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Category: History

The history of the Song of the Motherland 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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Divine Justice

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Cal

I see the callous plumes rise highAnd wonder why they have to dieWhy the city’s end is nighInto the sky the embers fly The jewel of Allano’s brideOnce home to those who lived and laughedNow martyr for the nation’s prideThe
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Posted in Culture, HistoryTagged allano, Oraq, poem
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The Burn of Her Javelin

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Cal

Farning hymn of war, -0y. Translated by Adtne of Kwawha. Black sky! They cry.Black moon! They cry.For we are the ones who wrestled the ringsAnd we are the ones who tackle the beast. Gaze upon the walls of Farning and
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Posted in Culture, HistoryTagged allano, history, poem, song
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Eye of the Falcon

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Cal

I never thought I would live to see the day. It’s gone. Eda disappeared like all the others. Just like the others. One night it was a beacon for travelers and shipping to the whole world, the eye in the
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Posted in HistoryTagged sailor, star
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A narrow path

Posted on September 7, 2019 by Cal

“…and so the Ascendant became the Incarnate, and all who saw her were amazed…“Verse 2410b The room was filled with a thick and strong-smelling fog. Powerful drums like a beating heart echoed all around. The dark room seemed like another
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Posted in Culture, History
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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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Shavali

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Cal

“…it seemed that even the stars were in a rage, and that the fires rained from every corner of the sky, so that in days the wicked kingdom was in ruins. Shavali turned his eyes toward that window of the
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Posted in HistoryTagged gods, history, king, Lore, Shavali, study
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