As you descend the stairs, you see a great statue of a dragon, surrounded by glowing crystalline structures. It seems to radiate something arcane, but nothing like you've felt before. It feels peaceful. Powerful. Sustainable. If Wuxia was like unto a thousand tiny rivers, burbling along in and out of cracks in a riverbed, and the Rift was like a waterfall, overpowering and relentless, this is like the seashore.... ever-present. Peaceful. Immense.
As you approach the base of the statue, you see a large stone carved with runes and several languages. You see one section in common, and it reads:
