speaks again. “If you fail, you know what it will mean.” The guardian nods, grimly, and leaves their exarch standing once again in the silent library. Motes

that at least some of it was his own. "That's the last of them," he said grimly. "What about the ones that made a break for the tree-line?" asked Jessica

eyebrows; the forests of Varushka are by no means safe. They are home to the grim horrors the Varushkans call Wolves. They are hungry, instinctual horrors

often depicted as the paramour of Death, alternately seeking and fleeing the grim reaper's embrace. Corsairs who are followers of the Way tend to hold the

voluntarily, but a few were restrained for their own safety. The spire had a grim reputation, unsurprisingly. A significant portion of the patients here had

with the assistance of her grim legions. She would, of course, expect to see no resistance to this action. The Lady of the Grim Host would take a dim view

will single out groups of shadow warriors, crystal guardians, or especially grim legionnaires unless explicitly ordered otherwise. Even then they chafe under

scouts, and heralds. Historians claim that some of them are possessed of a grim intellect, but live only to fight at Sorin's command. From time to time he

around them the keening started again. "Just one monster is it?" said Sasha grimly. Ulf didn't answer, just pulled his sword, half-sitting, half-kneeling.

Empire. Anvil is a small settlement in north-eastern Casinea, not far from the grim shadow of the fortification known as the Silent Sentinel that watches the

dramatically to the wide stone pillar beyond the alter. As he fell forwards dead, grim red letters began to magically appear on the pillar... "Virtues, these things

Of the few magical relics that are uncovered, a disturbing number possess grim curses as well as useful properties. In 224YE, a major incident occurred

husband's sister, joining them at the gate, caught this last and grinned grimly. She rested one hand on Amira's shoulder and completed her sentence. "

of the Vor'Azi estates. In the shadow of Grimhold stand the Gardens of the Grim, a herb garden sinecure that also serves as a memorial to the respected Varushkan

came to an end with a final peace treaty, signed at the settlement of Moot. Grim-faced folk drew lines on maps and agreed to fight orcs, not each other. The

leave odd lingering effects; a warrior who takes on the role of one of the grim legionnaires of Kaela as part of a ritual to gain Unyielding Constitution

some way. The ritual releases a malign, oppressive force into a territory. Grim, throbbing musical rhythms, slow threatening movement and invocations of

who hear it to hold to their beliefs in the face of adversity. Tarasta the Grim is the Tamazi ancestor who embodies vengeance, punishment, oaths, curses

reported seeing eerie dancing lights over the Kallavesa Marsh, and mutter grimly about what they portend. The Wintermark assembly made not one but two judgements

the armies of Varushka, Dawn, and the Thule in the Winter of 382YE. It is a grim country of deep, dark forests, one that the Varushkan settlers share with