The Forgotten - a brief history

The Life of the Forgotten
The following is a brief history of the Forgotten, and relevant text, excerpted from the writings of an unnamed historian

The Quest
Many searched for the Light before the Forgotten. I've attempted to unearth any sort of document proving this though I fear the adventurers were not interested in academic or scholarly pursuits. Therefore, I'm left only to research the reclusive Forgotten Wanderer. I am lucky to even find scattering of the Forgotten's manuscripts Maybe for the better...none of the would-be-heroes ever returned.

Without first hand accounts, one can only learn so much of "The Quest." Yet, I believe it is easily self-explained; it is simply the quest for the Lightfire. The search into mythical, untouched lands for a fairy-tale dream.

The Exile
If my sources hold true, the Forgotten attempted the quest not once, but ''twice. ''The first ended in near death at the hands of what the Forgotten refers to as the Blackflank, a name I've never seen or heard before...even with barely escaping the scythe of death, the Forgotten went on a second quest. This was the result of self-exile, for reasons unrecorded. It remains to be seen why the Forgotten would return on a death expedition, and why they wrote it as, "'...not a quest, but a punishment, a consequence...an exile.'"If one is lucky enough to walk away alive, why would one risk a second time?

The Vanishing
No record is found of exactly when the Forgotten dissapeared, but the facts remain the same. Somehow, for whatever reason, the Forgotten used their Blackfire to send their men back in time, and vanished without nary a trace. The odd reference, records, and snippets of thought and note...ended. I have searched for any amount of information but have found none. I can only guess why the Forgotten chose such a profound exit (why not just send the team away?), yet I fear I know the truth. The Forgotten could not risk any other's knowing what they discovered...