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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Garden Variety" data-source="post: 7331152" data-attributes="member: 6935628">Hello all. I run a long standing, ten year in the making D&D campaign. It is composed of five campaigns which rather than a traditional campaign, happen simultaneously in the game world. That means that even though the games are years apart, characters, NPCs appear in other campaigns. It's hard to explain, but if you'd like to check us out, please feel free to explore our latest journals here, gazetteer as well.I've had many players over the years because of the interconnectedness of the stories. Recently some of them encouraged me to publish the works on wordpress and share them. So I have! <a href="https://alightinthedarknessbythomascourtney.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">https://alightinthedarknessbythomascourtney.wordpress.com/</a>A brief bit. Much more at the link above!Believed to be the last remaining oral piece of the Kasillian Age, the Ballad of Light and Darkness is said to be a song of the common people.  Few material cultural works exist from that era, and the Age of Simplification destroyed most of what might have been left after the war.  However, the Ballad of Light and Darkness became an oral tradition, one in which the Order of Flame, could not quite eradicate.  Strangely, the Ballad does not describe the victory of the Lighted Folks as described in the Liberation Scroll, but rather  a “Darkening” and the rise of Heroes to fight as was done in the past.  For this reason, it is considered blasphemous unless performed in Celn tradition and in the proper military context. When heard, the metaphor of the Heroes and their “Path” has spurred numerous Celns onto battle.  It is often played before a great conflict, and always sung after a tremendous victory. When Gaians hide from Lighted DayWhen Erebus , in Night, holds SwayWhen those above are shown the wayTo dark and deep, forgotten Ket.When Heroes sleep, but rise once moreWhen  Sages reveal our ancient LoreWhen great Kings and Queens  from distant shoresAwaken from their peaceful reign.When silhouettes  a Ring of ThreeThere will in time, come DarkeningWhen lands do swell from what does breedBelow, in chilled and frozen seed.When the words of Kasille are unknownProtecting those who rise to throneWhen Heroes deeds will make it shownThe road to the Path of Light.A Time for those to pay the priceOf man’s betrayal committed thriceThe Lords of Darkness wait to riseCommanding hordes to battle.Listen to the Sage’s verseNot prophets speaking soothing wordsTo aid us All, a few must hurtMake idols new; then ruin’s curse.The Warrior shall be duty boundHis weapon rests upon the groundHis mortal wounds  shall bring him downAnd he will rise anew.The Trickster’s tool provides the sparkBetween the Sunlight and the DarkHis hooded visage is  the markHis time will come again.Great Mother’s blood will play a partHer enemies fear a noble heart.To end the Dark, the Light will startHer nature’s noble passage.The Dying God is he who bleedsIn search of knowledge that he needsFor surely it is he who leavesUpon the table scrolls of reeds. The Hero’s Journey is completeIn tome and deed  the past does meetThose Heroes from a distant landWith knowledge  lost once in defeat The shape of destiny may beAnd time not just a memoryOpen eyes in Sunlight and you’ll seeThe path of  untold victory.Hold true with those in righteous mightBeware the traitors of the NightSeek flame upon the path to fightThe Enemy within the Light. The Sacred Chant“United Light, Mankind’s Might.Darkened Flame, Mankind’s Shame.For the Sake of All, We Cannot FallIn our darkened hour, we take our power.”</blockquote>

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