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Merit
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A thousand unnamed voices does He keep. The countless souls devoured are His corps As He slumbers in the womb of darkened deep. What…The world was never an easy place. Even at his relatively young age, Suris had been sufficiently scarred to learn this lesson. Still, though…Alone, the youthful son of Tae did stride, Down the Ackleberry Forest's leafy path. The dew yet glistened upon stubborn oaks, Made by a…A Tae'daen Tale KLANG. Gorban's last piece of tattered armour fell off as he ran towards the biggest stone on the slope, the sounds…Grasping Staff, medallion shining, Body charred and powers binding, Soul floats up to Avechna's Peak, Shedding that mortal form so weak. Diving power coursing…A vision of magnificence, made to enthrall and inspire, All glittering with rainbows by the light of day, Like a queen, Mount Zoaka reigns,…An Ur'Guard was wooing a young Geomancer, And down in the dungeons he thought he might chance her. At last she was bound, crucified,…On the isle of aged splendor Visage of a broken spectre Mourning song Sad and long Chillèd soul inside to render. Opal waves caress…Under ancient bows of golden wood, The forest sits in stilled repose She sleeps, She dreams, She slumbers deep, The forest lies in stilled…Nightfall. Moonrise. Those who wander lift their eyes to that aeon-old battle in the skies. Stars shine o'er the realm of the Fae, caught…I sit inside the Serenwilde and dream of Mother Moon my eyes with shining stars are filled for Father Sun will take them soon…-:dedicated to the 'war' between Serenwilde and New Celest, its | various victims, valiant warriors, and headstrong diplomats:- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- ______________ Victim of War…She drifts through shadow with the kiss of night Upon her brow, a black rose in her hair, Her beauty like an ember whose…These excerpts are taken from the Journal of Diamante Stillwind. They recount some parts of his journey from the Basin, into the harsh Outlands…O dwellers of the First Forest, take heed! The world was not always all trouble and woe. O dwellers of the Last Forest, hold…Two engines of war, on sides opposed, Look over the field below. On battlements of gnomish make, A catapult waits to throw Its crystal…Crystal teardrops from the Moon, Frost in the air. Lady we beseech thee, Hear our prayer. The tide is high, Caught in eternal ebb…"Why can't we find them!" screamed Crawfen. The command centre of the aetherspace control unit was hardly ever this busy. Two days ago, a…Our time's not up, our lives aren't done, If you've thought that, you'd better run, Because by Nil you'll see our living hate... You…Blood dripped from the chair, making ripples in the large puddle by the body, this body used to hold the soul of my wife,…Studying the disappearance of lost Ackleberry even more closely after contact was recently reestablished with it through Tolborolla Valley, my travels took me from…Early on the morning of the 7th of Juliary, 163 years after the Coming of Estarra, I was sitting pensively in the Eye of…Through perilous and gigantic waves, one captain stood, undoubtedly brave. Still fond of adventures despite the age, especially if, the sea is enraged. Now…LoNg have I waited for the whips on my back Cold kIsses on my lips Under the Flower amaranth In a Spiked MaIden I…What follows is a short ditty often taught to Serenwilde youngsters in their early years of schooling. The nursery rhyme, if you will, is…Long ago in the forest of the Serenwilde, beneath the brilliant green boughs of the sacred Moonhart trees, was a group of followers of…T’was another day as I woke, greeted by the rays of Father Sun as he shined over the horizon of the grove. Casting his…Once upon a time a young elfen roamed a peak Searching and searching, her prey to seek Creeping ever quiet, looking here and there,…Hail to the Merciless Forest! Where shadows bind us all. In a solemn search for loyalty, We answer the Wyrden call. Seek not a…Come, ye wanderers, come to the City of Light! The Basin of Life is a treacherous place, But we offer secure New Celest As…Hunters, blow your horns let your virtue manifest seven! Hear the sound of His hooves, as He gallops through heaven. Hear the call of…As Mother Night casts Her velvet cloak across the Basin's span And plunges the dazéd diurnal world into a stygian land The burgeoning lifebeat…Do roots run deeper...? Difference. Fettered trees and phantoms in dark night, treated as infants in the moon bright. Tears of sap and drops…A sparkling scent betwixt a summer song. A glimmer of hope for a grieving girl. Succulent sustenance for a starving soul. A being standing…Smoke rises high from our towers tall Ringing bells echo off our walls We embrace death, we thrive in taint Our life is not…I stood in front of the rickety gates, Knowing that this would be my fate, In a place that may hold eternal hate, This…SUNDERING OF THE UR'GUARD The People faced their greatest hour Even as Celest fell Their tents blossomed like flowers Upon the greenest knell The…I make this prayer to Mother Night, For Her to claim me as Her child For in the Darkness, I have sight And also…G ive praise to His imposing sword of white O r plat'num mail, as brilliant as His fires; L et luminous our valor be…In the days before the Soulless returned to the First World, the Elders spent their days perfecting their crafts. Some, like Lord Shikari, hunted…Old Celest once stood among the cities as a paragon of intellect and virtue. Even now its architecture, libraries, and elegance is spoken of…Prologue The swirling colors. The first feeling of wind on one's face. The breath that classifies the beginning of one's life. Stepping out from…======== Prologue ======== To My Readers: It is quite well known that I am not much of a fighter. I prefer to ponder, explore,…She awoke to the sound of the sparkling sea The sun of the face of this Celestian dame A Paladin she was determined to…What is nature, what is life Happiness always, or eternal strife? We live we laugh, we give, we love Be we Aslaran, Lucidien, wolf,…Listening, watching, Waiting, hoping, Crouching in the shadows of Night, Stirring, rustling, Peering, nodding, Beginning the midnight flight. Moving, shrugging, Thinking, Looking, Searching out…Act I-The Beginning And First Offense It was a rather busy afternoon at "The Wailing Woman" inn. Being the most prominent lounge and a…I write this account of my past to make clear my motivations and past. Let history be my judge. I was raised in Estelbar.…