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* Mythical beasts, unlike any spiritual being ever encountered, begin plaguing a village.

* Assassins seek the life of an apparently innocent countess.

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==The Northern Confederacies==

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''There can be little doubt that our final resting place will be within the jungles of the north; the trees I saw there, and the darkness beneath them, could swallow any city.''

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- Shamur Dagta, Explorer

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''Passions of an old and peculiar character suffuse that distant place; we conclude too soon all its books are written in faded ink, forgetting old blood dries brown.''

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-The Duelist's Maxims, XVII

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=====Overview=====

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''Excerpt from "Flora and Fauna of The Northern Confederacies", Fourth Edition, Imperial Press''

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...In at least one case, in the accurately if not poetically named Sand Waterfall library of Llodan, the problem of patrons besotted with what locals coquettishly refer to only as ''The Red Leaf'' became so severe that a blanket ban was instituted, ending in the death by sword wound of the then-curator at the hands of a vengeful addict. The cycle of recriminations thus provoked, however, was sufficient to provoke, of itself, a downturn in the number of persons who felt they could risk intoxication, ironically achieving the ends prohibition could not.

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It would be a mistake to conclude that incautious hands provoked by the local psychoactive compounds are the worst threat to the multitude of repositories for scrolls, books, and parchments the continent contains. The insect biosphere is an ever-present foe for even the most conscientious caretakers of the word, comprising at least thirty-three species of spiritual entities alone, and physical threats numbering in the hundreds or thousands. A lucrative business in even the smallest village is that of the bonded warder, and most residences contain the work of these assiduous magi, carved into the wood or stone of doors and windows...

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....while within the forest themselves, those spiritual entities which inhabit the trees are seen not as figures of fear, although they cause a goodly number of fatalities, but as watchful protectors. The attitude of the local villages emphasizes care and respect, and is evidently well-rewarded. The venoms used in their hunting, and the fertilizers used in their gardens, are both by-products of this symbiosis. Those manikin spirituals which inhabit the cities below the canopy, however, are dreaded, and even bonded familiars of this type are subject at the very least to signs of warding and at the most to attack. I myself took part in a frantic midnight search for a child that had gone missing between the end of schooling and the evening meal; his mother, in tears, related a story of mysterious friends she had assumed were sculpted from clay by the child himself- only to discover their animated properties too late. The accounts of rogues within the forests who prey on travelers are likely more a product of the mild unrest endemic to the region, but are often attributed to such stolen children...

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...After a week's march, we were able to reach the Sage's Rest, some hundreds of miles from the equator, as far north as any civilization reaches; the confederacies, beyond this point, are still unexplored, and I have every hope that further species await observation and classification. The endeavor is not without risk, however- as we made camp one night not far from our present position, a series of earth tremors brought me instantly back to my time in the armies of unification, and I instinctively prepared my familiar to attune in an attempt to alleviate the damage. Only the quick action of our native porter saved me from what might have been a fatal error- as he tackled me into the brush, I had a confused impression of some vast, reptilian bulk, a single creature, not an army of recalcitrant spirits, passing not far away. Such beasts are seen rarely, but are not unknown within the confederate bounds. I can scarce imagine the bravery of those immigrants from my own Sinnate roots, or civilized Kantus, who first set foot on these shores!

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 * Mythical beasts, unlike any spiritual being ever encountered, begin plaguing a village.
 * Assassins seek the life of an apparently innocent countess.
+==The Northern Confederacies==
+''There can be little doubt that our final resting place will be within the jungles of the north; the trees I saw there, and the darkness beneath them, could swallow any city.''
+- Shamur Dagta, Explorer
+''Passions of an old and peculiar character suffuse that distant place; we conclude too soon all its books are written in faded ink, forgetting old blood dries brown.''
+-The Duelist's Maxims, XVII
+=====Overview=====
+''Excerpt from "Flora and Fauna of The Northern Confederacies", Fourth Edition, Imperial Press''
+...In at least one case, in the accurately if not poetically named Sand Waterfall library of Llodan, the problem of patrons besotted with what locals coquettishly refer to only as ''The Red Leaf'' became so severe that a blanket ban was instituted, ending in the death by sword wound of the then-curator at the hands of a vengeful addict. The cycle of recriminations thus provoked, however, was sufficient to provoke, of itself, a downturn in the number of persons who felt they could risk intoxication, ironically achieving the ends prohibition could not.
+It would be a mistake to conclude that incautious hands provoked by the local psychoactive compounds are the worst threat to the multitude of repositories for scrolls, books, and parchments the continent contains. The insect biosphere is an ever-present foe for even the most conscientious caretakers of the word, comprising at least thirty-three species of spiritual entities alone, and physical threats numbering in the hundreds or thousands. A lucrative business in even the smallest village is that of the bonded warder, and most residences contain the work of these assiduous magi, carved into the wood or stone of doors and windows...
+....while within the forest themselves, those spiritual entities which inhabit the trees are seen not as figures of fear, although they cause a goodly number of fatalities, but as watchful protectors. The attitude of the local villages emphasizes care and respect, and is evidently well-rewarded. The venoms used in their hunting, and the fertilizers used in their gardens, are both by-products of this symbiosis. Those manikin spirituals which inhabit the cities below the canopy, however, are dreaded, and even bonded familiars of this type are subject at the very least to signs of warding and at the most to attack. I myself took part in a frantic midnight search for a child that had gone missing between the end of schooling and the evening meal; his mother, in tears, related a story of mysterious friends she had assumed were sculpted from clay by the child himself- only to discover their animated properties too late. The accounts of rogues within the forests who prey on travelers are likely more a product of the mild unrest endemic to the region, but are often attributed to such stolen children...
+...After a week's march, we were able to reach the Sage's Rest, some hundreds of miles from the equator, as far north as any civilization reaches; the confederacies, beyond this point, are still unexplored, and I have every hope that further species await observation and classification. The endeavor is not without risk, however- as we made camp one night not far from our present position, a series of earth tremors brought me instantly back to my time in the armies of unification, and I instinctively prepared my familiar to attune in an attempt to alleviate the damage. Only the quick action of our native porter saved me from what might have been a fatal error- as he tackled me into the brush, I had a confused impression of some vast, reptilian bulk, a single creature, not an army of recalcitrant spirits, passing not far away. Such beasts are seen rarely, but are not unknown within the confederate bounds. I can scarce imagine the bravery of those immigrants from my own Sinnate roots, or civilized Kantus, who first set foot on these shores!
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