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Book3: Chapter 39 - New Purpose (RAW)

There is nothing more contemptible and pitiful than the bravery of the weak and powerless.

- The Human Question by Gideon de Salavia 378 AC.


A night filled ...

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Worked out the ending.

Hope you guys are all putting up well with the allergy season! Finally worked out the ending of the series a few days ago, now it is just a matter of getting there!

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Book 3: Chapter 38 - Save Point (RAW)

Fearing the things that are alien to us is a sign of our insignificance.

- The Human Question by Gideon de Salavia 378 AC.


Thankfully, extricating ou...

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Book 3: Chapter 37 - Mercy (RAW)

Like that of a withering flower, are closing pages of the life of a courtesan of the floating court. Beautiful color and fragrance are forever soon lost, with nobody caring to spare the once su...

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Alternative Ansan run through an oil filer + different scaling

Changed Kidu's size to reflect his large proportions. Ran through an oil painting filter and messed around with the vegetation. Still not very good with backgrounds.

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Book 3: Chapter 36 - Scripted Events (RAW)

The thorn in one’s foot is of greater import than the blade twisted in a stranger’s side.

- A Quassian Aphorism


You have gained 1 Luck.

Such simpl...

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Book 3: Chapter 35 - The Accord (RAW)

Alchemy revolves around extracting and enhancing the natural properties of materials to achieve a specific outcome. This process is fundamentally powered by the alchemist's own Mana, which dict...

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Book 3: Chapter 34 - Beron's Dream (RAW)

Puissant indeed are the priests of the River. When touched by their God they are given the power to pierce the veil of what is yet to come and to peer into the mists of the forgotten past. Unli...

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Book 3: Chapter 33 - The Al-Lazar Branch (RAW)

For the average man, the concept of free will is the grandest illusion. Yet, this misconception is dwarfed by the more profound and enveloping deception experienced by those touched by Mana. Fo...

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Book 3: Chapter 32 Ups & Downs (RAW)

Chapter 32 - Ups & Downs

‘There are things that not even coin can buy’ is the mantra of the destitute.

- Unknown.

With renewed enthusias...

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Book 3: Chapters 26-30 (Edited)

Chapter 26 - No harm, no foul

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Book 3: Chapter 31 - Scripted Event (RAW)

The flowers of war are at their most beautiful when they blossom in spectacular disarray.

- Unknown.

I stood tall, drawing myself up to my full height and straightenin...

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Book 3: Chapter 30 - Cats & Dogs (RAW)

To the simple and common man, it must seem that the most puissant and powerful all wear the most monstrous of masks.

- Attributed to the playwright Vlan di Panoli.

“...

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Book 3: Chapter 29 - Liberation (RAW)

Like the regular armies of the land, there are ranks within the Mercenary’s Guild. Unlike the Adventurer’s Guild which bases its ranks on metals, the Mercenary’s Guild adopts a more novel...

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Book 3: Chapter 28 - In the Shadow of the Peacock Throne (RAW))

One can not engage in debate without first understanding your opponent's exact position.

- A Quassian Aphorism.

The woman who looked back at her through the glass was not the s...

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Ansan

The party in book 1

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Book 3: Chapters 21 - 25 (Edited)

Chapter 21 - Offering

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Book 3: Chapter 27 - Illusions (RAW)

Be as water in nature, benefiting all things without taking or competing with them.

- A Quassian aphorism.


At times, people can be sources of immense annoya...

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Book 3: Chapter 26 - No harm, no foul (RAW)

The greatest of rivers is formed from the smallest of streams.

- A Quassian aphorism.


After washing what felt like months of dirt and grime I was finally ab...

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Book 3: Chapter 25 - The Begonia's Shade (RAW)

The air was tumultuous, yearning for freedom from the domain of her parents, eager to explore beyond the reach of the expansive primordial oceans and the tranquil, silent night. Distressed by t...

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Book 3: Chapters 16-20 [Edited]

Chapter 16 - Al-Lazar

Why do we regain our essence, our well of energy, our inner Mana, more rapidly when we rest? The time when consciousness fades and we walk upon the ...

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Book 3: Chapters 11-15 [Edited]

Chapter 11 - Finish Line

Just as water holds greater value than gold for a thirsty man, so too does silence in a world filled with incessant noise. Cultivate your silence...

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Book 3: Chapter 24 - A Mother's Love (RAW)


Arbitration, a weighty term for a seemingly quaint custom, both barbaric and enlightened in equal measure. In the days of yore, shortly after the inception of Al-Lazar and the discov...

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Book 3: Chapter 23 - A Place of Rest (RAW)

With just a small touch of inspiration, the wings of the imagination unfold. Each thought, a feather on these wings, carries the mind higher, soaring over landscapes of wonder and possibility.<...

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Book 3: Chapter 22 - The Feathered Gates

The highest good is water, it nourishes all things and competes with none.

- Unknown.

The desert sun had sunk a little lower in the sky but still beat, fierce and stro...

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Gilgamesh in Book 1 Gear

Gilgamesh in book 1 gear

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Book 3: Chapter 21 - Offering

In the hearts of men, there exists a profound emptiness, a hole that yearns to be filled. If not filled with faith in something transcendent, becomes fertile ground for something dark. In the a...

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December Update

Hey guys, been busy with a lot of work (my real job) and this time of the year is usually crazy. However, with the holidays coming up I should have some to build up a backlog and get back to releas...

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Book 3: Chapter 20 - Intervention (RAW)

The greatest of rivers is formed from the smallest of streams.

- A Quassian Aphorism.

Gelgor's eyes narrowed briefly, losing their cordiality before he skillfully mask...

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Book 3: Chapter 19 - Temptation (RAW)

The workers of the Dust fields are, for the most part, wretched addicts hooked on the pleasure that only the Dust Dreams can give. Lost in fantasies of their making, they slowly come to detest ...

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