Exploring the Ancient City of Ru Vol. 3 (version 2)
The text of this AION 2 lore note, as the global client gives it in English. No quest step asks you to read it, so it is only found in the world.
A record written by a member of the Ancient City of Ru Expedition Team.
<Ruins of the Ancient City of Ru>
The city of Ru prospered during the golden age before the Great Catastrophe, when all Daeva lived together in peace. Today, the Shuriman Expedition tirelessly searches the Abyss for the hidden entrance to this lost city.
<Ruins of the Ruhn Sanctuary>
Originally built as a mausoleum for the Ruhn elite, the Ruhn Sanctuary stood as a symbol of their power and became the resting place of countless cultural treasures.
Over time, ordinary Ruhn began entering the sanctuary as well. Fearing that this would diminish their authority, the elite constructed an elaborate labyrinth to keep intruders out. Its intricate passages also made it an ideal vault for precious artifacts, causing even greater riches to be entombed within.
Among these treasures lie not only gold and silver, but also invaluable Ruhn knowledge, including techniques for harnessing Ydgel energy.
After learning of these hidden relics, a band of Shugo and Shulak tomb raiders launched an ambitious expedition to seize the lost legacy of the Ruhn.
<Runadium Ruins>
The dwelling of Grendal Eronale a witch cursed by the Ruhn.
Once a subterranean cavern overflowing with powerful Ydyle energy, it was later transformed into a sanctuary where Ruhn mages gathered to study and hone their magical arts.
<Runatorium Ruins>
The Runatorium was a vast circular arena where the Ruhn staged battles between creatures corrupted by Ydyle for their own amusement.
One such creature, driven mad by the torment of its corruption, began devouring the foes it defeated. With every victim it consumed, it absorbed more Ide and grew even stronger.
Yet this newfound power only intensified its corruption. Its flesh twisted into an even more grotesque form until, in time, the creature lost all sense of self, becoming nothing more than a bloodthirsty beast driven by an insatiable urge to slaughter.
<Site of the Hall of Knowledge>
Once a grand library preserving ancient Ruhn knowledge of Ydyle, Ydylium and Ydgel the library was desecrated by Dragon Lord Beritra and transformed into a storage facility for Ydgel and a prison for experimental subjects.
While searching for traces of Ydgel, Beritra's intelligence forces discovered both the Hall and hidden Ydgel reserves beneath Sillus Fortress. They converted the site into a laboratory for biological experimentation. Even now, the scars of torture and brutality remain etched into its walls.