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One night I took a walk beneath a new moon. In that walk I happened upon a twisted path. At the entrance to the…New Celest ---------- Captured in the glow of the Pool of Stars in the wings of aquatic hummingbirds in the laughter of our children…What is the Taint? The Taint is as difficult to define as the many beings and substances that together host it in its entirety.…Chapter One: There was always something significant about the rising sun over the Star of New Celest. I especially enjoyed watching it within the…Sometimes I end up in situations where the poetic irony of it all is just too much; it overtakes me, utterly and completely. This…Father Sun has slowly risen, golden fingers through the leaves, spark the river like a prism, misted rainbows in the breeze. I saw you…A treatise on Merian cultural dominance within the history of the Holy Celestine Empire. A treatise by The Reverend Celbina, Simimi Rakona, Matron of…An Errand of Peace ----------------------------------------------------- Being a tale of the Healer Caladwen, and of the influencing of the Fae ----------------------------------------------------- Dramatis Personae------------------------------------ Caladwen, a…--------------- Novice Advances --------------- a vignette by Lendren Starfall Being an account of the aftermath of the first Ascension. Okay, not really. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Aryidion:…There was a time, long and long ago, when our Mother the Moon shone as steadily in the night as Father Sun does. The…In advance, I give my sincerest apology for this agonizing anthology. Fair warning to you, reader, for a terrible collection of only the worst…Chapter IX: Shooting Down Heaven The sun sat amid the lip of the horizon, casting its rays on the golden city of New Celest.…2 Urlachmar, 125 COE I brood here, in the corner of my dark and desolate cell, dwelling heavily on the path I have chosen.…Dawn breaks, its warming rays filtering through the leaves. The glorious forest begins to stir as another day is born. Birds wake, singing joyfully…1. Omen The Mother Tree is lovely in summer: lush and green, with a grace that speaks of Nature at her most beautiful. Indeed…There is a woman laying on the ground beneath me, covered in black material, her veins like black worms in her skin. As I…+------------+ | Blown Away | +------------+ by Lendren Starfall Concerning various and sundry events which might have been, during the years when the cities…Shattered Hands, by Ur'Marshal Karnagan De'Unnero Chapter 1: Keeping the Peace 3rd of Gorgani, in the 542th year of the Imperial Empire. One year…And through the Void it moves and twists and writhes, Propelled by arms and mouths a thousand-fold To meals, a soul, a shattered piece…---------------------------------------=============================== Moonhart March A song of battle to inspire allies, in the style the Elder Goddess Trialante used during the Elder Wars against the…1. Ode to the Mother Moonhart Tall she stands-- from forest's eaves her shapely form is seen, her branches and her shining leaves a…The only peak of light shone from two candles nestled into the right side of a ravenwood desk, shadows casting themselves in abundance about…He awoke in a pool of sweat, his nightclothes drenched and redolent of the scent of fear. His entire body trembled like a ravenwood…A hush hung in the forest and across the commune trails. The foresters were solemn and the frost hags were uneased. The scent of…Just over two hundred years before the Coming of Estarra, the Basin was a place of disarray and danger. New Celest, ruled over by…Foreword: The following is an excerpt from my journal, one a great deal more interesting than my daily writings. It is an account of…26th of Roarkian, 173 CoE The impossible has happened â€" he has returned - and once again I feel sucked into a whirlpool of…Harmonious Elements a string quartet by Lendren Starfall This song is to be performed by four musicians, playing the following four instruments: - a…Methril 1, 542 Dearest diary, Today is a most glorious day indeed! Marani's beau finally proposed to her late this afternoon upon the beautiful…Na'sai sighed and edged forwards. A young and pretty merian maid, she was clad in the customary garments of those who served the Star…I have come to find that there is a certain, unique peril in being in love with a scholar, and that peril is how…"His name is Alban," the Elfen Lord said, looking down upon his newly born son. His human son, for this child was not conceived…The Gift Bulging at the seams, the sac oozed with a thick white goop. He approached it carefully, making sure to keep it at…In the era before The Fall of the 'Great' Celestian Empire, Mercy was still known by Glomdoring. It was yet called Gloriana. The forest…It has been a year since I last went to the Athar'rt Observatory, and yet I cannot help but grieve when I think of…Waves lapping on shore Mage sits not quite by herself The sea is with her Snow falls on mountain Melting and flowing to sea…A Joyous Day With flowing hair like morning suns And azure eyes like shining seas He who brought song to those of sky He…The Voice sounded a trilling note, Fluttered it did among the leaves bedewed. Here among the pitter-patter of droplets, The boom the thunder cleaves.…Ode of Ellindel by Ellindel Treeheart analysis and arrangement by Lendren Starfall ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the earth, poison of the Soulless, So much lost, wounds…Dreaming of Shadow ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dreaming Who am I? A good question, one I seem to hardly know the answer to these days. Of course,…Parsh's lips danced across his face in a subconscious humor as the turret shuddered. Vibrations rang along the walls of the aethership. One...two...three... A…It takes a particular sort of person to be a killer. A certain pattern of thought. A certain set to the eyes. A certain…"In the shadow of forever, tucked up in the sleeve of time, Lies a land where Elders gather, painting sunsets so sublime. Creators of…The original, in Crowtongue, is followed by a loose translation in Common. Tz gruk q'lwn Yeralih Carthan, tzya Ir'rala'mor - D'liom oari tzya doim'i…In a prosperous village, believed to have been Delport, many thriving families faired. The only residences were of the Merian race who often went…The witching hour has fallen, and the new moon Sheds darkness on a land already swathed in shadows. In silence, Shadowdancers gather in a…Many days have been lost so far, Under the light of the Northern Star, Trapped in the city of their fathers, They fight on.…A thousand unnamed voices does He keep. The countless souls devoured are His corps As He slumbers in the womb of darkened deep. What…