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The Siege of Aster Malik - Old Aster Town

The Siege of Aster Malik recounts a crisis that began at a festival in 977 AF, when a salvaged Shallamese warship brought the long-forgotten Mysian Rot back into the world. With victims dying and ancient cures thought extinct, a stroke of fortune produced a small cache of preserved royal lemons. Regent Aerek distributed them carefully among researchers and allies, hoping to find a cure.

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The Avatar's Sacrifice and the Phoenix's Flight

On the 19th of Lupar, year 1003, Myrddin D'Ischai recounted before an assembled audience the events surrounding Lady Aurora's gravely wounding at the hands of Pazuzu, who turned the War Veil and three Divine weapons against Aurora, Deucalion, and Prospero when They moved to bring Him to justice. To answer that wound, Atalkez Al'Jafri was raised as Avatar of the Lightbringer and gave his life willingly, while Myrddin channeled every measure of Aurora's essence from his Scintilla into him before the rite. The sacrifice called forth a Greater Phoenix that shook mountains, lit the heavens, and burned the soldiers of the Eldritch Empire in Ashtan to ash before proceeding to Aurora and healing Her.

Promises in the Ka'doloki Sand

Cyrene expanded into Ka'doloki at Lord Neraeos's command, and when a tritonic guard slew a fisherman named Renu, Cyrenians worked to make amends, culminating in a funeral, a sculpted memorial, and a public punishment by salt whip. In the charged aftermath of that sentence, Elder Nhamdi declared the triton deserved his fate, and Neraeos struck the Elder dead before the statue, slaying most of the village besides and shattering the Paragon's sworn promise of protection. Time passed, wounds were tended, and the Lord eventually returned to heal what He had broken, but the port now stands beside a village that will never be what it was.

The Vigil Bestowed

A solemn knight recounts a chilling summons where he and his order were unknowingly judged by an ancient, unseen standard rooted in their lineage. Though deemed merely “adequate,” the judgment affirms that their legacy still holds, and that their actions in obscurity mattered. The Vigil they are granted is not an honour, but a sacred obligation to uphold the watch kept by those who came before.

The Making of Heroes

You have heard of the Self-Made Himself, the Patron of Heroes, the One who seized Divinity with unbroken determination. We all know the end of this story. But as He would say, victory is but a hollow echo compared to the blood spilled in pursuit of it.

The Birth of Love's Witness

After the death of Love’s divine custodian, the realm of Love destabilizes for centuries until a foretold union triggers catastrophic emotional chaos across existence. As mortals and gods struggle to contain the unraveling, facing the monstrous Lament born of grief and suffering, the Muse Ferenthal ultimately sacrifices her former self to become Love’s new guardian. Though balance is restored, it comes at great cost, proving that Love endures only through sacrifice.

The Final Rest of Thiesekh

The wraith known as Thiesekh, born of tampering with the lost works of the departed Lord Thoth, has been laid to final rest atop the northern peak of the Southern Vashnar Mountains.

Fineo's Awesome and Amazing Puppet Show

Fineo's Awesome and Amazing Puppet Show with Heroes and Monsters, and candy, and violence, and Ksha getting kicked out.

The Birth of Saravoia - A Retelling

An Account given about the Birth of Saravoia at the Cliff's Edge, Sarave Foothills.

The Battle of the Beetles and the Birds

A CIJ play put on by Archaosa Shiva in the Crystal Leaf Inn. Lord Haskor in attendance.

The Jade Icon

In the year 271 AF, a young Ashtani happened across a small statuette of a veiled woman, carved in jade. She was immediately overcome by frightening visions.

Redressing the Cycle of Death

Thanks to Cyrene and Targossas' support, Pryla'ari, the Priestess of Life, was able to join the Conclave after the Second Reckoning. Grateful, she offered to lend them her aid in the future on a joint endeavour.

On Sacred Suffering

On the nature of Suffering When we hear the word suffering, most of us instinctively recoil. We tend to think of pain and loss, of wounds we would rather not reopen — but what Lady Aurora teaches us is not suffering as punishment or cruelty

Guardian History Volume 1 - Templars

You have been given a high calling, Knights of the Church. May each of you begin your day by preparing yourself for the battle that lies before you — for it will not be on the field of battle that you will find your greatest challenge and r

The First Sermon of Maylina D'Ischai

In my capacity as Ambassador, I have read more than a few letters, and spoken to a number of Candidates over time. I have had a few voice surprise at how straightforward the process is. They expected me to be mean. They expected torture and

The Ceremony of the Eternal Vigil

"Citizens of Targossas! Dawnblade and servant alike! We gather this dawn to honour those who have stood between shadow and Light, who held the walls when we were but the Dawnspear thrust against the darkness, and who kept the Hearth burning

The Coronation of the First Emperor

The Incandescent Empire of the Dawn

A Task Bestowed

A chronicle of the Pantheon's convergence, the destruction of Aeon's Golden Chain, and the unveiling of Memory upon Uphimmin's Crown.

The Malevolent's Decree

A dark event chronicle recording Sartan's decree, infernal rifts across Creation, and the securing of memories upon Uphimmin's Crown.

Targossas v. Captain Blackgale: Pryla'ari Examination

A formal Targossian record of Pryla'ari's examination on behalf of Captain Blackgale, including the arrival, ritual context, and discussion of altered memories and the Bridling Stone.

A Meeting in Yaroven

Myrddin visits Yaroven, meets Draevyn Idris in the Compass Market, and speaks about Janusara, Lady Aurora, and the child's uncertain future.

The Story of Aurora

Myrddin recounts the story of Lady Aurora to Janusara through a tactile, illustrated tale of Ethian, Abbadon, and the Lightbringer.

The Avatar's Sacrifice and the Phoenix's Flight

A retelling of Lady Aurora's wounding and the Greater Phoenix summoned to heal Her.