Empire of Ruin: Ep4

Something of a breakthrough yesterday, I received my first glimpse at this city's doomed residents. Human, fairly normal looking at that aside from the strange robe-like clothing. Simple attire, draping robes of various designs, women's appeared longer and more decorated where the mens were simple and typically unadorned. We saw this within a series of scrying chambers where it seems the occupants could record themselves in both sound and image. It was quite fascinating and also gave us a brief look that confirmed the shadow horrors were the downfall of this place.
We recovered a great deal of material from a library of sorts that had been magically sealed against the elements. For some reason I've yet to figure out my team also brought back a limestone and quarts globe that had been defaced beyond any real use. Its possible we could mend it but I don't know if it is worth the efforts.
From the local survivor I've learned that there is a form of temporal magic at work here as well. She mentioned that when they claimed the forge there were distortions showing "alternate parties" as though looking at a mirror where details had been altered somehow. The implications of this are heavy and outside my realm of study if I'm being honest. Commander, not for the first time I greatly wish you or another member of the tempest could be here with me. We are working together but the others do not realize the world changing technology that sits in every home of this city. I'm in over my head attempting to decipher it all and am feeling increasingly alone on the matter.
I reckon that the guild Mirage had formed is all but non existent, I haven't seen either of the two remaining members in some days. Perhaps they are with Mirage wherever she has wandered off to...
 
I will record my adventures here as I can and paper allows.
 
In service to the Crown,
Lt. Darius Cole.
4th Cygnaran Storm Corp.