1
In the days of Yared corruption increases below the holy mountain.
2
Yared warns his descendants not to descend and mingle with the lawlessness of the Cainite settlements.
3
He commands them to preserve the bodies and memorials of the fathers in the Cave.
4
The first thousand-year division closes under the pressure of a choice between inherited discipline and the attractions of the lower settlements. Part II - The Second Thousand Years: Yared to the Flood