To protect their minds, they cut themselves off from each other. This is understandable, perhaps, but it is also a tragic weakness. If we are to heal them, we must first show them what they lack. -Elysian Book of Virtues, Chapter 4: Rose Today, I learned why Damascan magistrates don’t accept eyew...
To top it off, her body was shaking with unspeakable pain after so many uses of the Lightning Spear. She was going to have to ask Indirial about that healing pool in Valinhall; she didn't think she would survive the day if she didn't get some kind of medical help. But at least she had finally sco...
Some interpret loyalty as nothing more than allegiance to a group or cause, but this is far from complete. -Elysian Book of Virtues, Chapter 2: Orange Denner had never liked Avernus. It was one of the safer Territories, but that only meant that it wasn’t always crawling with murderous specters an...
We make heroes out of those who charge recklessly against superior forces. We idolize the warriors who risk their lives to save the innocent, who stand firm in the face of certain death. Truly, bravery and courage are fine qualities. But Travelers of Endross can take it too far. -Elysian Book of ...
Thorned purplish vines sprouted from the earth around the captive butcher, crawling up his legs like questing snakes. The man's scream was terrible. Each vine had inch-long thorns that dragged over the man's skin, leaving deep red lines that trickled down his flesh. He clawed desperately at the v...
The Grandmasters had mined the ore from Ornheim and forged the armor in Tartarus, so that it looked like gold, but was much harder and lighter. It even had the symbol of Elysia etched in the center: a winged sword, point-down, with a rising sun in the background. Alin thought the armor would make...