The text is the introduction in the discover bok of a hidden Criminal fraternity disguised as a religion, they also worship exercise, healthy livin and protecting the environment.
--Tian Han to Abdun Sel.
From The D'ardio Enciclopedia of the known and unknown world. Where it's priceless first edition is kept on watch in The Thalido Library, which is also owned by the house of Thalido.
To be quite honest, I was not sure if you meant your quote to be said by the Senavar Troops or by the Order/NEC troops. As I saw it the Frog father is one of the animal spirits the Senavar republic worships.
And it was beautifull, especially since it leaves the option of following the kids stories later on.
Maybe it was both.
--Frangil the snake-tongued, during the fall of the great Tu Heirn Da empire, instigating the greates slave uprising their empire had ever seen. 798 years befor the rebellion and the invasion of the island of Sen.
--The old crone of Miller's crossing.
Archminister Tindle, Advisor to the King, Former Arch-Dean of the Highcrown Royal Academy, Former Ballroom Dancing Enthusiast
Alba Suqari, Chairmen of the Divine institute for truth.
--Marogor the fat, tradelord of the southern tundra cities.
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--Frederic Baldwin, Royal advisor, to long time family friend Sylvia Moranday. 3 years after the rebellion.
Grandmaster Yun of the Sacred Following of the Star Gods after the Night of Maiming. The Laughing Star Order, acting on an anonymous tip, put one of the Following's main hidden strongholds to siege. When Yun sent out a call for aid he expected enough reinforcements to cause some confusion so he and his inner circle could escape, torching everything they couldn't carry. He could not have foreseen an army strong enough to inflict 2/3s casualties upon the besiegers, routing the remainder.
Carl Hubert, formerly of the Royal Musketeers, confronting the traitor and ursurper Damien Helswroth.
--Gelwin the Mad, at the opening ceremony of her ruinous excavation to the center of the planet.
These were the last words spoken by Lady Erline Bancisi that evening, she not been seen since. to this day no one knows what is inside that hole in the ground that is guarded by a entire fortress built around it.
Unknown high-ranking Laughing Order member to Agent Peacock, Spirit Court spy.
Colonel Halvord of the 3rd regiment. He led a group of scouts that was attached to the first expedition into the tunnels that Gelwin's excavation breached. They were sent to examine a tunnel that followed an underground stream, but were cut off when a cave in collapsed the tunnels behind them.
--Mantra common among the monks of the Order of the Laughing Star.
--Quahodron Sullivanister, exalted war priest of the Order of the Laughing Star.
Duchess Palleta, wife of the Ambassador Duke Y'etiz of the house Thalido, Founder and Spy mistress of the corset spy ring.
- Acadia Neumann, religious scholar, speaking of the seven mountaintop temple complexes maintained by the Order of the Laughing Star, all located within the core territories of the Order.
Ostro the 17th, Pirate-Emperor Of the exiled Feldgrau fleet, he said these words beforee his fleet broke his former lover's blockade around the western Kakou bay.
Axelia of Kesselven, a possible spy for The Pirate- Emperor of the Feldgrau fleet and a ruthless business woman with powerful ties to the Xani Crime cartel.
Old Birdy, just a young thieving magpie at the time, in over her head stealing from the Della'yori. She and her gang led their pursuers on a merry chase before being captured or killed. Once captured, Birdy negotiated the location of the stolen goods for her remaining friends lives. When her torturers delivered her message to their superiors, they were so surprised and impressed by her resourcefulness, her gumption, and most of all her loyalty that they agreed on the sole condition that she work for them. Poor thing still thinks she saved them.
-- Conversation between Bilal and Old Birdy after they met at 'Birdy's Bar', many years after they had last seen each other. This took place when Bilal noticed the Tavern's name and decided to stay for a drink and a hot meal on his way south after leaving Erinya.
-- Vivian Sawsmith, writing in her journal.
--Nedragan Nightbringer, Duhneri Emmisary. 126 years before the rebellion and the great expansion of the NEC into the island of Sen.
--The Thalionopsis, acient prayer book of the Tu Heirn Da.
Notes on the ruins discovered by Gelwin the Mad's expedition, beforee the expedition first started to suffer unexplained losses.
-- Nerigan Lofthus, historian and researcher for the Divine institute for truth, just before he shot himself.
Willis Jag, Exalt Prenominative, twenty years before the rebellion, during The Forth Attempt. The time hadn't come after all and the breaking of the seals on numerous stones, while dangerous locally, meant nothing in the long run. It merely served as a grim reminder that mortal forces who know all that the Order do and welcome "That Which Must be Fought" exist.
Elder Tao, member of the Sacred Following of the Star Gods, to his apprentice, Yun, who would go on to become the next Grand Master of his Most Holy Order.
An extract from the 'Memories of a Soulless One', a nameless runner to Valiant Reboute, who would go on to found the city state of Corint, safe haven for soulless people.
Valiant Reboute, Explorer Extraordinaire and Master of Disguise (quite useful in avoiding members of the Sacred Following), trying to learn about his new would-be apprentice before officially meeting her. Thus far all he knows is that she's a crafty interrogator with a one track mind.
-Words attributed to Atarl of the scales. Who's dedication to maintaining the peace of his city was as legendary as it was terrifying.
- The Lady Danielle. 'On the eve of Rebellion' Act 2 scene 5.
--Nalia Vasques, division leader of the Newland Expedition Corps (NEC), welcoming a squad of new troops to the island.
--Farfarian the Prideful, as he witnessed the remains of the massacre of High Hill, shortly after his refusal to surrender to the NEC.
Originally as a sign over the entrance of the NEC HQ in the town of Mescoto, in the conquered province of Galavia.
--Fangofur, high general of the Senavar Republic. During a speech to his troops before the battle of the forgotten marshes.
--Farfarian the Prideful, Primorious of the Senavar Republic, shortly after being elected for the third time.
Sere Kom'um Bear, exiled Military historian. Of the house Wutsom.
--The island of Sen, paradise or pandemonium?
Templar Captain Yuani Bell of Mellen, one of many small provinces in the Senavar Republic.
--Lerian the wise/Lerian the Traitor
- Colonel Xin Crager reporting on happenings at the first Senavar colony upon the small set of islands, now colloquially referred to as 'The Teeth' in reference to their shape on maps and peculairly shaped mountains and the hard nature of actually living on these islands. The colony wpuld last for only a few months, seperated from the rest of civilization (this was in the early days), and eventually contact was lost altogether. The colony has not been found again.
From The D'ardio Enciclopedia of the known and unknown world. Where it's priceless first edition is kept on watch in The Thalido Library, which is also owned by the house of Thalido.
Berthold of the NEC upon realizing that the elite Senavarian unit "The Blessed" had infiltrated their armory.
The first passage on the blue pawed kalincat, from the journal of mistress Jurah bon Tremurila of Muval.
-- Jonas Freeweather, Junior Infantryman in the NEC
--Rinkina, Island of Sen, 15 years before the rebellion
Lord Nocev Bell, uncle to Captain Yuani Bell and Elder Lord of the Bell/Merduc Province in the High Senate of the Senavar Republic. During the unification, when this was spoken, there were times that they truly were more of a howling mob than anything else. Historians agree, for good or ill managing to force through the unification past all opposition is one of the few things Farfarian could truly take pride in.
Lomme ''Stamper'' Xuda, One of the many feared handlers and recruiters among the Blessed, he's different among his peers in his soft interview approuch of verbally and emotionally abusing recruits to test their strength of will.
Discussion between Frangil and his father, Firgahax the one eyed who was a prisoner in the impirial palace of "Bluerock" in the Tu Heirn Da Capitol at the time. 798 years and 5 months before the rebellion
His living followers know him as Alpha Omega, many in Senavar's army and government would recognize his form as Fangofur, but Varhira Verhar Varotasa knew him as her childhood friend Frani aka Frangil the snake-tounged. His hatred of the empire saw him working to ensure it would never rise again. This in turn led to knowledge of the Star Gods and the modification of the "vessel-filling ritual" to turn him into a body hopping spirt, the birth of Biomancy.
Mistress Jurah bon Tremurila of Muval, speaking to her daughter Minerva about the dangerous Ziqebesi gem that she found. After discovering them gem's horrible secrets, Jurah left it behind on her beloved Sen.
Unimportant member of the Order of the Laughing Star giving Agent Peacock info on the location of a certain dangerous gem.
Imperator Yunny LenoViz of the free City of Zhuliroal.
Archfuurst Alehi Il'uDavann of the since annexed Archprincipality of Low Waters, tearfully advising his children to flee the realm beforee the rebellion spread to the capital and saw them all beheaded. Of his children, the youngest three have no known location.
Archfuurst Alehi Il'uDavann's firstborn (adopted and very self-conscious about it) son to his twin youngest siblings. He was caught and killed seven months later, certain he sent them to their doom.
Il'uDavann's sixth-born daughter, translating for her near identical twin, the second-born son. She was a young prodigy, a polyglot who loved to learn languages, living and dead. Despite speaking a dialect of "lizard speak" of at least three centuries old, she managed to more or less figure out the Lani's current speech after listening to the guards for several minutes.
--Marogor the fat, tradelord of the southern tundra cities.
-- note pinned to the chest of Lorcul Sinabar, the head torturer of Imperator Yunny LenoViz. He was found dead in his home one morning.
Silc, merchant princess and wife to the powerful Tradelord Xibeth after watching her entourage of Jerries (highly skilled and disciplined slave warriors) get messily devoured. She spoke to some random man on the road back to the city-state Quath, only notable for the rusty saw he carried. They parted ways as he walked toward the danger she had just escaped.
--The Thalionopsis, acient prayer book of the Tu Heirn Da.
Notes on the ruins discovered by Gelwin the Mad's expedition, beforee the expedition first started to suffer unexplained losses.
--Frangil the snake-tongued, during the fall of the great Tu Heirn Da empire, instigating the greates slave uprising their empire had ever seen. 798 years before the rebellion and the invasion of the island of Sen.
--The Thalionopsis, ancient prayer book of the Tu Heirn Da.
-- Historical scholar Timothy Ramson, talking about the early years of the great slavers empire of the Tu Heirn Da.
--Fidel Denostro, Collector of rare art and Tu Heirn Da history enthusiast. He was regarded as kind, if a little excentric, even though most people who got to know him mentioned that he could be very intense at times.
Timothy Ramson, thanks to a family friend who was recently raised to the rank of exalt, was brought along on an expedition to look into some newly discovered Tu Heirn Da ruins. They hit the motherlode. Unfortunately the natives held the ruins sacred, especially the statue of a woman that Timothy was adamant they needed to take.
Discussion between Frangil and his father, Firgahax the one eyed who was a prisoner in the impirial palace of "Bluerock" in the Tu Heirn Da Capitol at the time. 798 years and 5 months before the rebellion
Varhira Verhar Varotasa to Galahan Kolejinu Worldwriter, travel companion and long time friend of Baron D'ardio.
Varhira Verhar Varotasa to the reawakened Warrior Princess. Their battle did go much differently this time, partially because spending centuries as a completely aware living statue gave Princess a bit of a death wish but mostly because Varhira Verhar Varotasa had outlived her life of villainy ages ago. Varhira Verhar Varotasa deliberately lost forcing Princess to face the prospect of living on without the one person who might understand her. Neither died that day.
- Excerpt from the Memoirs of one Aliandre Lesar, famously known as the Warrior Princess. Suffering from a peculiarly selective form of amnesia, she would spend the next decade accompanying Varhira Verhar Varotasa in her journeys, seeking to discover the truth. They parted following an encounter with Bilal, whom Aliandre later married.
His living followers know him as Alpha Omega, many in Senavar's army and government would recognize his form as Fangofur, but Varhira Verhar Varotasa knew him as her childhood friend Frani aka Frangil the snake-tounged. His hatred of the empire saw him working to ensure it would never rise again. This in turn led to knowledge of the Star Gods and the modification of the "vessel-filling ritual" to turn him into a body hopping spirt, the birth of Biomancy.
Unimportant member of the Order of the Laughing Star giving Agent Peacock info on the location of a certain dangerous gem.
Vinganza, Ruler of Doxithon, High King of the Underground Empire Raxia. Raxia is home to the Lani, the dominate race on this nameless world before they were driven underground by the rise of humanity.
Archfuurst Alehi Il'uDavann's firstborn (adopted and very self-conscious about it) son to his twin youngest siblings. He was caught and killed seven months later, certain he sent them to their doom.
Il'uDavann's sixth-born daughter, translating for her near identical twin, the second-born son. She was a young prodigy, a polyglot who loved to learn languages, living and dead. Despite speaking a dialect of "lizard speak" of at least three centuries old, she managed to more or less figure out the Lani's current speech after listening to the guards for several minutes.
- Atarl of the Scales. Acting the part of a freelance contractor Hired a cadre of expert thieves. Who, wearing the colors of the House Arii, absconded with the The Malachant and placed it within the families vaults. It's recovery bringing about the near total destruction of the free city of Golithi, a rival trade port on the Seloa Peninsula. The Clans of the Diade have been a passive if monitored people ever since.
dAYBREAK fURY, guardian of the Gate of Darkness, the portal to the first afterlife (basically a giant waiting room) in the Diade religion. Spoken to Tiabolt, who was hired to duel every psychopomp necessary to save a merchant princess's lover. Tiabolt succeeded in this.
-- Sinalan the ageless to Damian, while fleeing from the hollow guards during his great escape from the desert of ash, the sixth afterlife of the Diade.
--Valiant to a possessed Varandu, former black Shaman of the Diade, after mortaly wounding him.
Yandaret asking Legetaris Zhim, religious schollar and apprentice searcher, about his faith. In the heartland of Ziqebe, during the first weeks of the rebellion.
- Nölaska "the Midwife of Tears", disgraced advisor to the Emperor of Ziqebe, speaking to the delirious and half dead firstborn daughter of the late and Archfuurst Alehi Il'uDavann. She would later regain her advisorial status by convincing the princess to join the imperial harem.
-- Nerigan Lofthus, historian and researcher for the Divine institute for truth, just before he shot himself.
Alba Suqari, Chairmen of the Divine institute for truth.
Shouted by an unknown zealot during a "religious debate" that preceded empire-wide riots in Ziqebe. Originally their god Duskbreaker had four wives, each one representing virtues Dawnbreaker himself, and thus the religion as a whole, held dear. They were: the Great Golden Lady, nobility and excellence; the Silent Silver Woman, wisdom and humility; the Beautiful Bronze Girl, Beauty and Innocence; the Indomitable Iron Maiden, martial skill and steadfastness.
-- Yagar Beherimot, the "Harbinger of Grief"
An excerpt from a tattered book found in a ruined section of the Library of Nostaprim, believed to detail an early victory during the final slave uprising or the breaking of a riot some two hundred years prior. In both cases the king's castle was besieged, then taken back by a force of soldiers in the early morn.
-An eerie song popular among the children of Ziqebe, sung to the tune of Death lies Beyond the Hill. Supposed to have originated from the tale of a beggar, when the children who heard him—fascinated by the accent of a foreign land—began repeating it until it took on a life of its own.
-Apocryphally attributed to the Knight of the Rusty Saw, supposedly to a member of the Spirit Court. In certain parts the phrase "hired to kill Atarl of the scales" has become a euphemism for suspicious disappearances.
--Karn Vol, Ziqebesi searcher to his loyal servant Harrunhin, during the civil war of Ziqebe as one of his rivals' troops stormed his last sanctuary.
--Gary Nexlor, co-creator and first victim of the Nexlor-Winnet Automatic Tailor.
Andrew Hexaltrek of the NEC speaking of the new model of newy Nexlor-Winnet recently produced, a pure labor model. It was actually based on a failed attempt at creating magically crafted life. Andrew was given a new newy and full refund while his old newy was taken for "processing". Life tests are inconclusive.
-- Lord Crendal Winnet, Cofounder of Nexlor-Winnet Enterprises. To his friend and Board Member Lord Trevor gaf-Welnr after an 'incident' in the level four research labs at NWE.
--Frederic Baldwin, Royal advisor, to long time family friend Sylvia Moranday. 3 years after the rebellion.
Carl Hubert, formerly of the Royal Musketeers, confronting the traitor and ursurper Damien Helswroth.
--Gelwin the Mad, at the opening ceremony of her ruinous excavation to the center of the planet.
Baron D'ardio the explorer, of the house Thalido.
--Quahodron Sullivanister, exalted war priest of the Order of the Laughing Star.
Unknown speaker. An excerpt from the memoirs of Edward Sullivars, footman and companion to the Lady Knight Tamra of Faber, from his first encounter with her.
Duchess Palleta, wife of the Ambassador Duke Y'etiz of the house Thalido, Founder and Spy mistress of the corset spy ring.
-- The D'ardio Enciclopedia of the known and unknown world.
Sere Kom'um Bear, exiled Military historian. Of the house Wutsom.
Unknown high-ranking Laughing Order member to Agent Peacock, Spirit Court spy.
Ostro the 17th, Pirate-Emperor Of the exiled Feldgrau fleet, he said these words beforee his fleet broke his former lover's blockade around the western Kakou bay.
--Nedragan Nightbringer, Duhneri Emmisary. 126 years before the rebellion and the great expansion of the NEC into the island of Sen.
Agent Sky, third in line to the title of Baba-Yaga (second*) possible** leader of the Spirit Court, to Tamra newly christened Agent Peacock.
Axelia of Kesselven, a possible spy for The Pirate- Emperor of the Feldgrau fleet and a ruthless business woman with powerful ties to the Xani Crime cartel.
Old Birdy, just a young thieving magpie at the time, in over her head stealing from the Della'yori. She and her gang led their pursuers on a merry chase before being captured or killed. Once captured, Birdy negotiated the location of the stolen goods for her remaining friends lives. When her torturers delivered her message to their superiors, they were so surprised and impressed by her resourcefulness, her gumption, and most of all her loyalty that they agreed on the sole condition that she work for them. Poor thing still thinks she saved them.
-- Vivian Sawsmith, writing in her journal.
--The Thalionopsis, acient prayer book of the Tu Heirn Da.
Archfuurst Alehi Il'uDavann of the since annexed Archprincipality of Low Waters, tearfully advising his children to flee the realm beforee the rebellion spread to the capital and saw them all beheaded. Of his children, the youngest three have no known location.
The text is the introduction in the discover bok of a hidden Criminal fraternity disguised as a religion, they also worship exercise, healthy livin and protecting the environment.
--Frangil the snake-tongued, during the fall of the great Tu Heirn Da empire, instigating the greates slave uprising their empire had ever seen. 798 years before the rebellion and the invasion of the island of Sen.
Notes on the ruins discovered by Gelwin the Mad's expedition, beforee the expedition first started to suffer unexplained losses.
Tiabolt, duelist for hire in the free City of Variez, to a vagabond criminal claiming to be a knight who chose trial by combat. A few minutes later Tiabolt was beheaded by the rusty saw he mocked. Despite his long and storied career Tiabolt was remembered as the first challenge to be overcome by the great and mysterious hero "The Knight of the Rusty Saw!" in the decades and centuries to come.
- Atarl of the Scales. Acting the part of a freelance contractor Hired a cadre of expert thieves. Who, wearing the colors of the House Arii, absconded with the The Malachant and placed it within the families vaults. It's recovery bringing about the near total destruction of the free city of Golithi, a rival trade port on the Seloa Peninsula. The Clans of the Diade have been a passive if monitored people ever since.
dAYBREAK fURY, guardian of the Gate of Darkness, the portal to the first afterlife (basically a giant waiting room) in the Diade religion. Spoken to Tiabolt, who was hired to duel every psychopomp necessary to save a merchant princess's lover. Tiabolt succeeded in this.
-- Sinalan the ageless to Damian, while fleeing from the hollow guards during his great escape from the desert of ash, the sixth afterlife of the Diade.
-- Corso Peliando, retired soldier that went on to become a highwayman, to Cecilia Warga.
--The old crone of Miller's crossing.
-- Bilal, third month of training under the crone of old miller's crossing. Still struggling with the fact that "old lady" was a proper honorific as far as his teacher was concerned.
-- Conversation between Bilal and Old Birdy after they met at 'Birdy's Bar', many years after they had last seen each other. This took place when Bilal noticed the Tavern's name and decided to stay for a drink and a hot meal on his way south after leaving Erinya.
Lieutenant Jonathan Lord's letter to General Marcus Lord of the Imperial Army, two weeks before the failed attack on retired warlord Maria Doomhammer's Orphanage for Crippled Children.
- Nölaska "the Midwife of Tears", disgraced advisor to the Emperor of Ziqebe, speaking to the delirious and half dead firstborn daughter of the late and Archfuurst Alehi Il'uDavann. She would later regain her advisorial status by convincing the princess to join the imperial harem.
Alba Suqari, Chairmen of the Divine institute for truth.
Arch-dean Iosef of the Highcrown Royal Academy, chair of the Philosophy and Existence covens.
Archminister Tindle, Advisor to the King, Former Arch-Dean of the Highcrown Royal Academy, Former Ballroom Dancing Enthusiast
Templar Captain Yuani Bell responding to the report of an interrogation of a scullery maid. The captain was right inasmuch as some especially unscrupulous hired guns were claiming spirit court affiliation to scare her into acting as their pawn.
-- note pinned to the chest of Lorcul Sinabar, the head torturer of Imperator Yunny LenoViz. He was found dead in his home one morning.
Maximus Grandair, captain of the Snarling Wolves, to a renown mercenary of high skill before a battle against the Scorpion Lord, the most fearsome bandit to ever pass through the uncontested lands with his band of savages.
Vinganza, Ruler of Doxithon, High King of the Underground Empire Raxia. Raxia is home to the Lani, the dominate race on this nameless world before they were driven underground by the rise of humanity.
Shouted by an unknown zealot during a "religious debate" that preceded empire-wide riots in Ziqebe. Originally their god Duskbreaker had four wives, each one representing virtues Dawnbreaker himself, and thus the religion as a whole, held dear. They were: the Great Golden Lady, nobility and excellence; the Silent Silver Woman, wisdom and humility; the Beautiful Bronze Girl, Beauty and Innocence; the Indomitable Iron Maiden, martial skill and steadfastness.
-- Corso Peliando, retired soldier that went on to become a highwayman, to Cecilia Warga.
An extract from the 'Memories of a Soulless One', a nameless runner to Valiant Reboute, who would go on to found the city state of Corint, safe haven for soulless people.
--Fidel Denostro, Collector of rare art and Tu Heirn Da history enthusiast. He was regarded as kind, if a little excentric, even though most people who got to know him mentioned that he could be very intense at times.
These were the last words spoken by Lady Erline Bancisi that evening, she not been seen since. to this day no one knows what is inside that hole in the ground that is guarded by a entire fortress built around it.
Grand Fleet Captain Velaar gaf-Ti'ign, just before the launch - and only a bit longer before the sinking - of the Ship-of-the-Line VRS Steam Goddess. She was right that the vessel turned the sea red, but only for a day or so, and only in that harbour.
-- Harvey Tophor to his brother in law Howard Long
Feorjess Goold, recently-former cultural attache for the Wallaminan Embassy to the Court of Sankt-Vantic, two and a half weeks before said southern neighbor, the Crown of Vanetica, announced the results of their investigation into the sinking and explosion of the VRS Steam Goddess (and offers a reward for any information leading to the capture or death of the saboteur) and one week before divers from the Vanetican Royal Navy secretly retrieved the ship's safe, containing the plans to the Steam Goddess.
Discussion between Frangil and his father, Firgahax the one eyed who was a prisoner in the impirial palace of "Bluerock" in the Tu Heirn Da Capitol at the time. 798 years and 5 months before the rebellion
-Words attributed to Atarl of the scales. Who's dedication to maintaining the peace of his city was as legendary as it was terrifying.
- The Lady Danielle. 'On the eve of Rebellion' Act 2 scene 5.
Il'uDavann's sixth-born daughter, translating for her near identical twin, the second-born son. She was a young prodigy, a polyglot who loved to learn languages, living and dead. Despite speaking a dialect of "lizard speak" of at least three centuries old, she managed to more or less figure out the Lani's current speech after listening to the guards for several minutes.
Senior Post-Captain Sondr Ha'ign, commanding VRS Sankt-Vantic, at the start of the Battle of the Namras Strait. Though he would be martyr'd in the battle, his example rallied the outnumbered Vanetican forces, and lead to the most humiliating defeat that the Wallminan Navy had ever suffered. In the end, the losses at Namras hurt Wallmina far more than Vanetica, costing them the war, and leading to the fall of the Third Dorint Ministry, which had promised a 'short, victorious war' with their southern neighbor, and delivered a long, bloody debacle. Captain Ha'ign would have been disappointed to learn that the incoming Wallac Ministry did not outlaw slavery as the Vaneticans had, though that day did eventually come.
- Kalimbath. Famed for Kalimbath's Colossal Creature Compendium. Was considered an excellent travel guide writer but not a very good natural philosopher. The 'Behemountales' referred to are in fact the name collectively given to several ancient species of reptile given new life and form through magic. And while quite massive not nearly the size of palace, much less a mountain.
Colonel Halvord of the 3rd regiment. He led a group of scouts that was attached to the first expedition into the tunnels that Gelwin's excavation breached. They were sent to examine a tunnel that followed an underground stream, but were cut off when a cave in collapsed the tunnels behind them.
Yandaret asking Legetaris Zhim, religious schollar and apprentice searcher, about his faith. In the heartland of Ziqebe, during the first weeks of the rebellion.
Lord Nocev Bell, uncle to Captain Yuani Bell and Elder Lord of the Bell/Merduc Province in the High Senate of the Senavar Republic. During the unification, when this was spoken, there were times that they truly were more of a howling mob than anything else. Historians agree, for good or ill managing to force through the unification past all opposition is one of the few things Farfarian could truly take pride in.
- Kalimbath. Famed for Kalimbath's Colossal Creature Compendium. Was considered an excellent travel guide writer but not a very good natural philosopher. The 'Behemountales' referred to are in fact the name collectively given to several ancient species of reptile given new life and form through magic. And while quite massive not nearly the size of palace, much less a mountain.
Silc, merchant princess and wife to the powerful Tradelord Xibeth after watching her entourage of Jerries (highly skilled and disciplined slave warriors) get messily devoured. She spoke to some random man on the road back to the city-state Quath, only notable for the rusty saw he carried. They parted ways as he walked toward the danger she had just escaped.
Theodore Manswell, known to most as 'the scorpion lord', shortly before his band of savages attacked one of merchant caravans.
the 3rd of the 17 Diaries of Lady Erline Bancisi, unredacted and held within the classified Mitan vault of the Order. This Vault is only known with the top inner circle of the order.
--Emperor Dafoll of the Wallaminan Empire and his Master of Spies Gerzel, talking about Operation Crimson Mist. 43 years after the rebellion.
Mistress Jurah bon Tremurila of Muval, speaking to her daughter Minerva about the dangerous Ziqebesi gem that she found. After discovering them gem's horrible secrets, Jurah left it behind on her beloved Sen.
--Valiant to a possessed Varandu, former black Shaman of the Diade, after mortaly wounding him.
- A quip usually uttered in Walaminian(sp?) stage comedies a sort of tongue in cheek hint as to a characters importance. Interestingly it is a verbatim quote from the days of the Walaminion civil war attributed to a spymaster to his wife also a spymistress. The two operating for the same king with no knowledge of reach other.
Varhira Verhar Varotasa to Galahan Kolejinu Worldwriter, travel companion and long time friend of Baron D'ardio.
Varhira Verhar Varotasa to the reawakened Warrior Princess. Their battle did go much differently this time, partially because spending centuries as a completely aware living statue gave Princess a bit of a death wish but mostly because Varhira Verhar Varotasa had outlived her life of villainy ages ago. Varhira Verhar Varotasa deliberately lost forcing Princess to face the prospect of living on without the one person who might understand her. Neither died that day.
--Ekatharina, secondborn daughter of Archfuurst Alehi Il'uDavann to Silvestra Grandair, bandit queen of the uncontested lands. At that time she had been on the run from her persuers for weeks and without water for days. She had been sepperated from the rest of her family during the initial frantic flight from the capitol and would not see any of her siblings again until almost two years later when she happened upon the younger twins.
Unimportant member of the Order of the Laughing Star giving Agent Peacock info on the location of a certain dangerous gem.
- Excerpt from the Memoirs of one Aliandre Lesar, famously known as the Warrior Princess. Suffering from a peculiarly selective form of amnesia, she would spend the next decade accompanying Varhira Verhar Varotasa in her journeys, seeking to discover the truth. They parted following an encounter with Bilal, whom Aliandre later married.
-- Mistress Jurah bon Tremurila of Muval, at the age of 79, to herself.
-Apocryphally attributed to the Knight of the Rusty Saw, supposedly to a member of the Spirit Court. In certain parts the phrase "hired to kill Atarl of the scales" has become a euphemism for suspicious disappearances.
--Karn Vol, Ziqebesi searcher to his loyal servant Harrunhin, during the civil war of Ziqebe as one of his rivals' troops stormed his last sanctuary.
His living followers know him as Alpha Omega, many in Senavar's army and government would recognize his form as Fangofur, but Varhira Verhar Varotasa knew him as her childhood friend Frani aka Frangil the snake-tounged. His hatred of the empire saw him working to ensure it would never rise again. This in turn led to knowledge of the Star Gods and the modification of the "vessel-filling ritual" to turn him into a body hopping spirt, the birth of Biomancy.
-A conversation recounted by Lian, one of Bilal the Peacebringer's sons, in relating the tale of his parent's enduring love. Later included, verbatim, in an adaptation of their tale by the playwright Amalier. A Weapon of Peace is considered a timeless masterpiece despite its controversial nature.
- Cyril The Lion. His last words, his last act. Considered a noble traitor among the coastal cities. Those who've taken the mantle of The Lion have been treated with the Respect and caution ever since. For in taking up the title those men have given up everything in the name of exacting a terrible justice. For his last act Cyril The Lion strode into the court of the King Leopold II and slew him. Not through a trial or by way of accusation. He ran him through with a blade. Leopold's royal father's blade in fact.
-"The City's Daughter" the night that the Red Talon crime syndicate was found horribly and brutally murdered.
- Lord Crendal Winnet's second son Erstwhile Winnet, better known as "Erstwhile the Deranged". The words were recorded by his wife Faithful Winnet nee Saliban the day he was locked away for his own good. Said she, "I don't even know what a 'Eureka moment' is! Do you?"
Grandmaster Yun of the Sacred Following of the Star Gods after the Night of Maiming. The Laughing Star Order, acting on an anonymous tip, put one of the Following's main hidden strongholds to siege. When Yun sent out a call for aid he expected enough reinforcements to cause some confusion so he and his inner circle could escape, torching everything they couldn't carry. He could not have foreseen an army strong enough to inflict 2/3s casualties upon the besiegers, routing the remainder.
-An eerie song popular among the children of Ziqebe, sung to the tune of Death lies Beyond the Hill. Supposed to have originated from the tale of a beggar, when the children who heard him—fascinated by the accent of a foreign land—began repeating it until it took on a life of its own.
-- Nerigan Lofthus, historian and researcher for the Divine institute for truth, just before he shot himself.
Lieutenant Jonathan Lord's letter to General Marcus Lord of the Imperial Army, two weeks before the failed attack on retired warlord Maria Doomhammer's Orphanage for Crippled Children.
--The Thalionopsis, ancient prayer book of the Tu Heirn Da.
- Nölaska "the Midwife of Tears", disgraced advisor to the Emperor of Ziqebe, speaking to the delirious and half dead firstborn daughter of the late and Archfuurst Alehi Il'uDavann. She would later regain her advisorial status by convincing the princess to join the imperial harem.
-- note pinned to the chest of Lorcul Sinavol, the head torturer of Imperator Yunny LenoViz. He was found dead in his home one morning.
The first passage on the blue pawed kalincat, from the journal of mistress Jurah bon Tremurila of Muval.
--Rinkina, Island of Sen, 15 years before the rebellion
Oh, nice, I didn't think anybody would post here again. I'm glad this thread hasn't been completely forgotten
Anyway, I have been toying with the idea of maybe writing a story or running a quest in the setting we have created once I have a little more time.
So if anybody has any good ideas or prompts or if you have a character you would prefer to read about, I would love to hear about it.
Also, since almost any post that follows the rules of the game advances the story I guess it would count as a "significant contribution". So please don't be afraid to post here, even after the one month deadline has come and gone. I will always be glad to see the unnamed world expanded with new ideas.
--Rinkina, Island of Sen, 15 years before the rebellion
Rinkina was the Clan mother of the Treetop clan of Sen-Karan. She took over the clan at a youg age and led them for a long time.
Her clan was the last to hold out against Farfarian's (the Prideful) unification movement which attempted, and eventually succeeded, to integrate all the smaller clans and their holdings into the Senavar Republic. By force if necessary.
The Republic's capitol, the cave city of Sen-Kalef, has, to this day, a permanent "honoured guest" in Rinoka, Rinkina's daughter, to ensure that the Treetop clan does not attempt to secede or revolt.
"My lord, my lord, something terrible has happened!
Somebody has breached the perimiter around the temple of the sixth stone. We don't know anything for sure yet, but whoever it was, they killed all the guards. Slaughtered them.
And when we got to the sanctum, the seals were broken.
Exalt Trienus sent me to inform you while he investigates how bad the damage is but he fears the worst.
He urges you to reinforce the guards at the other high stone temples at once and to send word to the conclave that the time might have come."
