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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tormenet" data-source="post: 1625495" data-attributes="member: 15690">Of arms I sing and the heroessing in me, Avasara(You are the Creator, the One, the Unlimited, the Formless Truth)and through me tell their story.Tell first of whom we speak.  speak of the heroes living in Shar Jehna.Ajaxlawbreaker and orphan due to a Magistrate’s edict laboring in the lapis lazuli minesdrafted by One Thousand Commander Demaratus into a forlorn hopethe youth survived the ensuing butcheryand wandered alone in the mountainsuntil he was taken in by the benefactors of Shar Jehna.Corum Hazarstudent of mysteryyouth of humble status in the Hazar tribecuriously examining the deeper philosophiesstudent of the most learned mage of Shar Jehnahis mistress, Catrika, saw his eyes looking away from his formulae. Volgar Dostferal warriorson of the murdered headman of the Dost tribehe saw his father’s hot blood forming rivulets in the mountain rockand wandered alone in the mountains(Save for a meeting that set his fate)aching for a settling of scoresuntil he was taken in by the benefactors of Shar Jehna.Cato of Jehnaservant of the Creatorattendant of the Sanctist of Shar Jehnahealer of the sick of Shar Jehnahis master, Naraka, saw his eyes looking away from the Sanctum.Tell us now of where we speakspeak of Shar Jehna speak of frigid mountains, burning wastes, and fertile river valleys.Shar Jehnalarge townhome to three of the seven human Duranni tribes home to the Hazars, Afrids, and Nefrats, three of the seven tribes home to human descendants of the soldiers of Draco, the Leopard of Iona(the great conqueror’s army came to Shar Jehna beaten by the burning wastes of the  Plain of Saltthe residents of Shar Jehna gave aid and were named Benefactorsthe great emperor promised them autonomy and built their SanctumDraco of Iona left his wounded and disabled veterans in their care)  home to the Paree, short and slim, graceful but frail, unearthly grace on their fine featureshome to two hands of Orcs, beaten race, laboring for scant Nefrat coin.Shar Jehnaset in the Darya River Valley a low place with frigid mountains, the Sind Killer Mountains, towering north and southtraveling one day east along the valley floor brought the tribesmen to Shar Heta(For these were the Duranni tribes’ mountains)home of the Tadu, one of the seven tribesthree more days east to the Nayak Fallsand dwelling above the giant folk who wished no contact with the tribestraveling four days west following the river along the valley floor brought the tribesmen to a burning wastea desert of rock mounds and bouldersa waste which drank the Darya until it ran dry into the unquenchable ground. Anger now be your song, Avasara(You are the Creator, the One, the Unlimited, the Formless Truth)doom and ruinthat caused the Duranni loss on bitter lossand crowded brave souls into the Chaotic Abyssleaving so many dead men—carrionfor dogs and birds; and the will of Avasara was done.Begin it with the tribes first contendingbroke with one another…</blockquote>

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