[color:"#a0a0ff"]THE CRYSTAL PILLAR IN SOMEWHERE

"MUTABAR? MUTABAR?" Hmmmmmmm... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/think.gif" alt="" /> ... Come on Kiya, I want to show you something."

Polgara turned around and walked away, I followed and she lead me to a large slender needle shaped crystal pillar.

"Touch it, Kiya. Oh, before you do it, I forgot to give you something, here, it's yours," she gave me back my old crystal amulet - suddenly a howling wind arose, a high pitched sound flooded the air, the crystal was torn out of her hands and landed heavily on the pillar. I rushed over and tried to regain it, but all pulling, tugging, prying was futile - the crystal shard kept sticking on to the pillar.

"Sigh, guess I seem to lose everything here," I muttered and finally touched the pillar with both hands.

Visions of countless creaures of all races swirled in there - imaginable and those rather resembling a nightmare - I heard a cacophony of howls, screeches, groans, growls, chirps, roars and I felt the pillar humming with energy.

"Oh, Polgara, look, they're trapped in there," I wailed.

"No, they're just soul essences, memories of all creatures who had once joined together in the bond of mutual understanding and respect - and this pillar is quite a source for information, too. If you concentrate on one creature, a lot will be revealed to you... just try it!"