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Rite of the Mask by Thul, Son of Tae Deep in the caverns of the Glomdoring, there stands a garden without life. Barely visible…It was the peak of the high season, and at the grandest of the ballrooms, with gold chandeliers and gleaming green marble, the highest…Wreathed in ethereal mists, she flits To and fro, and side to side. Her slender form, a gentle caress, Light as the breeze supporting…The pursuit of Purpose "I sit on this rock as i attempt to perceive reality. Father Sun rose in the morning and now sets…She stares with hardened grace Queen of darkness, saving face Though daggers gleam and eyes watch Slitted and bloody with dress blotched Angered with…This narrative is the first in a series of documented adventures of Picadilly Silverleaf, affectionately known as "Pic." Who is Picadilly Silverleaf you ask?…There once was a girl in the Wilde Who laughed and played and smiled She was always flying on her broom You could never…Here's to an adventurer, The finest, so I'm told. There's no merian as daring, As adventurous, as bold. Hail to young Aloldyne, So bravely…Slumped over at my favourite table in the common room of the Paunchy Pilgrim, I woke to the sound of a noisy figurine battle,…**Prologue** It is almost shameful, now, looking at these pages now… to see to what levels I was reduced… In retrospect I guess we're…Treachery "Lead me to you?" The words barely escaped Emirie's lips before Mind lunges forward and makes a jabbing motion towards Emirie. There is…Palest flesh entwined with dark, Enchanting voice that all must hark. Enthrallment gained in shadow's flight - There is no beauty but in Night.…Isn't that the way of things? You're all finally well, and it's pouring outside. Well, you're all in luck... Old Bear Thul has a…Being born into the bosom of one of the Great Houses of Magnagora is never an easy thing. Taking one's life from the Matriarch…'Tis the way that it is 'Tis the way that it's been From time immemorial For years upon end In the tiny village of…Out from the dust and flame, Once again a proud noble being, To roam free or to be tamed To breathe fire and send…Introduction: With the discovery of the lost cosmic planes, I seek to transcribe histories and literature that will be referred to in the future…A Treatise on Consent and Suffering - A Study of the Teachings of Lady Nifilhema, Queen of Insufferable Cruelty Written by Isabel, Prophet to…I walk through Sombre streets, Where up above The sombre grey Sky sits With its murky Wispy clouds, Puffs of grey And some white.…---------------------------------------- | The Healer's Compendium | ---------------------------------------- A dissertation of the methodology behind healing, practical applications, and understanding of the healing arts. As written…Power seems to corrupt anyone. The thought crosses Thunkin's mind as everyone around him scurries to return to their position. He had seen it…[The small book in which the following text was written was found at the bottom of the Glomdoring chasm, as if it had been…I chanced upon a silver tree once, in aeons past. Out of the bushes, I'd stumbled free, hoping for shelter at last - For…Descended of Treeheart and all she brewed amassed the magick of forests, anewed A Tree to the North, to guard the Stag a beacon…Second opinion Before I joined the crew of the Snow Arrow I felt highly uncertain that it was a wise idea. I am just…I saw you in a midnight dream, a lyre o’er your arm hung, a note as clear as moonlight lying hidden on your tongue…-I- "Diedricht has returned." My mother's serene words could not quell the sheer exhilaration that enveloped me at that moment. My brother had returned;…It was old, perhaps a few hundred years old. It was made completely of silver, tarnished to a dirty black and intricately carved with…I could scarcely believe my ears. The words “It's Mind†echoed through my ears as I began to recall the story my daughter had…----====#### Introduction ####====---- Tarot has been looked upon as a method of inflicting various effects on an opponent, increasing one’s own abilities and of…It was winter in the righteous principality of New Celest, the familiar ocean breezes of the Inner Sea carrying with them an unfamiliar chill.…'twixt Flake and bloom I ply my art With 'nary a glance my way. For they and I, I play my part, So heed…I was sitting at one of the desks lined neatly along the study room of the Tower of Dark Fates, pouring over numerous textbooks…I ponder the marble block before me, hands trailing down the sides to mark where I might cut the stone away. The room was…Third round Emirie jumps carefully from foot to foot, looking over the crowd one more time. It was almost time for the final elimination…This is the beginning of a work by Revan n'Kylbar to honour his Lord, Morgfyre and to spread His doctrine throughout the Basin. -…ONE It cannot be endured, he said It has gone on too long, she said What's good will all be ruined, he said What…Now draw a circle in the Earth And stand inside the center there And stand as those about you glare These Geomancers, too-aware Now…I put It to my ear And listened well And straightaway, like a bell, Came low and clear The slow, sad murmur of far…Words are like oyster shells. Many see only their outer hardness, But the wise hold and open them And sometimes find within them hidden…Spiders creeping, not a sound Forest darkening, all around Day will fade and night will come Shadows for those chosen sons Stars shine while…"Drink!" With the first call of the night, I felt my heart racing. This was it; the chance to prove myself. I peered inquistively…Fighting back and forth City versus Forest Battling until the dawn Forest versus City Crusades erupt on Prime Moving to Cosmic and Ethereal New…Manifesto of the Midnight Legion ====Legionnaire’s Creed==== We of the Midnight Legion, the sovereign military guard of Magnagora, do hereby swear our allegiance to…Chapter 1 ========= The whitewashed room was comfortably spacious and lavishly appointed with luminous pearl furniture that reflected the light with a warm halo.…Chapter One of Two. She screams into the night as I make my incision, cutting deep into her lower abdomen with a single steel…Our aethership has settled into a steady orbit around the unknown, uncharted aetherbubble. For the moment, all is quiet, other than the gentle hum…Year 543 "They are going where they shouldn't even stick their noses, if you ask me." "Kaila, dear, your being harsh, aren't you? Emperor…