A man with a fabulous hat hurried into Myth Drannor seeking a library

Chanticleer Castellan ran into town quite winded from a quick, hard journey from Central Shadowdale. He urgently cried out to the nearest competent-looking elf Celovar Valirithian that he needed to be directed to a library immediately. In their hurried flight to the Hall of Echoes, Celovar's calm voice could be heard by the townsfolk breezily interrogating the knight-errant about his purpose and needs, while Chanticleer was heard exclaiming such phrases as "heretics," "inundated in wild magic," and "potentially imminent threat."

Chanticleer spent the night browsing through the hall of echoes, asking emphatically about specific subjects, particularly records from the year 1372 DR, the effects of wild magic on a variety of ecosystems, and for dark prophecies about Bane's rebirth from Iyachtu Xvim...