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Summons of Grover Reid and Jennifer Monrow for Trial 108 B.A LET IT BE KNOWN, that, due to a voluntary confession of criminal business and actions, GROVER REID ‘John Riley’ is being summoned by the Magisterium of Balian, to defend himself against the following charges: 1 Count of Disobedience of the Royal Office, a Crime of Treason (“Lex Criminalis Art. IV.011D - Where an individual refuses a direct order of a member of the Royal Family or Duana, this shall be the crime of Disobedience, a felony.”): For disobeying direct orders from the Royal Magister of Balian to hand over evidence for the crimes he claimed to have committed.. 1 Count of Consorting with Darkspawn (“Lex Criminalis Art V.08C) - Where an individual is found to be intentionally and knowingly harboring, hiding, or aiding Dark Mages or Creatures, this shall be the crime of Aiding in Dark Magic, a felony.”): For working with and befriending darkspawn in order to create Boom Fuel. 1 Count of Possessing Illegal Substances (“Lex Criminalis Art IV.02A) - Where an individual knowingly possesses illegal substances, literature, or items, this shall be the crime of Contraband, an infraction.”): For possessing Boom Fuel and wizard powder, both considered to be contraband drugs. 1 Count of Distributing Illegal Substances (“Lex Criminalis Art IV.02B) - Where an individual knowingly sells, markets, purchases, or transfers ownership of illegal substances, literature, or items, this shall be the crime of Contraband, a misdemeanor. ”): For selling and distributing Boom Fuel and wizard powder, both considered to be contraband drugs. 1 Count of Manufacturing Illegal Substances (“Lex Criminalis Art IV.02C) - Where an individual knowingly manufactures illegal substances, literature, or items, this shall be the crime of Contraband, a felony. ”): For cooking Boom Fuel and wizard powder, both considered to be contraband drugs. 1 Count of Concealing Identity (“Lex Criminalis Art VI.02A) - Where an individual intentionally conceals or hides one's identity to an agent of the law, this shall be the crime of Concealment of Identity, an infraction. ”): Concealing his identity with a helm and refusing to remove it from his person when requested to. 1 Count of Obstruction of Justice (“Lex Criminalis Art IV.03A) - Where an individual interferes with, obstructs the progress of, or otherwise hinders government officials and prosecutors during the apprehension or investigation of a criminal or criminal activity, this shall be the crime of Obstruction, an infraction. ”): For tampering with evidence and destroying an investigation site. 1 Count of Vigilantism (“Lex Criminalis Art VI.03A) - Where an individual intentionally apprehends, convicts, or punishes another individual of a crime but is not an agent of the law or given permission by the Royal Office, this shall be the crime of Vigilantism, a felony.”): For attempting to go undercover and thwart a group of criminals without the permission of the Magister’s office nor Crown. 1 Count of Disrespect (“Lex Militaris Art II.05A) - Where an individual uses contemptuous language or displays profound disrespect against someone of senior rank or towards the Regiment of St. Lothar, this shall be Disrespect, a Misdemeanor.”): For disrespecting those of a higher rank within the Regiment of St Lothar. 1 Count of Disrespect (“Lex Militaris Art II.05A) - Where an individual uses contemptuous language or displays profound disrespect against a member of the Duana or the Royal House, this shall be Royal Disrespect, a Felony.”): For disrespecting the Marshall and Magister. 1 Count of Insubordination and Disobedience (“Lex Militaris Art II.06B) - Where an individual violates or fails to obey a general order or advisory from the Duana or Royal Family, this shall be Disobedience, a Felony.”): For disobeying the Magister and Constable of Balian. 1 Count of Insubordination and Disobedience (“Lex Militaris Art II.06C) - Where an individual willfully disobeys a direct order from someone of senior rank and authority, this shall be Insubordination, a Felony.”): For disobeying the Marshall and other higher ranking officers. LET IT BE KNOWN, that, due to being implicated in a confession of criminal business and actions, JENNIFER MONROW is being summoned by the Magisterium of Balian, to defend herself against the following charges: 1 Count of Disobedience of the Royal Office, a Crime of Treason (“Lex Criminalis Art. IV.011D - Where an individual refuses a direct order of a member of the Royal Family or Duana, this shall be the crime of Disobedience, a felony.”): For disobeying direct orders from the Royal Magister of Balian to hand over evidence for the crimes he claimed to have committed.. 1 Count of Concealing Identity (“Lex Criminalis Art VI.02A) - Where an individual intentionally conceals or hides one's identity to an agent of the law, this shall be the crime of Concealment of Identity, an infraction. ”): Concealing their identity with a mask and refusing to remove it from their person when requested to. 1 Count of Obstruction of Justice (“Lex Criminalis Art IV.03A) - Where an individual interferes with, obstructs the progress of, or otherwise hinders government officials and prosecutors during the apprehension or investigation of a criminal or criminal activity, this shall be the crime of Obstruction, an infraction. ”): For tampering with evidence and refusing to hand it over. To answer to these above-mentioned allegations, GROVER REID and JENNIFER MONROW are summoned by the Magisterium of Balian to trial within the next SIX Saint’s Days. If they should not appear within the appointed period, they shall be deemed guilty of Absconding (Lex Criminalis IV.04A - Where an individual fails or intentionally avoids surrendering oneself to the custody of Royal Officials at the appropriate time, this shall be the crime of Absconding, and in the case of the awaiting trial immediately confirms guilt, dismissing the need for lawful hearing.”) and shall be considered Guilty of the aforementioned crimes, and thus Banished forthwith and from henceforth from the Kingdom of Balian on pain of death. In addition, the following are requested to appear in court as witnesses to the aforementioned crimes: Dame Gwenyth Vilac-Vuiller, Dhen Ma’al, Isaac Vuiller and Ser Demetrius var Ruthern Due to a conflict of interest, being the Prosecutor and main Investigator, the Magister has recused herself for this trial, thus leaving the role of Kritai for the trial to Her Majesty, Queen Sybille I, His Royal Excellency, Don Kristoff Ruthern, or to The Most Honorable, Ser Robert Joseph de Lyons, whom she is allowing to oversee this trial if necessary, making an exception to Article XI of Processus Iudicialis due to his previous experience in the office and her inability to try the case due to her recusal. Signed, Her Royal Majesty, Sybille I, by the Grace of GOD, Queen of Balian, Princess of Providence, Duchess of Helena and Lorraine, Countess of Pompourelia, Viscountess of Renduzzo, Eflen and Anatis, Baroness of Renzfield, Brucca, Valens, Malenos and Ciavola, Lady of Portoregne, Atrus and Monterosa, Warden of La Costa Rubinissima, Protector of the Heartlanders and the South, etcetera. Her Royal Excellency, Dame Gwenyth “The Unyielding” Callista Vilac Vuiller, Duchess-Consort of Aquilae, Royal Magister of the Kingdom of Balian, Lady Sentinel of the Royal Sentinels, Cavalier of the Order of Saint Michael The Most Honorable, Ser Robert Joseph de Lyons, Viscount of Enderoca, Kritai of the Kingdom of Balian

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3RD EDICT OF THE KORTREVICH MAERSHIP WSZYR EDYKT III VE KORTREVICH MAERSTAT Issued on 8th of Joma and Umund, 528 E.S. THE GRAND CITIZEN'S AWARD As the months and years pass since the construction of New Valdev, it is came to my attention that there are a handful of citizens who have gone above and beyond in their duty as subjects to the Crown. Individuals who, without fear or hesitation, come to the defense of our city and it's people with the utmost bravery. Many have found me during my usual rounds, to express their wish that these folk be properly recognized for their efforts. Thus, as my third edict, I establish THE GRAND CITIZEN'S AWARD, an honor to be granted by the expressed wish of the Grand Maer to any man or woman who shows extraordinary patriotism and bravery in the face of dangers that threaten our fair capital. The award itself shall be a cup, wrought from gold and engraved with the likeness of New Valdev, so that any who look upon it will know of that person's valiant service to Crown and country. The first recipient of this award, for his service in both the Brotherhood and his rescuing of Tavernkeep Yuri during a bandit attack, shall be SER CASPIAN COLBORN (@Sandman_Plays). The ceremony shall be held in the coming saint's day. Signed, Her Ladyship, Ioanna d'Arkent-Kortrevich, Grand Maer of New Valdev

A Beekeeper's Penitence A Summed-up Tale of a Revenant's Backstory In the "Year of the Sun" Eighteen Eighty-Four, an Olgerian Peasent was born into a decently wealthy family of Beekeepers and he was a giant. Parents Julia and Alexander Tegira welcome their third son, Damien, into the world. Both of Damien's Brothers, Mattias and Richter, are pleased to learn that their brother is a healthy young man. Little are they aware, their mother has just birthed a demon. Damien had a stunted mental growth when growing up, opting out of participating with his brothers in lessons and sermons at their local church, even at the behest of his parents. Damien was too interested in the family business, cultivating Bees, but that's not what he did all the time. Damien was also interested in magics and daemons, recreating figures described in books out of clay and scrap. The child also had issues with getting along with his brothers and normally fought regularly but it's mostly his brothers who are picking on him. It was Damien's birthday, his thirteenth if you will, and his family is preparing a feast with his friends and family but Damien is reluctant. Damien hasn't worked out his differences or his slurring with his family so he has been silent this entire time but responds in head nods and shakes. Damien wishes not to partake, due to his awkwardness and his scared feelings but instead work with the bees. After a bit of bickering from his brothers to his parents, Julia and Alexander agree to let Damien sit out his birthday but he doesn't get to eat their desserts they get. The boy was upset about this and began to throw and smash things around the house until his brothers tackled him to the ground. It ended up in a fight to where Damien, now armed with a large book, smashes one of the brothers over the head with it. Due to Damien's superior strength, it completely unwinded his brother, Mattias. Mattias was out cold and his parents were in shock as the boy's dad went to restrain Damien. Damien was dragged to the cellar to where he was kept for several weeks until his brother, Mattias, finally awoke. Though, Damien was immediately put back in at the behest of his brothers. The young Beekeeper was kept in the cellar for several months but managed to escape after a breaching of the cellar doors that led outside. Damien had went missing for several weeks after such and his parents were worried about him but his brothers were the opposite. Guards of the Royal Crown of Kozimor, a Sovereign state of Olgeria, began to search for the massive teenager at the request of his parents. Damien was hunted and continued to be for three years to no avail. One night, during a dark winter night, a loud crashing of wood and glass was heard. The Parents awoke to find their two sons missing and immediately fled the house to scrounge the guards. During the Morn, the parents were conspicuous about a local hound sniffing around their Bee columns. After approaching the dens, that were left untouched during the winter, the bodies of Mattias and Richter were found half-sunken into the ground with mud covering their bodies. The parents were left stunned and became hermits after losing their three sons in less than three years. Several other bodies were found stashed in their bee columns as well, but were mostly dead pests. The bodies of the boys and the pests were found similar, having large indents on their heads from blunt force trauma. A series of killings would take place in the lands of Kozimor, the bodies continuously found in the Bee gardens next to the Tegira residence. After a while of concluding evidence and pushing from Nobles, Princess Catherine Aarhaus III commanded for the arrest of Parents Julia and Alexander Tegira and ordered their executions. During the Spring of 1899, Julia and Alexander Tegira were hung in the square of Kozimor. After which, the killings have seemed to cease. In the Ports on the border of Olgeria, a murderous whoreson Apis Custos, is setting sail with dozens of beehives towards the lands of Aevos. Apis Custos would arrive fourty days later in Aevos, on 1901. A year and a quarter after his parent's execution.

Ayche sits by a river somewhere, fishing rod in hand. His warhammer's propped up against his camping supplies nearby. He's lived a fairly peaceful existence in the years since the end of the war and his retirement. His visit to Hohkmat the previous day was the first visit in many years. He's still deciding how he feels about it, truth be told. He'd known, at some level, that Hohkmat's system of conflict was unsustainable. You can't build a government based on infighting and dueling for positions and plotting - you just can't. Not one that lasts, anyway. The Age of Knowledge will bring stability. Stability will make Hohkmat a better place to live. But it might make things less interesting, too. In the centuries before Hohkmat, Ayche avoided any sort of involvement in government. He's never been the sort of mage who was content to sit in a tower, a library, a laboratory. There's one kind of life that appeals to him, and he realized he'd be able to find it in Hohkmat the first time he fought Lanre to a standstill in the dueling arena, all those years ago. Well, he's a wanderer now, and the war is over. Hohkmat isn't home for him anymore. Maybe it hasn't been since the war ended. It's home to plenty of others, though, and those people are in good hands with Faeryel. That will have to be enough. There's a tug on the line, a splash in the water. Ayche sets his thoughts aside. Dinner first. And then, maybe, he'll go find some trouble.

The war waged on. Flamespews, Sunlit Volleys, and diss tracks being thrown left and right. Vahlok could only sit and ponder. ...

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"Damn the darkspawn." An elfess would utter within the confines of her sisters laboratory, sharpening the blade of her war-axe. What blood will her weapon spill, the world may know soon enough. The heroic story of her aunt still fresh in the elfesses' mind. "Damn the dragonkin. Damn Azdromoth. Where's a spear when you need one?"

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☽ Kothel ☾ The Gloom (Artem Demura) Velulaei, peace be upon her; Sane again beneath the Moon. Hekel Ylu’umzh - The Three Woes; The Origins of the Drow αչ The Passions of Axios From the Dark they came, Naab Kerel sha a’ska’at, Like the first Eight the same: Hru aezel xyn zaamel: Clay given life, Sorv a’aher tayna, Through passion and strife. Duran myhel zy thul. And from Malin and Larihei Zy naab Malyn zy Laryhey Came Zanunder and Velulaei A’ska’at Zanunder zy Velulaei And as their mother before, Zy hru uhv’sha helun guuzt, They left Malinor Sha a’zank Malynor For they were the Wise, Rentu sha a’yx Maehrel Apathy they despised, Numohuez sha a’adry To idle ‘mongst trees My kuhona lugar amovazh Beneath the Aspects three. Mahg Tekaomelzh hek. These wise few Axzh Maehr dyne Settled Ceru A’ageok Ceru And drank in red mists, Zy a’laruet khroz horuzh, Embracing His gifts. Yekno uhv’Urada laebezh. Their hands became Dark, and later their skin Uhv’sha nakzh a’toomah Ker, zy mabas uhv’sha verb In their home in the deep: Magara’lin Bo uhv’sha nora bo megel, Magaralyn. Behind the Moon lay the Dark Star. The god who hid, for he had been betrayed before. He was Lord of Ambition, Passion and Change. It was only at sea that He could be seen, for the ocean was the domain of his beloved Moon; Her tide, Her embrace. Her tempest, His sanctuary. He offered His secrets to them, the gifts of the Dark, and with blackened hands their Ambition was realised, their Passions met, and Change they did. The Dark spread from their spells and bathed their forms, stained by the Night and in His image. He was their Night Father - Marn-Keranel - and far from Aegis they became the Drow, or ‘Dark Elves’, though to call them truly ‘Elves’ was a misnomer, for in their Father’s embrace they escaped the apathy of Oaks, and knew not yet the whimsy of the Arcane. They sought above all else knowledge, and its application. A new race, that in Ceru’s caves became ever distant from Malinsfolk and Larihei’s diaspora to follow. In the hollowed heart of the isle that became their capital, Magara’lin, an amethyst geode was presented to Velulaei by the Night Father. A ‘Dark Star’ for her own, The Eye of Velulaei was blessed to share the night sky’s potential with those worthy to wield it. This amulet was passed to her son, Azul, as Crown Prince of Magara’lin. Though this scholastic paradise was not to last. To create a race of his own invoked the other gods’ ire against Marn-Keranel. The Aspects became jealous, for they wished to make druids of all elves. Xan became wroth, for their Passion eclipsed his Order. Tahariae lamented that they were Changed beyond his Purity and above all else Aeriel seethed that their souls were no longer hers, their Ambition earning them rest upon the Dark Star (called Star’gush Stroh by some) in death, rather than her own torturous realm. These Loathsome Six descended on Marn-Kerel, and banished Him to the centre of the world. Without their Father, Velulaei - the leader of the Drow - along with her brother Zanunder, her spouse Uradras and their son Azul began to lose not only their gifts, but their minds. They drank too deep of His red mists, and were sent into a stupor of madness. They became Mory - Deranged - and civil war erupted in Magara’lin as His gifts were twisted and devolved by the aenguls who had betrayed Him. His Ambition became Wrath, His Passion became Terror and His Change became Ruin. Brother turned on brother, and the Drow were for a time condemned. ռψȶ The Lament of the Drow The First Mother wept Aez Helunel a’vallu For her wisdom was lost Rentu uhv’velul mayh a’tom a’tynahn Madness plagued her mind Moryum keenu uhv’velul taeleh The Dark gnawed her heart Kerel a’garn uhv’velul tahel Such was the fate Dunr a’tom amulel Of her brother, Zanunder Aeth uhv’velul urezd, Zanunder Afraid of his kin, safe in the Dark Kyorl aeth uhv’urada szir, ohk bo Kerel War raged above and he hid below Ygne a’kehel su’uz, zy ura yhrl maga Wailing away in the bowels of the world Valunule bo barael akaeleel So Velulaeiya wept like a beast in the night Dunr Velulaeiya a’valun hru aylko bo kerael The Moon kissed her tears Velulaeyael a’baga uhv’velul vallumzh Pale Light gave her peace Xabyth Ythur a’aher velul thet’uzhel kix Her children were healed and their wisdom restored Velul onnyzh a’yx a’ake zy uhv’sha mayh a’akyn The Maehr were renewed, tranquil with the Moon Maehrel a’yx vaex, zimaru lu Velulaeyael Saved by its Light, made whole once more A’hyle me uhv’zeb Ythur, a’aehg vol azt vou All rejoiced in the night, spare Zanunder Ulyth vyn bo kerael, axan Zanunder Grey skinned like the rest, but lost in the deep Durn verbhk hru nahgel, aza a’tynahn bo megeel He felt not the Moon’s kiss; his mind remained stained Ura a’uvad syex uhv’Velulaeyael baga; uhv’urada taeleh atish a’hexe On deeper he went, into Nemiisae’s web Megeyr ura a’ukh, b’al uhv’Nemysae nemy-volry She took his blood for her own and then took his life Vel a’nork uhv’urada enro zy mebe a’nork uhv’urada tayna And a new race was born in that spider’s cave Zy uhno lyhn a’vaen bo ux uhd’nemys magara They were the Deranged, burned by the Light Sha a’yx Moryel, a’ygnere me Ythurel True children of Dark; they knew not the Moon Zkor onnyzh aeth Ker; sha a’yento syex Velulaeyael The Maehr they loathed, taking many as slaves Maehrel sha a’adry, norkule voon ben rothezh Woe to the Mori’quessir, who cannot be saved Ylu’um my Mory’kuessyr, mirz ern syex tom a’hyle The Dark had overwhelmed the first Drow, as they were left directionless in the Night Father’s wake. So it was that Velulaei wept beneath the Moon, the Pale Lady who had once loved their maker. She heard Velulaei’s cries and added Her gifts to His own. For whilst the Moon had loved Her chaotic spouse, Her way was not His. It was her charge to bring the storm, but also the calm. Her domains were Tranquility, Maternity and Grace. With these gifts, the Drow beneath the Velulaei were renewed and became the Maehr - the Wise - that would honour their lost Father and cherish their stoic Mother. Thereafter Uradras was saved, given stoicism and clarity through Velulaei’s newfound teachings, that soon spread across the Maehr upon Ceru’s surface. Tenacious yet tempered, ruthless yet merciful, the Maehr enlightened what drow they could in the reconquest of Magara’lin, though not all could be saved. Zanunder, Velulaei’s brother, had become beset by Terror. He burrowed deeper into the bowels of the world, fleeing his people’s strife alone before he fell into the web he had fled all those years ago. The Aspect Nemiisae bound Zanunder, and took all that he was to hatch a race of her own; for with eight jealous eyes that spider had witnessed the Night Father’s blessings and the first Drow’s rejection of she and her sibling-Aspects. She understood the potential in wroth, though lacked the might to challenge Mother Moon’s new tranquillity. So it was that in the lowest caverns above the Nether and beneath Asulon she enslaved the descendants of the brother-drow; the Mori’quessir, which would haunt the Maehr ever more in the deep. Azul, the son of Velulaei and Uradras, openly rejected the Moon’s gifts. He saw them as weakness and compliance, the same apathy which they had left behind in Aegis amongst Malinsfolk. Unchecked malice guided his Black Hand to subterfuge, and, lacking the necessary grace to guide the Azulites in war, resorted to cowardice. He promised Velulaei an armistice and took a maehr wife for himself, named Keziah. Upon the highest peak in the isles of Axios Velulaei and Azul met alone. They debated the merits of Ambition and Tranquility. Azul forsook the Father as having abandoned them, and he cursed the Mother as a usurper. A union of opposites the Deranged mind could not fathom, and in that moonlit temple he poisoned his own mother; an honourless murder to silence questions he had no answers to, and ideas grander than his own short sight. ɦɛӄ The Dirge of Magara'lin Poison ate at our First Mother’s veins, Azul a’vyh bo uhv’lye uhv’Aezhel Helun enyrzh, Though she wept not for herself, but for the Deranged. Reeky vel a’vallu syex velsha, aza vel Moryel. Azul seethed as Velulaei forgave, Azul a’keyrn ben Velulaeya maluan, Her kinslaying son, and her brother enslaved. Velul szyr-korthule urev, zy velul urezd a’shylrothe And Mother Moon lamented the fate of Her priest Zy Helun-Velulaeya a’keyrn amulet aeth Velul velura Her people fractured, Her beloved a beast. Velul lynn a’ogha, Velul ulmalu o aylyk. The boy’s right had been lost, once meant to rule uhv’Urveoul letta a’tom lanu, azt a’autto vexalt For he lacked the might, that unworthy Azul Rentu ura a’vaeb beelel, ux numlukan Azul Pale Light wept from on high, Xabyth Ythur a’vallu naab kol woad, Bleak tears from the sky Ezekyal vallumzh naab vekylel She smote the heir lost to sin, Vel xoren malvenel lanu my morve, And lost Magara’lin. Zy lanu Magara’lin. Velulaei’s spirit was saved, uhv’Velulaeya osyen a’tom a’hyle, Ne’er to be caged, Xyelor my e’roth, But joined with the lunar whole, Aza vazula lu velel vol, The Mother Moon; The Maehr Soul. Helun-Velulaeyel; Maehrel Osyen. The Moon destroyed Azul for the sin of kinslaying, and took Velulaei’s soul into her once-cold heart. On that fateful day the two became one - the Goddess of the Moon and Tides, Tranquillity, Maternity and Grace, along with the once-daughter of Malin and Mother of the Maehr - to keep vigil forevermore over a people condemned. A dignified gloom, a mourning patron to guide the Maehr back toward stability and civilization in the Night Father’s wake: Helun-Velulaeya, otherwise known as Mother Moon, the Pale Lady, Yyr, Luara or simply Velulaeya. The Eye of Velulaei was lost, to be reclaimed centuries later upon Axios by the regal maehr of the Aegisian diaspora. It took many names and passed through many princely hands, understood by some to be called ‘Luara’s Whispers’. It is said that this artefact is key to reuniting the maehr once more, and ushering in the Night Father’s return. The world weary Maehr sang the dirges of Magara’lin, sailing back in Uradras’ final days to the lands of Aegis from whence they had before come as elves. There, despite Helun-Velulaeya’s efforts, their memories became clouded and warped by the Loathsome Six. The aenguls and spirits attempted to erase the collective, making their songs discordant as the Malinorians deluded the later generations of maehr into ‘dark elvendom’, shackling them in their city upon Aegis. In their travels back from Axios, many maehr came to settle isles in the great seas and cultivate new cultures and faiths, as well as in some cases curating the old truths to become the great clans of the world. This discord was propagated by the Loathsome Six, fearing a reunified maehr may usher in the Marn-Keranel’s return. Though Keziah, Azul’s widow amongst the Aegisians, never forgot. For she and hers - a silent royalty - would keep the Gloom in their hearts for centuries. They carried the Truth beyond the city of Malinsfolk on Aegis, settling the first Free City of Drow that would await the Night Father’s return. Yyrul Koth - Dignified Gloom; The Creeds of the Maehr The antonym of Derangement is Dignity. Though from the Dark we come and the Gloom cannot be forgotten. The six gifts borne of the late Night Father and the Pale Mother define the echoes of Velulaei and Uradras. The masculine vigour to be harnessed and the feminine austerity to be followed. This hexalogue of pursuits makes up the Yyrul Koth; that which makes maehr of mere drow. Xythal - Ambition Like those first sailors to follow the Dark Star across the sea, true maehr are bound by ambition. To learn, to grow, to become stronger and wiser, never to succumb to the apathy which haunts the broader elven races. This is what defines our people. Myhel - Passion As the Night Father before them, true maehr are passionate and expressive. To be expressive is to be free, unshackled by the conventions of other races. To be ashamed of one’s condition is to be as Zanunder. Bask beneath the Moonlight for ye are Maehr. We do not emulate the other races as zkabra. We do not bend to those that would change us. Xebat - Change From Magara’lin to Malinor, Elson Zidar to Ker’nor, the Warhawkes to Rennalia, Vir’aker to Asimu’ulei and Nor’asath, change has always been essential to the survival of the Maehr. To adapt is to survive, to stagnate is to crumble. As under the Night Father and Mother Moon, to turn the great Wheel of history and learn from its wake is to evolve, and be Maehr. Xeemarum - Tranquility Tenacity without temperance and ruthlessness without mercy is the way of the Deranged. Without the Night Father to lead them, the Maehr must embrace the stoicism of Mother Moon. Civility, diplomacy, fraternity and justice shall pave the new road to the Dark Star. Xulyza - Maternity To be scattered is to be extinct. To forsake one’s kin is to be as Azul. True Maehr venerate the great Clans and Houses, the Ancestors before them and the Goddess' maternal wisdom. Obey the Mother, honour the Father and prosper as one. To turn on kin is to be as Azul; do not let the blood of the Maehr run dry nor the tongue of Vel’luah fall silent. Mohyu - Grace Brutality is natural, though barbarity an invention. True maehr are made distinct by their grace; elegance, etiquette, ceremony, music and the arts. To be graceless is to be as the mori’quessir. Remember the ancestors for their triumphs, not their sins, and highlight the unseen beauty of the Gloom. The Moon and the Tides can be bleak and beautiful, the Maehr are both in turn.

☨ ℭ𝔬𝔡𝔢𝔵 𝔬𝔣 𝔓𝔲𝔯𝔦𝔱𝔶 ☨ This book has been made to keep track of each person who has been darkspawn tested by the Holy Order of Saint Jude. Keep in mind that results may change over time, and is recommended to redo test every two years. 1. Esmeray Luceran Race: Farfolk Gender: Female Nation: N/A Result: Negative 21. Naya Race: Human Gender: Female Nation: Kaethul Result: Negative 41. Aerith Maelstorm Race: High Elf Gender: Female Nation: Vortice Result: Negative 2. Damon Carrion Race: Cursed Child (Kill on Sight) Gender: Male Nation: N/A Result: Negative 22. Hael Race: Elf Gender: N/A Nation: Kaethul & Lurin Result: Negative 42. Charlotte Race: Wood Elf Gender: Female Nation: Vortice Result: Negative 3. Maria Denondado Race: Human Gender: Female Nation: Hyspia Result: Negative 23. Dainn Race: Human Gender: Male Nation: N/A Result: Negative 43. Ukramzo’Raguk Race: Orc Gender: Male Nation: Krugmar Result: Negative 4. Alith Uradir Race: High Elf Gender: Male Nation: N/A Result: Negative 24. Juniper Rose Race: Elf Gender: Female Nation: Kaethul Result: Negative (However confirmed Voidstalker) 44. Liriel Race: Wood Elf Gender: Female Nation: Nevaelhen Result: Negative 5. Kimchi Race: Elf Gender: Female Nation: N/A Result: Negative 25. Ren (Kyrell) Race: Wood Elf Gender: Male Nation: Sakuragakure Result: Negative 45. Siru Race: Elf Gender: Male Nation: Norland Result: Positive (Confirmed Warlock) 6. Averwyn Race: High Elf Gender: Male Nation: N/A Result: Negative 26. Valrien Race: Dark Elf Gender: Female Nation: N/A Result: Negative 46. Cerrick of Khamees Race: Elf Gender: Male Nation: Vikela (Paladin) Result: Negative 7. Sir Rurik Brezwyck Race: Human Gender: Male Nation: N/A Result: Negative 27. Gundanat’Vuhk Race: Orc Gender: Male Nation: Krugmar Result: Negative 47. Theo Race: Elf Gender: Male Nation: Nevaelhen Result: Negative 8. Viviana Ximena Vilac Race: Human Gender: Female Nation: N/A Result: Negative 28. Romeroh Race: Orc Gender: Male Nation: Krugmar Result: Negative 48. Ariane Race: High Elf Gender: Female Nation: Norland Result: Negative 9. Caelia de Lyons Race: Heartlander Gender: Female Nation: Balian Result: Negative 29. Thana Race: Cursed Child (Kill on Sight) Gender: Female Nation: Amathine Result: Negative 49. Laelia Drakon Race: Snow Elf Gender: Female Nation: Norland Result: Negative 10. Seth Calith Race: High Elf Gender: Male Nation: N/A Result: Negative 30. Ar-Malna Race: Wood Elf Gender: Female Nation: Kaethul Result: Negative 50. Ryvel Race: Elf Gender: Male Nation: Vikela (Paladin) Result: Negative 11. Illuvatar Race: Elf Gender: Male Nation: N/A Result: Negative 31. Pheonix Race: Human Gender: Male Nation: Kaethul Result: Negative 51. 'Darkstone' Race: Elf Gender: Male Nation: Nevaelhen Result: Negative 12. Li Race: Dark Elf Gender: Male Nation: N/A Result: Negative 32. Thalien Wynasul Race: High Elf Gender: Male Nation: Celia’nor Result: Negative 52. Aganar Race: High Elf Gender: Male Nation: Urguan Result: Negative 13. Siru Race: Dark Elf Gender: Female Nation: Haense Result: Ran from testing, still out there 33. Lorandil Sindarin Race: High Elf Gender: Male Nation: Haelu’nor Result: Negative 53. Nalara Race: Wood Elf Gender: Female Nation: Amathine Result: Negative 14. Elena of Joma Race: Elf Gender: Female Nation: Lurin Result: Negative 34. Midas von Athri’on Race: High Elf Gender: Male Nation: Haelu’nor Result: Negative 54. Adya Race: High Elf Gender: Female Nation: Nomad (Petra) Result: Negative 15. Amara Race: High Elf Gender: Female Nation: Kaethul Result: Negative 35. Wyn Race: Adunian Gender: Female Nation: Aaun Result: Negative 55. Arakawa Race: Human Gender: Male Nation: Hohkmat Result: Negative 16. Hecate Race: Elf Gender: Female Nation: N/A Result: Negative 36. Natalie Race: Elf Gender: Female Nation: Kaethul Result: Negative 56. Ariselle Race: High Elf Gender: Female Nation: Ravenswood Result: Negative 17. Thorim Stoutheart Race: Dwarf Gender: Male Nation: Urguan Result: Negative 37. Obok Metaldrinks Race: Dwarf Gender: Male Nation: Haelu’nor Result: Negative 57. Feydrid Thorne Race: Highlander Gender: Male Nation: Aaun Result: Negative 18. Farisbarii Race: Human Gender: Male Nation: Hohkmat Result: Negative 38. Lukrecja (Lucy) Race: Cursed Child (Kill on Sight) Gender: Female Nation: Kaethul Result: Negative 58. Lothar Race: Human Gender: Male Nation: Numendil (St. Emma) Result: Negative 19. Athri’annyer Race: High Elf Gender: Male Nation: Kaethul Result: Negative 39. Otellia Maiheiuh Race: Dark Elf Gender: Female Nation: Ravenswood Result: Negative 20. Syd Race: Human Gender: Male Nation: Kaethul Result: Negative 40. Yojaiyum Race: Farfolk Gender: Male Nation: Telentine Result: Negative

The dwarf read over this missive, his red eyebrow arched at the mention of Rah'tuma, "Heiress of Rah'tuma, huh?" He put the paper down, "Oh sweet Panya, the Pharaoh is goin' ta' be pissed."

𝕽𝖆𝖛𝖓 𝕮𝖆𝖘𝖊𝖒𝖎𝖗𝖆 𝖁𝖚𝖎𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖗'𝖘 𝕰𝖑𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖆𝖑 𝕻𝖑𝖆𝖙𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖒 𝔪𝔶 𝔠𝔞𝔩𝔩 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔢𝔠𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫, 108 𝔅.𝔄 𝔴𝔯𝔦𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔫 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔞𝔲𝔱𝔥𝔬𝔯𝔢𝔡 𝔟𝔶 ℑ𝔫𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔡𝔲𝔠𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔢𝔲 𝔠𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔦𝔡𝔞𝔱𝔢 Ave and graze teu for taking the time to consider my electoral program. My name is Ravn Casemire Vuiller, a descendant of an ancient and noble lineage, steadfastly loyal to the crown of our beloved Regnum Balian for generations. Though not the youngest candidate, I bring a wealth of wisdom garnered over more than five decades spent abroad. I offer this accumulated knowledge to serve our kingdom diligently. Having achieved success in various fields, ranging from education since my youth to trade, I am well-prepared to contribute meaningfully to the governance of our realm. I, Ravn Casemira Vuiller, stand before you as a prospective Speaker of the Senate in the upcoming election. 𝔐𝔶 𝔢𝔩𝔢𝔠𝔱𝔬𝔯𝔞𝔩 𝔭𝔩𝔞𝔱𝔣𝔬𝔯𝔪 As Senator, my first action would be the establishment of a partially state-owned enterprise. This entity would harness our kingdom's resources from both below and above ground to benefit the northern regions, thereby enhancing our influence, prestige, and revenue. This initiative would create new employment opportunities, enabling ordinary citizens to invest their resources for profit and become trusted merchants. Let us transform our magnificent realm into a bustling trading hub. This is my vision, my mission as your potential Senator. I urge you to cast your vote for me, Ravn Casemira Vuiller, for a prosperous future for our people. Signed by Dona Ravn Casemira Vuiller

Take care of yourself man, much love

Verena would perk her brow at the missive, tugging on the arm of her brother with a light smile. "Ve must get the twins a bouquet for gutte luck." @preosky

I may be late but I read this guide again. I’ve seen just how being an ugly character generates rp so easily. Every word is true and the guide is lovely. I will hold it dearly