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Category: Geography

Maps, borders, terrain of the world.

Siovak’s Grand Chart of the World

Posted on September 30, 2023 by Cal

  “For trillions of years we have walked this world, unaware of our past. In a trillion more, we shall walk it again. We now know it is the cycle of things. To unite the world under our banner as
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Posted in Geography, HistoryTagged chart, map, world
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Twinkling recollections

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Cal

Darande the snake!And that one?Obel Yu the fat grung!The one to the top? The tiny squiggly one.…Uhhh. I don’t know.That’s Elellu the lonely hunter. He hunts all day and all night for the emerald ludella. It used to be his
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Posted in Culture, Geography, HistoryTagged constellations, night, stars, tent, yurt
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Rest for the weary

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Cal

“Right as expected came those caravans of the underlands. Myriad multitudes joined in tandem, driving their alien beasts to the sound of equally strange horns. Brightly colored robes of glistening purple, iridescent red, vibrant orange. The whole spectacle was almost
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Posted in Geography, HistoryTagged bandit, cave, dark, slave, slavery, trapped, underland
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The best defense

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Cal

ATTENTIONREWARD OF 800 TO 3000 KEPA TO ANY PERSON OR PERSONS WHO CAN BRING EVIDENCE OF THE CAPTURE OR KILLING OF KAVAN PIRATES AND SHIPS IN THE WEST SANDHAN TO THE AUTHORITIES OF VALKAPA. PLEASE REPORT TO GUILD OUTLETS AT
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Posted in Culture, Geography, HistoryTagged avato, deltani, guild, kavan, navy, pirates, politics, raiders
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He did not speak

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Cal

“He was the height of two men. He never spoke. His face? His helmet? His head was of resin. The steel man. He was not a man. Armor and sinew as one. Again he did not speak. Acted only. He
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Deltani – Beyale

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Cal

“Some call the sun the beacon of hope. Others, the clear wind following the storm. I have no need for these. The sun shines on the bay. The winds push it forth. But it stretches beyond them both. The sea
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Posted in GeographyTagged avato, Bay, Beyale, City, deltani, river, Sea
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