The Journal of Swigori

Location & Condition: 

This journal was found in the crawl space under the old Thompson home near the banks of the Colorado river in Mitchell County just north of the IH20 overpass. The journal was seriously damaged, but was one of the only ones written in English. At this point we can not determine what material it is composed of. This then was actually the first journal piece read by our young adventurer - who we will just call Bobby for now. Due to the material and condition, were unable to date the journal and do not know if it was brought to this house or created here. The home burned in July of 1989 when struck by lightning. All members of the Thompson family were there for a family reunion and noone survived. As search for other close relatives reveled a second cousin who perished in an auto accident six days later on his way to the funeral.

Excerpts:

1) (damage) ... they believe that way. In the great way we will always conquer, but in the daily ... (unrecognizable) ... for then we will triumph and you will all be destroyed. This ... (damage) ... except of course for those who are loyal and willing to worship us. Thompsons will have their name written in the book of Thorlinthia and their descendants will be honored ... (large missing fragment) .. unruly group with incredible powers of perception. This ability was not known in humans originally. For thousands upon thousands of years we watched as Earth was only a slime ball. Humans on this planet had no powers at all. Then, about ten thousand years ago, two groups of people started showing abilities in line with ... (damaged section) ... we were left puzzled. No trace of outside contact existed at all. (end of section)

2) (damage) ... in the end there can be only one race. The ancients spoke of many races and the wars they caused. It was during these wars the human acquired power and in secret prepared for the destruction of all Torlinthians. Our civilization and almost all of our records were destroyed. If we had not found the ship with the ancients in deep sleep, we would never have learned of our past. Even then it is unclear as they fell into madness so fast. Seventeen cycles and their knowledge was lost forever. Time ... (large missing fragment) ... while not totally accurate, their hatred for humans and their knowledge of our destruction matched exactly with the traditions of our race. Let all beware - the Thorlinthians have returned! We will have our revenge when we find the rest of the human race.

Analysis:

This appears more as a letter than a journal entry. We assume that the journal was written in English for the benefit of the Thompson family. This family must have done some service for Swigori and is rewarded for that service by receiving permission to be servants after the fall of mankind.

It is interesting that the Thorlinthians do not know their own history. We can only wonder how accurate the rantings of madmen are. The Thorlinthians seem to take their words as gospel, but you can hear doubt in Swigori's telling. The link with some undisclosed traditions seems weak to us. A priority needs to be placed on finding out more on this topic. We may have a chink in their armor here.

An additional note - Swigori discusses the "rest of the human race" in a way that indicates they are not all on Earth and are hidden. Since science shows through evolution that man evolved on this planet, we are unsure of the meaning implied here. Did man at some time develop a higher civilization and then leave this planet? Is evolution wrong? We will watch with great interest any further comments on the "rest" of mankind.