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Deep satin shadow steals stealthily over the Basin as Mother Night descends and shrouds the land in her cool embrace. The mindless twittering of…Runner UpCrow’s FlightSilferrasOctober 2006Sunlit trees, verdant greens, babbling brooks, and buzzing bees summer forest - what joy it brings. Mother Moonhart watches o'er young and old and…Runner UpSeasons of GreenRhosynOctober 2006A subtle strum on a silvery string brings about echoes of shadows set forth to spring From the fingertips of mine own hand the…Runner UpThe Composition of Cacophony’s SongNeavirOctober 2006Tzarin 4 - Sunny - - - - - - - - - How boring. I have to sit here and write in this…Runner UpA Faerie TaleVixSeptember 2006An homage the dark beauty of Glomdoring, set to three different rhythms. *************************************************** Song of Glomdoring ------------------ Upon the Drums, the viscid shadows crawl.…Runner UpNight RhythmsNirrtiSeptember 2006For weeks the blasted, pitted remnants of the Engine of Change had been plagued by the most extravagantly destructive sandstorms it had ever experienced:…Runner UpThe SnakeIblisSeptember 2006======== Prologue ======== To my readers, It is quite well known that I am not much of a fighter. I prefer to ponder, explore,…Runner UpThe Gloriana: River of TimeMarzolanSeptember 2006One warm, Dioni night, Whispers were riding the breeze, Speaking of a raid To slay Demon Lords with ease. And Celest made ready for…Runner UpLeft BehindExeryteAugust 2006Immutability glints in the depths of the cerulean-deep deluge of seas The thunderous waves dissolve into foam and the salty spray blesses the breeze…Runner UpMercurial WatersAriandrAugust 2006=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= THE EARTEHN CODEX =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= Written by: Reyn d'Murani. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Table Of Contents subject Prologue Taint- Definition The Pillars The Earth Lords Lord Gorgulu,…Runner UpThe Earthen CodexNarsesAugust 2006So deeply buried in blood, A meridian's move is lone. In the letter a lump of earth, The holy light and windy gale, The…Runner UpWhy do angels fall?CallusAugust 2006Author's Note: This story is part of a collection of tales regarding the birth of faelings, once told by the Elfen of the Gloriana,…Runner UpMonaghen’s BrideNirrtiJuly 2006Hot, steamy tears fell into the calm waters of Honeysap Lake late one night. A young furrikin kneeled on the shore by a small…Runner UpThe Furrikin without FurVixJuly 2006The sussuration of leaves as they rustle over earth dark with the blood of the world and musky with the scent of the eons…Runner UpSong of the WyrdSilferrasJuly 2006So far I have written pieces that only concentrated on Celest and the Light. While Part 2 of Retrospectrum is still in the works,…Runner UpThe Tainting of the GlorianaCallusJuly 2006THE RETROSPECTRUM ========= - Part 1 ========= **Note that this is a work of fiction based in Lusternia's world.** Chapter 1 He was running…Runner UpRetrospectrum – Part 1CallusJune 2006Forward - The following is not a work of fiction. I (that is, Iblis d'Murani) stumbled upon a surprisingly well-preserved book located in the…Runner UpThe Other GodsIblisJune 2006Have you seen the way the great, black dragons mate? No longer viscous beasts, But passionate lovers, Melting the air around them. Entwined. They…Runner UpHave You?LoweJune 2006-]1[- "I hate this forest," Archon l'Argent muttered for the eighth time. His once pristine white robes were now filthy, torn, and minus half…Runner UpDaughter of MossleafThulMay 200620th of Avechary, 56 years after the coming of Estarra: the Krokani have spotted countless strangers wandering their lands in the southern mountains and…Runner UpThe Death CountKarrackMay 2006Taurians have always hunted wolves and foxes for food. Sometimes there was even a pup that was saved by the Taurians that were grown…Runner UpThe CurseYunikoMay 2006This tale was documented by Baylen, a scribe in the service of the Geomancers' guild. Let it be known that all figures mentioned gave…Runner UpRight Of PassageNarsesMay 2006The sun was fierce today. Having spent most of his life shielded from nature by the vaulted ceilings and mural-lined walls of the palace…Runner UpSalvation of the LostDerianApril 2006I left on this passage in the hopes of answering a few questions that I've long possessed, questions about my past. I've been haunted…Runner UpA Trial of NightValarienApril 2006-|1|- "What's on your mind, brother?" Talbo just shook his head in reply, still staring up at Avechna's Peak looming off in the distance.…Runner UpThe Brothers Half-BloodThulApril 2006This is a firsthand account of the pivotal day in the series of events that have come to be known as the Secrets of…Runner UpAssault of the EmpressNeerthMarch 2006Editors are an interesting specimen. Their uptight hounding of authors as well as their generally dissatisfied outlook forces me to conclude that the old…Runner UpThe Best Laid Plans: A Gejira Oroun AdventureCatarinMarch 2006The song of wood Growing still green Beckoning along I A dream serene Sylvan glades Tranquil groves Harts path first I went A circled…Runner UpThoughts of faithMoralisMarch 2006"look into the waters Reyn!" "I did, I saw nothing!" "Try harder, see your reflection…the fluidity and strength" "All I see is the ground…Runner UpBlood RemembersNarsesFebruary 2006We were content. The Isle of Celest was our home It flourished in the heart of the Crystal Sea Our land pulsed with prosperity…Runner UpAmidst the Despairing SeaExeryteFebruary 2006It must be a dream, like my whole life, The path I choose within the darkness. The shadows swirl, control my actions, My mind…Runner UpThe pathDeasFebruary 2006They say that in your final moments of breath, your life stretches out before you, a hole in infinity, where you experience every moment,…Runner UpThe Collision of Two Souls: Part 1RaizanJanuary 2006Devourer of souls was the foul Gorgulu With insatiable hunger for fae "We shall slay!" Erion cried as he traveled unto The blessed celestial…Runner UpThe Fae Girl’s StoryIraenJanuary 2006Chapter One: Ruins I don't know by what whim I chose to travel to the ruins of Climanti. Perhaps I thought the experience might…Runner UpClimanti, the Jewelled CityNihmrielJanuary 2006Before time or space Before light and dark Before movement Before anything There was nothing A stray thought miraculously conceived And a divine flicker…Runner UpThe Four AgesRaizanDecember 2005The day was carried towards an end - Father Sun descending below the horizon in search for his mate - the Basin falling back…Runner UpStar-crossed Lovers: A Montage of FateAleronDecember 2005In what appears to be becoming something of an alarming habit, I am apologizing once more. As I perused the first part of my…Runner UpThe Dawning: Part TwoCatarinDecember 2005The village looked lifeless, the only movement noticeable was the waterwheel of the mill to the east. No door was opened, each window was…Runner UpA Strategy of LightVaeriasDecember 2005As he lowered himself heavily into the hot bath that had been prepared for him, Emperor Landantine VII, ruler of the known world, finally…Runner UpProject Soulforce: the Lost StoryDerianNovember 2005Into the darkness I did step, Abandoned memories while I wept, Then heard someone speak my name, I knew I'd never be the same,…Runner UpExiting the Portal of FateIalieNovember 2005The Discerning Necromancer: Part I The Glomdoring Commune The southern woods of Glomdoring are ripe with delicious beasties of every sort, ranging from the…Runner UpThe Discerning Necromancer: Part IKahazulNovember 2005Karla transversed through the rift to Ethereal, and everyone followed her. Her body was numb. She began to dread the seconds that passed within…Runner UpDouble Betrayal, part IIIYunikoNovember 2005Dark was the night many years in the past When we huddled in fair Gloriana, Our minds full of anguish and fear unsurpassed As…Runner UpExodus of the CentaurIraenOctober 2005Emerald green hair caressed by the breeze that stole through the trees around her, Sulan Ia'ver seemed a statue to any who saw her…Runner UpA Home for the HuntedDerianOctober 200521st of Vestian , 201 years after the Coming of Estarra. Dear Emperor, I have yet been able to get to Cael, and I…Runner UpDouble Betrayal, Part IIYunikoOctober 2005"Marilynth, you know what you must do!" Holy Mother Glaruda had screamed, from beneath the Pool of Stars. Above, Emperor Ladantine reached towards his…Runner UpA New DawnTrakisSeptember 2005There is a certain painful irony to how quickly a sentient being turns to rash, ignorant bravado when faced with something outside the realm…Runner UpSomething LostAsharSeptember 2005The portals of fate affect each of us differently. One effect we all share to some degree however. A distortion of some sort, affecting…Runner UpDark recollectionsNarsesSeptember 2005