You hear the ghostly voice of an old man say, "You know...that how I got 
Tindal over to the Landing from Ruin Creek."  [this was in referance to 
Familiar gate]

You hear the ghostly voice of an old man say, "I am indeed Malaphor."

You hear the ghostly voice of an old man say, "Why, Tindal was my 
apprentice, where else would he be, but in Ruin Creek with me?

You hear the ghostly voice of an old man say, "My workshop, my life was in 
Ruin Creek.  Tis there that the black knight struck me down, and tis there 
that I gated Tindal to here from."

You hear the ghostly voice of an old man say, "My tomes and the notes of 
Illian himself were destroyed when the black knight came to seek out the 
babe Daephron, so I leave this knowledge to you to pass on."

You hear the ghostly voice of an old man say, "Many many years later when 
the House Faendryl was seeking a reconciliation with the House Ashrim, a 
marriage was arranged between Rythwier Faendryl's eldest daughter 
Chesylcha, and a prince of the Ashrim.  Before Chesylcha set sail to 
Ta'Ashrim, the Faendryl had sent many gifts to the Ashrim in preparation 
for the wedding and the celebration that would have ensued."

You hear the ghostly voice of an old man say, "Amongst those gifts was a 
small enruned modwir box.  How it came to be there, I don't know, but it 
was there.  At the time, it was of unknown origin, but unsurpassed beauty 
in its craftsmanship.  It was a popular gift at the time, these Faendryl 
"puzzle" boxes..."

You hear the ghostly voice of an old man say, "The box was placed in the 
hands of an advisor to the prince for safekeeping.  After Chesylcha's ship 
disappeared and the Faendryl launched their attack on Ta'Ashrim, a small 
band of Ashrim fled with one of the patriarch's line.  The advisor and the 
box were on that ship."

You hear the ghostly voice of an old man say, "I know this to be true, for 
I was that advisor."

You hear the ghostly voice of an old man say, "Our ship sailed for many 
days and just when our supplies had dwindled and our spirits were at their 
lowest, we landed on the southern tip of a small continent, somewhat to the 
north of what you know as Teras Isle."

You hear the ghostly voice of an old man say, "There we found a small town 
by the name of Ruin Creek.  It was inhabited by humans mainly, but they 
took us in and as time went by our two races mingled together, banding 
together for survival and for the bond of love."

You hear the ghostly voice of an old man say, "And survival was at 
issue...for we were walled in by many threats...the Krolvin empire to the 
far north, the Talkyn empire to the far northwest, the trolls of Grr'Tok to 
the west and beyond that, the flaming spire of Cinghin'fer"

You hear the ghostly voice of an old man say, "Because Ruin Creek was so 
far from the seat of power of the Krolvin and Talkryn empires, we were left 
alone, but the trolls raided Ruin Creek mercilessly."

You hear the ghostly voice of an old man say, "This black knight, was one 
of the Vvrael's corrupted human agents...like Terate, but not nearly so.  
It was a terrible battle, but he slew me and destroyed my workshop and all 
my tomes.  The knight seized the box from my hands, while Tindal fled with 
the babe through the familiar gate that I opened as I died."

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Remember, these are just excerpts from the log.. Lines which relate to Ruin 
Creek, it is not the log in its entirety.  Malaphor visited for two 
reasons:  The main reason was to explain to the Chosen about Terate, how he 
was imbued with anti-mana, and the Rift.  The second reason was to talk 
about Ruin Creek.

So far, what we know about Ruin Creek is thus:

 - It is north of Teras Isle.
 - It is surrounded by armies of enemies, including:
   -- The Krolvin Empire  (to the far north)
   -- The Talkyn Empire   (to the far northwest)
   -- The Trolls of Grr'tok (to the west)
   -- Cinghin'fer's flaming spire (to the far west)
 - The Krolvin and Talkyn empire were so far away that the Creek was left 
alone
 - The Trolls invade(d) the Creek.
 - It was inhabited by humans before the Ashrim landed there.
 - The Ashrim and Humans lived together and mingled, in peace.
 - Malaphor and Tindal set up a Workshop in the Creek.
 - The Vvrael sent a Black Knight after Malaphor because he had found 
Daephron, and also had the box.
 - The Knight killed Malaphor, just after a gate was created so Tindal 
could come to the landing.
 - Malaphor's bone's probably still are rotting there.

 Merlock

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