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A Matter of Eminence Cast: Lady Etu Aikan, a master artist Mr Steo Tolton, butler to Lady Aikan Lord Goldacre, an artist Lord Kracok,…The morning has come again, snuck up as a thiefand slit our pursestrings. It is always this way.The Heart of Darkness is pristinely ugly…The Fortal of Pate Act I Scene IWith a soft, swishing whisper, the curtains slowly rise to reveal a scene in the Newton Caverns. Globes…Listen and heedThese damning wordsThat burn with stifling Nil-fireAnd submit toThe subtle plansFormed by this mechanism dire!Hear them rumbling!Whining!Cams and cranks and springs and…I'll sing you now a song of Crow,That's never been sung before,So forevermore the land shall know,The things he must restore.Born twisted, he was,…Ever changing, shining bright,Goddess of the Silver Light,Hear my words, hear my prayers,With this poem I here do share,And mark my words forever sown,The…The first lesson be humility.Long before the Golden Age of Peace, before even Auseklis first stepped outside His creche to explore those beyond, I…{ When one despairs in the City of Dreams, in the City of Fire, the only peace that can be found is drawn from… Birds from the nest so high,waiting to learn to fly.Leaves from the braches high,floating on a windy sigh.Clouds up above so high,drifting through the… Order and Chaos are undeniable elements of the world in which we live, both occurring naturally and driven by mortal and immortal forces. They… To My Cousins in the Serenwilde: You are already dead. I say this not because my husband has decided to personally end you. Truly, your death…The somnolent chill of Autumn's first frostGraces crimson canopy with crystalline death pumpkin …By: Entrias PavokMy eyes snapped open, her eyes boring into mine as if she had been willing me awake. I couldn't help but smile…you came to me first in veils.swathed in bandages, i had no ideaof the truth that lay beneath, hidden. it was my birthday. you offered me… In the year 283, a veritable maelstrom of chaos swept across the basin: freak weather, creatures made of sand, and most terrifying of all,…"Master," asked the young one, apprentice to the smith,"Why hit things with your hammer? We could just make stuff withA simple spell of super-heat,…Introduction It is the year 254 CE and the legendary city of Hallifax has at lastre-emerged. Once more is the Basin of Life graced with…Disclaimer: No offense intended, have a chuckle!--Lavinya, a scion of the Taint,Was known to be less than a saint.She'd crucify and wrack,Stick pins in…Exercises for a Cavalier's Steed The Tutors will teach you that a large part of being a Cavalier is having a close bond with your…Whether with new recruits, or seasoned knights, They've lost all count of journeys far from home. Sword raised to mantes, starsuckers and blights, A…“I’ll have another story for you when I return,” he said before he kissed her nose. Stron always said and did this just before…Author's note: This piece of fiction is set in a not-too-distant future in which the Collective of Hallifax has succeeded in encompassing all of… Endless Nights===================== Beneath the slow, dark turn of stars and dust,stand I, hope shining like a candle flame,soul joined with flutes and lyres that rich…Moonlight wanesEvening fallsGuardian standsWith trembling handsMoonlight blinksDarkness reignsThe SilverlitIs seen no moreFaethorn heldBy rotten lieBut keeps the vowTo serve the NightFae are boundAnd freedom…Part 1: Showdown at Castle Djarrakh "We expected you on the plains," Vasdan intoned."Your expectations for us mean nothing, traitor," said the First."Your words are…Let all of you who hear these wordsListen and hearken well,Of when Nature's wrath was wokenand on New Celest fell.'Twas in the midst of…My Dearest Diluvia, I beg you, my daughter, come to your senses. I know not what charms the brigand Twistshank has laid upon you,… Luna falls: Death's noose, Maiden-sprung,Her youth, defiled; her life blood, wrung,Fair mirror, cleft: her Gibbous wanes,The Maiden fell to deeds arcane!Selene fades, her life now… The bat eats the fly and I still eat the sun.Hear the Drums of the Dead as they beatthattak tak takof our truths.Glomdoring truths. The…It was a beautiful, sunny day in the Basin of Life, but junior scientist Eepok Oolin of Hallifax wasn't enjoying it in the least.Only… On the first day, Glabburn woke in confusion. He rose from the chair he found himself in, looking about uneasily. The mugwump stood at…In this life you've got to eat, got to do what's best,And here I am, and at my best, it's more like a fest!Minstrel… A NOVICE’S GUIDE TO THE WYRDEN BASIN By Thul Nightshade, Keeper of the Blackened Bones Greetings, novice, and welcome to the Ebonguard and the service of…Nestled deeply inside a cave within the northeastern parts of Avechna's Teeth rests a powerful brown bear. She sleeps softly on the ground of…The air smells of heather and rowan, the fragrance laced through with the sharp tang of loam and rot and the damp of the…“Sit.” Lalina instructed of the young pupils who gathered about the flowing hem of her silvery robes. She waited until the small group of… The Bawdy Butterfly Cafe !!Menu!!**Soporific Soup**Can’t sleep? Try our range of soups! A combination of gentle spices and a secret ingredient will quickly have you…A Treatise on War in the Modern Ageby -- by Ur'General Lothringen d'Murani Introduction There are many factors a nation must weigh before choosing whether ornot…A life long-lived has taught me many things. Caution. Hatred. Fear. None of these truly describe the vitriol I feel for what we know…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…==Canto I==In those shining days long pastthere lived a king of kingsThe greatest of the merian raceHis name was Ladantine The seventh in a line… Behind the Veil I hear the call...The smell of poppies overwhelms all.I feel beckoned from beyond,Should I answer? Or respond?The curiosity blooms like a…A Vilanelle of Alin'dor:Nestled beneath the mountains tallStretching into the desert sandsStood Alin'dor, before the fall.There laugher reigned with joy for allThere rulers spoke… I was born in Hallifax to a good family, a long line of loyal and competent scientists. I was educated in the customary way…The End of an Age by Thul Deftpaw, of the Fog --+-- “This shouldn’t be a surprise,” Reeree Starleaf said glumly as she stood alongside her fellows.…Major Characters:Sir Sturin Dreymis, Shakiniel’s ChargeLady Idriane Valentre, Hope’s DefenderWarlord Greymont Feyranti, Fist of LuciphageScene IAs you attentively await the curtain to rise, an…She shines above the ailing firSpreading her power and lightNone dare to challenge herAll must bow to her mightWhence she comes and whence she… **Lessons of the Mother Scorpion** Though I possess no heart,I know now that it is the heart…