Secret Inscription IX
In the Temple of Apollo the Prophetic in Nemasus, Kleeck examined the statue of the woman holding her finger to her lips. He discovered a thumb-shaped depression in the center of her pedestal. When this depression was pressed, the statue slid back to reveal a dark hole leading down into a 10'x10' chamber, and a ladder. Kleeck climbed down, where he found another carving in the stone wall of the same woman, and an intact marble cover stone, or stela, with the letter "M" engraved on the lower left-hand side. He discovered another thumb-shaped depression in the center of the stela, and this when pressed caused the stela to rise. On the wall behind the Stela was engraved another passage, with the following text:
IXRomulus and Remus grew in strength and skill, eventually becoming great heroes among their people, to match Aeneas, who by then had died in battle. The two rose among the Hill Folk, eventually uniting several large tribes under their leadership. Deciding that the area known as the Seven Hills would be their home, they waged a final war against the orcs and goblins living there. And they were aided by the gods, for Remus and his men worshipped their god, and Romulus and his men worshipped their goddess. Together, the powers of these gods enabled their victory.T.L.P.
Purpose
This inscription appears to contain the secret, undocumented history of pre-Imperial Rome.
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