_Walker in the Dark/ Bleeder in the Light/ Bleed now in the Dark/ And walk with the Light._ *Southern Steppes Chorus* Jin and Mara are tasked with exploring what lies beyond the ominous gates by the caravan-master. They are joined by the moon- …
_Much has been said about Magic being the manifestation of one's soul. I would like to offer a counter-thesis and stipulate that magic is naught more than blood in its elemental form. The blood of the masses is water, as natural as the river or the rain …
_There is value in diverging opinions, debate and popular vote. Yet there is more value in unity of action, determination and stability. With society teetering so oft on the edge of the abyss the only cleavages we can admit in our society are those sliced …
_Society in darkness/ A people in the dark/ Cannot exist in fairness/ Without a brighter start._ _So cast away the shadows/ And let the Law Beget / Corruption to the Gallows/ And Rule for ever met._ *Stonefast Children's Brigade Chant* After a …
_There is naught in the world as gleeful and gain, As a y'ng bastard on the road again._ *Northern Road Song* As Mara finishes her stay in the Stonefast, Amit and Jin reconnect in the Merchant District. As Mara Joins them, they do some shopping, …
_There is a place for Magic in the world. It lies in the ashes of the Pyre, at the bottom of the well, and in other dark places where only madmen dare to venture._ *Inscribed in the Stone at the resting place of Judge Inquisitor Sjalimir the Fifth, who …