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The Aestorian Codex is a technologically advanced puzzle box that was believed to be capable of leading the way to the legendary treasure of The Lost Hoard. In reality it was the navigation and control system for a lost Mind Flayer ship.
Description[edit | edit source]
The box had been broken into four pieces, each made of a strange metal that seemed to shift and course with arcane energy.
History[edit | edit source]
The Aestorian Codex was part of the Mind Flayer ship that crashed in Amusa and created Wyvern's Roost. In 822 PR, the hero [[Aloysius Tempest broke it up into four pieces in hopes of sealing away the ship. One of these pieces he gave to his sister Minerva Tempest, and another he gave to his son, who passed it down to their sons, Adrian Tempest and Darian Tempest.
In 894 PR the hunt for the legendary treasure of the Lost Hoard led many to seek out the pieces. This included the Pit Fiend Kalzivach who conscripted the phantom thief Dorian Shroud to hunt down the pieces. Eventually the heroes of The Tempest Brothers Expeditionary Company would recover all the pieces and use to codex to find The Lost Hoard, which in reality was the Mind Flayer ship. The ship would become active again when the codex was inserted into the ship's control console.
