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"Faith, Hope, and Charity" Cast of Characters: Alakar i'Xiia, Master of the Asylum Ceria Inalai Nacal Dekoven Corrin, an Asylum patient an Asylum doctor…A simple gift is all they wish, as they flit and fly about. Sprites do love a Mother's leaf, and hate it when you…Chapter 3 ========= "I really think this is a waste of our time sweetest." A condescending smile touched Aandra's lips as she listened amused…I play with sound and silence, I, the hated, I the scorned. I play from my heart, You hear nothing but dissonance. I could…+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | the first month ESTAR middle winter | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Estar is named for Estarra, the Eternal, the Goddess in whom dwell |…The following is an Exerpt from the book 'The Discerning Palate: A True Gourmet's Guide to Sapient Flavours of the Basin', from the chapter…The chill Roarkian wind whistled down through the Engine, circling the city as it lashed the tents of the Gloaming with icy blasts, cold…It was meant to be a routine trading mission. "Queen! The module, it's-" A crackling over the channel, sharp, deafening, followed by the acrid…Part One: Birth Warmth and darkness surrounded the small entity. Secure within its physical limitations, the tiny sentience sent forth tendrils of consciousness, barely…The young Furrikin settled into his untidy nest of a bed. "Bedtime story, yay!" he squealed, bringing a tired smile to the eyes of…The history of Fatalistic traditions and practices within Magnagora goes hand in hand with its very evolution â€" from inception to its current stage.…A nightmare in Xion. The silence aboard the Snow Arrow is deafening. Only the heavy breathing of the crew can be heard where it…-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Wyrden Flux -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- written and directed by Ambassador Druken Inseira, Aria of the Dark Harmony recorded on 23rd Dvarsh 197 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Follow a…"What is this...?" the child asks intrigued, reaching out... Corpulent drops of rain slid down the leaden glass panes of the window in thick,…Thunkin's heart is beating heavily. When he accepted the invitation to join the Snow arrow crew, he was hoping that he wouldn't have to…O Lovely Rose Quintessence of beauty! Only yesterday You danced in the whispering wind; Today, Cupped in my hands Are your golden petals your…-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Quarter written by Lendren Starfall Being an account of an extraordinary day, seen from four viewpoints, none of them the whole truth. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-…Reminiscent of memories "And in 16th place, Snow arrow, who will be the last ship to advance to the next round." To say that…Coarse gravel crunched under Nerele's feet as he moved along the path, striding towards the distant hut. The path behind him wound throughout a…(or: a story of Sister Sthai d'Iasani, Petal of the Amaranth) The pages are ivory and grey as they flutter from her fingers. A…The Quiet Lullaby ======================== Lulla, lulla, lullaby, Warm and safe the baby lies. Feast of carmine, tears of red, the ravens honour all the…-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Quarter written by Lendren Starfall Being an account of an extraordinary day, seen from four viewpoints, none of them the whole truth. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-…Snip and snap and snip again! my shears by candlelight shall cut a song of love and loss from linen snowy white. The story…little bat winged child singing young-life songs -- seeking collective shards, of elder's essence splintered, i wonder do you recognise your maker? through blood…Inner Sea In the deep darkness of the Inner Sea, Where light is scarce, save from the lantern fish, Below the dolphins, princes leaping…-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Quarter written by Lendren Starfall Being an account of an extraordinary day, seen from four viewpoints, none of them the whole truth. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-…Love's Labours Mocked a play by Lyla Oubliette Cast: Ardan, a young Viscanti male Melyna, a merian priestess Darkan, a warlike Viscanti lord Tysne,…-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MAW OF GREED authored and scribed by Hadrian =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- "Come to us," the charming little faeling said to me. Her coterie nodded…The anatomy of broken dreams, Scales that fall from eyes at last. Cunning wind and cunning weft, Scholar's pen, assassin's neck. A cold wind…---------------------------------------------------------------------- Waxing Crescent: ...now is my dawning, and I shall grow through her... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The girl stands in a line with others, watching the…---------------------------------------------------------------------- A Tangled Maze of Webs by Tacita Inseira ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The curtains rise to reveal the stage unnaturally plain. Where an elegant backdrop might…Here I provide a selection of poems and writings, each one a study of a different poetic form. Taking different elements of the Wilde…The seasons change in other shades on Planes other than ours And while the forest in the North has cloaked Herself in browns. While…Report #78457 NOTICE: THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN CENSORED BY ORDER OF THE STAR COUNCIL. SENSITIVE INFORMATION HAS BEEN REMOVED. Brief: The following is a…-All I See- From the cities of shadows To the bastion of Light. From the Taint and the hunger, To the dawning of day.…You may not know it to look at me, but I'm the Warlord. Really. Wielding the power of the Tainted Earth, I run the…-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- All Together Now a comedy by Lendren Starfall -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SCENE Aetherplex: The spherical chamber is formed from a hollow geode comprised of dozens…===ACT 1=== =SCENE ONE= SCENE Porch: This well-proportioned porch lies attached to the regal mansion atop a cliff, overlooking the isolated road which flows…I present here two poems, each with its own perspective of the same situation. Not a silver of shadow filtered through the somber hazel…why do you weep she asked i could not raise my head for the pain for beauty, i said beauty? then you must weep…The cold, tainted air bit at my skin as the Ritualist called us forth before the great black gates of the Silent Cathedral. Many…-------------------------- | Furrikin Blues | -------------------------- My fur is wet! My fur is wet! My fur is really, really wet! I shake and shake…E E F V M U E B Weave of time and warp of thread E u O F R W I T E…Fundamental nine: Combined, imbued in all things More than just blessings. NATURE Acorns become trees Cross hillsides, seeking the sky Trees become acorns. CHAOS…Night falls on Magnagora, and the gaslamps in the city streets are flaring to life one by one beneath the smog in blue-tongued light,…-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Thunk by Lendren Starfall -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SCENE Five: The stage is bare apart from five dark-skinned children in the center. The cheerful strains of…Emirie in Aetherspace: Chapter VII: A note from Yellow Everyone has the capacity for doing what is good. Being good is the natural state…+====================================================================+ N I H I L I S T I C F U N D A M E N T A L S O…