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Call me Impish. That's not my name, though I suppose to an outsider it seems close enough to most Gnome names. We don't usually…A Very Hallifaxian Fairy Tale Cast list:Hilatr Zhalee, a trill bureaucratAiath Xai, a lucidian apprentice artistPeedee Oh, a fairy godrobotClak, Minister for Citizen Happiness and…Table of Contents 1...Title Page 2...Quotation 3...Table of Contents 4...Author's Note 5...A Study of Celestian Structure 6...His Foundations in New Celest 7...A Comparative of…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…No man can study the hidden secrets of the world without danger. I have survived attacks from men who hoped to keep their mysteries…-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wyrden Treatise I:Freedom in Fettersan essay by Versalean-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------THE FIRST TRUTH-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Good neighbour, there is a paradox scribed deep upon the hearts of the lesser races,…ARIA OF SEASONS by Flutura ------------------------------------ ROLES ------------------------------------ Flutura Tall and lissome of figure, Flutura Shevat is attired in a shimmering evening gown of… 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…This document is declassified for the betterment of the historical record by order of Portius Nitraedes in his capacity as Chief Superintendent of the… “Go ahead.” boomed a low, vibrating voice somewhere off in the emptiness. Immediately, my dress slipped off my body and fell to the ground.…I recently heard the most marvelous story from a harlot. She heard it from a monk who was not terribly enthusiastic about his vows,…“Oha…” I heard her call over our bond with one another. Something in her voice stopped me dead in my tracks as I hunted…[The following text is an excerpt from a journal written by Arian, some 150+ years ago]As my soul meditated and resolved its issues over…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…9.Decades have passed, and yet the glory of the Wyrd is the same,The Drums of the Dead remain as they have in the flying…Foreword: I hold this to be true: the world we know is not the sole, defining timeline. As Xynthin demonstrated to us, possibilities have a…A Memory of Selskia--------------------"This one is a snapdragon," she says, pointing out a spray of red-orangeflowers sprouting from a single stem. Lady Maylea's realm is…Hue distribution of the Hallifaxian lucidian populationA random sample of mid to upper caste adult (age 16 or greater) Hallifaxian lucidians were surveyed regarding…I recently had the dubious pleasure of hearing the life story of one of the most unfortunate men in the history of the world.…The thief moved slowly through the long stone hallway, not making a sound. He virtually clung to the grey walls, just another shadow in…The Sentinel TreeBy: Malikai Indara The lone tree stood in the clearing, devoid of life; his leaves wind-scattered across the desolate plains stretching between…The Black Rabbit of Glomdoring, Part 2The Uncaring WinterBy Stratas Shee-Slaugh Calling what Enlay felt now 'cold' would have been a colossal understatement. The…(Author's Note: This is the 4th chapter of an ongoing series, following The Book of Gobilogra, and the final chapter of the First Kidnapping…"For Beauty, With Compassion, In Sacrifice."-The tenets of Isune--------------------------------- A young sparrow fresh from the nest had begun her first journey into the skies. Being new…Crow. Crow. Crow.The death-drums did pound,How hearts would rise in thrill, in fear,Crow. Crow. Glorious and mighty, They pounded onwards, speaking tonguesAs Eliar was…Will is a concept we all know of, and hopefully have some sort of grasp on. Will is your life, and what you want…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…There is glory in conquest, that is well known,in the shining shield wall, in bloodshed and strifeor in the long war, in the most…(Author's Note: This is part 3 of a series, starting with the Book of Amonkari)***I miss not those days, the endless empty years of…Dawning comes with rosy hue,and colour fills the sky.I cannot help but turn from you,wings spread that I might fly.For I am a child…[ -- I -- Introduction -- ]To what end do we walk this world? We are as wanderers, lost in the desert, and parched…Oh sweet mother of the ethereal realmOh unwavering goddess to which nature does bendWhy do you hold such pain that does whelm?Tell me, do… Table of Contents1...Title Page2...Table of Contents3...Author's Note4...Foundations5...The Wards of Our Fathers6...Shine, Continuum7...Mother Collective's Nursery Songs8...Lullay, Lullau (The Nesting Song)9...A Little Bolt of Lightning10..The Willow…The Cataclysms: Koor Koor n'Rotri stared straight ahead at his commander. The two massive maces felt good in his hands, the words of the commander…Long ago, when the Basin was youngthe Voices of Creation hath sungMany beautiful things were madeCities were formed as they playedMagnagora was one of…Higher gods, Higher gods!?They defy all the odds. From whence do They come? Should we care where from? Aelish the lead to Celest He wentAfter slaying the…I'll sing of a city, fairest of all,that treats Beauty and Truth as divineA floating jewel whose spires stand tallWhere Science and Art intertwine.Oh… 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…(Author's Note: Part 2 of History of the Creche Wars, following the Book of Amonkari.)In the face of invasion, We changed, all of Us.…There are two ways that a man might win glory in this life. The first isby doing praiseworthy deeds, and the second is by…Book One I'll sing of bloodshed and fury, of virtuous war and the sack of a temple, the fall of the idols of a…The light of scattered candles in the dreary alcove served little to peak my interest in my studies, illuminating only the dust that drifted…A horde of monstrosities lumbered forwards, bellowing and roaring as they advanced on the troop of orclach. Poor spawn of Kethuru, they gibbered and… 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…There was once a great tree seated within a grassy field. In this field all manner of creatures thrived: in the roots of the…She swung the claymore clumsily at the fink warrior, the blow cutting deeply into the small creature, who collapsed onto the ground, lifeless. She…'Twas it a Dream or fairy tale wrought, The Creatrix Herself soon became naughtBut a memory 'tween mortals and kinWhile the Soulless raged through the…Once I, with Maiden's curiosity,Followed your footsteps with clumsy treadDancing to moonsong and fae's gaietyAlong silver-shot paths where Mother leadCrone's Wisdom taught beneath sacred…