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======================== A Tyrant's Tragic Tale = ======================== -------- Prologue -------- Heed my call, o spirits of Moon, Grant me your voices, all your wit,…I am Hatred: I am shadowed. My patience never ending. My touch is cool and calm. I linger in the darkest corners of your…"Ey, a pence fer t' lad, e's dancing wif t' Viscountess!" I turned to look. We all turned to look. After all, it's not…Riddles, offered with a humble heart in discovery - or remembrance - of a fresh new world. 1: I sing in the wind, I…-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Separate Lives -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- by Lendren Starfall -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- An extravaganza of music and dance, of love, longing, and Fate. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Cast, In Order of…A Lament to the Eternal Sages O! Lady Maylea, Rainbow Maiden of the Bloom Where are the lovely days long past before misty haze…"Why are you barefoot?" Inside, I sighed with irritation. Outside, I thinned my lips slightly and focused the utmost of my attention on a…The Sundering A Brief Family History The Talnaras are a family whose history is entwined with that of the Serenwilde. In the archives of…-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Rossinon -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- written and directed by Lendren Starfall, Cuirr Arrane -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- A vignette of self-discovery and exploration. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Cast Rossinon ...................................................... Lendren -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-…Benevolence: A Historic Supposition of the i'Xiia Asylum's Inception. Characters: Alakar i'Xiia, Master of the Asylum Ceria Inalai, Matron of the Asylum Nacal Dekoven,…But a moment to the sky, and the threshold beyond. Effortless, searing, white against endless blue - But a moment to the Havens, and…Emirie has never been a very spiritual individual, and has always trusted her own power and ability rather than the powers of some powerful…-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Torn Apart From Within by Lendren Starfall -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Cast (in order of appearance) Jhoana Laroune Methleshen d'Rekknet Wenden Rathlann y'Evesten -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Produced in…The Lady of Wings, Compassion's Own, Turned Her back upon the world. Spreading wings, flew into the Void, Her face averted, Her wounds unhealed.…The constant dripping of unclean water from the ceiling of the damp chamber was muffled by the excited murmurs of six slimy illithoid children,…What, why do you cry? Oh dear, Isanya has mocked you because she thinks you not beautiful? Well, never mind that, my dear little…Chapter 3: A new world. A blinding headache is Emirie's first clue that she is still alive. Her head pounds, her arms ache and…ALL IN DUE TIME: PART ONE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Written by Bellarin PART ONE: ~~~~~~~~~ I'd like to remember that day in Avechary as a rainy…Chapter 2: Troublesome Aethers Emirie places the last plate on the table before she steps back to admire her work. She did it very…'Twas the eve afore Solstice And throughout Celest The mood was quite joyous As the sun sank in the west. In a nondescript barrack…Silken darkness whispers across the wood Shadowed leaves rustle beneath wind's caress Silently, Night draws round her sable hood And spreads her starstruck shroud…From the Ashes A true story of recent events, as recollected by Terakh Feyranti. Cast of Characters: The youth: Terakh Malikar Obscu Ralanbek The…All was darkness and rushing water, and the chirping of bugs. Eyelids fluttering, he stirred briefly, uncertainly, a low, animal whimper coming from his…Raindrop falling past A dream held within each one Searching for my own Raindrop falling past A thousand would-be futures Searching for my own…I can see an endless sea stretching far and wide, From the starry-eyed reflections in its depths I cannot hide. The elemental water feels…"The Marquessa will see you shortly." Six months and seven days in the Fields of Nil, and I'd been relegated to cooling my heels…In honour of the many people whose skills aid us in our daily lives. ------------------------------------------------- The Tailor I come into the sewing circle with…Will you come and walk with me? Silver forests beckoning. Nestled between leaf and tree, Is forgotten reckoning; Sun and shadows shifting free, Seasons…She walks through the streets of the Capitol, Seeking what? She does not know. In her work, knowledge she sought to extol, In order…"Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you...La Donna!" The announcer, a portly, overbearing viscanti, bowed and deferred quickly off. As he slunk out stage left,…- Cookies, Cookies - Cookies, cookies, heated nice and hot. Cookies, cookies, iced with ire and hate. Cookies, cookies, feed them to a tot,…The room was lit only faintly. A candle by the bed, and a candle by the mirror. Those in the windows were left unlit,…A tale of the Rise of the first Vernal God, and of love ensnared in destiny's web. ----------------- Characters ----------------- Gorob Lyrea el'Arai Lord…On the morn of the first day of Vestian, in the year four hundred and ninety-eight of the Holy Celestian Empire, the first and…"Shattered Hands", By Ur'Marshal Karnagan De'Unnero, the Implacable Chapter 4: Anomalous Readings 13th of Gorgani, in the 543rd year of the Imperial Empire. Twenty-five…================== Chapter XIV: Sacrifices ================== Wind gathered about the gathering within the Glomdoring Forest, catching along stray leaves to shatter them against the hungry…Lady Nifilhema, Queen of Insufferable Cruelty Lost upon Nil, wanders an aquamancer mage Any direction you may turn, any path you may take Demon…The day before solstice is snowy, and the sky is slate-grey like the brooding rock of the mountains. I wake to the sound of…End of Chapter 5: The gears in the machine on the floor begin to pick up speed, and the singing of the angels rises…[The following is the annotated journal of an unknown Hartstone Druid, found and transcribed by Zia Talnara in the year 194.] Walking through the…"Demonic Presence" The Holy Emanations of Shallamar once exhibited every quiet grace and precept that Celestia stood for. As all know, the spread of…------------------------------- Acknor's Shadow ------------------------------- Characters Ellory Pufftail, a furrikin maiden Avren Pufftail, the baby furrikin Delatini Pufftail, the furrikin matron Yojimbo Buntz, the apothecary…To Pursue the Sun and Moon Fables are the window to imagination. =-=-= CAST: =-=-= Grandmother Jiini Grandson Granddaughter Mother Night Father Sun Mitul,…------THE FAITHFUL------ Empty, passing, turned away- Fading, leaving, lost to time. A single face fades in the night- Red and black to gray, then…The Act A play by Ashai Cast Lhiagh, the Knife Lhiach, the Blade Mother Night Act the First Equally Different [Setting . In the…~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |\ /| |_\ /_| |__\ Pixie Dust /__| |__/ by Zia Talnara \__| |_/ \_| |/ \| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A play about the usefulness…It began with a tantalizing thought and ended with the taste of steel... =-*-= Piercing cries of agony reverberated off the murky walls of…The year was calm, the land at peace, basking in a time of ease; the woodland lived up to its name: serene and wild,…