conjectured, perhaps it held
debilitating effects for Pyros, as
well. Knowing that the fires
spewing from the volcano would
annihilate the island in less than a
year, the five acted on their
speculation.

Some of the Theurgists visited the Necromancer to procure as much
Blackrock as they could. They received several small chips, in addition to a
single fragment larger than a man's head. Other Theurgists set about
formulating the necessary diagrams and components required to shape the
dark substance, and with luck, bind Pyros within.

Finally, the five were ready to begin. They drew a pentagram upon the
floor in Pyros' Temple, setting the Blackrock in the center where the Lord
of Flame was likely to appear. Four of the Theurgists took a point of the
pentagram and knelt in readiness, while the fifth stood at the final point
and began the traditional Ritual of Summoning. As expected, Pyros
appeared in a searing blaze of fire. Immediately feeling the effects of the
Blackrock with which he was in contact, he pointed towards a Theurgist
and instantly enveloped him in fire. Before the dying Theurgist's tortured
scream could fade, the remaining four made up for the loss and quickly
commenced the binding process' chants. Flames licked about the
Theurgists as they intoned the various words of power until finally it was
over. Pyros was bound in the larger fragment.

Adversely affected from within the Blackrock, Pyros was unable to hurl lava
upon the Pagans. At first the Theurgists were revered as saviors, until the
people began to realize what corrupting mental transformations had been
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