elephant, but the more similar the essential qualities of two things are, the easier the transformation from one to the other can be. The essential qualities

who wish to declare their united will to the world. It is the twisting path among the briars, the quiet trod in the dark woods. Easy to surprise others on

forms of the Spider never appear the same way twice. Whether it be the sinister man in black in the corner of the tavern, the pale skinned and hairless fellow

recently, the Grand Ilarch of the Chambers of Issyk sought an alliance with the orcs of the Broken Shore. Following the ratification of the Liberty Pact

because of the greatest power in the known world - the Empire. This, the Highborn say, is what the Empire was formed for. This is why they took the Way to

embassy to the citadels of Axos shortly before the Autumn Equinox 380YE. In contrast to the embassy to the magician-princes, the embassy to the masters of

require the user to be a magician. Hearth magic employs the innate natural magic of the world to produce subtle but significant effects in much the same way

dissatisfaction in some parts of the Marches; the land claimed by the Jotun thralls is some of the richest in the Mournwold. At the end of the day, some voices grumble

involve the ghosts of the Isle of the Osseini, but the scheme was countered by Imperial heroes travelling through the Sentinel Gate to exorcise the spirits

of her people, or the First Empress founding the Empire. In the age of the Empire, the sign of benevolence is one that benefits the Empire; in whole or

require the user to be a magician. Hearth magic employs the innate natural magic of the world to produce subtle but significant effects in much the same way

some of the richest - and the poorest - people in the world. This great city is half again the size of Sarvos or Temeschwar and has perhaps twice the population

joined by five other great septs, the Tamazi, the Sannites, the Ethengraw, the Illarawm, and the Yerende. Each sept is a disparate family of orcs united

Urizen joined the Empire, the nation has benefitted from the the import of food from the Marches and other necessities and luxuries that the Urizen no longer

mastery of the self, often through philosophies such as arete and poise, and they employ the teachings of the Net of the Heavens to make the world around them

require the user to be a magician. Hearth magic employs the innate natural magic of the world to produce subtle but significant effects in much the same way

require the user to be a magician. Hearth magic employs the innate natural magic of the world to produce subtle but significant effects in much the same way

leaders. The complex layered politics of the Senate often frustrates them, in the Synod and the Imperial Military their fire and enthusiasm for the Empire

The Mountains of the Moon - called the Mountains of Silence by the Axou - lie between the Empire and Axos. Following the eventual completion of the spy

image of the the Lock becomes harder to open without the key. A garden planted in the shape of the Fountain will grown lush and wholesome plants. The hearth