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Many years ago, more years than I can count, there was a beautiful princess named Keleana. The entire realm stood in awe of her…Dreams of future conquest flash through Kahazul's sleeping mind. The taint holds sway over his subconscious, unfolding before his lidded eyes visions of what…I tumbled through The Portal of Fate Ready to pass through Lusternia’s gate I then realized That a guild I must choose The many…THE RETROSPECTRUM ========= - Part 1 ========= **Note that this is a work of fiction based in Lusternia's world.** Chapter 1 He was running…Forward - The following is not a work of fiction. I (that is, Iblis d'Murani) stumbled upon a surprisingly well-preserved book located in the…"C'mon, we're gonna be late! We HAVE to be there ten minutes before midnight!" Calex said, urging his friends on. Lorelei let out a…Have you seen the way the great, black dragons mate? No longer viscous beasts, But passionate lovers, Melting the air around them. Entwined. They…Damp and laden in the palm A tale of death and truthful psalm Great years of life held in time The minor chords of…We fear none, When in your name we fight. We all stand as your sons, To celebrate the dawn of Light. You soothe our…Sullaril had spotted enough mountain peaks and tied enough knots by now that doing both while talking to the white-robed man posed no problem.…-]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…20th of Avechary, 56 years after the coming of Estarra: the Krokani have spotted countless strangers wandering their lands in the southern mountains and…PROLOGUE Vibine stroked his gill nervously as he watched the muddy thing on the dais, running his hands over the silken, damp surface of…Report on Ardrak's fall. Based on true events, from the point-of-view of a furious Celestine, thusly biased. Date, 24-25th Dioni. Written from Soll's point…Taurians have always hunted wolves and foxes for food. Sometimes there was even a pup that was saved by the Taurians that were grown…This tale was documented by Baylen, a scribe in the service of the Geomancers' guild. Let it be known that all figures mentioned gave…The sun was fierce today. Having spent most of his life shielded from nature by the vaulted ceilings and mural-lined walls of the palace…I 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…----====#### History of Cipher ####====---- Cipher is a simple yet captivating four-player game invented by the dracnari of Gaudiguch. As far as can be…As I road up the loose dirt path to the dark and foreboding house at its end I wondered in my head if anyone…-|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.…My very being, my very soul is at war; and the prize? Dominion over my body. I can feel these two forces tearing at…+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Prologue: Even fate had its beginnings +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ "Giving up on myself and on the ones I care for would be the only cruel…It had been an ordinary day. Naurr awoke to the sound of some small bird chirping on his windowsill. He silently arose from his…This is a firsthand account of the pivotal day in the series of events that have come to be known as the Secrets of…If my days are numbered, then someone has counted incorrectly. Nothing I have done has led me to deserve this torture. Respected I was.…Editors are an interesting specimen. Their uptight hounding of authors as well as their generally dissatisfied outlook forces me to conclude that the old…The song of wood Growing still green Beckoning along I A dream serene Sylvan glades Tranquil groves Harts path first I went A circled…Surrounded by the beauty of his beloved homeland, Aleri, newly proclaimed Ruler of the Serenwilde, finally felt at peace. With the help of his…And so we come to the final installment in my character studies of Lady General Tasra Dawnbreaker and Archmage Kerinth, the Lightbringer. For this,…A withered leaf drifting in loose circles wanders aimless on the stream all day, when a brisk current sets it on its way, a…On an eve such as this, so cold and so dark, the time is ripe for a tale unlike any other. It is about…"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…We were content. The Isle of Celest was our home It flourished in the heart of the Crystal Sea Our land pulsed with prosperity…Greetings, my Brothers and Sisters, On this day, I bring to you a message of Truth and Reality. I bring to you the message…Loyalty with never a doubt, Willingness to take up the shout, Dedication throughin and throughout, With never a pause, my enemies rout. I never…It must be a dream, like my whole life, The path I choose within the darkness. The shadows swirl, control my actions, My mind…They say that in your final moments of breath, your life stretches out before you, a hole in infinity, where you experience every moment,…On a bitter winter night, resting within a small hut located within the Razine Mountain range, two men lay. One, a hulking Igashen male…The dawn breaks on an open morn The twilight dies to be reborn A silence falls across the lands As tears fall upon these…Come Mother Night, your shadowed kiss, it calls With breathless ecstasy to those who yearn For something more than Light. We wish to spurn…Devourer of souls was the foul Gorgulu With insatiable hunger for fae "We shall slay!" Erion cried as he traveled unto The blessed celestial…I looked, and in front of me I saw a magnificent tree. The tree towered above all other trees, and stretched even above the…The creatures you see, roaming the lands, They run alone, or in bands, To each his own, and let them be, But come and…The willows don't weep, Their arms stretch forth; Reaching, grasping, hoping To touch a heart they've never held His eyes stare out from under…This piece needs little introduction. It is a description of a meeting between Kelan and his traitor sister Danila. They met in an inn…Chapter One: Ruins I don't know by what whim I chose to travel to the ruins of Climanti. Perhaps I thought the experience might…Prologue: One year ago ====================== "No! Please!" the cat cried out as she threw herself against walls that were barricaded to prevent her escape.…