I tried to rush through things this time to test a few things, and find these books with dates you're mentioning. First, going to Nere before meeting Minthara doesn't give you much (any) information about the lantern like I was hoping, she doesn't give anything up before the grove is destroyed, I'll have to go through an evil playthrough to see if there's anything there.
Second, Non-Lolthsworn, Drow infiltrated Grymforge, unless I'm understanding it wrong, the lore around having red-eyes is new to me or forgotten anyway. We have a new group of actors maybe.
Nere says the General (Thorm apparently) is interested in the temple because his necromancer Balthazar-- something something. From what I'm hearing from you guys, his pact with Shar probably had to do with bringing back from the dead someone he lost, and maybe Shadowheart is involved.
New name Disciple Z'rell, according to Thrinn, Z'rell is the absolute's favorite and speaks with general.
I found the 1371 logbook, I'd probably read it before, but I wasn't %100 if the 'group from Baldur's Gate' was supposed to be Justiciars/Sharrans. I also think the necromancer could have been living in the village for a while, at least a few years. Though Thorms subversion of the Temple probably went on for a much longer time before that.
I couldn't find anything else with 1371, I also remember there being more books in the druids inner room, maybe not.
Edit: I'll have to look again at Ilyn's journal.
Last edited by Sozz; 15/11/21 09:09 AM.