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Bardic
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As I stand here by the Pool memories come unbidden, Flowing like the tides, their intentions deeply hidden. Wars and alliances both flash before…In the hazy shallow depths of sterile screams she wilts away in the sacred grove. Filled with absence, this void, she reaches within the…Epithets of disgust followed me from the local furrikin children as I wandered my village of Estelbar. "Freak!" was a common title bestowed upon…This tome was discovered half-buried in one of the lesser House crypts, in the Bonehoard of Magnagora. Encrusted with gravedirt and scarcely legible, it…Some would speak of faraway lands happily chasing childhood dreams; Others may delve into blistering sands in search of Tzaraziko's Hand. But as for…============== |Form a Hypothesis| ============== "For every fact there is an infinity of hypotheses, and for every hypothesis an infinity of realities." 12th of…Introduction Likely the first thing any pilot will tell you about aetherspace is that it is large. The swirling aether which cradles the Basin…Inside these fires of rage subside but for a moment in Your presence. Outside these clouds of rain overwhelm most of my days to…Far beyond the boundaries of the sheltering mountains which encircle the Basin of Life, there is a narrow valley, ringed in by rocky ridges…The soft sound of droplets falling from the roof onto the cold stonefloor of the aetherplex is the only relief of the otherwise deafening…Sighing heavily, the old beggar continued his solitary rounds of the dusty streets of Magnagora. He was every bit the quintessential stereotype: his clothes…Once upon an otherwise sleepy Roarkian eve, whilst I poked at an equally sleepy squirrel, I heard - and the trees did with me…Let us recall the tale Of the reveller and the wren Our reveller danced the night away Then retired to his den He awoke…-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Cipher Part Zero: Substitution by Lendren Starfall -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Cast (in order of appearance) Commissar Emma Fairquillion ..................... spymaster of Hallifax Dr. Penn Taroch…Submission -=-=-=-=-=-=- A play long-promised to an inspiring and greatly missed friend, by Comrade Ushaara. Characters =-=-=-=-=-=-= o Major Xicat Taroch . . .…----The Mighty Oak---- There once was an oak tree who was tall and strong, with sturdy limbs and healthy leaves, with a canopy so…Enveloped by the lulling strains of waltz, we dance, my beloved and I. The other couples twist and turn around us, never pausing, like…Sai's eyes droop and he cannot stop himself from yawning--"rrrrrwwwwwaaaaaawwwwwwuuhhhhhh," the dracnari indulges, exhaling a whorl of steam which dances ghostily in the crisp…---------- One ---------- The hallway was long and dark, with bookshelves along one wall, and a long line of portraits along the other. The…It is strange to live in a world that is not made for you. Everything here is so very big. When I sit at…A call of arm, attention, and salute while a crowd gathers the streets of pollute. The ceremony of honour awaits to begin; Discipline and…Herein lies recorded excerpts from the observational notes of one Loosin Helsiric Splitwing, beginning on the twenty-first of Vestian, two hundred and eighty years…Some have asked me what I like to do in my spare time - Besides dreaming at the Moonhart Mother Tree, or trying to…“So, here we are.” The city of Endel stretches out before them. A towering keep of stone surrounded by large walls, and beyond that…It was always a time of excitement when the troupe of bards would pay a visit to our village. Several days of festivity would…so proud you are, yet shrouded behind veils of shadow - though we know so much of you as mother night envelops you, caresses…Wandering down tangled forestal trails towards a faint cursing up ahead; (A Hartstone druid surrounded by totems about to revert to their natural state!)…Herein lies recorded excerpts from the observational notes of one Loosin Helsiric Splitwing, beginning on the twenty-first of Vestian, two hundred and eighty years…Strength of a furrikin Once you could get up, and look right in the mirror. Grinning at the image of one who is a…"So..." Luc eyes the Power standing before her. After pulling herself and Daf away from the Loboshigaru and Aslaran, she swiftly flew them a…~)(~ Hymn of the Wyrden Wood ~)(~ Come to me, in the shadows of the eventide Find in me, the answer to your prayers…The History of The Sakarich The history of the Basin of life is more intricate than any mortal could hope to fully comprehend. Even…He who wets the earth with tears shall reap joy. Filling the sky with pockets of windswept dust, He gives His eternal admiration to…In Part One, we find our protagonist Malikai in command of a contingent of Dawn Brigade troops, preparing to defend their position from a…When all hope seems lost, Within the Basin of Life When the Taint comes to fruition, And we all pay the cost. There is…The atmosphere around Luc and Daf is decidedly cool. No words or glances are shared between them, and instead both of them continue onwards…Beauty and the Beast "Will you marry me?" The words, so simple and few, yet so powerful, echo in my mind as I look…Drip. Drip. Drip. The blindness persisted for hours. It was unsettling, to feel the molding cave palpitate around me and to lack the sight…A forbidden love, between Aslaran and Human. So innocent and pure, just like a dove Yet what more can they do then? Furred paw…Dracnari mystics are renowned for their cryptic sayings. The supplicants who visit them often depart no more enlightened than they arrived as the mystics…"In Search of Glory" Major Characters: Lord Norrith Ranier Sir Sturin Dreymis Sir Idrian Valentre SCENE I Silence overtakes the stage as a soft,…...A Tale of Imperfections... Chapter One: Perhaps if I were lucidian, my lack of a heart could be forgiven. But alas, a trill is…To and for you, my love Always together, push or shove Your support takes me high Through the clouds passing by. Never do I…A One Act Play CAST: Lunesah Scarletfeather (costume: bard) Her head feathers piled high upon her head, this youthful trill girl has a bright…To this date, I still don't know why he was crying when I woke up that morning, looking up at his gentle face in…The Gnodfather was thwarted, But no peace attained, For though he had lost, The Seals had been drained. Ascension was coming And the Soulless…My father was a great man. There is no arguing this and I have neither reason nor inclination to do so. I have been…There once was an epic Gnafian plot To subvert the Seals and spread stony rot The heart of Solstice, fetters of ice! Simple vengeance…