If the Smelter of Souls were not real it would be a necessary lie. All the world is a bubble, and outside an endless storm: the cosmos beyond the fixed stars of the Celestial Firmament. Anything could come in at … Continue reading →
The rare devices called rune-cubes are a peculiar holdover from the magical populism of Old Habadad. By rites unnatural and probably dangerous, the artificer casts a spell but binds the energies raised into a glass box, sealed with rune and … Continue reading →
The painting Religion in the Mother Countries is a work of oil on stretched canvas, depicting a still life. In a dimly lit room, three metal pieces and a dead moth have been placed on a countertop. Above them hangs … Continue reading →
The Elevenfold Monument, erected 1388 on the Island of Disconsolate Communion, commemorates the accomplished Qu-Rocca, who today hangs high above the Tower of Tongues, locked in the battle which is the Five Men War. Qu-Rocca actively avoided the political … Continue reading →
If everyone is comfortable, we will begin. Ya-Banan, the glowglobes, please? Thank you. There are three kinds of criminals in the Mother Countries: the ones who don’t matter, the ones who will be forgiven, and the ones who go to … Continue reading →
The Pelagic Mysteries: a Summary I. Introduction. …..A. The history of the Mother Countries is a history of ideas. ……….1. The ideas of the giants swept away what came before. ……….2. The ideas since their Arrival have been a reaction … Continue reading →
History is always a tricky subject. It depends on your point of view, or more properly, it depends on the viewpoint of the donor. There are ways to study history that don’t involve the Living Memory, but then, there are … Continue reading →
On the fourth day after my heart was broken I felt that perhaps I could stand, and once on my feet I began walking through the city. I could not bear to go to the places were once we would … Continue reading →
The oyster is polite; she keeps herself to herself. She defines her bounds and stays within them. If she spoke out she knows she would be rebuffed and belittled. And so she holds tightly to her trivial opinions and hides … Continue reading →
Geb, secretary to the Silver Marquise, has kindly provided a summary of the esteemed Ol-Rasta’s life and achievements, adapted from Ka-Rone Social Directory 1492 Edition 859: Born in the Low Quarter of Ka-Rone to anonymous artisans. 865: Selected by Brown … Continue reading →
