The following is the text from this in-game lore book, I do not know the source of this (I don't believe it is normally obtainable). I have copied it in its original form, complete with grammatical errors.
Al'Kabor's Journal I
Though it is true that no wizard walking the face of Norrath wields the power the power that I do, I must continue my research to be protected from all evil that lurks beyond Norrath.
The search for immortality is not an easy quest to complete. I struggle each day to find the knowledge that has, for so long, been a dream of mine.
Some have found crystals that offer healing powers. I must seek out such crystals. Perhaps I shall find the one crystal that give me the ultimate long life.
While venturing through the frigid plains of the Barbarians, I came across some unusual ice crystals. These crystals radiated a strange, glistening glow.
In order to fully understand the power within them, I brought the ice crystals back to my laboratory in Erudin and`immediately started my`experiment with them. ``My research continues.