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and let us know about it..thanks and have fun :).
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dynamic items movable for them? To turn this off again, simply use
the /ALLMOVEOFF command.
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{
Did you know that this is already the last tip? ;-)
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Did you know that you can actually delete your characters again with
this version of UOX3?
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Trivia time: Did you know that work on UOX3 started on September 24th 1997?
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If you have been using a version of UOX3 before v0.53 you will probably
have to recreate every weapon or armor or they will be useless during
combat when that feature will be implemented. Use Arms Lore to find out
it a specific weapon has got the attack/defense values attached to it.
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can be made to the UO loginservers, the program is allowing up to 4 people to
connect and play.
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SECTION BOOK 1
{
PAGES 4
TITLE The first UOX book
AUTHOR Cironian
PAGE 1
PAGE 2
PAGE 3
PAGE 4
}

SECTION PAGE 1
{
Greetings, Traveller!
I welcome thee to the
world of UOX and
hope your will enjoy
your stay here.
This is the first
page of this
experimental book.
}

SECTION PAGE 2
{
Feel free to change
the contents of this
book or to add others

To do so, simply edit
the contents of the
file misc.scp  .
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SECTION PAGE 3
{
The item TYPE for
books is 11 decimal
and you will have to
set the MORE of the
book item to the
section number of
the book.
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SECTION PAGE 4
{
This is page four.
(End of this book)
}

// ============================ A Grammer of Orcish
SECTION BOOK 2
{
PAGES 23
TITLE A Grammar of Orcish
AUTHOR Yorick of Yew
PAGE 5
PAGE 6
PAGE 7
PAGE 8
PAGE 9
PAGE 10
PAGE 11
PAGE 12
PAGE 13
PAGE 14
PAGE 15
PAGE 16
PAGE 17
PAGE 18
PAGE 19
PAGE 20
PAGE 21
PAGE 22
PAGE 23
PAGE 24
PAGE 25
PAGE 26
PAGE 27
}

SECTION PAGE 5
{
  This volume, and
others in the series,
are sponsored by
donations from Lord
Blackthorn, ever a
supporter of
understanding the
other sentient races
}

SECTION PAGE 6
{
of Britannia.
-

 The Orcish tongue
may fall unpleasingly
'pon the ear, yet it
has within it a
complex grammar oft
}

SECTION PAGE 7
{
misunderstood by
those who merely
hear the few broken
words of English our
orcish brothers
manage without
education.
 These are the basic
}

SECTION PAGE 8
{
rules of orcish:
 Orcish has five
tenses: present, past
,future inperfect,
present interject-
ional,and prehensile.
 Examples: gugroflue,
gugrofloog, gugrobo,
}

SECTION PAGE 9
{
gugroglu!, gugrogug.
 All transitive verbs
in teh prehensile
tense end in "ug."
 Examples:
urgleighug,
biggugdaghgug,
curdakalmug.
}

SECTION PAGE 10
{
 All present
interjectional
conjugations start
with the letter G
unless the contain
the third declensive
accent of the letter
U. Examples:
}

SECTION PAGE 11
{
ghuthudunglug, but
not azhbuugb.
 The past tense can
only refer to events
since the last meal,
but the prehensile
tense can refer to
any event within
}

SECTION PAGE 12
{
reach.
 The present tense
is conjugated like
the future imperfect
tense,  when the
interrogative mode is
used by pitching the
sound a quarter-tone
}

SECTION PAGE 13
{
higher.
Orcish hath no
concept of person, as
in first person,
third person, I, we,
etc. Orcish grammer
relies upon the three
cardinal rules of
}

SECTION PAGE 14
{
accretion, prefixing,
and agglutination, in
addition to pitch. In
the former, phonemes
combine into larger
words wich may
contain full phrasal
significance.  In the
}

SECTION PAGE 15
{
second, prefixing
specific phonetic
sounds changes the
subject of the
sentence into object,
interrogative,
addressed individual
or dinner.
}

SECTION PAGE 16
{
 Agglutination occurs
whenever four of
the same letter are
present in a word, in
wich case, any two
of them may be
removed or slurred.
 Pitch changes the
}

SECTION PAGE 17
{
phoneme value of
individual syllables,
thus completely
altering what a word
may mean. The
classic example is
"Aktgluthugrot
bigglogubuu
}

SECTION PAGE 18
{
dargilgaglug
lublublub which can
mean "You are such a
pretty girl," "My
mother ate your
primroses," or
"Jellyfish nose
paints alms potato,"
}

SECTION PAGE 19
{
depending on pitch.
 Orchish poetry often
relies upon repeating
the same phrase in
multiple pitches,
even changing pitch
midword.  None of
this great art is
}

SECTION PAGE 20
{
translatable.
 The orcish language
uses the following
vowels: ab, ad, ag,
akt, at, augh, auh,
azh, e, i, o, oo, u,
uu. The vowel sound a
is not recognized as
}

SECTION PAGE 21
{
a vowel and does not
exist in their
alphabet. The orchish
alphabet is best
learned using the
classic rhyme
repeated at 23
different pitches:
}

SECTION PAGE 22
{
Lugnog ghu blatsug
garoglug, Gaghbuu
dakdar ab highugbo,
 Gothnogbuim ad
gilgubbugbuilug
Bilgeaugh thurggulg
stuiggro!
A translation of the
}

SECTION PAGE 23
{
first pitch:
Eat food, the first
letter is ab,
Kill people, next
Letter is ad,
 I forgot the rest
But augh is in there
somewhere!
}

SECTION PAGE 24
{
 What follows is a
complete phonetic
library of the orcish
language:
ab, ad, ag, akt, alm,
at, augh, auh, azh,
ba, ba, bag, bar, baz,
}

SECTION PAGE 25
{
bid, bilge, bo, bog,
bog, brui, bu, buad,
bug, buil, buim, bum,
buo, buor, buu, ca,
car, clog, cro, cuk,
cur, da, dagh, dagh,
dak, dar, deak, der,
dil, dit, dor, dre,
}

SECTION PAGE 26
{
dri, dru, du, dud,
duf, dug, dug, duh,
dun, eag, eg, egg,
eichel, ek, ep, ewk,
faugh, fid, flu, fog,
foo, foz, fruk, fu,
fub, fud, fun, fup,
fur, gaa, gag, gagh,
}

SECTION PAGE 27
{
gan, gar, gh, gha,
ghat, ghed, ghig, gho,
ghu, gig, gil, gka,
glu, glug, gna, gno,
gnu, gol, gom, goth,
grunt, grut, gu, gub,
gub, gug, gug, gugh,
guk.
}

// ============================ The Bold Stranger
SECTION BOOK 3
{
PAGES 14
TITLE The Bold Stranger
AUTHOR Old Fabio the Poor
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PAGE 35
PAGE 36
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PAGE 40
PAGE 41
}

SECTION PAGE 28
{
 In a time before
time, the Gods that
be assembled a group
of artisans, crafts
men and lore masters
(for, yes, even in
those days, art
existed)to create the
}

SECTION PAGE 29
{
world of Sosaria. To
this group, the gods
gave a tiny world,
Rytabul, in which to
test their works, to
see if they were of
the quality desired
for the true world in
}

SECTION PAGE 30
{
which they would be
placed.  And though
the gods were tight
fisted with their
gold, this small crew
worked hard and long,
and were happy in
their tasks.
}

SECTION PAGE 31
{
 A small corner of
Rytabul had been
claimed by the
artisan Selrahc the
Slow. Though he was
Not the fastest of
The assembled
workers, the gods
}

SECTION PAGE 32
{
smiled upon his work,
even presenting him
with a mystic
talisman proclaiming
his work the best
among the newer
artisans.And so
Selrahc went about
}

SECTION PAGE 33
{
his business,
creating hundreds
of designs which
would one day add
color and variety
to Sosaria. One day a
stranger appeared to
Selrahc.  His chest
}

SECTION PAGE 34
{
was bare and he wore
trousers of the
brightest green, and
whereever he went,
plants grew in his
footsteps. This
caused Selrahc no end
of trouble, the
}

SECTION PAGE 35
{
stranger always
looking over his
shoulder, and the
plants sprouting in
places Selrahc
required to ply his
art. And so Selrahc
approached the
}

SECTION PAGE 36
{
stranger and bade
him speak.  But this
man in green
remained silent.
Selrahc pleaded with
the stranger to give
his name, and would
he please leave
}

SECTION PAGE 37
{
Selrahc to his work.
But this mysterious
stranger remained
mute.
 This angered
Selrahc mightily. Who
was this silent man,
interfering with
}

SECTION PAGE 38
{
tasks the gods
themselves had
entrusted to Selrahc?
In an attempt to
embarrass this
interloper, Selrahc
stole his green
trousers, leaving him
}

SECTION PAGE 39
{
naked and open to
comments about his
very manhood, and
still the stranger
would not speak,
would not leave this
tiny corner of
Rytabul.
}

SECTION PAGE 40
{
Vexed to his very
limits, Selrahc took
his war axe and
smote the silent one
mightily, again and
again, until the
silent stranger ran
away, having never
}

SECTION PAGE 41
{
said a word, and
never showed himself
in Rytabul again.
 Thus endeth the
tale of the bold
stranger.
}

// ============================ Birds of Britannia
SECTION BOOK 4
{
PAGES 26
TITLE Birds of Britannia
AUTHOR Thom the Heathen
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}

SECTION PAGE 42
{
 The wren is a tiny
insect-eating bird
with a loud voice.
The cheerful trills
of Wrens are
extraordinaily varied
and melodious.
 The swallow is
}
SECTION PAGE 43
{
easily recognized by
its forked tail.
Swallows catch
insects in flight,
and have squeaky,
twittering songs.
 The warbler is an
exceptional singer,
}
SECTION PAGE 44
{
whose extensive songs
combine the best
qualities of Wrens
and Swallows.
 The thatch climbs
down trees head
first, searching for
insects in the bark.
}
SECTION PAGE 45
{
It sings a
repetitive series of
notes with a nasal
tone quality.
 The agile chickadee
has a buzzy "chick-a-
dee-dee" call, from
which its name is
}
SECTION PAGE 46
{
derived. Its song is
a series of whistled
notes.
 The thrush is a
brown bird with a
spotted breast, which
eats worms and
snails, and has a
}
SECTION PAGE 47
{
beautiful singing
voice. Thrushes use
a stone as an anvil
to smash the shells
of snails.
 The little
nightingale is also
known for its
}
SECTION PAGE 48
{
beautiful song, which
it sings even at
night.
 The starling is a
small dark bird with
a yellow bill and a
squeaky,high-pitched
song. Starlings can
}
SECTION PAGE 49
{
mimic the sounds of
other birds.
 The skylark sings a
series of high-
pitched melodious
trills in flight.
  The finch is a
small seed-eating
}
SECTION PAGE 50
{
bird with a conical
beak and a musical,
warbling song.
 The crossbill is a
kind of Finch with a
strange crossed bill,
which ituses to
extract seeds from
}
SECTION PAGE 51
{
pine cones.
 The canary is a kind
of Finch that is
often kept as a pet.
Miners would often
take canaries
underground with
them, to warn them of
}
SECTION PAGE 52
{
the presence of
hazardous vapors in
the air.
 The sparrow weaves
a nest of grass, and
has an unmusical
chirp for a voice.
 The towhee is a kind
}
SECTION PAGE 53
{
of Sparrow that
continually reminds
listeners to drink
their tea.
 The shrike is a gray
bird with a hooked
bill. Shrikes have
the habit of impaling
}
SECTION PAGE 54
{
their prey on thorns.
 The woodpecker has
a pointed beak that
is suitable for
pecking at wood to
get at the insects
inside.
 The kingfisher dives
}
SECTION PAGE 55
{
for fish, which it
catches with its
long, pointed beak.
 The tern migrates
over great distances,
from one end of
Britannia to the
other each year.
}
SECTION PAGE 56
{
Terns dive from the
air to catch fish.
 The plover is a bird
that distracts
predators by
pretending to have a
broken wing.
 The lapwing is a
}
SECTION PAGE 57
{
kind of Plover that
has a long black
crest.
 The hawk is a
predator that feeds
on small birds, mice,
squirrels, and other
small animals. Small
}
SECTION PAGE 58
{
hawks are known as
Kites.
 The dove is a seed-
eating bird with a
peaceful reputation.
Doves have a low-
pitched cooing song.
 The cuckoo is a
}
SECTION PAGE 59
{
devious bird that
lays eggs in the
nests of Warblers and
other small birds.
Cuckoos have the
uncanny ability to
keep track of time,
singing once at the
}
SECTION PAGE 60
{
beginning of each
hour.
 The roadrunner is an
unusual bird with a
long tail, wich runs
swiftly along the
ground hunting for
lizards and snakes.
}
SECTION PAGE 61
{
 The swift is a very
agile bird that
spends nearly its
entire life in the
air. With their
mouths wide open,
Swifts capture
insects in mid-
}
SECTION PAGE 62
{
flight.
 The hummingbird is a
cross between a Swift
and a Fairy. These
tiny, brightly
colored birds hover
magically near
flowers, and live on
}
SECTION PAGE 63
{
the nectar they
provide.
 The owl is a
reputedly wise bird
that is active at
night, unlike most
birds. Owls have
excellent night
}
SECTION PAGE 64
{
vision and low-
pitched hooting
calls. Their wings
are silent in flight.
 The goatsucker is a
strange owl-like bird
that is though to
live on the milk of
}
SECTION PAGE 65
{
goats. These
mysterious birds
make jarring sounds
at night, for which
reason they are also
called Nightjars.
 The duck is a bird
that swims more often
}
SECTION PAGE 66
{
than it flies, and
has a nasal voice
that is described as
a "quack".
 The swan is a kind
of long-necked Duck
that is all white.
Swans are usually
}
SECTION PAGE 67
{
voiceless, but they
are said to have an
extraordinarily
beautiful song.
}

// ============================ Regarding Llamas
SECTION BOOK 5
{
PAGES 4
TITLE Regarding Llamas
AUTHOR Simon
PAGE 68
PAGE 69
PAGE 70
PAGE 71
}

SECTION PAGE 68
{
 Llamas are curious
bests, shaggy and
sought after for
their wool, yet of a
curiously arrogant
disposition reflected
in their eyes, they
live in mountainous
}
SECTION PAGE 69
{
areas,though who may
have first tamed them
is lost in the mists
of history.
 'Tis a well-known
fact that llamas can
indeed be tamed, and
used as grazing
}
SECTION PAGE 70
{
animals, for their
meat, and of course
for their wool. Yet
'tis lesser known
that their ornery
disposition and
tendency to spit at
those they dislike
}
SECTION PAGE 71
{
makes them appealing
guard creatures as
well, though they
have little sound
with which to sound
an alarm.
}

// ============================ Talking to Wisps
SECTION BOOK 6
{
PAGES 9
TITLE Talking to Wisps
AUTHOR Yorick of Moonglow
PAGE 72
PAGE 73
PAGE 74
PAGE 75
PAGE 76
PAGE 77
PAGE 78
PAGE 79
PAGE 80
}

SECTION PAGE 72
{
 This volume was
sponsored by
donations from Lord
Blackthorn, ever a
supporter of
understanding the
other sentient races
of Britannia.
}
SECTION PAGE 73
{
-

Wisps are the most
intelligent of the
nonhuman races
inhabiting Britannia.
'Tis claimed by the
great sages that
}
SECTION PAGE 74
{
someday we shall be
able to converse with
them openly in our
native tongue--
indeed, we must hope
that wisps learn our
language, for it is
not possible for
}
SECTION PAGE 75
{
humans to pronounce
wispish!
 The wispish language
seems to only contain
one vowel, the letter
Y. However, the
letters W, C, M, and
L seem to be treated
}
SECTION PAGE 76
{
grammatically as
vowels, and in
addition every letter
is followed by what
sound to the human
ear like a glotal
stop.  It is possible
that the glottal stop
}
SECTION PAGE 77
{
is considered a vowel
as well.
 Wisps do make use of
what sound to us like
pitch and emphasis
shifts similar to
exclamations and
questions.
}
SECTION PAGE 78
{
 The average word is
wispish seems to
consist of three
phonemes and three
glottal stops, plus
possibly a pitch
shift. It often
sounds like a fire
}
SECTION PAGE 79
{
burning or crackling.
Some have speculated
that what we are
analyzing is in fact
nothing more than the
very air crackling
near the wisp's glow,
and not language, but
}
SECTION PAGE 80
{
this is of course
unlikely.
}

// ============================ Taming Dragons
SECTION BOOK 7
{
PAGES 8
TITLE Taming Dragons
AUTHOR Wyrd Beastmaster
PAGE 81
PAGE 82
PAGE 83
PAGE 84
PAGE 85
PAGE 86
PAGE 87
PAGE 88
}

SECTION PAGE 81
{
 I have not much to
tell about dragons.
The sole time I
approached one with
an eye towards taming
it, my initial
attempts at calming
it met with failure.
}
SECTION PAGE 82
{
It fixed a massive
beady eye upon me,
and began its
slithering approach,
intending no doubt to
insert me into its
maw and bear down
with its teeth.
}
SECTION PAGE 83
{
 However, as I was
engaged in what
remains to this day
the most terrifying
combat of my life,
the dragon suddenly
whirled as if in a
panic, ran a short
}
SECTION PAGE 84
{
distance, took off
into the air, then
transformed into a
whirlwind. Lastly, it
exploded, showering
guts of black blood
and heaving, stinking
flesh upon miles of
}
SECTION PAGE 85
{
countryside. The
fireball was massive
enough to light a
city, I should
surmise.
 I never did discover
the exact cause of
this strange behavior
}
SECTION PAGE 86
{
except to assume that
it was not typical
for this reptilian
species. My best
guesses revolve
around a magical
fracture in the
nature of reality,
}
SECTION PAGE 87
{
which is far too
esoteric a territory
for one of my limited
scholarship.
 Hence my basic
advice to those who
seek to tame a dragon
-be sure that thou
}
SECTION PAGE 88
{
hast mastered the
twin skills of taming
animals, and running
away very very fast.
}

// ============================ A Politic Call to Anarchy
SECTION BOOK 8
{
PAGES 15
TITLE A Politic Call to Anarchy
AUTHOR Lord Blackthorn
PAGE 89
PAGE 90
PAGE 91
PAGE 92
PAGE 93
PAGE 94
PAGE 95
PAGE 96
PAGE 97
PAGE 98
PAGE 99
PAGE 100
PAGE 101
PAGE 102
PAGE 103
}

SECTION PAGE 89
{
 Let it never be said
that I have aught as
quarrel with my liege
Lord British, for
indeed we be of the
best of friends,
sharing amicable
games of chess 'pon a
}
SECTION PAGE 90
{
winter's night, and
talking at length
into the wee hours of
the issues that
affect the realm of
Britannia.
 Yet true friendship
doth not prevent true
}
SECTION PAGE 91
{
philosophical
disagreement either.
While I view with
approval my lord's
affection for his
carefully crafted
philosophy of the
Eight Virtues,
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{
wherein moral
behavior is
encouraged in the
populace, I view with
less approval the
expenditure of public
funds upon the
construction of
}
SECTION PAGE 93
{
"shrines" to said
ideals.
 The issue is not one
of funds, however,
but a disagreement
most intellectual
over the proper way
of humankind in an
}
SECTION PAGE 94
{
ethical sense. Surely
freedom of decision
must be regarded as
paramount in any
such moral decision?
Though none fail to
censure the murderer,
a subtler question
}
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{
arises when we ask if
his behavior would be
ethical if he were
forced to do it.
 I say to thee, the
reader, quite flatly,
that no ethical
system shall have
}
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{
sway over me unless
it convinceth me, for
that freely made
choice is to me the
sign that the system
hath validity.
 Whereas the system
of "Virtues" that my
}
SECTION PAGE 97
{
liege espouses is
indeed a compilation
of commonly approve
virtues, I approve of
it. Where it seeks to
control the populace
and restrict their
diversity and their
}
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{
range of behaviors, I
quarrel with it. And
thus do I issue this
politic call to
anarchy, whilst
humbly begging for
forgiveness of Lord
British for my
}
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{
impertinence:
 Celebrate thy
differences. Take thy
actions according to
thy own lights.
Question from what
source a law, a rule,
a judge, and a virtue
}
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{
may arise. 'Twere
possible (though I
suggest it not
seriously) that a
demon planted the
seed of these
"Virtues" in my Lord
British's mind;
}
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{
'twere possible that
the Shrines were but
a plan to destroy
this world. Thou
canst not know unless
thou questioneth,
doubteth, and in the
end, unless thou
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{
relyest upon THYSELF
and thy judgment.
 I offer these words
as mere philosophical
musing for those who
seek enlightenment,
for 'tis the issue
that hath occupied
}
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{
mine interest and
that of Lord British
for some time now.
}

// ============================ Ethical Hedonism: An Introduction
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{
 Societies oft have
common codes of
conduct which it
expects all it's
people to abide by.
Now, while 'tis true
that this can offer
some advantages, most
}
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{
of the codes I see
today around
Britannia have fatal
flaws. Let us examine
them.
 First, there is
Blackthorn's code of
Chaos or basically
}
SECTION PAGE 106
{
Anarchy. Whereas
this affords the
individual maximum
opportunity for
individuality and eve
pursuit of personal
happiness, it does
not offer even basic
}
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{
interpersonal conduct
codes to prevent
people from killing
each other.
 Without such basic
tenets, all the
people will need to
spend a significant
}
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{
portion of their time
and effort towards
personal protection
and thus less time
towards other more
beneficial pursuits.
 Then there are the
moral codes that are
}
SECTION PAGE 108
{
so popular today.
These codes are built
largely on historical
tradition rather than
current logic and
thus are also
antiquated. For
example many moral
}
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{
codes we see today
include statements
about not eating
certain foods that
once were often
poisonous, but today
can be prepared
safely.
}
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{
 Many forbid contact
between young people
of the opposite
gender, which can in
fact be hazardous;
but the codes often
have lost the context
as to why this is
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{
done, instead merely
calling it amoral. In
this day and age to
call that a necessary
moral would need a
new reasoning. I put
forth that tradition
is not enough.
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{
 Then there are Lord
British's Virtues. It
strikes me that while
a system of virtues
is wonderful as a
touchstone to guide a
society to good
behavior, these are
}
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{
but shades of the
underlying truth as
to why one may wish
to live a life
according to certain
rules of conduct.
 On the other hand,
clearly the Virtues
}
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{
that I have heard
Lord British speak of
are clearly positive
codes of conduct, far
better than the world
of anarchy that Lord
Blackthorn suggests.
Yet, are not these
}
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{
Virtues still derived
from a set of
principles which
though they sound
good, are difficult
to pin down as
actual, undeniable,
rational truths?
}
SECTION PAGE 116
{
 Worse yet though
imagine a society
who's code of conduct
was based on pure
survival of the
strongest. While this
society may function
and even accomplish
}
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{
much, it can be
fairly argued that
personal happiness
would suffer greatly
except for those at
the top. To rule that
out, however, we must
first believe that
}
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{
people have a right
to pursue happiness.
 I hope is a safe
assumption that all
beings wish to be
happy, I will broadly
describe this as
Hedonism. Yet, if all
}
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{
people did is live a
life of hedonism,
their hedonism might
be in conflict with
those near them, so I
will use the term
Ethics to describe
limits one might put
}
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{
on one's hedonistic
tendencies to allow
others to pursue
their happiness as
well.
 Allow me to give
this example: If one
were to live alone on
}
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{
a desert isle, one
could live a life of
pure hedonism, for no
action one might take
could interfere with
another's right to
pursue their
happiness. Poison the
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{
lake if you like,
there is no one to
blame but yourself!
 Now suppose two of
you live on that
island. Thou dost not
want thy neighbor to
feel free to poison
}
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{
the lake. Would it
not be better to
consider it unethical
to poison the lake
without first
thinking of those
whose pursuit of
happiness might be
}
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{
affected by this
action?
 I put forth that it
is the fact that we
as a people choose to
live in groups known
as a society that
causes us to
}
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{
compromise our pure
hedonism with logical
ethics. Likewise we
accept not being able
to kill others
without reason,
because our own
pursuit of happiness
}
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{
would be greatly
interfered with if we
feared others would
do the same to us.
From this basis of
logic can be formed
the Tenets of Ethical
Hedonism.
}
SECTION PAGE 127
{
 For more on this
subject, see The
Tenants of Ethical
Hedonism, by Richard
Garriott and Herman
Miller.
}

// ============================ On the Diversity of Our Land
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{
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TITLE On the Diversity of Our Land
AUTHOR Lord Blackthorn
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{
 While I deplore the
depredations of the
misguided and
belligerent races
with which we share
our fair Britannia,
and alongside the
populace do morn the
}
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{
needles deaths that
their raids cause, I
can not countenance
the policy of
wholesale slaughter
of these races that
seems to be the habit
of our soldierly
}
SECTION PAGE 130
{
element.
 Can we not regard
the ratmen, lizard
men, and orcs are
fellow intelligent
beings with whom we
share a planet? Why
must we slay them on
}
SECTION PAGE 131
{
sight, rather than
attempt to engage
them in dialogue?
There is no policy of
shooting at wisps
when they grace us
with their presence
(not that an arrow
}
SECTION PAGE 132
{
could do much to
pierce them!).
 To view these
creatures as vermin
denies their obvious
intelligence, and we
cannot underestimate
the repercussions
}
SECTION PAGE 133
{
that their slaughter
may have. If we
regard the slaying of
fellow humans as a
crime, so must we
regard the killing of
an orc.
 At the same time,
}
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{
should a lizardman
slay a human, should
we not forgive their
ignorance and
foolishness? Let us
not surrender the
high moral ground by
descending to
}
SECTION PAGE 135
{
bestiality.
 Now, I say not that
we should fail to
defend ourselves in
case of attack, for
even amongst humans
we see war, we see
famine, and we see
}
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{
assault (though we
owe a debt of
gratitude to our Lord
British for
preserving us from
the worst of these!).
However, incursions
such as the recent
}
SECTION PAGE 137
{
tragedy which cast us
the life of Japheth,
Guildmaster of
Trinsic's Paladins,
are folly.
 I had met Japheth,
and like all
paladins, he burned
}
SECTION PAGE 138
{
with an inner fire.
Yet though I had the
utmost respect for
him, none could deny
the hatred that
flashed in his eyes
at the mere mention
of orcs. And thus he
}
SECTION PAGE 139
{
carried his battle to
the orc camps, and
died there, unable to
rise above his own
childhood experiences
depicted in his book,
"The Burning of
Trinsic". 'Tis a
}
SECTION PAGE 140
{
shame that even our
mightiest men fall
prey to this
ignorance!
 Are there not
legends of orcs
adopting human
children to raise as
}
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{
their own? Tales of
complex societies
build underground by
races we regard as
bestial?
 Let us not repeat
the mistake of
Japheth of the
}
SECTION PAGE 142
{
Paladins, and let us
cease to persecute
the nonhuman races,
before we discover
that we are harming
ourselves in the
process.
}

// ============================ Virtue
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{
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TITLE Virtue
AUTHOR Lord British
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{
 Within this world
live people with many
different ideals, and
this is good. Yet
what is it within the
people of our land
that sorts out the
good from the evil,
}
SECTION PAGE 144
{
the cherished form
the disdained?
Virtue, I say it is,
and virtue is the
logical outcome of a
people who wish to
live together in a
bonded society.
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SECTION PAGE 145
{
 For without Virtues
as a code of conduct
which people maintain
in their relations
with each other, the
fabric of that
society will become
weakened. For a
}
SECTION PAGE 146
{
society to grow and
prosper for all, each
must grant the others
a common base of
consideration.
 I call this the base
the Virtues. For
though one person
}
SECTION PAGE 147
{
might gain personal
advantage by
breaching such a
code, the society as
a whole would suffer.
 There are three
Principle Virtues
that should guide
}
SECTION PAGE 148
{
people to
enlightenment. These
are: Truth, Love and
Courage. From all the
infinite reasons one
may have to found an
action, such as greed
or charity, envy or
}
SECTION PAGE 149
{
pity, the three
Principle Virtues
stand out.
 In fact all other
virtues and vices can
be shown to be built
from these principle
and their opposite
}
SECTION PAGE 150
{
corruption's of
Falsehood, Hatred and
Cowardice. These
three Principles can
be combined in eight
ways, which I will
call the eight
virtues. The eight
}
SECTION PAGE 151
{
virtues which we
should build our
society upon follow.
 Truth alone becomes
Honesty, for without
honesty between our
people, how can we
build the trust which
}
SECTION PAGE 152
{
is needed to maximize
our successes.
 Love alone becomes
compassion, for at
some time or another
all of us will need
the compassion of
others, and most
}
SECTION PAGE 153
{
likely compassion
will be shown to
those who have shown
it.
 Courage alone
becomes Valor,
without valor our
people will never
}
SECTION PAGE 154
{
reach into the
unknown or to the
risky and will never
achieve.
 Truth tempered by
Love give us Justice,
for only in a loving
search for the truth
}
SECTION PAGE 155
{
can one dispense fair
Justice, rather than
create a cold and
callous people.
 Love and Courage
give us Sacrifice,
for a people who love
each other will be
}
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{
willing to make
personal sacrifices
to help other in
need, which one day,
may be needed in
return.
 Courage and Truth
give us Honor, great
}
SECTION PAGE 157
{
knights know this
well, that chivalric
honor can be found by
adhering to this code
of conduct.
 Combining Truth,
Love and Courage
suggest the virtue of
}
SECTION PAGE 158
{
Spirituality the
virtue that causes
one to be
introspective, to
wonder about ones
place in this world
and whether one's
deeds will be
}
SECTION PAGE 159
{
recorded as a gift to
the world or a
plague.
 The final Virtue is
more complicated. For
the eighth
combination is that
devoid of Truth, Love
}
SECTION PAGE 160
{
or Courage witch can
only exist in a state
of great Pride, which
of course is not a
virtue at all.
Perhaps this trick of
fate is a test to see
if one can realize
}
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{
that the true virtue
is that of Humility.
I feel that the
people of Magincia
fail to see this to
such a degree that I
would not be
surprised if some ill
}
SECTION PAGE 162
{
fate awaited their
future.
 Thus from the
infinite
possibilities which
spawned the Three
Principles of Truth,
Love and Courage,
}
SECTION PAGE 163
{
come the Eight
Virtues of Honesty,
Compassion, Valor,
Justice, Sacrifice,
Honor, Spirituality,
and Humility.
}
// ============================ My Story
SECTION BOOK 12
{
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AUTHOR Sherry the Mouse
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SECTION PAGE 164
{
 'Twas on a chilly
night, when the moon
shone pasty-faced
above the horizon,
balanced on the
towers of Lord
British's castle that
the events I am about
}
SECTION PAGE 165
{
to relate took place,
some years ago now. I
witnessed them all
from my tiny mouse
hole.
 My lords British and
Blackthorn are
accustomed to a game
}
SECTION PAGE 166
{
of chess 'pon an
evening, over witch
they argue the issues
that affect the
course of the realm.
Lord Blackthorn was
on his way to Lord
British's chambers,
}
SECTION PAGE 167
{
and Lord British
stood by a window
casement, just having
finished setting the
pieces upon the
board.
 Suddenly the
shutters blew open,
}
SECTION PAGE 168
{
and Lord British fell
to the ground, one
hand shielding his
eyes. A chill wind
entered the room, and
it seemed a gash was
torn in the very air.
Through the gash I
}
SECTION PAGE 169
{
could see stars and
swirling clouds of
stellar dust, and a
coldness sucked all
the warmth from the
air. A terrible wind
tossed books and
blankets across the
}
SECTION PAGE 170
{
room, and furniture
toppled.
 From within this
gash issued a great
voice, unlike any I
have ever heard. And
these are the words
it spoke (for I
}
SECTION PAGE 171
{
memorized them most
carefully):
 "Greetings, Lord
British. I am the
Time Lord, a being
from beyond your
dimension, as thou
art from a world
}
SECTION PAGE 172
{
other than Sosaria. I
am here to bring thee
warning. Dost thou
recall how long ago a
mysterious Stranger
came to Sosaria and
saved the world from
the evil wizard
}
SECTION PAGE 173
{
Mondain? He
shattered the Gem of
Immortality, within
which dwelled a
perfect likeness of
this world."
 Lord British slowly
stood and faced the
}
SECTION PAGE 174
{
hole in the air. "I
remember," he said.
"Oft have I wished
that stranger would
return."
 "He hath returned,"
spoke the voice. "But
not to here. When the
}
SECTION PAGE 175
{
Gem was shattered, a
thousand shards were
scattered across the
dimensions, and in
each shard there is a
perfect likeness of
this world. And thou
dost live upon one
}
SECTION PAGE 176
{
such shard, for thou
art not of the true
world-thou art merely
a reflection."
 Lord British looked
shaken by this, and I
did not know what to
think! Was I merely a
}
SECTION PAGE 177
{
shadow of the real
me, which lives still
somewhere else across
uncounted universes?
 "My task is to heal
this shattered world,
Lord British," said
the voice. "And I
}
SECTION PAGE 178
{
seek to enlist thee
in my cause. Be
warned that in this
case, healing carries
with it a terrible
price."
 Concern warred with
curiosity on my
}
SECTION PAGE 179
{
liege's face, but
ever one to shoulder
a burden, he
straitened and faced
the gash in the air
bravely. "Name thy
price."
 "A shard of a
}
SECTION PAGE 180
{
universe is a
powerful thing, and a
universe shattered is
always in danger
from the powers of
darkness. Already
three shards were
turned to evil, and
}
SECTION PAGE 181
{
sent to plague the
original universe in
the form of Shadow
lords. Many times
have I brought the
Stranger back to
Britannia, to
preserve it from its
}
SECTION PAGE 182
{
own folly or from
outside dangers. Yet
as long as the world
remaineth in pieces,
it remaineth
vulnerable. We must
bring the shards into
harmony, so that the
}
SECTION PAGE 183
{
resonate in such a
manner that matches
the original
universe. Then the
two universes shall
merge, and be again
as one."
 "But if we are only
}
SECTION PAGE 184
{
shadows..." Lord
British said
wonderingly.
 The light from the
stars within the hole
seemed to dim.
"Indeed, the
reflections shall
}
SECTION PAGE 185
{
become one with the
original. Thou
wouldst cease to be
as thou art, and
become part of the
larger you. Thou
shalt not die;
however, uncounted
}
SECTION PAGE 186
{
generations have
passed and borne
children since that
day, and they have
no counterparts. They
would perish
utterly."
 Lord British sagged
}
SECTION PAGE 187
{
in shock, realizing
the terrible price
that would be paid to
heal the universe.
"All of my people,"
he breathed.
 "Tis for the greater
good."
}
SECTION PAGE 188
{
 Lord British bowed
his head.
 'Twas then I saw the
movement by the door,
half-hid by the
heavy red curtains.
Lord Blackthorn stood
there, concealed from
}
SECTION PAGE 189
{
the rest of the room,
his face white. How
long had he been
listening? I cannot
say, yet I suspect
that he had heard all
that the mysterious
voice had to say.
}
SECTION PAGE 190
{
 "How then, shall I
aid thee?" Lord
British said,
weariness in his
voice.
 "Aid the nobility
that resideth in the
human heart. Protect
}
SECTION PAGE 191
{
the Virtues that so
recently came to thee
in thought late at
night. They are the
Virtues of life, as
your counterpart
understands them to
be. For when thy
}
SECTION PAGE 192
{
populace doth live
and breathe these
Virtues, shall it
match the true
Britannia, and thy
shard shall rejoin
with it."
 The gash in the air
}
SECTION PAGE 193
{
began to close, and
with it warmth stole
back into the room.
 "I was going to
discuss my idea with
Blackthorn tonight,"
Lord British
breathed. "Have I not
}
SECTION PAGE 194
{
thoughts that are my
own? Is my life but a
reflection of another
me?"
 "Nay," said the
voice, smaller
through the
diminished opening.
}
SECTION PAGE 195
{
"Say, rather, that
you are parallel, for
there is no guarantee
that thou shalt
accomplish what I
have set thee to. I
speak tonight to a
thousand of thee, and
}
SECTION PAGE 196
{
ask the same of all.
Perhaps not all shall
seek to aid me." And
with that, the gash
closed. and the voice
was gone, leaving a
room that appeared
tossed by a mighty
}
SECTION PAGE 197
{
storm.
 "Destroy the world
to save the
universe," Lord
British said
bitterly. "I do not
wonder that some may
balk."
}
SECTION PAGE 198
{
 Lord Blackthorn
collected himself,
and strode into the
room, a decent
mimicry of surprise
on his face. "My
liege! What has
happened here?" he
}
SECTION PAGE 199
{
exclaimed, feigning
dismay well. But not
well enough to fool
his old friend, whose
eyes narrowed at
seeing him there.
 "How much didst thou
hear?" demanded Lord
}
SECTION PAGE 200
{
British.
 "Why, nothing,"
managed Blacktorn,
his head ducked away
from his friend, as
he bent to retrieve
the fallen chess
pieces. "I merely
}
SECTION PAGE 201
{
came for our game of
chess."
 Together they
righted the pedestal
table, and set the
pieces upon the black
and white squares.
"Such simplicity to
}
SECTION PAGE 202
{
the game,
Blackthorn," mused
Lord British, idly
brushing one finger
against the board.
"Black and white,
each to its own
color, as if life
}
SECTION PAGE 203
{
were so simple. What
think you?"
 Blackthorn sat
heavily on a hassock
beside the chess
table "I think that
matters are never so
simple, my liege. And
}
SECTION PAGE 204
{
I would regret it
deeply if someone,
such as a friend, saw
it thus."
 Lord British's eyes
met his. "Yet
sometimes one must
sacrifice a pawn to
}
SECTION PAGE 205
{
save a king."
 Lord Blackthorn met
his gaze squarely.
"Even pawns have
lives and loves at
home, my lord." Then
he reached out for a
pawn, and firmly
}
SECTION PAGE 206
{
moved it forward two
squares. "Shall we
play a game?" he
asked.
 The chess game that
night was a draw, and
they played grimly.
 And the next day,
}
SECTION PAGE 207
{
Lord British gathered
the nobles to
proclaim the idea of
a new system of
Virtues, and declared
that shrines should
be built across the
land.
}
SECTION PAGE 208
{
 Lord Blackthorn
opposed it bitterly,
and many thought him
strange for doing so,
for ever had he been
a noble and upright
man, and ever had he
and Lord British been
}
SECTION PAGE 209
{
in accord. Declaring
that he should start
his own shrine, he
departed the castle
that day to live in a
tower in a lake on
the north side of the
city.
}
SECTION PAGE 210
{
 They are still the
best of friends, yet
a sadness hangs
between them, as if
they were forced into
making choices that
appealed not to them.
And at night, when I
}
SECTION PAGE 211
{
creep softly from one
corner of my liege's
bed chamber to
another, I sometimes
see him take a pawn
from his night table,
and hold it in his
hand, and quietly
}
SECTION PAGE 212
{
weep.
 But I am but a
mouse, and none hear
me. This tale goes
unknown, save for my
writing these
enormous letters with
mine ink-stained tiny
}
SECTION PAGE 213
{
paws for thee to
read, for I fear
indeed for our world
and for our people in
these perilous times.
}

// ============================ The Burning of Trinsic
SECTION BOOK 13
{
PAGES 24
TITLE The Burning of Trinsic
AUTHOR Japheth of Trinsic
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PAGE 237
}
SECTION PAGE 214
{
 'Twas a sight to
see, the sunlight
falling lightly on
the sandstone walls
of Trinsic 'pon a
morning in spring.
 Children ran along
the parapets and walk
}
SECTION PAGE 215
{
ways, their laughter
and running providing
music to the
daybreak, despite
their oft-ragged
clothing.
 And I was one of
those young ones,
}
SECTION PAGE 216
{
letting my joy rise
up to the skies.
 Little did we all
know of the darker
days that would lie
ahead, for we were
too young.
 Had we but gained
}
SECTION PAGE 217
{
access to the quiet
councils held in the
Paladin tower as it
faced the sea,
councils lit by
candlelight and
worry, we would have
learned more of the
}
SECTION PAGE 218
{
fears of imminent
attack from the
forest, where foul
creatures born of
dank caves and
darkness were
marauding ever more
often into the lands
}
SECTION PAGE 219
{
around Trinsic's
moat.
 But we were
children! The
parapets and the moat
were places to play,
not stout defenses,
and we gave no
}
SECTION PAGE 220
{
thought to the
necessities that must
have required their
construction.
 We used to reach the
sheltered orchards on
the lee side of the
parapet walls, where
}
SECTION PAGE 221
{
the southern river
cut through the city,
by swimming across
the water.
 The rich folk who
lived in the great
manses there would
shout from their
}
SECTION PAGE 222
{
windows and shake
their fists, for we
would run through
their gardens and
tear up the delicate
foxgloves and orfeurs
with our unshod dirty
feet. Then we would
}
SECTION PAGE 223
{
dive into the water
and splash merrily to
the fruit trees.
 The southern river
lazily slid under the
an ungated arch in
the mighty wall, and
we would lay on the
}
SECTION PAGE 224
{
grassy bank and
watch it gurgle by
the lily pads.
 That spring that
pleasant spot became
the doorway through
which our city of
Trinsic let in the
}
SECTION PAGE 225
{
monstrous deformed
humanoids that
savaged us. I lay
upon that grassy bank
and watched them wade
in, their coarse hair
wet and matted, algae
and muck fastening
}
SECTION PAGE 226
{
their wild brows.
 They caught sight of
a quicksilver girl
with bright blond
hair and lively eyes.
Her name was Leyla,
and that spring I had
held fond dreams of
}
SECTION PAGE 227
{
holding her hand and
sharing flavored ice
while dangling our
feet off the small
bridge by Smugglers
Gate.
 And I said nothing
when they caught her,
}
SECTION PAGE 228
{
and did not cry out
when they dragged her
off through that
breach in our wall,
and did not warn the
city when I saw the
helmeted orc captains
call the charge upon
}
SECTION PAGE 229
{
the mansions.
 Blame me not, for I
was but a child, and
one who hid in the
branches of the peach
trees, all a-tremble
whilst I watched the
smoke rise from Sean
}
SECTION PAGE 230
{
the tailor's, and
fire lash out at the
roof of witchy
Eleanor's tavern.
 To this day I have
had no word of Leyla,
and to this day the
smell of burning wood
}
SECTION PAGE 231
{
can conjure terrible
dreams. Yet with the
eyes of adulthood,
'tis possible to
examine the flaws in
the defense of
Trinsic on that
fateful day, and the
}
SECTION PAGE 232
{
reasons why our walls
are now double-thick,
and why our buildings
are now built as
fortresses within a
somber fortified
city.
 While I can look our
}
SECTION PAGE 233
{
from the top of the
new Paladin tower,
and spy the mighty
white sails across
the barrier island,
and can descry the
small hollow south of
the city where
}
SECTION PAGE 234
{
gypsies are wont to
camp, I can also
envision the city as
it might be burning,
and I bless the
bargain we made:
}
SECTION PAGE 235
{
space for safety,
grace for sturdiness,
and wood for stone.
Whilst I live, I
shall not see Trinsic
burn, and no more
cries of little girls
}
SECTION PAGE 236
{
will haunt the sleep
of our fair citizens.
}
SECTION PAGE 237
{
 -Japheth, Paladin
Guild master of the
City of Trinsic
}

// ============================ The Fight
SECTION BOOK 14
{
PAGES 13
TITLE The Fight
AUTHOR M. de la Garza
PAGE 238
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PAGE 246
PAGE 247
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PAGE 249
PAGE 250
}
SECTION PAGE 238
{
 A cold autumn's
morning with misty
fog secures a dozen
brave knights,
supplying hidden
shelter from prying
eyes deep in the
foothills of the
}
SECTION PAGE 239
{
vibrant valley.
Dragons soar like
fierce warriors, and
circling around and
around, then roaring
like thunder,
rallying all that
listen. The dragons
}
SECTION PAGE 240
{
land swiftly beside
the proud warriors,
bending necks and
extending wings,
lifting black claws
and allowing valiant
fighters to ride
forth and win an
}
SECTION PAGE 241
{
arisen battle. The
increasing winds
silence the sounds of
combat, and they
fight, standing their
ground like mothers
protecting their
children, bright
}
SECTION PAGE 242
{
armor flashing each
one falls.
 A cold autumn's
evening with misty
fog cradles a dozen
battered corpses of
knights, creasing
them in currents of
}
SECTION PAGE 243
{
winds that run deep
in the foothills of
the desolate valley.
Dragons glide like
silent angels,
circling around and
around, then calling
like banshees;
}
SECTION PAGE 244
{
keening cries of
mourning. The dragons
land heavily beside
the peaceful bodies,
bending necks and
extending wings,
lifting black claws
and allowing valiant
}
SECTION PAGE 245
{
fighters to ride
forth and win an
arisen battle. The
increasing winds
silence the sounds
of combat, and they
fight, standing their
ground like mothers
}
SECTION PAGE 246
{
protecting their
children, bright
armor flashing as
each one falls.
 A cold autumn's
evening with misty
fog cradles a dozen
battered corpses of
}
SECTION PAGE 247
{
knights, creasing
them in currents of
winds that run deep
in the foothills of
the desolate valley.
Dragons glide like
silent angels,
circling around and
}
SECTION PAGE 248
{
around, then calling
like banshees;
keening cries of
mourning. The dragons
land heavily beside
the peaceful bodies,
bending necks and
extending wings,
}
SECTION PAGE 249
{
lifting black claws
and pinching the
sacred ground and
new eternal home.The
dying winds whistle
among the dead in
somber procession,
and they lie,
}
SECTION PAGE 250
{
grasping weapons to
protect themselves
like knights still in
battle, shattered
armor shining like
newly born stars.
}

// ============================ A Song of Samlethe
SECTION BOOK 15
{
PAGES 5
TITLE A Song of Samlethe
AUTHOR Samlethe
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PAGE 254
PAGE 255
}
SECTION PAGE 251
{
  The firstbear did
     swim by day,
 And it did sleep by
        night.
It kept itself within
       its cave
  and ate by starry
        light.
}
SECTION PAGE 252
{
 The second bear it
     did cavort
 'Neath cananoppies
      of trees,
   And danced its
 strange bearish sort
   Of joy for all
       to see.
}
SECTION PAGE 253
{
The first bear, well,
    'twas hunted,
   And today adorns
       a floor.
 Its ruggish face has
     been tented
   By footfalls and
       the door.
}
SECTION PAGE 254
{
  The second bear
   did step once
Into a mushroom ring,
    And now does
  dance the dunce
     For wisps
  and unseen things.
}
{
SECTION PAGE 255
{
  So do not dance,
  and do not sleep,
     Or else be
     led astray!
For bears all end up
    six feet deep
    At the end of
   Samlethe's day.
}

// ============================ Classic Children's Tales, Volume 2
SECTION BOOK 16
{
PAGES 10
TITLE Classic Children's Tales, Volume 2
AUTHOR Guilhem, Editor
PAGE 256
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PAGE 260
PAGE 261
PAGE 262
PAGE 263
PAGE 264
PAGE 265
}
SECTION PAGE 256
{
 Clarke's Printery is
Honored to Present
Tales from Ages Past!
Guilhem the Scholar
Shall End Each Volume
with Staid
Commentary.
-
}
SECTION PAGE 257
{
The Rhym
  Dance in the Star
       Chamber
And Dance in the Pit
   And Eat of your
       Entrees
 In the Glass House
       you sit
}
SECTION PAGE 258
{
Commentary
 A common feeding
rhyme for little
babies, 'tis thought
that this little
ditty is part of the
corpus of legendary
tales regarding the
}
SECTION PAGE 259
{
world before Sosaria
(see the wonderful
fables of Fabio the
Poor for
fictionalized
versions of these
stories, also
available from this
}
SECTION PAGE 260
{
same publisher).
 According to these
old tales, which
survive mostly in the
hills and remote
villages where Lord
British is as yet a
distant and mythical
}
SECTION PAGE 261
{
ruler, the gods of
old (a fanciful
notion!) met to
discuss the progress
of creating the world
in mystical rooms. A
simple analysis
reveals these rooms
}
SECTION PAGE 262
{
to be mere
mythological
generalizations.
 "The Star Chamber"
is clearly a
reference to the sky.
"The Pit" is
certainly an
}
SECTION PAGE 263
{
Underworld analogous
to the Snakehills of
other tales, and "the
Glass House" is no
doubt the vantage
point from which the
gods observed their
creation. All is
}
SECTION PAGE 264
{
simple when seen
from this perspective,
leaving only the
mysterious reference
to dinners. Oddly
enough, the rhyme is
universally used only
for midnight
}
SECTION PAGE 265
{
feedings, never
during the day.
}

// ============================ Classic Tales of Vesper, Volume 1
SECTION BOOK 17
{
PAGES 20
TITLE Classic Tales of Vesper, Volume 1
AUTHOR Clarke's Printery
PAGE 266
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PAGE 280
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PAGE 283
PAGE 284
PAGE 285
}
SECTION PAGE 266
{
 'Tis an Honor to
present to Thee these
Tales collected from
Ages Past. In this
Inaugural Volume, we
present this Verse
oft Recited as a
Lullaby for sleepy
}
SECTION PAGE 267
{
Children.
-

   Preface

by Guilhem the
   Scholar
}
SECTION PAGE 268
{
 The meaning of this
verse has oft been
discussed in halls of
scholarly sorts, for
its mysterious
singsong melody is
oddly disturbing to
adult ears, though
}
SECTION PAGE 269
{
children seem to find
it restful as they
sleep. Perhaps it is
but the remnant of a
longer ballad once
extant, for there are
internal indications
that it once told a
}
SECTION PAGE 270
{
longer story about
ill-fated lovers, and
a magical experiment
gone awry. However,
poetic license and
the folk process has
distorted the words
until now the locale
}
SECTION PAGE 271
{
of the tale is no
more than "in the
wind," which wile it
serves a pleasingly
metaphorical purpose,
fails to inform the
listener as to any
real locale!
}
SECTION PAGE 272
{
 Another possibility
is that this is some
form of creation myth
explaining the
genesis of the
various humanoid
creatures that roam
the lands of
}
SECTION PAGE 273
{
Britannia. It does
not take a stretch of
the imagination to
name the middle
verse's "girl becomes
tree" as a possible
explanation for the
reaper, for in the
}
SECTION PAGE 274
{
area surrounding
Minoc, reapers are
oft referred to among
the lumber jacking
community as "widow
makers." That these
creatures are of
arcane origin is
}
SECTION PAGE 275
{
assumed, but the
verse seems to imply
a long ago creator,
and uses the antique
magickal terminology
of "plaiting strands
of ether" that is so
often found in
}
SECTION PAGE 276
{
ancient texts. In
addition, the
reference to
"snakehills" my
profitably be
regarded as a
reference to an
actual location, such
}
SECTION PAGE 277
{
as perhaps the local
term for the
Serpent's Spine.
 A commoner
interpretation is
that like many
nursery rhymes, it is
a simple explanation
}
SECTION PAGE 278
{
for death, wherein
the wind snatches up
boys and girls and
when they sleep in
order to keep the
balance of the world.
Notable tales have
been written for
}
SECTION PAGE 279
{
children of
adventures in "the
Snakehills," which
are presumed to be an
After world whence
the spirit lives on.
A grim lullaby, to be
sure, but no worse
}
SECTION PAGE 280
{
than "lest I die
before I wake"
surely.
 In either case, 'tis
an old favorite,
herein printed for
the first time for
thy enjoyment and
}
SECTION PAGE 281
{
perusal!

 In the Wind where
the balance is
Whispered in Hallways
 In the Wind where
the Magic Flows All
through the Night
}
SECTION PAGE 282
{
 There live Mages and
Mages With Robes made
of Whole Days
 Reading Books full
of Doings Printed on
Light
 In the Wind where
the Lovers Are
}
SECTION PAGE 283
{
Crossed under Shadows
 Where the Meet and
are Parted By the
Orders of Fate
 The Girl becomes
Tree, And thus
becomes Widow
 The Boy becomes
}
SECTION PAGE 284
{
Earth And Wanders
Till Late
 In the Wind are the
Monsters First Born
First Created
 When Chanting and
Ether Mix Meddling
and Nigh
}
SECTION PAGE 285
{
 Fear going to Wind,
Fear Finding its
Plaitings,
 Go Not to the
Snakehills Lest You
Care to Die
}

// ============================ A Tale of Three Tribes
SECTION BOOK 18
{
PAGES 10
TITLE A Tale of Three Tribes
AUTHOR Janet, Scribe
PAGE 286
PAGE 287
PAGE 288
PAGE 289
PAGE 290
PAGE 291
PAGE 292
PAGE 293
PAGE 294
PAGE 295
}
SECTION PAGE 286
{
 The dungeon known as
Despise is in fact
not a dungeon as
such, but rather a
large natural cave.
Inhospitable and
unfriendly to
visitors, it is
}
SECTION PAGE 287
{
filled with damp
spots where the
deadly Exploding Red
Spotted Toadstool
grows in abundance.
 According to the
oldest of historical
texts, in days gone
}
SECTION PAGE 288
{
by the cave was once
home of three
separate tribes who
had come to an
accommodation with
each other. Oddly
enough, the three
tribes were of
}
SECTION PAGE 289
{
dragons, lizard men,
and rat men. While
today few except
extremists associated
with Lord Blackthorn
regard these latter
two as being
intelligent beings,
}
SECTION PAGE 290
{
apparently they have
indeed fallen from a
more evolved state
over the years.
 'Tis said that these
three races did dwell
in relative harmony
within the vast cave,
}
SECTION PAGE 291
{
building when they
required it, and
trading amongst
themselves if needed.
 But over time,
something happened,
and they were forced
to withdraw their
}
SECTION PAGE 292
{
society, until today
thou mayst find
individuals of each
species within the
dungeon, but never
again as a
civilization.
 'Tis also said that
}
SECTION PAGE 293
{
someday the three
tribes may return to
Despise, to once
again inhabit it
together.
 Until then, nothing
remains as token of
this save an oddly
}
SECTION PAGE 294
{
intelligent skeleton,
magically enchanted,
that doth speak when
questions are asked,
and from whom I
obtained these tales
one day, when I was
pursued by evil
}
SECTION PAGE 295
{
monsters and fled
into his skeletal
arms.
 Fortunately, I
escaped and lived to
write it all down!
}

// ============================ Deceit: A Dungeon of Horrors
SECTION BOOK 19
{
PAGES 12
TITLE Deceit: A Dungeon of Horrors
AUTHOR Mercenary Justin
PAGE 296
PAGE 297
PAGE 298
PAGE 299
PAGE 300
PAGE 301
PAGE 302
PAGE 303
PAGE 304
PAGE 305
PAGE 306
PAGE 307
}
SECTION PAGE 296
{
 My employers have
oft taken me into
this den of hideous
creatures, and I
thought that it
behooved me to write
down what I know of
it, now that I am
}
SECTION PAGE 297
{
retired from the life
of an adventurer for
hire.
 Deceit was once a
temple to forgotten
powers of old. It was
taken over by mages
who eventually were
}
SECTION PAGE 298
{
driven out by the
depredations of their
own evil lackeys.
However, many of the
magical traps and
devices that they
placed for their
defenses remain,
}
SECTION PAGE 299
{
particularly those
the wizards used to
protect their
treasures.
 The dungeon is
mystically linked by
crystal balls placed
in different
}
SECTION PAGE 300
{
locations. These
magical orbs do
transmit speech, and
even have memory of
things that have been
said near them. No
doubt they once
served as a warning
}
SECTION PAGE 301
{
system.
 Be wary of a brazier
that giveth warning
when approached;thou
canst use it to
summon deadly
creatures.
 There be a
}
SECTION PAGE 302
{
tantalizing chest,
undoubtedly full of
treasure, that cannot
be reached save past
a complete set of
pressure plates that
trigger deadly
spikes. As I have
}
SECTION PAGE 303
{
never had sufficient
folk with me to
unlock the puzzle, I
never obtained the
riches that awaited
there.
 Do not investigate
iron maidens too
}
SECTION PAGE 304
{
closely, for they may
suck you within them!
 There is one place
there a deadly trap
can only be disarmed
by making use of a
statue that cleverly
conceals a lever.
}
SECTION PAGE 305
{
 Oft one encounters
the deadly exploding
toadstool; the ones
in Deceit are
deadlier than most,
as they explode
continually.
Likewise, the very
}
SECTION PAGE 306
{
pools of water and
slime on the floor
may poison thee.
 The most magical
device in the dungeon
is a mystical bridge
that can only be
triggered by a level
}
SECTION PAGE 307
{
embedded in the
floor. Be wary
however, for the
bridge thus created
doth burst into flame
when one passeth
across it!
}

// ============================ The Life of a Travelling Minstrel
SECTION BOOK 20
{
PAGES 18
TITLE The Life of a Travelling Minstrel
AUTHOR Sarah of Yew
PAGE 308
PAGE 309
PAGE 310
PAGE 311
PAGE 312
PAGE 313
PAGE 314
PAGE 315
PAGE 316
PAGE 317
PAGE 318
PAGE 319
PAGE 320
PAGE 321
PAGE 322
PAGE 323
PAGE 324
PAGE 325
}
SECTION PAGE 308
{
 While 'tis true that
the musician who
seeketh only to make
sweet music for
herself and for
others needs little
more than some
talent, and stern
}
SECTION PAGE 309
{
practice at the
chosen instrument,
those of us who seek
the open road shall
find indeed that a
greater skill is
required. Herein
discover those
}
SECTION PAGE 310
{
secrets which I have
learned over the
years as an itinerant
performer...
 Once I was in
Jhelom, and
accidentally angered
a bravo of some local
}
SECTION PAGE 311
{
repute, whose blade
flickered all too
eagerly near my
slender neck (for I
was young then).
After various threats
to "ruin my pretty
face" this bravo
}
SECTION PAGE 312
{
grabbed my arm in a
most unseemly
fashion and tossed
me into a barbaric
enclosure locally
entitled a dueling
pit. My plaintive
cries for help went
}
SECTION PAGE 313
{
unheeded by the guards,
for the inhabitants of
Jhelom are eager
indeed to measure
fighting prowess at any
time! What saved me was
the ability to
improvise a melody
}
SECTION PAGE 314
{
and tune that
satirized the
proceedings, and
sufficiently angered
an onlooker to prod
him to coming to my
defense. Once that
fight was underway,
}
SECTION PAGE 315
{
I was able to make
good my escape.
Hence, I regard the
ability to incite
fights as
indispensable to the
prudent bard.
 Upon another
}
SECTION PAGE 316
{
occasion, 'twas the
obverse side of that
coin which saved me,
for I was being held
prisoner by
particularly nasty
band of ruffians who
had seized me
}
SECTION PAGE 317
{
unawares from the
road to Vesper.
 They had worked
themselves into a
frenzy and were ready
to attack and I fear,
tear me limb from
limb, when I began to
}
SECTION PAGE 318
{
sing frantically,
tapping my falled
drum with my tied up
feet. The melody
developed into a
soothing one, and the
brigands slowly
calmed down to the
}
SECTION PAGE 319
{
extent of
apologizing, and they
let me go!
 A final example I
would pray you grant
your attention: once
I was lost upon a
large isle far to the
}
SECTION PAGE 320
{
east of the mainland,
well beyond serpent's
Hold, where lava made
its sluggish way
across the surface
landscape. And this
accursed land was
filled with vile
}
SECTION PAGE 321
{
beasts and cunning
dragons.
 I was being pursued
by one of the said
fell dragons when I
found myself trapped.
I quickly skirted a
bubbling pool of
}
SECTION PAGE 322
{
molten rock and
attempted to hide.
 The dragon scented
me and was preparing
to skirt the pool,
when I began to play
a lusty tune upon my
lute that attracted
}
SECTION PAGE 323
{
its attention.
Mesmerized and
enticed by the
melody, it stepped
directly towards me,
and into the lava-
where its foot was so
burned that it
}
SECTION PAGE 324
{
quickly hopped away,
undignified and
annoyed.
 'Tis my fond hope
that other travelling
minstrels shall learn
from my experience
and apply themselves
}
SECTION PAGE 325
{
to practicing these
skills in order to
preserve life and
limb.
}

// ============================ The Wild Girl of the Forest
SECTION BOOK 21
{
PAGES 16
TITLE The Wild Girl of the Forest
AUTHOR Horace the Trader
PAGE 326
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PAGE 330
PAGE 331
PAGE 332
PAGE 333
PAGE 334
PAGE 335
PAGE 336
PAGE 337
PAGE 338
PAGE 339
PAGE 340
PAGE 341
}
SECTION PAGE 326
{
 Her name was Leyla,
she said, and her
hair was braided wild
with creepers and
thorns. I marveled
that they did not
hurt her, but when I
asked, she but
}
SECTION PAGE 327
{
shrugged and let her
eyes roam once more
across the woods.
Though I had my hands
securely fastened by
her ropes, I itched
to reach out and comb
that unruly golden
}
SECTION PAGE 328
{
mane, dirtied and
leaf-ridden.
 Her provenance, she
told me over nights
illumined by
campfires, was once
the city of Trinsic.
She claimed to have
}
SECTION PAGE 329
{
been kidnapped and
raised by orcs, which
I judged an unlikely
tale, for all know
orcs delight in
eating the meat of
honest folk. When I
told her this, she
}
SECTION PAGE 330
{
laughed a fey laugh,
and gaily admitted
that honest she was
not, for oft had she
stolen folk away from
caravans to loot
their possessions
from an unconscious
}
SECTION PAGE 331
{
body!
 At this, I began to
fear for my life, and
her smile seemed full
of teeth sharper than
a human ought to
have, for the tale of
orcish raising had
}
SECTION PAGE 332
{
struck fear into the
marrow of my bones.
"Wilt thou eat me?" I
asked, a-tremble,
fearing the answer.
 And she cocked her
head at me, like a
wild animal facing a
}
SECTION PAGE 333
{
word that it dost not
understand, and the
fixity in her eyes
was a glimpse into
the deeper reaches of
the Abyss. But she
finally grunted, and
said, "Nay," in a
}
SECTION PAGE 334
{
voice that recalled
to me a child. "Nay,"
she said, "for thou
dost remind me of a
boy I knew once, when
I was a girl who
played in a city of
great sandstone
}
SECTION PAGE 335
{
walls, before I was
taken. He had sandy
hair like thee, and I
dreamt as a child of
holding his hand and
sharing flavored ice.
His name was
Japheth."
}
SECTION PAGE 336
{
The next morning she
let me go, stripped
of my pouch and
clothes, and bade me
run through the
woods, and to fear
recapture, for surely
her heart would not
}
SECTION PAGE 337
{
soften again. 'Twas a
fearful run, and I
came to the road to
Yew with welts and
scratches run
rampant across my
skin but I did not
see her again.
}
SECTION PAGE 338
{
 Oft have I wondered
of the boy named
Japheth, and whether
he remembers a girl
who lived in
sandstone walls. The
only Japheth I know
is the Guild master
}
SECTION PAGE 339
{
of Paladins who died
last year warring
amidst the orcs, and
though he had indeed
sandy hair, I cannot
picture him side by
side with a feral
girl whose tongue has
}
SECTION PAGE 340
{
tasted of human
flesh.
 Yet the paths of
fate are strange
indeed, and I suppose
'tis possible that
this paladin died
defending his
}
SECTION PAGE 341
{
remembered lady's
honor, unknowingly
struck down by the
orc that she called
father.
}

// ============================ A Primer on Arms and Weapons
SECTION BOOK 22
{
PAGES 16
TITLE A Primer on Arms and Weapons
AUTHOR Martin
PAGE 342
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}
SECTION PAGE 342
{
 These are the basic
elements to consider
in assessing a
weapon, of which all
warriors who regard
themselves as more
than mere mercenaries
should be aware.
}
SECTION PAGE 343
{
 First and most
obvious is the amount
of damage that the
weapon may do against
unprotected flesh.
While 'tis this which
first attracts the
attention of the
}
SECTION PAGE 344
{
novice, 'tis a deadly
mistake to regard it
as the sole value of
a weapon. While it
may prove devastating
indeed as a means of
causing damage, a
weapon must also
}
SECTION PAGE 345
{
serve as stout shield
when engaged in
combat.
 Hence the second
issue to which to pay
attention is the
amount of protection
that a weapon may
}
SECTION PAGE 346
{
offer. Pay close
attention to the
guard on it, if it be
a blade, or the
stoutness of its wood
if it is a pole arm.
 Oft related to this
is the weight of the
}
SECTION PAGE 347
{
weapon, for a heavy
weapon is more
difficult to maneuver
to block with, though
it may do more damage
to thy opponent.
 If a weapon is too
heavy for the wielder
}
SECTION PAGE 348
{
to move it freely,
they should choose
another and not
attempt to prove
their prowess by the
size of their sword.
 The reach of a
weapon both increases
}
SECTION PAGE 349
{
its defensive
ability, and renders
it more useful in
open spaces as it
allows attack against
the opponent without
the need to close.
But be aware of the
}
SECTION PAGE 350
{
limitations of thy
weapon! For a weapon
with great reach may
be useless in close
quarters, for lack of
space to maneuver it.
Should that dagger-
wielding enemy close
}
SECTION PAGE 351
{
on thee and thy
halberd, 'tis best to
flee.
 Lastly, a factor
that must always be
considered is the
condition of the
weapon. It might be a
}
SECTION PAGE 352
{
wondrous magical
blade of surpassing
sharpness and it may
leap to block blows
with a mind of its
own. It also might be
of such flimsy
construction, or
}
SECTION PAGE 353
{
damaged to such an
extent, that the
first time it clangs
against steel, 'twill
shatter into useless
shards.
 Seek ye a good
blacksmith should thy
}
SECTION PAGE 354
{
weapon become
damaged, but be aware
that their
ministrations may
simply make the
matter worse.
 While mages of some
ability oft create
}
SECTION PAGE 355
{
magical weapons
which enhance skill,
are preternaturally
sharp, or incinerate
the enemy as they
fall, to my mind the
greatest gift that
they can grant a
}
SECTION PAGE 356
{
stout sword is to
make it resistant to
damage, for thy own
skill can make up the
difference. Except
for the fireball, but
if the corpse is
charred, then so will
}
SECTION PAGE 357
{
be the possessions,
which maketh looting
difficult!
}

// ============================ Beltran's Guide to Guilds
SECTION BOOK 23
{
PAGES 14
TITLE Beltran's Guide to Guilds
AUTHOR Beltran
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PAGE 371
}
SECTION PAGE 358
{
 This reference work
is intended merely to
serve as a resource
for those curious as
to the full range of
trades and societies
extant in Britannia
and nearby nations.
}
SECTION PAGE 359
{
For each trade or
guild, their blazon
is given.
 Armorer's Guild.
Gold bar above black
bar.
 Association of
Warriors. Blue cross
}
SECTION PAGE 360
{
on a red field.
 Barters' Guild.
Green and white
stripes, diagonal.
 Blacksmith's Guild.
Gold alongside black.
 Federation of Rogues
and Beggars. Red
}
SECTION PAGE 361
{
above black.
 Fighters and
Footmen. Blue
horzontal bar on red
field.
 Guild of Archers. A
gold swath parting
red and blue.
}
SECTION PAGE 362
{
 Guild of Armaments.
Swath of gold on
black field, gold
accents.
 Guild of Assassins.
Black and red
quartered.
 Guild of Barbers.
}
SECTION PAGE 363
{
Red and white
stripes.
 Guild of Cavalry and
Horse. Vertical blue
on a red field.
 Guild of Fishermen.
Blue and white,
quartered.
}
SECTION PAGE 364
{
 Guild of Mages.
Purple and blue, in a
crossed pennant
pattern.
 Guild of
Provisioners. White
bar above green bar.
 Guild of Sorcery. A
}
SECTION PAGE 365
{
field divided
diagonally in blue
and purple.
 Healers Guild. Gold
swath dividing green
from purple, gold
accents.
 Lord British's
}
SECTION PAGE 366
{
Healers of Virtue.
Golden ankh on dark
green.
 Masters of Illusion.
Blue and purple
checkers.
 Merchants' Guild.
Gold coins on green
}
SECTION PAGE 367
{
field.
 Mining Cooperative.
A gold cross,
quartering blue and
black.
 Order of Engineers.
Purple, gold, and
blue vertical.
}
SECTION PAGE 368
{
 Sailors' Maritime
Association. A white
bar centered on a
blue field.
 Seamen's Chapter.
Blue and white in a
crossed pennant
pattern.
}
SECTION PAGE 369
{
 Society of Cooks and
Chefs. White and red
diagonal fields
checker on green
field.
 Society of
Shipwrights. White
diagonal aboe blue.
}
SECTION PAGE 370
{
 Society of Thieves.
Black and red
diagonal stripes.
 Society of
Weaponsmakers. Gold
diagonal above black.
 Tailor's Hall.
Purple above gold
}
SECTION PAGE 371
{
above red.
 The Bardic
Collegium. Purple and
red checkers on gold
field.
 Traders' Guild.
White bar centered
down green field.
}

// ============================ Britannian Flora
SECTION BOOK 24
{
PAGES 19
TITLE Britannian Flora
AUTHOR Herbert the Lost
PAGE 372
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PAGE 387
PAGE 388
PAGE 389
PAGE 390
}
SECTION PAGE 372
{
 Oft 'pon rambling
through the woods
avoiding bears have I
spotted some plant
whose like I have
never seen before,
and concluded that I
was a blithering
}
SECTION PAGE 373
{
idiot for failing to
notice it in the
past. Equally as oft
have I concluded that
I was a worse idiot
for not running
faster from the bear.
 While not all my
}
SECTION PAGE 374
{
readers may share
my proclivities for
tree-climbing, it
occurred to me that
mayhap mine
information might
serve some humble
purpose.
}
SECTION PAGE 375
{
 The two most unique
flowering plants in
the Britannian
countryside are the
orfleur and the
whiteflower, also
called white hornes.
 The orfleur is
}
SECTION PAGE 376
{
notable for its
massive orange-red
blossoms, which dwarf
marigolds like the
sun dwarfs your
common fireball
spell. The odor of
said blooms is best
}
SECTION PAGE 377
{
described as
peppermint-apple,
with a dash of
garlic. 'Tis a
popular potted plant
despite, or perhaps
because of, its
exotic nature.
}
SECTION PAGE 378
{
 Whiteflowers exude a
subtle fragrance not
unlike that of
freshly shaven wood
mixed with cool lemon
ice. Their tall
stands always droop
with the heavy weight
}
SECTION PAGE 379
{
of the massive
blooms, oft as large
as a child's head.
 The flowers are so
large that one may
scoop out the pollen
in handfuls, and
during the spring
}
SECTION PAGE 380
{
season many a prank
hath been played by
idle boys 'pon their
sisters by dumping
said pollen into
their clothing
drawers, causing
sneezes for days.
}
SECTION PAGE 381
{
 The most interesting
native tree to
Britannia is the
spider tree. The
reason for its naming
is obscure, but may
have to do with the
twisted gray stalks
}
SECTION PAGE 382
{
from which the
spherical canopy
sprouts. 'Tis
something of a
misnomer to term
these "trunks" as
they are spindly and
flexible. Spider
}
SECTION PAGE 383
{
trees provide a
fresh, piney smell to
a room and are
therefore often
potted.
 In jungle climes,
one finds the blade
plant, whose sharp
}
SECTION PAGE 384
{
leaves oft collect
water for the thirsty
traveler, yet can
draw blood easily.
 The deadliest
plant, if you can
call a fungus such,
is the Exploding Red
}
SECTION PAGE 385
{
Spotted Toadstool. No
pattern can be
discerned to its
habitats save malice,
for merely
approaching results
in the cap exploding
with powder, noxious
}
SECTION PAGE 386
{
gas, and tiny painful
pellets flying in all
directions.
Unfortunately, 'tis
impossible to tell it
apart from the
Ordinary Red Spotted
Toadstool save
}
SECTION PAGE 387
{
through
experimentation.
 Truly odd among the
varied flora of
Britannia, however,
are those which bear
names clearly alien
to our tongue. Among
}
SECTION PAGE 388
{
these I name the
Tuscany pine (for I
have never seen a
region of this world
named Tuscany), the
o'hil tree, whose
very name sounds like
some tropical isle,
}
SECTION PAGE 389
{
and the welsh poppy,
which while different
from the ordinary
poppy in color and
appearance, is
prefaced with the odd
word "welsh," which
as far as I know
}
SECTION PAGE 390
{
means to forgo paying
a debt.
}

// ============================ Dimensional Travel, a Monograph
SECTION BOOK 25
{
PAGES 19
TITLE Dimensional Travel, a Monograph
AUTHOR Dryus Doost, Mage
PAGE 391
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PAGE 398
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PAGE 401
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PAGE 403
PAGE 404
PAGE 405
PAGE 406
PAGE 407
PAGE 408
PAGE 409
}
SECTION PAGE 391
{
 'Tis beyond the
scope of this small
monograph to discuss
the details of moon
gates, and the
manners in which they
distort the fabric of
reality in such a
}
SECTION PAGE 392
{
manner as to permit
the passage of living
flesh from place to
place, world to
world, or indeed from
dimension to
dimension.
 Instead, allow me to
}
SECTION PAGE 393
{
bring thy attention,
Gentle Reader, to the
curious
characteristics that
are shared by certain
individuals within
our realm.
 Long has it been
}
SECTION PAGE 394
{
known that the blue
moon gate permits
travel from place to
place, and none have
trouble in taking
this path. Yet 'tis
also known, albeit
only to a few, that
}
SECTION PAGE 395
{
certain individuals
are unable to
traverse the black
moon gates that
permit travel from
one dimension to
another.
 The noted mage and
}
SECTION PAGE 396
{
peer of our realm,
Lord Blackthorn, once
told me in
conversation that his
arcane research had
indicated that the
issue was one of
conversation of
}
SECTION PAGE 397
{
ether. To wit, given
the postulate that
matter within a given
dimension may be but
a cross-section of
ethereal matter that
exists in multiple
dimensions, it
}
SECTION PAGE 398
{
becomes obvious that
said ethereal
structure cannot
enter dimensions in
which it is already
present.
 Imagine an
individual (and the
}
SECTION PAGE 399
{
Lord Blackthorn
hinted that he was
one such) who exists
already in some form
in multiple
dimensions; said
individual would not
be able to cross into
}
SECTION PAGE 400
{
another dimension
because HE IS
ALREADY THERE.
 The implications of
this are staggering,
and merit further
study. 'Tis well
known by theorists in
}
SECTION PAGE 401
{
the field that
divisions in ethereal
structure of an
individual are
already implicit at
the temporal level,
as causality forces
divisions upon the
}
SECTION PAGE 402
{
ether. This is the
basic operating
mechanism by which
white moon gates
function, permitting
time travel.
 As time travel is
not barred by the
}
SECTION PAGE 403
{
presence of an
earlier self (though
encountering said
earlier self can
prove arcanely
perilous), there must
be some rigidity to
the ethereal
}
SECTION PAGE 404
{
structure that bars
multiple
instantiations of
structures from
manifesting within
the same context.
 If one regards time
and causal
}
SECTION PAGE 405
{
bifurcation as a web,
perhaps the
appropriate analogy
for dimensional
matrices is that of a
crystalline structure
with rigid linkages.
The only way inwhich
}
SECTION PAGE 406
{
an individual such as
Lord Blackthorn, who
exists in multiple
dimensional matrices,
can cross worlds via
a black moon gate,
would be for the
entire crystalline
}
SECTION PAGE 407
{
structure of the
dimension to
perfectly match the
ethereal resonance of
the destination
dimension.
 The problem of why
certain individuals
}
SECTION PAGE 408
{
are already
replicated in
multiple crystalline
matrices is one that
I fail to provide any
schema for in these
poor theories. It is
my fondest hope that
}
SECTION PAGE 409
{
someday someone
shall conquer that
thorny problem and
enlighten the world.
}

// ============================ The Major Trade Associations
SECTION BOOK 26
{
PAGES 19
TITLE The Major Trade Associations
AUTHOR Pieter of Vesper
PAGE 410
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PAGE 416
PAGE 417
PAGE 418
PAGE 419
PAGE 420
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PAGE 422
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PAGE 424
PAGE 425
PAGE 426
PAGE 427
PAGE 428
}
SECTION PAGE 410
{
 There are ten major
trade associations
that operate
legitimately in the
lands of Britannia
and among its trading
partners. Many of
these guilds are
}
SECTION PAGE 411
{
divided into local or
specialty sub guilds,
who use the same
colors but vary the
heraldic pattern.
 There are many
lesser trade
associations that
}
SECTION PAGE 412
{
have closed
membership, and one
can join them only by
invitation. Beltran's
Guide to Guilds is
the definitive text
on the full range of
guilds and other
}
SECTION PAGE 413
{
associations in
Britannia, and I
heartily recommend
it.
 In what follows I
have attempted to
bring together the
known information
}
SECTION PAGE 414
{
regarding these
guilds. I offer thee
the name, typical
membership, heraldic
colors, known
specialty
organizations within
the larger guild, and
}
SECTION PAGE 415
{
any known
affiliations to other
guilds, which often
occur because of
trade reasons.

The Guild of Arcane
Arts
}
SECTION PAGE 416
{
Members: alchemists
and wizards
Colors: blue and
purple
Sub guilds:
Illusionist, Mages,
Wizards
Affiliations:
}
SECTION PAGE 417
{
Healer's Guild

The Warrior's Guild
Members: mercenaries,
soldiery, guardsmen,
weapons masters,
paladins.
Colors: Blue and red
}
SECTION PAGE 418
{
Sub guilds: Cavalry,
Fighters, Warriors
Affiliations: League
of Rangers

League of Rangers
Members: rangers,
bowyers, animal
}
SECTION PAGE 419
{
trainers
Colors: Red, gold and
blue

Guild of Healers
Members: healers
Colors: Green, gold,
and purple
}
SECTION PAGE 420
{
Affiliations: Guild
of Arcane Arts

Mining Cooperative
Members: miners
Colors: blue and
black checkers, with
a gold cross
}
SECTION PAGE 421
{
Affiliations: Order
of Engineers

Merchants'
Association
Members: innkeepers,
tavern keepers,
jewelers,
}
SECTION PAGE 422
{
provisioners
Colors: gold coins on
a green field for
Merchants. White and
green for the others.
Sub guilds: Barters,
Provisioners,
Traders, Merchants.
}
SECTION PAGE 423
{

Order of Engineers
Members: tinkers and
engineers
Colors: Blue, gold,
and purple vertical
bars
Affiliations: Mining
}
SECTION PAGE 424
{
Cooperative

Society of Clothiers
Members: tailors and
weavers
Colors: Purple, gold,
and red horizontal
bars
}
SECTION PAGE 425
{

Maritime Guild
Members: fishermen,
sailors, map makers,
ship writes
Colors: blue and
white
Sub guilds:
}
SECTION PAGE 426
{
Fishermen, Sailors,
Ship writes

Bardic Collegium
Members: bards,
musicians,
storytellers, and
other performers
}
SECTION PAGE 427
{
Colors: Purple, red
and gold checkerboard

Society of Thieves
Members: beggars,
cutpurses, assassins,
and brigands
Colors: red and black
}
SECTION PAGE 428
{
Sub guilds: Rogues
(beggars), Assassins,
Thieves
}

// ============================ The Rankings of Trades
SECTION BOOK 27
{
PAGES 9
TITLE The Rankings of Trades
AUTHOR Lord Higginbotham
PAGE 429
PAGE 430
PAGE 431
PAGE 432
PAGE 433
PAGE 434
PAGE 435
PAGE 436
PAGE 437
}
SECTION PAGE 429
{
 Whilst 'tis true
that within each
trade, one finds
differing titles and
accolades granted to
the members of a
given guild,
nonetheless for the
}
SECTION PAGE 430
{
betterment of trade
and understanding, we
must have a
commonality of
titling.
 For those who may
find themselves
ignorant of the
}
SECTION PAGE 431
{
finder distinctions
between a three-knot
member of the
Sailor's Maritime
Association and a
second thaumaturge,
this book shall serve
as a simple
}
SECTION PAGE 432
{
introduction to the
common cant be used
when members of
differing guilds and
trade organizations
must trade with each
other and must
establish relative
}
SECTION PAGE 433
{
credentials.
Neophyte
 Has shown interest
in learning the craft
and some meager
talent.
Novice
 Is practicing basic
}
SECTION PAGE 434
{
skills but has not
been admitted to full
standing.
 Apprentice
 A student of the
discipline.
 Journeyman
 Warranted to
}
SECTION PAGE 435
{
practice the
discipline under the
eyes of a tutor.
 Expert
 A full member of the
guild.
 Adept
 A member of the
}
SECTION PAGE 436
{
guild qualified to
teach others.
 Master
 Acknowledged as
qualified to lead a
hall or business.
 Grandmaster
 Rarely a permanent
}
SECTION PAGE 437
{
title, granted in
common parlance to
those who have shown
extreme mastery of
their craft recently.
}

// ============================ Treatise on Alchemy
SECTION BOOK 28
{
PAGES 12
TITLE Treatise on Alchemy
AUTHOR Felicia Hierophant
PAGE 438
PAGE 439
PAGE 440
PAGE 441
PAGE 442
PAGE 443
PAGE 444
PAGE 445
PAGE 446
PAGE 447
PAGE 448
PAGE 449
}
SECTION PAGE 438
{
 The alchemical arts
are notable for their
deceptive simplicity.
'Tis true that to our
best knowledge
currently, there are
but eight valid
potions that can be
}
SECTION PAGE 439
{
made (though I
emphasize that new
discoveries may
always await).
However, the delicate
balance of confecting
the potions is
difficult indeed, and
}
SECTION PAGE 440
{
requires great skill.
 To give thee an
example of the
simpler potions that
can be created by
those well-versed in
the subtleties of
alchemy.
}
SECTION PAGE 441
{
 Black pearl, that
rare substance that
is oft found lying
unannounced upon the
surface of the
ground,when properly
crushed with mortar
and pestle, can yield
}
SECTION PAGE 442
{
a fine powder. Said
powder in the proper
proportions when
mixed via the
alchemical arts can
yield a wonderfully
refreshing drink.
 The revolting blood
}
SECTION PAGE 443
{
moss so gingerly
scraped off window
sills by fastidious
housewives is but a
tiny cousin to the
wilder version, which
when properly
prepared yields a
}
SECTION PAGE 444
{
magical liquid that
for a time can make
the imbiber a more
agile and dexterous
individual.
 However, beware of
the deadly
nightshade, for it
}
SECTION PAGE 445
{
yields a deceptively
sweet-tasting poison
that can prove highly
fatal to the drinker,
and in fact is also
used by assassins to
coat their blades.
Fortunately, his
}
SECTION PAGE 446
{
latter are of
poisoning is little
known!
 There is much to
reward the student of
alchemy, indeed. The
rumors of longtime
alchemists losing
}
SECTION PAGE 447
{
their hair and
acquiring an
unhealthy pallor, not
to mention unsightly
blotches upon their
once-fair skin, are
unhappily, true. Yet
the joys of the mind
}
SECTION PAGE 448
{
make up for the
complete loss of
interest that others
may have in thee as
an object of
courtship, and I have
never regretted that
choice. Honestly,
}
SECTION PAGE 449
{
truly, Not once.
}

// ============================ UOX3 Story Chapter One - Death
SECTION BOOK 29
{
PAGES 12
TITLE UOX3 Story: Chapter One - Death
AUTHOR UOX3
PAGE 450
PAGE 451
PAGE 452
PAGE 453
PAGE 454
PAGE 455
PAGE 456
PAGE 457
PAGE 458
PAGE 459
PAGE 460
PAGE 461
}
SECTION PAGE 450
{
 You knew that the
world was ending
right now before your
eyes, and there was
nothing you could do
about it anymore.
Lord British was dead
and the Guardians
}
SECTION PAGE 451
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demon legions were
swarming all through
the once proud city
of Britain. Bodies
were lying all around
the streets, thieves
next to nobles and
the former castle
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guards.
 That body which you
used to call your own
is still bleeding at
your slightly
transparent feet but
it is obviously too
late for any kind of
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medical treatment.
Your spells have
allowed you to take
two of those red
abnormities with you,
but when the
Shadowlord Astaroth
approached you, you
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knew that your last
minute has come. You
stood paralysed as
his dark finger
stretched out to your
chest and when it
touched you, you had
left your body even
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before it hit the
ground. You notice
that some of those
who are falling to
the assault of the
demons don't even
leave a spirit behind
anymore; it seems
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like after his death
the magic that Lord
British gave to his
citizens to survive
past their own death
is beginning to fade.
 Having wandered
through the bloody
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streets for some time
you see that there is
still some light
spilling through the
windows of one of the
nearby houses. You
glance up to the sign
above the door and
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note the symbol of
the virtues, the
ankh, painted onto
it. Even though you
ghostly state denies
all colors of the
world reach you,
somehow you still
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recognize the golden
color of the symbol.
After thinking for
only a moment you
reach for the
doorknob, only to see
your hand go right
through it. "Oh, I
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forgot...", you smile
to yourself, these
words being only a
whisper in the storm
of the fighting to
those still standing
locked in combat with
the demonic hordes.
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 Despite your current
disembodied state you
take a deep breath
and then step right
through the closed
door.
}

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 Inside the building
you can make out a
few people in grey
robes, sitting around
a candle like it
could protect them
from the Guardians
assault outside. One
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of the people seems
to note your presense
and turns around:
 "Ah, another lost
soul that has found
the way here. With
the forces of chaos
drawing into this
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realm, my healing
powers are fading
from minute to
minute, but I might
try to give you a new
body if you assist
me".
 The healer is
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beginning to make
arcane gestures and
you feel a wave of
restoring energy rush
through your astral
body. With the rest
of your powers you
finally succeed to
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become physical
again.
 "This is it", the
healer says, "my
powers are now
completely gone". You
place your weak body
among the others and
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listen to the screams
outside, although
those are becoming
less and less by now.
 You know that this
new life will
certainly only last
for a couple of
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minutes, as the magic
forces which bind
this world together
are beginning to
fail, with obvious
consequences:
Lightnings are
striking down from
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the sky by the dozen,
giant earthquakes are
threatening to tear
the land apart and
you can almost feel
the pure evil power
of the Guardian
condensing in the
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air, converting this
world to - what? You
remember hearing one
of the court mages
whisper with his
dying breath that the
Guardian would use
conquered worlds to
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create the
Shadowlords. If that
is true, then this
world is really lost.
 You glance out
through the window
and see one of the
black moongates open
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with more demons
stepping out of it. A
thought crosses your
mind: There can be no
place worse than this
one, so it might be
worth the try. You
tell the others that
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you intend to go
through one of those
gates to survive the
end of this world and
most of them agree to
try it. You walk over
to the door and
silently unlock it
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and open it just so
much that you can get
a look at a part of
the road outside.
What you see is
terrible. Sweet
Dreams Inn is already
completely burned
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down and the ground
seems to be painted
with blood.
 "Now!", you scream
as you see another of
the black gates open
just a few steps away
from the door. You
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hit the door open and
start to run, but
just a second before
you would have
reached the gate a
demon steps out of
it, looking down at
you in a quite angry
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way. You signal the
other to run into the
gate while you divert
the creature, even
though you have no
idea on how to do
that. As it rushes
toward you, you
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notice one of Lord
Britishs personal
castle guards lying
on the ground here.
Still in his hand you
see one of the famous
order shields,
magically treated by
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the King himself. You
reach for it and with
all your strength
hold it in front of
you as the demon
brings his fist down
on you.
 The shield is
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shattered in two
under the might of
the blow, but by that
the magic still
inherent in it is
released in a
brilliant flash of
light; not enough to
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kill the demon, but
enough to render it
helpless for a moment
and you do not need
any more time to run
between its legs and
towards the black
gate. Knowing that
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this world could die
any second now you
jump through the
gate...
 You find yourself
flying through some
sort of dark tunnel;
at the end of which
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you see another
world. But you can't
say that world
appears much better
to you than the one
you just left,
because it looks like
the homeland of the
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demons. Thousands of
them are waiting at
the exit of the gate
and it seems like
they have already
taken care of those
that entered the gate
before you. You look
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back over your
shoulder at the place
you came from and at
the same moment that
world ends. Suddendly
the gate, having lost
one of its exits
vanishes, leaving you
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suspended in the
Ethereal Void.
 You see millions of
stars all around you,
except that those are
no stars but worlds;
just like the one you
were born and lived
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{
in until this day,
and another one of
them is now serving
the Guardian...
}

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 You awaken. You are
lying on a perfectly
ordinary bed in an
absolutely normal
room of an inn. You
rise to your feet and
look out of the
window to see the
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wonderful town of
Britain, still quite
unharmed as if that
which you remember
never happened. You
get dressed and walk
down the stairs of
the inn. The first
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thing you notice is
the lack of people
that are usually
shoving past each
other here. On the
street you see that
this phenomenon is
not limited to the
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inn, but seems to be
present all around
Britain.
 You spin around as
you notice a movement
in the corner of your
eye. Your eyes widen
as you see Lord
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Blackthorne himself
standing there as if
the Guardians attack
on Britannia never
happened.
 "I guess thou hast
questions on your
mind", your hear him,
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"like why thou art
here when your
memories tell thee
that everything must
be quite different.
The reason for that
is that thou art no
longer in the world
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that thou knowest -
nor one even like it.
As thou possibly
knowest, there are
thousands of copies
of the land called
Britannia existing in
the shards of
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Mondains foul gem of
immortality. Now, for
some reason when the
worlds were split
from each other, this
special world was
created without any
inhabitants. Now, as
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the creature calling
himself the Guardian
conquered other
worlds like yours,
some people always
entered one of the
black moongates in
the moment of
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destruction and thus
ending up here. Thou
mightest call this
world the Lost
Splinter. Well, I
would really like to
discuss this matter
further with thee,
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{
but I am due for a
game of chess with
Lord British."
 "He lives?", you
exclaim. "Well, in
fact the two of us
ended up here when we
were fleeing from the
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world that later
became the Shadowlord
Nosfentor." His face
turns sad: "How
fitting to run away
from that world which
became the embodiment
of cowardice... But
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now I must hasten to
the castle. Feel free
to take a look around
this world. There are
not many people here,
but at least the
ecology yield more
than enough food and
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{
resources for us
few."
 As you watch the
Lord disappear down
the street you start
to think. At least
you would be safe
from the Guardian
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{
here - for now. You
start to walk through
an unusually empty
Britain; there is so
much to learn about
this world, so you
might as well start
right now.
}

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