Codex Astrology 233 To 235¶
Astrological studies as documented by Alsask Alfiero Kadath, citizen of Iridine.
Years 232 through 235 of the Republic.
Preface
As of the year 232, I have studied my star chart in comparison to the night's skies. Some of my findings have proven to be very troubling. Many of the stars' trajectories I've observed during these past seasons have not followed their designated paths that have been documented for generations and expressed upon this star chart. I highly doubt that the chart was drafted inaccurately, which creates a cause for concern.
All of my research, which was previously documented upon dozens and dozens of parchment sheets, slate (and at one time, chalked onto a window), is now being compiled into this one tomb. Inside, seasonal charts are drafted with any anomalies highlighted and described in detail. I hope that these past three years of research will prove to be valuable to whomever within the Cult I am able to pass this on to.
An augur I am not, but with the patterns diverging so much from their projected traditional paths, the significance should be obvious to anyone with an eye to observe this. I hope it is not for ill.
-Alsask
Autumn, 232
The contents of this page are centered around a large, circular graph depicting various stellar constellations of Midlight's night sky. Each tiny rendering is further detailed with small notes and markings, describing the stars' movements.
Here are the small anomalies I began to observe in the autumn sky of the year 232. The differences from the usual depictions are minor, at best, but they were enough to make me begin this research.
Winter, 232
The contents of this page are also centered around a large, circular graph depicting various stellar constellations of the night sky, each of which is detailed with many small markings and notes. The entire portrayal seems to have been drafted at a different angle and with slightly different proportions to the last, accurate to the new season.
The divergence seems to have increased (if only by a little), as the months have progressed since the fall. Strangely, they seem to be centering towards something, though it is still too early to tell what.
Since I began this research, I have kept it mostly to myself. But I heard a man speaking of the stars as if perhaps he knew something, so I approached him with my concerns. He was an odd-looking man, clad in forest greens and grays, with many plantlike patterns and moons adorning his clothes. He told me his name is Credinus. I do not think he is completely sane. He said something would come of this, something terrible. It was unsettling, and I have not felt comfortable under the night sky since then.
Spring, 233
As the images progress upon this page, the season now depicted is spring, with the figures once again represented from a different angle and dimension. There seems to be an increasing amount of notes and detailed sketchings, outlining the star paths.
Variations are beginning to be more evident as we move into the warmer seasons. Some of the stars that seemed to be normal have also shifted from their designated paths, and the others I've been following have made even stranger changes. I fear this to be an omen. A small outburst of plague rats occured while I was researching this season, and I wonder about the significance.
Yet another seasonal graph is centered upon the page, this one much larger than its predecessors. As well as the usual complement of star diagrams, two lunar renderings have been added, one circle representing Invex and another, a blackened disk, to mark Lucifal. Many long detailed notes have been added in and around the moon images.
It would seem that not only the stars are affected in these night sky anomalies. I still do not know what it means, but it would seem that many of the paths somehow circle around the lunar cycles. So far, I have only been able to vaguely diagram these first two moons. It is often unclear and difficult to do this precisely, without the proper astrological equipment.
Autumn, 233
The graph's rotation has returned to that of the fall season. Comparing it to the previous autumn, there is a startling amount of difference.
It has been a year. Only the images I have transcribed need to be looked at to see what is happening. As is the norm for this season, Invex seems to have grown in our harvest-time skies, though I am not sure if this has increased what is going on or not.
Winter, 233
Another representation of the winter's night sky has been depicted here, similar to the others. Most of the new details seem to surround Lucifal in particular.
It is once again the month of our black moon, and this seems to be reflected in the updated stellar paths I've traced. My suspicions about Invex seem to have been unnecessary. As the fall came to an end, and Aera returned to her normal state, the effects I had perceived apparently disappeared as well.
The stars closest to Lucifal seem to have the most variation when compared to last year's charts. But overall, they still follow the undetermined trajectories I've been following for the past year and a half.
Perhaps it is partly seasonal, based on my findings with Aera (and now Lucifal), but since the overall anomalies seem to be consistent, there must be something bigger to it.
Thankfully, nothing abnormal has happened in Iridine this season that've I've born witness to. Perhaps the previous events were just coincidence...
Spring, 234
The chart is now labeled for Scran -- mid-spring. Far less written notes are marked here, but many more arrows and paths have been traced to depict star paths. Invex and Lucifal are once again depicted with a number of notes, though less than before. No additional notes have been added to the page.
Summer, 234
As the cycle returns again to summer, another moon has been added into the mass. Aera is traced in a careful circle proportionate to the other two lunar bodies, and brings forth another string of details and notes. The stars seem to be following a more distinct path now, becoming more logical than before.
I am starting to understand what I am seeing better, at least trajectory-wise, but there are still many details that need to be looked over before anything conclusive can be brought out from this.
Autumn, 234
As the third depiction of the fall skies is looked over, many many additions and corrections have been made, superceding the precedent representations with a much higher accuracy.
I am certain now that the phases are tied to the lunar facets that fade in and out with each season, when one moon is habitually focused more than the others. But why this has never happened before these past few years is what puzzles me the most.
Winter, 234
Apart from general notes that follow the previous depictions, nothing particularly special seems to stand out in this chart and no additional notes have been added.
Spring, 235
Concentrated paths are once again highlighted, a few diverging from the trajectories that were predicted in the previous seasons. A large cluster of stars in particular seems to have attracted the researcher's interest, marked with many names and dates and arrows.
Strange. It would seem that some of these paths are not entirely predictable. A few of the stars have not gone anywhere near where I expected them to, though the majority follow what I foresaw.
Summer, 235
Even though the chart is meticulously drawn to be precise and clear, it is obvious that it was difficult to accomplish. All three of the previously mentioned lunar bodies have appeared once more with far more details, and the fourth moon has been added to the depiction, with the largest amount of notes yet. Many of the stellar paths point its way.
This is disturbing. That is all I can say. You only have to study this to come to the same conclusion. I am not sure what the grey moon has to do with all this, but I will try to confirm my discoveries by the next season.
Autumn, 235
The beginnings of a graph are upon this page, but it was apparantly cut short and is incomplete.
I cannot in good conscience complete this research. I am finding many troubling aspects to it, more than I think it is my right to study. I will add an appendix at the end to clarify some of my notes, but after that I am done. It will go to the Temple, to the Revealing Light Sect where it belongs.
Appendix-Key
A long list of abbreviations, symbols and their definitions are found on this page, categorized by season, purpose and importance.