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The CityOnce, long before the return of the Elder Gods, there was a great and beautiful city. Their power came from their location, for… Sluaa - Mugwump Housewife in Magnagora----------------------------------------- - What a beautiful day it is! There is so much excitement in the streets of Magnagora, truly the…The peal of enraged tribal warcriesreverberated beneath the lush canopy provided byancient trees.Spears arced through the air andthe ground upon which the three companions…PALGA AND THE BODY CHANGERIt had been a few weeks since Palga started her training as a detective under Chajomi. Today was her first…The Last Feather: Chapters 1 -4By Salome Nightshade Spring, it comes!The Well of Souls overflows,By the bluebells in the tender heat,Under the silver-moon leaves,In the…Love and Hate in Hallifax Grand Libretto, Nyxx Ysav'rai paces the area before the Matrix back and forth nervously. "Where the Nil is he?!" She throws… I am risen anewFrom a long slumberAnd degenerationTo the unsettling whispersOf a Lord in hidingThe familiarity of its pangLong since thought lostNow renewedAdorned in…The following is a dramatised record of events within the Glomdoring Forest Commune, concerning the resurgence of Manteekan, the Nightmare at the bidding of…CHAJOMI AND THE UNSEEN FIELDAslaran detective Chajomi arrived on the scene and walked over to the body. The local department in charge of the… Once upon a time, there was a young maiden who lived amongst the winding trees of Gloriana, the Southern Forest. It was here for…We sworl, we dance, we soar through the nightCaliginous wings catch every eddy of wind with artful dipsThe sky is blotted underneath our flightWe… An Ancient Prayer to the Legion***Lord, erode the dark and eerie void inside our empty souls,Help us to hollow out the false and dig…Chapter 1: The Black Gyre Orphanage. Ever since its rebirth hundreds of years ago, the rust-red city of Magnagora has known many heroes. It is… An Exploration of the Realm of the Enigma At the very apex of Mount Seirode, where the craggy peaks stand cloaked in dew…CHAJOMI AND THE SWEET CROWNThe doors opened to the factory and a cascade of sweet aromas flooded out into the outside air."Welcome, everyone, to…Marcus entered the prison humming to himself. Or it might have been humming, but being as tone-deaf as he was, nothing that came out… The Trials and Ordeals of Lang Thay, Artist of Hallifax An account of the self-imposed exile, period of vagabondage, and various challenges faced by the…Arose in my home song, lifting my soulArose the need, capture blood of the songsA rose in hand, bards I ask come alongA rose…Today is the 2nd of Klangiary, 398 years after the Coming of Estarra.The Kelpie Maiden is a beautiful, single-masted ship, with bright white sails.…modern n'Lochli rise above i'Xiia rootsEmpress Avatar De'Unnero's sting An innovative poisonthe Poet Cyborg black d'Murani the consummate bird of preyfear the kestrel's…You ever see a black dragon, asail?Or a glittering starbeast?Careful, should be, in the aetheric seaLest you become deceased!Cardinal points are a suggestionRemember: steer…Cast Marjory May, a human tea drinkerMaud Mumble, a mugwumpi tea drinkerQuiwugrog, the HairibleWimpana, Quiwugrog's sidekick Act I, Scene I The curtains open on a cosy parlour,…There is a beauty in the rose, And all the flora fairBut every wise Nihilist knows'Tis wasted time to stareAt lovely things ephemeral,At beauty…To most people, the opposite of order is disorder or chaos. However, what if the two were not the same and what is normally… Gentle flowing water in a calmly moving streamwhat a soothing sight for my eyes to have seen.Millions of droplets going down to the Moon… Haunted dreams of black and goldTaloned spirits, shadowed foldFill the branches, ground and skyYet the canopies still hold Hunters track and Warriors killOthers heal and…Large loud steps crunched crisp snowO, I long to see youYour small form, new to meO, small one, who are you?Two 'hind you stand…Some portals are fatedwhile others, divineSome portals for novicesclearly definedNewton's sweet portalsBoth golden and ironkept by fink and gnomeWho seem never to tireAnd isn't…If I may beg you to remember your painsinflicted by cowards, fools, and the oneswho flee your embrace, then I shall singof black-hearted treason,…Succumbing to darkness was easy. The lull of slumber's whispered song called to me as readily as life gives breath, and oh I was…The piles of glass high up there in the skyand the men who wear chains as crowns on their headsthose are my themes, and…When I stepped out of the Portal of Fate, I never expected to see myself where I am now. I'm rolling in success, my…Oh? Who are you? Would you care to hear a story?Yes? We’ve been here for so long, so terribly long. Not all of us…Fresh from the PortalSo lost and confusedLearn quick or soon dieWalking within treeslooking down at preymy hunger grows moreFailure around me Mixing with success…Editor's Note:The following text was discovered within the library-tomb of Master Letep, Keeper of Clarity, which lies below the Tosha Monastery. Though the chamber…The Forest of Glomdoring has a motto, "Nothing matters but Glomdoring." How does this compare with the Hallifaxian ideal of Collectivism? Let us take… Authors note: This is but one chapter of a larger book in progress, a work akin to a journal bearing my thoughts and musings…It is often accepted as a simple, necessary obstacle between us mortals and the Supreme Master. Often it is passed through with as much…This essay, while scholarly in nature, does not use empirical data and relies more on a idealistic mindset in its contents.Most mortals walk into…-- Nifilhema -- Our Lady of Iron Maiden,Weeping Amaranth,Turn Thine cruel eye to the Fold,Submit unto us torments unearthlyThat we be cleansed through suffering,Our purpose…Aislynn says, "Thank you all for joining me this day to honour our Silent Lord. I ask that out of respect for the nature…The mark of a paragon of the Collective is absolute devotion to not only the Collective itself, but also its ideals, accompanied by the…INTRODUCTIONDavyn Feyranti was the youngest son of Dalthani Feyranti, and he chose a path separate from the rest of the family.Little was known about his… THE OUROBORIAN PRIESTESS *** PART I : THE RITUAL A bank of oppressive fog rolls into the room.A proud viscanti emerges from the haze. Holding herself…Scarlet Dreams The blood, she runs,The anger, she burns,The love, she smoulders,The passion, she bleeds,The Will, she forms. All of these form the Scarlet,All and much…Tonight I desire a leper,yes, let it be known. A wrecked thing. The carrion beetleswould even find yougrotesque and yet Isee that beauty, thatWyrden skin…Journal entry 9 - 3 Juliary 309 CEReconnaisance was my job today, to venture forth and make an update on the area.Very little information…The paths of Mysrai are manyfold, each a different way to find ourselves, and through that, find ourselves drawing ever closer to our most…