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Sundry tanka by Xiran Stormcrow, from 601 to 625 CE. Rites ----- To: T -19th of Kiani, 604 CE- Sanctum circled thrice in refractions…
"Discerning between true and untrue perspectives is the root of Wisdom." Lady Maylea, the Tenets of Quietude ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Content warning: This work of cautionary…
Without warning, the earth erupted, quaking with a fury that tore across the Basin of Life. The ground's loud roar deafened all other sounds,… We're baaaaaaaaaaaaack! To be fair, we never really were GONE, per se, just...Well, it's a long story involving a writing retreat in the Shifting…----------------------------Dramatis Personae----------------------------Madame SYLVIE, of the Chateau d'AmourLISETTE Tautou, a young womanANEIRA, a MoondancerSir ARCHIBALD Prescott, a knightCountess CECELIA, of StewartsvilleLord MONTGOMERY Estenborough, a noblemanLady…She came alive in a library, nerves awakening with a fiery blaze as awareness flooded her mind, and she screamed. Birth is never easy,… ----------------- Dedication ----------------- Much has been said of the Ellindel Arboretum as the foremost example of gardening and horticulture in the Basin, though for…Coronuli, crowned with honeyed light, restless fae of flickering flame, child of the Sun, in twirling flight casts fire below as his impish game.… The Web of Fear: A Tale of the Black Rabbit Enlay was not supposed to be here, of this he was certain. But this time…FLIGHT AND FORTUITYA Play in Three Acts CAST Angelique Standing at the cusp of womanhood, Angelique carries herself with a confident bearing, her straight shoulders drawn back… The Tower of Silence A Tale of the Black Rabbit She ran as fast as she could manage, frantically scrambling across the heath in her effort…I recently heard the most marvelous story from a harlot. She heard it from a monk who was not terribly enthusiastic about his vows,…Virtue is the result of self-control. Wild passions lead people todestruction, deviancy, and disobedience. Therefore the civilized soul isin a state of perpetual war…Hue distribution of the Hallifaxian lucidian populationA random sample of mid to upper caste adult (age 16 or greater) Hallifaxian lucidians were surveyed regarding…The Wyrdenwoodby Versalean ====ONE==== Once, the womb of Fate opened and threw a faeling into the Basin of Life, and within him warred both virtue and… The Black Rabbit of Glomdoring: Part 1By Stratas Shee-Slaugh Enlay wasn't supposed to be here alone, of this he was certain. Part of that was… The Triumph of GlomdoringA recital of Wyrden MajestyBy Stratas Shee-SlaughForeword:It seems at this point an aeon ago that the events of this glory-filled month… The stage's lights brighten only marginally as the curtain rises,revealing the illithoid Nyggoth standing in a dark cavern, surroundingby a crowd of miserable illithoid… (~ Chapter One: The Idea ~)While the nobles squabbled and discussed the upcoming election, the urchins of the streets of Magnagora jeered and snickered…A script, by ~S. Nightshade - CAST OF CHARACTERS (not in order of appearance):Roderick (notated as ROD.):Swarthy and with a raven-hooked mien, this elfen man stands…Quiet Harmony: Reflections on Lord Nocht and the HarbingersBy Stratas Shee-Slaugh --Songs and Silence: An Introduction--As Mother Night spreads her dark shroud over the skies,…On the Selection of Fungi Suitable for Long-Term Cultivation within the Undercity The ability to consume meat, the physical makeup of mortals and animals,… There is an unusual fae who travels ethereal Glomdoring with knob-bent fingers and limbs all bone. When one comes to barter with her they…BOOK ONEPlague in the city, such is my bleak themedeath in the streets, the weeping and wailingof the badly afflicted, I'll sing of their…Ante-Hoc Material-Contract Temporal CorrectionThe Use of Temporal Manipulation To Utilize Future Preparedness in Present AdversityA work by Zitto Shevat, Doctoral Candidate of the Matrix…An Overview of the Various Migrant’s Disorders This work was commissioned by one Mimie of Hallifax, an immigrant herself who had only a few… *~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~, Contents: I. ForewordII. Notable SaintsIII. CanonisationIV. InsightV. ConclusionVI. Bibliography *~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~, I. These studies were based solely on the more ancient practises. Practises are subject to change between…TRINITIES AND ENDLESS CYCLESAlaksanteri Elithysius *** - We value the Tainting of our beings for it truly freed us from the grasp of the weak,… "This won't work, Marcus. You can't have yellow ink on yellow paper, nobody will be able to see it. What? We still need to…I shall sing of the packs that served in the spireshow they came to be, how they were ralliedby old Maka himself, and the…The Disappearance of Sako Tleem Cast: Gumpty Wattle, a helper gnomeKioul, Culinary WarriorMaendwen Syllamn, a lovesick elfen cookWehka Waykhu, the greatest detective of all timeGertrine the…A Personal Account of the Founding of the Ebonguard:Written by its founder Daganev Treeripper They say some people live in the past, having not accomplished…The Loboshigaru race has a long and honorable history in Hallifax. While their population in the modern era is minimal, in the past Hallifax…The Moon, her course through the heavens steersWe, with hope, follow her guiding lightTo dance the turning of the yearsThrough sorrows that throng, through…Dreams are a unique thing, everyone has them, and each dream is different. For me, the Dreaming means more. Every Dream has a meaning,…The Chateau d'Amour In a gorgeous, fragrant salon at the Chateau d'Amour lounges the equally gorgeous and fragrant Madame Sylvie, the Chatelaine. She is…The Greatest of All Possible Triumphs Cast:Etorix Roko, a scientist of HallifaxSelluhani Valush, a princess of Celest (the bride)Sir Okero Kamore, a knight of CelestPhabgafo…It is both necessary and proper that the deeds of the Collective'sheroes be recorded and remembered. Their stories have the potential toplace children on…I sing of glories won by the tip of the spear,of great deeds done, and greater words spoken,yet I sing not of lords, nor…
"Discerning between true and untrue perspectives is the root of Wisdom." Lady Maylea, the Tenets of Quietude ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Content warning: This work of cautionary…Without warning, the earth erupted, quaking with a fury that tore across the Basin of Life. The ground's loud roar deafened all other sounds,… We're baaaaaaaaaaaaack! To be fair, we never really were GONE, per se, just...Well, it's a long story involving a writing retreat in the Shifting…----------------------------Dramatis Personae----------------------------Madame SYLVIE, of the Chateau d'AmourLISETTE Tautou, a young womanANEIRA, a MoondancerSir ARCHIBALD Prescott, a knightCountess CECELIA, of StewartsvilleLord MONTGOMERY Estenborough, a noblemanLady…She came alive in a library, nerves awakening with a fiery blaze as awareness flooded her mind, and she screamed. Birth is never easy,… ----------------- Dedication ----------------- Much has been said of the Ellindel Arboretum as the foremost example of gardening and horticulture in the Basin, though for…Coronuli, crowned with honeyed light, restless fae of flickering flame, child of the Sun, in twirling flight casts fire below as his impish game.… The Web of Fear: A Tale of the Black Rabbit Enlay was not supposed to be here, of this he was certain. But this time…FLIGHT AND FORTUITYA Play in Three Acts CAST Angelique Standing at the cusp of womanhood, Angelique carries herself with a confident bearing, her straight shoulders drawn back… The Tower of Silence A Tale of the Black Rabbit She ran as fast as she could manage, frantically scrambling across the heath in her effort…I recently heard the most marvelous story from a harlot. She heard it from a monk who was not terribly enthusiastic about his vows,…Virtue is the result of self-control. Wild passions lead people todestruction, deviancy, and disobedience. Therefore the civilized soul isin a state of perpetual war…Hue distribution of the Hallifaxian lucidian populationA random sample of mid to upper caste adult (age 16 or greater) Hallifaxian lucidians were surveyed regarding…The Wyrdenwoodby Versalean ====ONE==== Once, the womb of Fate opened and threw a faeling into the Basin of Life, and within him warred both virtue and… The Black Rabbit of Glomdoring: Part 1By Stratas Shee-Slaugh Enlay wasn't supposed to be here alone, of this he was certain. Part of that was… The Triumph of GlomdoringA recital of Wyrden MajestyBy Stratas Shee-SlaughForeword:It seems at this point an aeon ago that the events of this glory-filled month… The stage's lights brighten only marginally as the curtain rises,revealing the illithoid Nyggoth standing in a dark cavern, surroundingby a crowd of miserable illithoid… (~ Chapter One: The Idea ~)While the nobles squabbled and discussed the upcoming election, the urchins of the streets of Magnagora jeered and snickered…A script, by ~S. Nightshade - CAST OF CHARACTERS (not in order of appearance):Roderick (notated as ROD.):Swarthy and with a raven-hooked mien, this elfen man stands…Quiet Harmony: Reflections on Lord Nocht and the HarbingersBy Stratas Shee-Slaugh --Songs and Silence: An Introduction--As Mother Night spreads her dark shroud over the skies,…On the Selection of Fungi Suitable for Long-Term Cultivation within the Undercity The ability to consume meat, the physical makeup of mortals and animals,… There is an unusual fae who travels ethereal Glomdoring with knob-bent fingers and limbs all bone. When one comes to barter with her they…BOOK ONEPlague in the city, such is my bleak themedeath in the streets, the weeping and wailingof the badly afflicted, I'll sing of their…Ante-Hoc Material-Contract Temporal CorrectionThe Use of Temporal Manipulation To Utilize Future Preparedness in Present AdversityA work by Zitto Shevat, Doctoral Candidate of the Matrix…An Overview of the Various Migrant’s Disorders This work was commissioned by one Mimie of Hallifax, an immigrant herself who had only a few… *~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~, Contents: I. ForewordII. Notable SaintsIII. CanonisationIV. InsightV. ConclusionVI. Bibliography *~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~,*~, I. These studies were based solely on the more ancient practises. Practises are subject to change between…TRINITIES AND ENDLESS CYCLESAlaksanteri Elithysius *** - We value the Tainting of our beings for it truly freed us from the grasp of the weak,… "This won't work, Marcus. You can't have yellow ink on yellow paper, nobody will be able to see it. What? We still need to…I shall sing of the packs that served in the spireshow they came to be, how they were ralliedby old Maka himself, and the…The Disappearance of Sako Tleem Cast: Gumpty Wattle, a helper gnomeKioul, Culinary WarriorMaendwen Syllamn, a lovesick elfen cookWehka Waykhu, the greatest detective of all timeGertrine the…A Personal Account of the Founding of the Ebonguard:Written by its founder Daganev Treeripper They say some people live in the past, having not accomplished…The Loboshigaru race has a long and honorable history in Hallifax. While their population in the modern era is minimal, in the past Hallifax…The Moon, her course through the heavens steersWe, with hope, follow her guiding lightTo dance the turning of the yearsThrough sorrows that throng, through…Dreams are a unique thing, everyone has them, and each dream is different. For me, the Dreaming means more. Every Dream has a meaning,…The Chateau d'Amour In a gorgeous, fragrant salon at the Chateau d'Amour lounges the equally gorgeous and fragrant Madame Sylvie, the Chatelaine. She is…The Greatest of All Possible Triumphs Cast:Etorix Roko, a scientist of HallifaxSelluhani Valush, a princess of Celest (the bride)Sir Okero Kamore, a knight of CelestPhabgafo…It is both necessary and proper that the deeds of the Collective'sheroes be recorded and remembered. Their stories have the potential toplace children on…I sing of glories won by the tip of the spear,of great deeds done, and greater words spoken,yet I sing not of lords, nor…