The Price of Knowledge

The Price of Knowledge book is a Lore Book which contains information about the Dargun's corruption, and the rise of Witches. It is the fourth chapter of the Rise of Dargun saga.

It was written by an unknown villager.

Contents
"A day came when Dargun, arriving back from a trip to the Nether, brought with him a strange rod. It was golden, and warm to the touch. He fashioned it into a stand using some stone. It was amazing. It was capable of heating bottles of water to extreme heats, whilst other ingredients were added, combining them into bottles of magical liquid, potions.

''He made potions that could heal us, make us see in the night, breathe underwater, make us stronger, faster, or allow us to jump higher. The potions were absolutely remarkable. Eventually, he made a potion that made the drinker resistant to fire and heat. This meant that he could stay for even more extended periods of time in the Nether.''

This, however, came at a cost.

''Dargun became more absorbed in his research, taking other villagers with him in order to learn more about brewing. They began acting strange, muttering incomprehensible sentences under their breaths at times. The nights also became tougher, with our village being targeted more often due to Dargun's absence.''

''They began acting more strangely, with the villagers donning purple robes, to symbolize the purple portal to the Nether. They began to isolate themselves from us, and would either spend time on the outskirts of our village in huts brewing, or would be with Dargun in the Nether.''

''Our village, fed up with their fixation on the Nether decided we should intervene. We confronted Dargun and the purple-robed villagers, who now labelled themselves as witches. The witches became agitated, and attacked us, throwing potions filled with poison at us. We ran. Dargun did not say a word, and only looked at us with a smile on his face.''

What sort of madness have they been driven to?

The Nether has warped not only our people, but Dargun too."